An Arbroath addict who unleashed foul-mouthed racism at Ninewells staff and spat at a patient emptied his bowels five times in dirty protests at being taken into custody.
Vile James Brown appeared by video link at Dundee Sheriff Court to admit two charges of threatening or abusive behaviour and assaulting a wheelchair-user.
Police were called to the hospital, where Brown began using racial slurs at staff.
As officers took him outside, he spat at a patient in a wheelchair, before engaging in a dirty protest in the cell van, which he continued at West Bell Street HQ.
The 38-year-old, whose conduct was labelled “absolutely reprehensible” by his own lawyer, was jailed for two years.
Intoxicated tirade
Fiscal depute Joanne Ritchie told the court Brown was at Ninewells at 6.15pm on September 24 last year.
He was being disruptive and police were called to help remove him.
He declared everyone who was “black, brown and yellow should go back to their own countries” and a black nurse “needs to go back to the jungle”.
Police had offered Brown a lift home to Arbroath but he struggled with them, trying to headbutt and bite officers.
He told one their mum was “a whore and a prostitute” and added: “I hope you and your family and your bairns die in a house fire”.
While being escorted to a police van, he told a patient using an electric wheelchair they were a spastic and a mongol, before spitting at them.
Brown then told a police officer: “I’m going to rape your Mrs and your bairns.”
Inside the van cage, he removed his clothing and stated: “I’m going to sh*t on the floor.”
Ms Ritchie said: “The accused then proceeded to do so, before smearing excrement through the cage and on the floor and ceiling.”
He proceeded to defecate a further three times and urinated in the van twice.
Specialist officers were brought in and Brown declared: “I’m a white man, I hate smelly p*kis and n****rs.”
In a cell at West Bell Street HQ, Brown defecated again and smeared excrement on the cell door.
‘Absolutely reprehensible’
Defending, solicitor Keith Sym labelled the behaviour “absolutely reprehensible” and said while his client has “absolutely no recollection” of events, “he readily accepted his guilt”.
He said: “I have seen Mr Brown in the community. He has come into our office heavily under the influence of drugs, almost looking at death’s door.
“I suspect that was similar to his presentation at Ninewells.
“He is much more focused today. He is in a much better frame of mind.
“He apologises, for what it’s worth, for his behaviour.”
Jailed
Sheriff Alastair Carmichael jailed Brown for two years.
He said: “I repeat what I have said many times in this court, that staff and patients in any medical building or situation are entitled to give and receive medical attention in a civilised environment.
“Behaviour like yours in an A&E setting is selfish, disruptive, unwanted and unacceptable and will be punished heavily.
“There is no reasonable alternative to a custodial sentence.”
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