A youth had weighted knuckle gloves at a rammy involving football casuals.
Dundee Sheriff Court heard 16-year-old Louis Harvey had the leather gloves as more than 20 people challenged each other to fight on Union Street in the city’s centre.
The court heard Harvey, of Fintryside, was associated with Dundee Utility – a group connected with football hooliganism – at the time of the offence.
And that he wore “casual” style clothes, including a grey hooded top and a scarf covering the lower half of his face, as he and other Dundee Utility members challenged people on the street to fight.
Fiscal depute Kirsten Thomson told the court it was around 6pm on December 13 last year when the offence took place in a busy street filled with Christmas shoppers.
The fiscal said: “Police received reports of a group of Dundee Utility associates challenging each other to fight.
“There was in excess of 20 of them at the time.
“Officers attended and heard shouting and swearing. Due to the number of people involved back-up was called for.”
Harvey was seen by police officers with black leather weighted knuckle gloves and was arrested.
Today at court Harvey admitted conducting himself in a disorderly manner by shouting, swearing, acting aggressively as part of a large group, challenging others to fight and committing a breach of the peace, on December 13 last year at Union Street.
And he admitted having an offensive weapon, namely a pair of weighted knuckle gloves.
The fiscal told the court police statements said Harvey was wearing the gloves when they saw him.
However solicitor Gary McIlravey, defending, challenged this saying Harvey “found” the gloves and picked them up, and that he was not wearing them at the time.
He added: “He is no longer associated with Dundee Utility.”
A proof of mitigation was fixed for March 11.
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