Two men in court facing string of air weapons charges
TWO men have appeared in court to face a string of charges relating to air weapons.
Teenager who repeatedly shouted racist slur at hospital staff admonished
A TEENAGER who made racist remarks to hospital staff at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh has been admonished.
Man banned from road after being caught with drugs in his system
A WALLYFORD motorist has been banned from the road after he was caught driving with drugs in his system. Paul Sleigh, 32, was found to have 7mg of Delta-9 – a chemical found in cannabis – per litre of blood after he had been stopped by police on the village’s Salters Road on November 16, 2022. The legal limit is 2mg per litre of blood. Sleigh, of Affleck Rise, pleaded guilty at Edinburgh Sheriff Court last Thursday. He also had a not guilty plea accepted to possessing a quantity of cannabis. Sheriff Peter McCormack banned Sleigh from driving for 12 months and fined him £580.
Pensioner to be sentenced after biting woman on the head
A PENSIONER will be sentenced later this month after he admitted assaulting a woman on three occasions. George Hood seized the woman on the body and bit her on the head during an incident at Links Walk, Port Seton, on September 9, 2020. Hood, 78, then attacked the woman by repeatedly seizing her by the neck at the same location on October 16 last year. He also assaulted the same woman by seizing and squeezing her by the neck and repeatedly biting her on the body to her injury on Boxing Day last year. Hood, of Links Walk, pleaded guilty to the three offences during an appearance at Edinburgh Sheriff Court in February. He was due to be sentenced last week but the court was told that a psychological report which had been called for was still not available and sentence was deferred further to next month.
Man in court charged with series of break-ins
A COUNTY man has appeared in court on petition accused of a series of break-ins.
Drink-driver found guilty at trial given lengthy ban
A MOTORIST has been banned from the road for more than two years after he was found guilty of being behind the wheel while more than three times the drink-drive limit.
Man admonished after making threatening remarks on social media
A PRESTONPANS man who made threatening remarks to a woman on social media has been admonished after a court heard that he had stayed out of trouble for six months.
Drug dealer has £3,000 confiscated after admitting supplying cannabis
A COUNTY drug dealer has had more than £3,000 in cash confiscated by the courts after he was convicted of supplying cannabis.
Arrest warrant issued for Prestonpans resident who missed sentencing date at court
AN ARREST warrant has been issued for a Prestonpans resident after he was not present at court for sentencing last week.
Driver in court after coming to a sudden stop on Edinburgh City Bypass
A PROPERTY manager has been fined after he admitted driving in a careless manner on the Edinburgh City Bypass.
