Edinburgh Sheriff Court (Image: Court)
A COCKENZIE man has been ordered to pay a fine after he shouted a threat of violence during an incident near his home.
Richard Russell admitted behaving in a threatening or abusive manner by uttering the threat at Winton Park on March 8 when he appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court last week.
Russell had a not guilty plea accepted by the Crown to a charge of assaulting a man by spitting on his head during last Tuesday’s hearing.
Sheriff Gillian Sharp sentenced the 44-year-old to pay a fine of £145 to mark the offence.
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