A motorcyclist found wobbling all over North Anderson Drive and holding up traffic jumped off his bike and legged it when police tried to approach him.
Nicholas Stephen was stinking of alcohol when officers managed to catch up with him but refused to provide breath samples to ascertain whether he’d been drinking.
The aggressive 32-year-old then branded one officer a “virgin” and warned he would “come after” him.
The biker had earlier been drinking before the “stupid” act of “lunacy” in hopping on his motorbike.
He was seen struggling to accelerate and causing an obstruction for other motorists who had to drive around him.
Fiscal depute Sean Ambrose told Aberdeen Sheriff Court the incident happened around 9.40pm on August 9 while police were on patrol on North Anderson Drive.
Stephen was seen at the roundabout with Provost Fraser Drive “swaying from side to side and struggling to accelerate, forcing other motorists to manoeuvre around his vehicle”.
Officer got out of their car and tried to ascertain the circumstances.
‘Act of lunacy’
Mr Ambrose said: “When the accused saw them he immediately dismounted and fled towards Murdos Bar.
“The officers gave chase and soon caught up with the accused and approached him.
“The accused was shouting and swearing towards one officer and called him a ‘f****** virgin’.”
He also threatened to “come after” the officer when he was released from custody, and warned: “I’m going to f****** headbutt you.”
Officers noted a “strong smell of alcohol” coming from Stephen, who was slurring his speech, but he refused to comply with a breath test, or indeed supply any details.
Stephen, of Bothiebrigs Drive, Marywell, pled guilty to careless driving, while disqualified and without insurance.
‘This was a spur of the moment, stupid decision’
He also admitted failing to cooperate with a breath test and behaving in a threatening or abusive manner.
Defence agent Alex Burn said his client had become concerned about his ex-partner’s new boyfriend.
He explained Stephen had started drinking in response to that and described his decision to drive as “ridiculous” and “an act of lunacy”.
Sheriff Leslie Johnston told Stephen: “I have noted there was no planning involved. This was a spur-of-the-moment, stupid decision to drive the vehicle without thinking of the full implications of doing that.”
The sheriff also highlighted that Stephen had been using alcohol as a way of coping with poor mental health, but recognised he could not continue doing that.
She imposed an 18-months supervision order, 100 hours of unpaid work and a 16-months driving ban.
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