An abusive man who was being removed from a Kemnay hotel by police hurled a homophobic slur towards a female police officer.
Father-of-two Kerrin Spurgeon was drinking at the bar in the Bennachie Lodge Hotel and Restaurant when police attended and found him in an aggressive mood.
Aberdeen Sheriff Court heard the 39-year-old “squared up” to police before making threats to kill the officers.
As he was removed from the hotel bar, Spurgeon homophobically abused one officer.
His solicitor told the court Spurgeon “regrets” his behaviour.
Accused shouted ‘various obscenities’
Fiscal depute Georgia Laird said that in the early hours of November 9 last year police attended at the Bennachie Lodge Hotel on an unrelated matter when Spurgeon began to “act aggressively” toward the officers.
“The accused squared up to them and shouted various obscenities,” Ms Laird added.
As officers handcuffed Spurgeon and removed him from the hotel, he told them “I’m going to kill yous” and told them they were “a bunch of f****** c****”.
When the officers warned Spurgeon about his behaviour he stood up and shouted “what are you going to do?”
He then told a female constable she was a “lesbian c***”.
Due to Spurgeon’s continued shouting and swearing officers arrested him and took him to Kittybrewster Police Station.
Spurgeon pleaded guilty to one charge of acting in a threatening or abusive manner.
‘He regrets his behaviour’
Defence solicitor Debbie Ginniver told the court that her client “doesn’t have a clear recollection and doesn’t know why he verbally lashed out” at the police.
“He regrets his behaviour and the words that he used,” she said.
Sheriff Mungo Bovey ordered Spurgeon, of Salamander Court, South Leith, Edinburgh, to carry out 100 hours of community service.
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