An Inverness nightspot door steward told a jury how one of his colleagues was almost thrown into the River Ness in a violent altercation on the Ness Bridge.
Johnny Foxes’ ‘bouncer’ Darren Kimmitt was giving evidence in the trial of an Inverness man accused of being involved in two violent encounters with six police officers in two separate incidents in the city earlier this year.
The trial began on Tuesday at Inverness Sheriff Court. But on the morning of the second day, 23-year-old Ian Grant, of King Duncan’s Road, changed his plea and admitted three of the 10 charges against him.
Grant pleaded guilty to behaving in a threatening manner on Bridge Street, Inverness on January 9.
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He also admitted assaulting Detective Sergeant Christopher MacLeod by spitting on him during the altercation.
In addition, he admitted behaving in a threatening manner on May 6 after a second disturbance in Kessock Road.
Grant’s co-accused, 23-year-old Thomas Stewart of Cypress Place, Inverness, was only involved in charges relating to Bridge Street. He admitted behaving in an abusive manner, and threatening two police officers and two of the door staff with violence.
He also pleaded guilty to culpably and recklessly smashing the window of a police vehicle, in close proximity to the police and civilians and injuring Mariusz Malecki.
Sentence was deferred for a background report on Stewart until October 26 and he had his bail continued. Grant was remanded in custody pending the report and a risk assessment until the same date.
During the trial, Mr Kimmitt told the court that he saw three men and a woman involved in an argument on the bridge.
He reported it to the CCTV surveillance team and kept watch. But when a car pulled up alongside and a woman got out, he feared she might be in danger.
