A STONEMASON caught with a blade after spitting at a police custody officer was ordered to pay £1,000 in compensation.

Patrick Munro, 24, kept the Stanley knife at Glasgow Central station on February 19, 2021.

The city's sheriff court heard Munro, of Tongue, Highlands, was initially in the toilets when he came out and confronted the attendant.

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Munro said: "What's your problem?" before going on an "aggressive rant."

He then called the attendant a "Baldy b******."

Police were notified and they approached Munro on the concourse of the station.

He was taken into custody where he spat at custody officer Paul Brown with the spittle landing on his body armour.

Prosecutor Mark Allan said: "Munro was processed to be searched and he was found to have a black knife."

Munro pleaded guilty to possession of the knife as well as assaulting Mr Brown.

He also admitted behaving in a threatening or abusive manner.

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Gerry Devanney, defending, told the court: "He was using the knife as a tool...he is in employment as a stonemason and this was a tool that he uses in his job.

"The problem here is he forgot he had the implement on him when he left his job so he lost any special defence for using the tool for a work commitment."

Sheriff Paul Reid told Munro to carry out 180 hours of unpaid work as well as the compensation order.