Former law student from Ayr bit police officer on arm in Glasgow

Daniel Walker lashed out after he was told to leave Mango in Glasgow city centre on March 26 last year.

The 24-year-old went on to struggle with police who attended and bit an officer on the arm.

He then called the same constable a "Scottish w****r" and boasted about his educational achievements.

Walker - who has Latin American heritage - also stated: "Who do you think a sheriff is going to believe?"

Walker was found guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner with a racial aggravation.

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He was further convicted of resisting, obstructing or hindering police officers as well as an assault on the constable.

The court heard from a Mango security officer who claimed that he received a call from one of the bar staff around 10pm.

He said: "I was told about a customer who was being threatening towards staff and he asked me to remove the guy."

The witness claimed he asked him to leave and Walker replied: "Who are you?"

The man added that Walker was "threatening" and that he was told to "f**k off".

A PC told the court that he later found Walker "upset and agitated" outside the nightclub.

The officer claimed he had cause to arrest Walker who had become "quite loud".

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The officer said: "He was trying to pull away and due to his demeanour, he was taken to the ground. He was trying to pull himself away."

The officer stated that there was a "struggle" on the floor before handcuffs were applied.

The constable claimed Walker initially calmed down but went on to pull his arm away then lunged from the police van.

He added: "He came towards me and bit me on my left arm."

At this point in the trial, the officer told Sheriff Anna Reid that Walker was pulling faces at him from the dock and that he was "unable to concentrate".

The police witness went on to state that Walker was taken back to the ground and handcuffs were re-applied.

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The witness said: "He was shouting a number of things - that the handcuffs were killing him, film this s**t and that we were d***s.

"He looked at me and called me a Scottish w*****."

The fiscal depute asked the officer how the remark made him feel and PC McKee replied: "It was derogatory against my nationality.

"It felt quite bizarre to be honest."

The officer claimed that Walker continued to shout and swear when he was placed in the police van to be held in custody.

The PC said: "He used the term Scottish b******s and he mentioned that he was a Grade A student.

"He said 'who do you think the sheriff is going to believe?'

"He kept mentioning his education and achievements."

When convicting him, Sheriff Reid stated that the officer's evidence was "measured and clear" as well as "credible and reliable".

The sheriff also stated that Walker's evidence was "conflicting" and she did not accept it.

Simon Whyte, defending, told the court: "He has to consider his career path and there will be a decision about where he goes from here."

The sheriff stated: "There is no schedule of previous convictions and it's clear from his evidence that he is extremely remorseful and regrets the language used.

"I am going to admonish you for each charge."