A Rangers fan who lashed out and spat at police officers during the club's title celebrations received a significant football ban today.
Walls had initially pushed an officer to the ground during his efforts to disrupt police from dispersing the crowd.Walls pleaded guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to resisting, obstructing or hindering police.He was ordered to undertake 160 hours of unpaid work and was placed under supervision for 18 months.Walls has also been banned from attending all football games for 40 months.
Thousands of jubilant Gers fans gathered in the city centre square that day to celebrate the club winning the Scottish Premiership.Prosecutor Mark Allan said:"Walls was involved in repeatedly obstructing the path of the public order officers."This developed into a struggle with the police with Walls pushing out with his arms and legs in a deliberate effort to resist, obstruct and hinder their efforts.
"He caused a police officer to fall to the ground and he was injured as a result with cuts and scrapes to his arms.The spit fortunately made no contact with the officers.Bob McDowall, defending, told the court that Walls was not at the football that day but had visited a friend in Ayr before returning to Glasgow.
The lawyer added:"He became involved in what he perceived to be happy celebrations at George Square that evening."The police operation was to move the crowd to the south-west corner of Queen Street and in his point of view the police were blocking his way. "They were doing their jobs pushing the crowd back and he tried to get through and he did was he did.It was revealed Walls has previous convictions for offences involving drugs and a breach of a community payback order.
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