Man who posted online that Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon 'warrants assassination' convicted of threatening and abusive behaviour
A man who posted online about the "assassination" of Nicola Sturgeon before helping to assault a sheriff has been convicted of threatening and abusive behaviour.
At the High Court in Glasgow he was found guilty of three charges of threatening and abusive behaviour towards the first minister and Mr Stevenson as well as to a former neighbour and local housing officer.The crimes took place between February 2019 and October 2020 in Aberchirder. It then heard about a Facebook post which had been passed on from Stewart Stevenson's office. This was in the name of William Patrick Curtis.Jurors were read the posts which mentioned a "citizen's arrest" of Ms Sturgeon for "treason".
In June 2021, Curtis and Mitchell were caught on camera confronting Sheriff McDonald at a car park next to the court where he presided.Mitchell shouted: "You are Sheriff Robert McDonald and I am here to make a citizen's arrest." "I was taken aback...in the civil case I had found in Mr Mitchell's favour as I had granted an appeal. It made no sense to me. I was annoyed, but totally bemused at what was going on."But, Miss Gould, 65, said Curtis had an "issue" with the former MSP and that he sounded off "24/7, seven days a week" about his "political views".
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