Fife man bit and spat at police during trip to Elgin with partner
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A ROMANTIC weekend turned violent when a Fife couple spent a night in an Elgin hotel after a drinking session.
Inverness Sheriff Court heard that Jordan McRobbie of Bruce Street, Dunfermline, and his partner travelled north on April 15, 2022 and booked into the Premier Inn.
However, the weekend took a turn when McRobbie and the woman returned after drinking in various licensed premises and "an argument ensued".
Fiscal depute Robert Weir said: "He then threw items around the room and punched a mirror."
Sheriff Gary Aitken was told that security heard the late night disturbance, investigated and then called the police.
McRobbie left the hotel and, when confronted by police, became abusive and threatened to "choke any officer that comes near me".
He was then arrested on Ashgrove Road where he bit a constable on the body before spitting in the direction of police. Mr Weir said a PAVA incapacitant spray had to be used.
McRobbie admitted two charges of threatening or abusive behaviour, assault to injury and culpable and reckless conduct.
Sentence was deferred until July 25 for a background report and an assessment for a domestic abuser programme.
