Falkirk offender armed himself with sword after threats were made against his family
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Robert Adams, 44, appeared at Falkirk Sheriff Court last Thursday having pleaded guilty to causing fear and alarm by brandishing a sword at his 9 Lomond Drive, Falkirk home on August 3 last year.
Gordon Addison, defence solicitor, said: “They threatened him, threatened his home and family so he took an ornamental sword off the wall, waved it at them and they went away. He has a significant criminal past which happened some time ago and has not been in trouble.
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Sheriff Maryam Labaki took into account the circumstances that led Adams committing the offence and placed him on a supervised community payback order for two years with the condition he complete 250 hours of unpaid work in that time.