A simple police welfare check at an address in Campbeltown ended with the force’s helicopter being called out.
Kevin McCallum, of Longrow, Campbeltown, was in the dock this week where he admitted threatening and abusive behaviour, shouting, swearing and uttering threats to harm himself on May 12 last year.
The court heard how police went to McCallum’s home to do a welfare check after an anonymous 999 call.
Procurator fiscal depute Raeesa Ahmed explained how the situation quickly spiralled out of control.
She said: "He refused to open the door. The officers explained they were just carrying out a welfare check but he still refused to do so.
"He told the officers, “I’m fine, I pocket-dialled 999.”
The court heard that officers insisted they needed to see him and asked again that he open the door. At this point, he threatened to self-harm and said he had a knife.
This led to other officers being deployed to the scene, with the police helicopter tasked to attend.
The fiscal added that the matter was resolved when officers gained entry and found McCallum ’calm and compliant’.
His defence agent said McCallum had been in bed when the police first arrived, adding: “He was somewhat under the weather.”
Sheriff Cameron placed McCallum on a community payback order, requiring 90 hours of unpaid work to be completed within six months.
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