A STALKER with an 'interest' in the KKK tried to keep tabs on a teenage girl to "protect her from mixing with black guys".

James Malcolm, 24, messaged the 18-year-old and another teenager she knew between January 2022 and March 2024.

The Snapchat texts included a reference to the white supremacist group.

Malcolm also patrolled a North Glasgow area where she stayed in the hope that he would run into her.

He later stated he did this to "protect her from mixing with black guys."

Malcolm, of Kirkintilloch, described to police about "white power" and that there would be "another Rochdale up here."

Malcolm pleaded guilty today at Glasgow Sheriff Court to a single stalking charge.

The court heard that Malcolm initially met the teen with friends in Glasgow city centre. The pair also met in later chance occasions.

It was stated that there were no romantic or intimate relations between them.

Around March 2023, Malcolm messaged her on social media chat app Snapchat.

Prosecutor Iain Mathieson said: "He sent screenshots pertaining to the KKK and spoke about the five elements.

"[The woman] had no idea what these messages were about.

"She suspected that he wanted to engage in a romantic relationship with her."

The woman took screenshots of the messages and blocked Malcolm on social media.

Malcolm then contacted another girl who knew her and asked to see her.

He also shouted at the girl and claimed that she was preventing him from seeing the woman.

The girl also took screenshots of messages sent to her by Malcolm.

Malcolm then went to the area where he knew the woman resided.

He came to the attention of police as he had been the victim of an assault.

Malcom was taken to hospital when inquiries were carried out about what happened.

He told officers that he was in the area looking for the woman, stating that he was "chasing lassies."

Mr Mathieson added: "He said he needed to save her from black guys she has been out with.

"He said that it is another Rochdale up here and that he hoped to bump into [the woman].

"He described white power and that he wanted to protect her from mixing with black guys."

Malcolm also made racial slurs such as "n*****" and "p***."

Contact was made with the woman meantime who handed over the screenshots to officers.

Martin Hughes, defending, told the court that his client "has an unhealthy interest in the organisation mentioned in the narrative."

Sentence was deferred pending background reports until next month by Sheriff Joanna McDonald who continued Malcolm's remand in custody meantime.