A MAN causing a disturbance by singing and shouting out of his windows ended up being arrested for racist, sectarian and homophobic language.

Paul Sandford, who represented himself in court, told sheriff Vincent Lunny that he did not need a solicitor.

Glasgow Sheriff Court was told how, on January 14 this year, cops were called out to Sandford's Springburn home after complaints of loud noise coming from the flat.

Sandford, who was described as being "heavily intoxicated", invited officers into his home.

He promised to police that he would close his window, which he had been singing and shouting out of.

Officers left but then, around 1.10am, they were called back again because the 53-year-old had started singing and shouting out of the window again. 

He started to become aggressive towards police officers and said to them: "These P**** up the stairs."

He was then arrested for using racist language and was searched and found to be in possession of herbal material that was found to be cannabis.

The depute fiscal told the court: "The accused was becoming more erratic."

He began using the words "f******", "***" and calling the police "f****** a*******" while they were in the flat.

While taking him downstairs and out to the waiting police van he continued to shout at them.

The court was told he was shouting: "Dirty b*****. Wee c**. I know where you stay, you c**".

Sandford was taken to a police station and on the way there began singing about the IRA, singing, "bomb, bomb", "here we f****** go" and "f*** the Pope" all while kicking the cell walls.

Sandford told the court: "I was coming off the drink.

"Because of covid I was stuck in the house all the time so I started taking a drink."

Sheriff Lunny said: "You have a record but it's been 17 years since your last offence so this is quite out of character."

He deferred sentencing for six months to allow Sandford to be of good behaviour.