Pair in court after kicking off in Glasgow and attacking cops

Greg Armstrong, of Paisley, was sentenced at Glasgow Sheriff Court recently after pleading guilty to being drunk while in charge of a child, behaving in a threatening or abusive manner, and assaulting police constable Andrew McGhee.

The 34-year-old appeared alongside co-accused Chantelle Hargraves, 32, of Paisley. She admitted to assaulting police constables, Roddy Shaw, Fergus McLean, Blair Ross, Ross Beattie, and Mark Young, as well as behaving in a threatening or abusive manner.

The court heard that on January 5, 2025, police were tasked to attend Gordon Street at around 7.30pm to deal with an unrelated matter.

Officers were then approached by Armstrong, and they noted that he was under the influence of alcohol.

Cops took hold of him and informed him he was under caution and arrest for that matter.

Police were then approached by Hargraves, who identified herself as Armstrong’s partner.

Armstrong was taken to the rear of a police van and shouted at police, “get your f*****g hands off me, who the f**k do you think I am?

“You’re a f*****g gimp”.

As he was tensing his body and arms, Armstrong was taken to the prone position and continued to shout at police.

He then kicked out at police constable McGhee on his left leg. He was further arrested for the assault and being unfit to supervise a child due to his level of intoxication.

Armstrong continued to shout at officers, which was caught on police-issued devices.

He stated, “Open the door and take these handcuffs off, I see you typing away f*****s. If I ever see you in Shawlands, you’re getting leathered.

“I’d love to see yous go fist to fist and I’ll smash the two of you. Wee fat hun hit me with every charge you have, f**k the system”.

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At this time, other constables were trying to get information from Hargraves regarding her details, but due to her level of intoxication, they were unable to do so.

She was also arrested.

Both Armstrong and Hargraves were then taken to Govan Police Office and continued to shout and swear towards police, most of which was caught on police-issued devices.

They stated, “I’ll blow you up, type that you wee gimp. Think you’re smart because you’ve got a badge number?”

At 8.30pm, Armstrong was cautioned and charged, and at 8.40pm, Hargraves was cautioned and charged.

Hargraves was later escorted to the custody centre, and police attempted to remove a spit hood that had been put on earlier.

Officers heard the sound of drawing phlegm, and they tried to put the spit hood back on. Whilst doing so, Hargraves tried to headbutt a police constable.

She was restrained on the ground to prevent further assault and remanded in custody to appear in court.

Armstrong’s lawyer told the court that his client had attended a football match on that day and “had too much alcohol”.

The defence solicitor said: “There’s not much I can say about the incident to mitigate it. Mr Armstrong was at the football and had too much alcohol.

“Things got out of hand and escalated. He accepts responsibility. He has had a considerable number of difficulties throughout his life.”

Sheriff Joanna McDonald placed Armstrong on a community payback order as a direct alternative to custody with social work supervision for two years and 200 hours of unpaid work.

He was also tagged for four months, keeping him indoors between 7pm and 5am each day.

Hargraves was placed on a structured deferred sentence.