A man who went on a rampage at Marks & Spencer in Broughty Ferry has appeared in court.
Members of the public were challenged to fight during the incident on Friday afternoon on busy Brook Street.
Several police officers had to restrain 39-year-old Craig Nicholas Whelan while shocked members of the public looked on.
At Dundee Sheriff Court on Monday, Whelan, of Fleming Gardens East, admitted behaving in a threatening and abusive manner by shouting, swearing and challenging people to fight, as well as kicking and punching shop windows.
He also admitted obstructing police officers by struggling violently and threatening to fight them.
He committed the offences while on bail.
An eyewitness told The Courier he spotted Whelan being abusive to members of the public when leaving the store, and in particular one elderly lady was verbally abused.
He said: “At this point I and another witness followed him at a safe distance so that when the police arrived I could flag them down to apprehend him.
“As he travelled along Brook Street I witnessed his anger as he kicked (and) lashed out at furniture and doors on his way down.
“Matters became more serious when he threatened two individuals in the street and became verbally abusive and threatening.
“On eventual arrival of the police, whilst initially calm, he then resisted arrest claiming he had done nothing wrong, that nothing would be proven and he just wanted to get back to Dundee.”
Defence solicitor George Donnelly told the court that Whelan has “mental health issues” and was on antipsychotic drugs.
He said Whelan had been shouting at his own reflection and that the earlier incident had also been a “bizarre episode”.
Whelan also admitted a further two charges of acting in a threatening and abusive behaviour at another shop and a medical centre, both on November 6.
The court heard that he had been shouting, swearing, challenging people to fight and knocking over display units in two separate incidents on the same day.
Sentence was deferred for reports, including a psychiatric report, until March 21 and Whelan was granted bail.