A Fife geologist ranted about white privilege, slavery and starving children during a drunken stand-off with armed police.
Scott Dixon had been binging on neat vodka for three days straight when he was involved in the heated confrontation in Inverkeithing.
A firearms response unit swooped on the 42-year-old’s home in Hill Street and sealed off the area, after learning that Dixon had armed himself with a knife.
Just months later, Dixon – who says he is passionate about global issues – was found covered in blood at Kirkcaldy train station and kicked off again.
He was seen ranting simultaneously about white supremacy and using the N-word.
Police stand-off
Dunfermline Sheriff Court heard that Dixon had been on a New Year bender prior to the first incident.
Fiscal depute Amy Robertson said the altercation on January 4 “preceded him drinking neat vodka for three days”.
She said: “At around 8.30pm, the accused felt agitated and consumed one of his mother’s diazepam tablets in an attempt to calm down but this had no effect.
“He began to rant and rave – talking about white privilege, slavery and children starving.
“He proceeded to shout: ‘Why don’t you care? Why aren’t you angry?'”
Dixon’s partner contacted his sister via video call. The sister overheard the woman say to Dixon “stay away from the knives”.
Ms Robertson continued: “(The woman) observed the accused pic up a black-handled kitchen knife with a six inch blade.
“He threatened to harm himself but did not present the knife towards her.”
Ms Robertson said: “Police contacted the accused’s partner on her mobile phone and overheard him say he would not come quietly, and that he was going to stab himself in the chest.
“She told them (Dixon) had been drinking and was sitting at the window threatening to jump from height into the back garden.
“Some time later, due to the behaviour of the accused, it was declared a firearms incident.”
Police spoke to the accused and were able to bring the incident to an end.
Disturbance at train station
Several months later Dixon was involved in another incident.
Ms Robertson said: “At 5.30pm a paramedic from the Scottish Ambulance Service attended at Kirkcaldy Train Station where a man had fallen.
“The man was identified as the accused and he was taken to the ambulance to be checked out.
“The accused started to become aggressive, shouting and swearing.”
The fiscal depute told the court: “Paramedics were concerned and contacted police, who explained ambulance staff were trying to help him.
“The accused was so vocal he began frothing at the mouth.”
She said Dixon became agitated and referred to the paramedic as a “ginger p****” and calling a police officer a “gay speccy p****”.
“He then began repeatedly shouting ‘n****r” and ‘white supremacist c***s’ at the top of his voice to those present,” she said.
Dixon also struggled with police officers, and kicked equipment in the ambulance during his rant, before assaulting the paramedic.
It was thought that Dixon’s behaviour could be down to a head injury but doctors later ruled it out.
Global warming concerns
A solicitor for the accused told the court: “He clearly feels strongly about certain political issues – issues like global warming.”
Sheriff Alison Michie responded: “Clearly not about protection of public service workers when he is at Kirkcaldy train station and paramedics who are trying to help him.”
His solicitor continued: “He’s a supporter of emergency workers and police officers.
“He had taken a level of alcohol.”
The lawyer said Dixon did not remember using the racist slur but believes he was talking about how black people are treated.
Dixon, of Oxcars Drive, Dalgety Bay, admitted behaving in threatening and abusive manner in Inverkeithing.
He further admitted to behaving in a threatening and abusive manner, resisting police officers and assaulting a paramedic at Kirkcaldy train station and the Victoria Hospital on June 28.
Sheriff Michie warned him that the incidents met the threshold for a custodial sentence.
She deferred sentence for reports.
