A drunken footballer who celebrated his team’s good performance in the Homeless World Cup tournament in Glasgow ended up causing mayhem at a sheltered housing complex in Dundee.
Connor Henderson was locked out of his friend’s uncle’s sheltered flat without his shoes and behaved aggressively when he tried to get back into the wrong flat in the complex, causing fear and alarm to residents.
Dundee Sheriff Court heard that Henderson, 25, of Strathcarron Place, banged loudly on the front door of a flat, ringing the doorbell and shouting loudly to be allowed in.
Fiscal depute Laura Bruce told the court that residents of the complex in Alloway Terrace heard loud banging on the front door.
She said: “The accused was heard shouting and swearing to be let in or he would smash his way in.
“The complainer heard the sound of smashing glass and called the police and neighbours saw the accused walking away.
“When police arrived, the accused was traced in the foyer of the housing complex.
“He was heavily under the influence of drink or drugs.”
Solicitor Scott Norrie told the court that Henderson had consumed “too much alcohol” on the day in question.
He said: “He had taken part in the Homeless World Cup in Glasgow, his team finished fourth.
“Back in Dundee, he had gone to a friend’s uncle’s house, which is in the same block. He came out of the house without his shoes and was locked out and got disorientated. He thought it was the same house he was trying to get back into.”
Mr Norrie told the court Henderson had secured his own tenancy at Strathcarron Place, had applied for a college course and was also actively seeking employment.
He said: “He has a good background and is getting his life back on track.”
Henderson admitted that on March 23, at Joan Bartlett House, Alloway Terrace, he behaved in a threatening or abusive manner likely to cause fear or alarm, shouted and swore, threatened to force entry and banged on the door there.
Sheriff George Way ordered him to undertake 70 hours of unpaid work in three months.
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