Lanarkshire lout slapped nurse and threatened to shoot police officers

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A Lanarkshire lout who slapped a nurse and threatened to shoot police officers has been warned he's in "the last chance saloon".

Spike Spence, 21, admitted a string of charges at Airdrie Sheriff Court this week. These included assaulting a nurse at Monklands Hospital on March 22 last year.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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A nurse was helping him put his t-shirt on when he pulled his arm away and slapped her."Two months later Spence confronted police officers at West End Park in Coatbridge.He shouted abuse and warned them 'I'll plug you scumbags'.Again, due to his intoxicated state, he was taken to hospital for checks before being detained at Coatbridge police office.Spence, of Cumbernauld, also hurled abuse at passers-by and police officers in Main Street, Kilsyth, on June 24 last year.Then, on March 5 this year, he was arrested again after a disturbance in Hazel Road, Cumbernauld.He spat on a police officer's chin and neck and yelled 'I'll shoot you b******s.