Yob caught with blade claimed he was decorating
Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.A yob claimed he was “decorating” when cops found him on a park bench with a lockback knife.David Walls, 40, was snared with the locking Stanley blade stashed in his rucksack when he trundled out the excuse.Paisley Sheriff Court heard Walls, who already has a previous conviction for carrying an offensive weapon, told police he had been decorating his sister’s house but “forgot” he had the blade on him.Procurator fiscal depute Ed Sheeran told the court cops had received a report about Walls on October 1, last year.He said: “On speaking to a witness, officers were directed to the footpath at Calder