Rangers fan banned from football games after attack on cop who caught him with flare

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A teenage Rangers supporter has been banned from all football for a year after kicking off at police officers who caught him with a blue flare.Jackson Martin, 18, of Glasgow, was also fined £400 for having the flare and attacking a police officer at a St Johnstone match in Perth on 21 January this year.Martin was part of the away support at the Scottish Cup clash at McDiarmid Park when he attracted the attention of stadium security.The teenager, who was 17 at the time, was so drunk that staff went to speak to him and discovered that eh was carrying a foot-long pyrotechnic device.Fiscal depute Sam Craib told Perth Sheriff Court: "He was in the North Stand at McDiarmid Park.

It was the fourth round of the Scottish Cup and was busy, with just shy of 8,000 present."At around 6.10 pm the accused was observed to be heavily under the influence.

He was searched and in his pocket was a pyrotechnic device - a foot-long blue flare."Two offices were alerted and seized the pyrotechnic.

Due to his state, other members of staff were alerted as well. The accused tried to break free from the officers."At this point the accused kicked the officer three times to his left knee.