Two men admit having weapons during Wishaw street rammy

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Two men have admitted having weapons during a street disturbance in Wishaw.Hamilton Sheriff Court heard this week that they armed themselves after someone smashed a window.Joshua Thomson, 27, of Cornelia Street, Motherwell, was jailed for 14 months.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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He didn’t think the situation through.”Eddie Robertson, for Thomson, formerly of Myrtle Drive, Wishaw, said the accused had been drinking and his memory of events was “non-existent”.The solicitor added: “He got himself involved in something that was nothing to do with him.