A RANGERS hooligan who robbed a drum from a St Johnstone employee before a game has been banned from football matches for 21 months.
The 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, assaulted Saints supporters liaison officer Beverly Mayer at Hampden Park on August 17 last year.
The teen pleaded guilty in August this year at Glasgow Sheriff Court to assault and robbery.
He was due to be sentenced last month but failed to do his social work background report and was warned that he could face jail.
Sheriff Mark McGuire has now sentenced the boy to 108 hours of unpaid work as well as the football ban.
The teen, of Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, was also put under supervision for a period of 12 months.
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Court papers state that the boy – while acting with another person wearing a face covering – ran towards Miss Mayer and seized hold of a drum she was carrying.
The charge says that the boy dragged her by the drum which caused her to fall and struck her head on the ground.
The papers go on to state that the teenager then robbed Miss Mayer of a drum.
He also pleaded guilty to behaving in a threatening or abusive manner.
The charge says that the teenager was part of a disorderly crowd, repeatedly shouted, swore and challenged others to fight.
Papers further state he uttered offensive remarks and threats of violence.
The Crown accepted a plea of not guilty to a charge that said the boy resisted, obstructed or hindered two police officers in the execution of their duty.
It was said he ran away from constables Colin McCartney and Jonathan Fairlie and struggled with them.
