Foul-mouthed lout hurled abuse at pub staff and cops before trying to bite cop on ankle

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A foul-mouthed lout hurled abuse at staff and police after being refused service at a Lanarkshire pub.Boozed-up Austin Gillespie, 32, lashed out at his victims at the Picture House bar in Rutherglen on November 25 last year.Gillespie initially pushed a female member of staff at the Main Street pub, which led to him being arrested.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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