Heroin addict stole bike and packet of raw chicken from Paisley student accommodation

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A drug addict who stole a packet of raw chicken and a bike from student accommodation has been jailed.Kevin Heggarty, 26, stole from student accommodation in Paisley’s Gilmour Street on February 6, and then went on to threaten to stab student Nicolas Scholten in the eye with a pen.The drug-fuelled thug then tried to spit at a police officer when he was being arrested. Don't miss the latest headlines from around Renfrewshire.

Sign up to our newsletters here. Prosecutor, David McDonald told Paisley Sheriff Court: “The address where the offence took place is student accommodation where four students live together.“Around 3pm on February 6, the witness Philler was within the kitchen and the accused entered and engaged in conversation with him.“He didn’t know the accused and was unsure of how he had gained access to the building.“Philler formed the opinion the accused was under the influence of something and left the kitchen, leaving the accused alone.“Philler met Scholten and told him about what happened.“Scholten went to the kitchen, engaged with the accused and formed a similar opinion that the accused was under the influence.“Both students stood in the hall and saw the accused leave with a pedal bike which had been stored in the kitchen belonging to another flatmate and that he had a bag in his possession.“The accused made his way down stairs to the ground floor, with both men pursuing him in an attempt to recover the bike.“Both caught up with the accused and told him the bike didn’t belong to him.