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A "high risk" offender who was caught driving a stolen car has been given a chance to sort out his life.

iOS - Android Stewart, 35, of Briarbank, Lesmahagow, also admitted illegal possession of a knife in a public place that same day.The guilty pleas were lodged on his behalf by solicitor Stephen McQuillan at Hamilton Sheriff Court this week.Stewart had allegedly breached bail by going back to Burnside Court on June 26 last year.It had been claimed that he hid under a bed and that when police officers found him he gave a false name with intent to pervert the course of justice.

Apple - Android Hamilton Sheriff Court heard police found the tablets in 11 bags after an intelligence-led raid on Cooper’s home.After his arrest he "became difficult" at Motherwell police station.Cooper was jailed at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Friday. (Image: Hamilton Advertiser) Prosecutor Neil Thomson said: "As he was being led away from the charge bar, the accused spat in the face of a female custody officer and the saliva struck her forehead."Defence agent Diarmid Bruce said his client had been in debt to dealers and agreed to store the pills for them.On the spitting incident, the lawyer Mr Bruce said: "It's disgusting, but he hadn't taken his medication that day and became restless in the police station."Sheriff Linda Nicolson said

East Kilbride.Don't miss a thing from your area - sign up for the new Lanarkshire newsletter!From the latest breaking news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox.Put your email at the top of this article or follow the instructions on this link!Sheriff Linda Nicolson said he had a “poor” record for knife offences and other matters so prison was the only option for the latest matter.She reduced the sentence from 20 months because of his early guilty plea and backdated it to November 23 as he has been in custody since then.