One of the officers thought he saw a shadow but soon realised it was a man, who they later identified as Deans,who was attempting to run away from them. They saw tiles were hanging from the roof and pieces of wood had been strewn across the 11th floor landing. The court heard on Tuesday that police were called to a disturbance at 5 Broomhill Lane in September and, on arrival, they saw signs that a fight had taken place. He was also convicted of acting in a threatening or abusive manner in 2013. He was previously convicted for assaulting a man with a knife, which almost killed him and left him permanently disfigured, in 2005. The court heard how this was not a first offence for Deans. He also admitted attempting to head-butt an officer and having a knife in his pocket.

Clubber threatens to shoot police and head-butts man during Christmas morning rampage.He appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Tuesday to plead guilty to acting in a threatening manner on the 11th floor of a Broomhill Lane tower block on September 26, 2016. Hugh Deans told police 'you are all f*****g beasty b******s' and 'you were all s*****d by you Maws and Das' before he was arrested. A knife-carrying chef with a previous blade conviction head-butted a lift and launched a barrage of foul-mouthed abuse at arresting officers in Partick.

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