He was accused of clashing with police and prison officers while serving life for murdering Karen Buckley
The brute who murdered nurse Karen Buckley after picking her up outside a Glasgow nightclub has been cleared of staging a prison riot.
"He complained of ill health and was examined in the jail by medical staff. They advised custody officers he was unfit to travel and that's why he's not here." Sign up to Glasgow Live's newsletter Get all the latest Glasgow news and headlines sent straight to your inbox twice a day by signing up to our free newsletter.The morning newsletter arrives every day before 9am and the evening newsletter, manually curated by the team, is sent between 4pm and 5pm, giving you a round up of the most important stories we've covered that day.
McLelland was also cleared of a charge of assaulting prison officer James Callaghan by spitting on his head. After hearing that Depellette had accidentally been taken to Forfar Sheriff Court by custody officers instead of Kilmarnock, Sheriff Alistair Watson deferred sentence until today.