The pensioner was convicted last month of sending threatening messages to Ms Sturgeon
A pensioner found guilty of threatening behaviour after posting online about the assassination of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is due to be sentenced.
Mitchell claimed he was performing a citizen’s arrest on Sheriff Robert McDonald and had lawful authority to do so, but Lord Weir, in his direction to the jury, said there was nothing supporting this on an evidential basis.During the trial, advocate depute Chris McKenna read out a Facebook post from an account in the name of “William Patrick Curtis” that was flagged to Ms Sturgeon’s office manager John Skinner on March 6, 2019.
Mr Skinner was asked in court what was made of the phrase “warrant assassination of her”, and he told the jury: “To murder the First Minister.”
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