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Dumfries and Galloway Standard

Fine for man who caused chaos in Dumfries pub

A 32-year-old man who caused chaos in a Dumfries pub has been fined more than £900.

Luke Burcham admitted being sick into a bucket at the Hole in the Wa’ then tipping the contents onto a table before swinging punches at other drinkers and headbutting a man during the bust-up.

The fracas erupted at the High Street bar on August 8 last year and ended with Burcham, of Twiname Way, Heathhall, appearing at Dumfries Sheriff Court for sentencing.

He admitted vomiting into the bucket then pouring it on a table, acting in an aggressive manner by throwing punches at members of the public in the bar then headbutting a man.

Burcham pleaded not guilty to another charge of possessing class A drug cocaine at Irish Street on the same day and the denial was accepted by the Prosecutor.

He admitted previous convictions and the court fined him £300 for the incident with the bucket and trying to punch customers.

Burcham was fined £375 for headbutting the man and also ordered to pay the victim £200 compensation.

The court imposed a victim surcharge of £40 which brought the total financial penalty to £915.

He will pay the penalties at £250 per month starting on August 13.

Burcham was told that his sentences had been discounted for his guilty pleas, otherwise he would have landed a £400 fine for tipping the bucket of vomit and hurling punches then a further penalty of £400 for the assault charge of attacking the man by headbutting him.

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