Yob guilty of driving car at man

May 28 2009

A JURY last week found a Lanarkshire yob guilty of assaulting a man by driving a car at him.

Steven Fellows had denied carrying out the attack on Christopher McGeogh (53) at The Cuillins in Uddingston on July 8, 2007.

However, following a three-day trial at Hamilton Sheriff Court, the jury found 23-year-old Fellows guilty of the offence by majority verdict.

Giving evidence, Mr McGeogh said his living room window had been smashed the night of the incident.

His daughter pursued the culprit, who Mr McGeogh identified as the accused. However, Fellows, he said, jumped into a car and drove off.

Twenty five minutes later Mr McGeogh explained that he was standing in the street with a neighbour when the car, driven by Fellows, accelerated and the men had to jump to avoid the vehicle.

The accused was later said to have confronted the men with a hammer in one hand and a knife in the other.

Fellows was found guilty of a charge of carrying a knife in a public place by majority verdict. However, a charge of carrying a hammer in a public place was found not proven by majority verdict.

He had also faced charges of assaulting a Neil Duffy and a Jospeh Hayes by driving the car at them to the danger of their lives.

However, the Crown indicated on the third day of the trial that they were not proceeding with the charge involving Mr Duffy, and Fellows was therefore found not guilty.

The jury also found him not guilty of the assault on Mr Hayes by majority verdict.

Fellows, however, admitted a further charge of failing to appear for sheriff and jury proceedings at Hamilton Sheriff Court in August last year.

Sheriff John Miller deferred sentence on Fellows until June 15 for a full range of reports and bail was continued meantime.