Hamilton knife-man jailed for 16 months.

Aug 28 2008

A 39-YEAR-OLD man who was caught carrying a knife in a Hamilton street has been jailed for 16 months.

Edward Chassels, whose address in court was given as Barlinnie Prison, admitted possessing the weapon in Meikle Earnock Road on July 11 this year.

At Hamilton Sheriff Court last week, Sheriff Rae Small jailed Chassels.

Twenty years ago, Chassels was found guilty at Airdrie High Court of attempted murder and was sentenced to eight years in a young offenders institution.

In January 2004, he went to jail for carrying a knife and in December the following year, Chassels went to prison again for the same offence.

In an unrelated case, a Hamilton woman has been jailed for pulling out a knife in a Blantyre DIY store.

Wendy McGill (21), of Milton Terrace, pulled out a knife in front of John Murray in Focus in Blantyre’s Whistleberry Road last Saturday, August 23.

McGill also admitted stealing a number of lights and latches from the store.

The 21-year-old was on bail at the time of the offences.

At Hamilton Sheriff Court on Monday, Sheriff Danny Scullion jailed her for eight months.

The Sheriff stated two months of the sentence were as a consequence of the bail aggravation.

The not-guilty plea of Lorraine McGill (23), of Glenlee Street, Hamilton, to the theft at Focus was accepted by the Crown.

And in a third case, a Lanarkshire woman who carried a knife in Larkhall has been put on probation.

Kelly Williamson (22), formerly of Lovat Path, Larkhall and now of Mill Road, Hamilton, admitted possessing a Stanley knife at an address in Montgomery Street on July 4 last year.

At Hamilton Sheriff Court last week, Sheriff John Miller put Williamson on probation for 18 months.