DUNDEE MAN DUBBED 'SPIDER-NED' JAILED AND AFTER TWICE ATTACKING HIS PARTNER & POLICE ASSAULT
A man known as Connor McLeod, nicknamed 'Spider-Ned', has been sentenced to jail after he admitted to scaling the roof of a house and pelting police officers with roof tiles and debris.The court heard that McLeod, who previously gained notoriety in 2011 for climbing down the exterior of a 14-storey tower block to evade police, continued to display reckless and violent behavior.
The incident in question occurred on March 7 this year and involved multiple assaults.
First, McLeod assaulted his former girlfriend Ashley Deans in two separate attacks following a party two weeks after they broke up.
Miss Deans recounted that at 7.20am the next day, McLeod physically dragged her by the hair, punched and kicked her, then threw her against a parked car, causing her to fall and be kicked twice on the head.
She then called police and arranged to meet them nearby while McLeod re-emerged and assaulted her again by grabbing her and throwing her to the ground before running off.
Police located him on CCTV in Logie Street, Dundee, and attended the scene where the suspect was found hiding in an ivy bush at a house in Cobden Court, Dundee.
Despite police instructions to come out, McLeod refused and climbed a 10-foot-high bush, threatening to jump.
Subsequently, he climbed onto the roof of a nearby house causing a stand-off lasting two hours.
During this stand-off, he threw debris at officers, ripped up a roof tile and threw it at police, spat on an officer, and threw debris towards their direction.
Throughout the incident, residents sheltered inside their homes.
McLeod also spat at Constable Andrew Thompson, striking him.
He pleaded guilty to one charge of assault, two of police assault, one breach of the peace, and one of reckless conduct.
The court sentenced him to 17.5 months in jail, with additional time from an earlier sentence for another assault being served concurrently.
The defendant was also ordered to serve 170 days of an earlier sentence involving another assault, as well as additional consecutive sentences for the roof incident and assaults.
The judge emphasized that although there was significant inconvenience, no serious injury or damage was caused during the stand-off.
