Orcadian jailed for shooting spree threat

THREATENING police that he had similar intentions to carry out a shooting spree similar to a man in Cumbria two years ago has landed an Orcadian man with an eight month stretch behind bars.

Carl Howley (28), of Yetholm, St Margaret’s Hope, appeared at Wick Sheriff Court on Friday pleading to two charges of theft and threatening and abusive behaviour.

After stealing six ready meals from the Co-op supermarket in Albert Street in Kirkwall on Saturday, October 27, Howley was arrested and taken to Kirkwall Police Station.

While detained he uttered threats to police officers that he had similar intentions to that of Raoul Mowat who killed one man and injured two others in 2010.

Sheriff Andrew Berry said that what Howley said was outrageous, unforgiveable and chilling before sending him to jail.

Read more court news in Wednesday’s Caithness Courier.