Lord Weir told the pair they were 'entirely unrepentant for their actions'
A man who sent threatening messages to Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and later helped abduct a sheriff has been jailed for more than five years.
William Curtis, 70, was convicted last month of sending threatening messages to Ms Sturgeon and of sending or causing a threatening message to be sent to former MSP Stewart Stevenson in 2019 following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow. He and co-accused Philip Mitchell, 60, were also found guilty of assaulting and abducting Sheriff Robert McDonald in a car park in Banff, Aberdeenshire, in June 2021.He sentenced Curtis to 18 months for the three charges of sending threatening and abusive messages, backdated to July 1 2021 when he was brought into custody.
Top news stories today Lord Weir said he was further sentenced to four years and two months for his part in abducting the sheriff, the term of which will begin on completion of the first part of the sentence.Don't miss the latest news from around Scotland and beyond - sign up to our daily newsletter here.
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