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A POLICE officer told a court today that a man resisted arrest before a Celtic match.
Constable Matthew McCann, 31, claimed Liam Young, 25, tensed his body and flailed his arms outside Celtic Park on February 27, 2020.
The officer further alleged that Young, of Ardrossan, South Ayrshire, shouted abuse and tried to intervene in the arrest of another man.
The Hoops were set to play FC Copenhagen in a UEFA Europa League knock-out tie.
Young denies resisting, obstructing or hindering police officers at Glasgow Sheriff Court.
He also pleads not guilty to behaving in a threatening or abusive manner.
The court heard from PC McCann who said he was called to Janefield Street following a fight among fans.
The officer stated that the fight had dispersed and he went to assist colleagues in the arrest of a man.
PC McCann said he was approached by Young who used “bodily force” against him.
He added: “Liam Young intervened and took hold of my right arm and pulled me away from the man then became abusive.”
Young is claimed to have said: “Get to f***, get f***ing off him, he has not f***ing done anything.”
PC McCann claimed that he put his arm on Young’s chest and asked him to step back.
He stated that Young grabbed hold of him which promoted the arrest of him.
PC Young agreed when prosecutor Darren Harty asked if the arrest was difficult.
He said: “I attempted to place him in handcuffs after telling him he was under arrest and he tensed his body.
“He became rigid, not letting me manipulate his arm to attach the cuff.
“He thereafter flailed his arms making it difficult for me to control him.”
Young is then claimed to have said that he was not resisting.
The officer further alleged that a colleague cut her hand during the struggle due to one of the cuffs striking her.
Paul Kavanagh, defending, put it to PC McCann that Young was not involved in the earlier fight.
The lawyer also suggested that there were 19 minutes between the recorded times of arrest between the man and Young.
Mr Kavanagh said: “Your position is he is strong enough to pull you away and tense his body and resist arrest?”
The witness replied: “He is extremely strong, it surprised me with his build how difficult he was, there is no doubt in my mind, I was looking at him in my face – it’s the same man.”
Mr Kavanagh followed up: “I suggest that you are wrong.”
PC McCann said: “That’s incorrect.”
The trial continues in April before sheriff Diana McConnell.
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