AN Irvine man who drunkenly attacked two people on separate occasions has dodged a jail term.

Campbell Lebeau, of Muir Drive, committed the assaults in December last year and February this year.

He was also charged with failing to provide a specimen of breath on April 2.
At Kilmarnock Sheriff Court last week, it was revealed that on December 5, witnesses at an address in Irvine’s Carron Place heard a knock at the door and found Lebeau waiting.

The 35-year-old was known as a friend of a friend and asked if he could come in because it was raining.

They agreed but quickly realised he was heavily intoxicated and argumentative.

He repeatedly called the people in the house “toerags”. Lebeau was warned about his behaviour but quickly leapt forward and grabbed the male complainer by the throat.

The pair rolled around the living room before Lebeau pinned the man onto the couch.

Lebeau began repeatedly pulling his hand back in a punching motion before being pulled away but continued to throw punches.

Police were contacted but were unable to trace him and the matter was reported to the fiscal.

On February 3, Lebeau was out at the Oceans 11 nightclub in Kilmarnock before returning to the home of a female friend.

Again, Lebeau was noted as being drunk and aggressive, repeatedly trying to argue with the woman as well as shouting and swearing.

She called for a male friend after fearing Lebeau was going to “get himself into trouble”.

After making their way to the woman’s address in Gilmour Gardens, Stevenston, he continued to act abusively towards the woman.

Lebeau then rose from his seat and slapped the woman across the face. 
Police were contacted and found all parties arguing.

Lebeau was taken to Saltcoats Police Office and when being cautioned and charged he replied: “What a f*****g joke by the way.”

Less than two months later police caught up with Lebeau about an allegation of driving under the influence in Gladstone Road, Saltcoats.

They found him sleeping on the couch at an address and was again, heavily drunk. He refused to provide a specimen of breath.

Lebeau previously pleaded guilty to the offences.

He was handed a three-month tagging order, 180 hours of unpaid work, one year of supervision, disqualified from driving for three years and ordered to undertake alcohol treatmeant.