A MAN who went on a violent rampage through the streets of Irvine has been jailed.

Jack McInnes carried out the drug and booze-fuelled onslaught in the early hours of August 9, 2014.

The 21-year-old admitted culpable and reckless conduct, possessing offensive weapons and abusive behaviour in Warrix Avenue, Greenbank Road, Merryvale Road and Scott Road.

Armed officers and dog handlers had to be called to deal with McInnes’ - at a cost of almost £8,000 Kilmarnock Sheriff Court previously heard how McInnes, a self-employed scaffolder, broke a number of windows in Warrix Avenue by striking them with a golf club.

This caused shards of glass to fall into the living room at the address and onto a baby’s pram and changing mat.

McInnes, of Gottries Road, admitted shouting at and pursuing a man in Greenbank Road before brandishing a metal pole, repeatedly running at and jumping on a police vehicle and striking the vehicle repeatedly with weapons in an attempt to gain entry.

He also threw bricks at a police car in the same street after damaging parked cars in Merryvale Road.

McInnes also behaved in a threatening or abusive manner in Scott Road by shouting, swearing, uttering threats, brandishing a spade and striking the offside door vehicle with the spade.

This was before McInnes jumped onto a bonnet of a police vehicle in the street, repeatedly struck the windscreen of the vehicle, causing it to break and injure a female officer.

McInnes returned to court for sentencing last week following the production of social work reports.

Gillian Swanney, defending, admitted to presiding Sheriff Shirley Foran that she could say little in terms of mitigation.

She revealed that McInnes was under the influence of alcohol and illicit substances on the day of the offence and a number of days prior.

Ms Swanney said that McInnes had been “candid” about his drinking along with admitting to taking cannabis and valium on a daily basis.

She explained that as far as McInnes can remember, an altercation occurred involving McInnes, his group of friends and an unknown male.

McInnes was supposedly given an address for the unknown male but this proved to be incorrect and matters escalated thereafter.

Ms Swanney claimed McInnes was “disappointed in himself” and prior to his court appearance, was said to have a “very busy” work schedule ahead of him.

Sheriff Foran believed custody was the only appropriate sentence.

She said: “I have to say what you have put at peril here, I am incredulous. A job that provides you with a good living all for what was a rampage involving cars, weapons, bringing considerable alarm to members of the public and the police at a considerable cost.

“There is no alternative but to impose a prison sentence, previous community sentences have clearly failed.” McInnes was sentenced to 24 months in prison.