Angus man who tried to fly drone into Perth Prison claimed Romanian circus stole his chihuahua
Philip Moreton was found hiding in a hedge near Perth Prison and claimed he was searching for his pet chihuahua as it had been dognapped by a Romanian circus troupe.
Sheriff Pino di Emidio described Moreton s shaggy dog story as fanciful and said: It was one of the most remarkable lines of defence I ve ever heard.
Moreton, then of Kirriemuir, now living in Portsmouth, was found guilty at a trial of trying to fly a drone into the jail when Perth Sheriff Court heard how Moreton was caught red-handed after driving the getaway car into a cul-de-sac and being found hiding in bushes.
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