A WHITECROOK man took part in a late night stand-up fight which spilled into a street he was prohibited from entering.

Kieran McInally, 22, of King Street, appeared from custody at Dumbarton Sheriff Court last Thursday for sentencing.

He previously admitted conducting himself in a disorderly manner in Stewart Street on May 21 2016, engaging in a fight and committing breach of the peace.

He also admitted breaching bail conditions, imposed on April 18 2016 and November 11 2015, which prohibited him from contacting a person in Stewart Street without a reasonable excuse.

Laura Knox, the fiscal depute, told the court that the incident happened at 6am.

She continued: "The accused was engaged in a stand up fight with another male, on the roadside.

"Both the accused and the opponent were fully committed to the fight.

"It came to a natural end without any obvious signs of serious injury."

The court was also told that McInally then witnessed the person he was prohibited from contacting.

Ms Knox said: "The accused began to shout and scream in the street. Upon looking up, he began shouting up (at her).

"He left the locus but returned a short time later and entered a common close on Stewart Street.

"Police were called and they attended the locus. They went to the first floor block to give them a bird's eye view of the street and accused was hiding under a bush."

His defence solicitor said it was "utter stupidity" that McInally, who has previous convictions, came to breach bail conditions.

His defence solicitor continued: "He was at a party and he had been drinking. He encountered an individual he had previous problems with and a fight spilled into Stewart Street.

"The fight continued and it seems both parties appeared to be fighting equally.

"It's his position that his opponent approached him."

The defence agent added: "He attempted to seek refuge. He wrongly sought refuge. He got involved in a situation he did not envisage."

In sentencing Sheriff William Gallacher told McInally that he behaved in an "utterly despicable way" and jailed him for 12 months, backdated to May 23 when McInally was first remanded.