A DRUMRY man has been jailed for a flagrant breach of a court order after he went to his parents’ house and demanded money from them.

Lewis Graham was banned from going to the property in Montrose Street and from contacting his parents as a special condition of bail.

But barely a fortnight after being handed the court order the 21-year-old did exactly what he’d been told not to do – and earned himself an eight-month jail term in court on Friday.

Graham, however, was sentenced to 16 months behind bars – a further three for shouting and swearing in Montrose Street on May 26, and an unexpired portion of five months from a previous sentence on an unrelated matter.

At Dumbarton Sheriff Court, fiscal depute Craig Wainwright first described the May incident, when police attending reports of a disturbance saw Graham being restrained and heard him say “f****** off me, and “all youse get tae f***”.

Graham, of Vanguard Street, was also due to appear at court on July 24 on an unrelated matter, but failed to show up.

Two days later, Mr Wainwright said, Graham’s parents were at home at around 8.45pm when they heard a banging on their window and heard their son shouting “I want f****** money”.

Graham’s parents knew that their son was barred from contacting them or approaching the property, thanks to a court order granted on July 11, and so got in touch with police.

And though Graham fled before officers arrived, that night police received a second call reporting Graham was back at the house and trying to force entry.

This time, when police arrived, they saw Graham sitting on a set of stairs outside the house and arrested him.

Solicitor, Jonathan Paul, told the court: “These matters largely concern his parents. Alcohol is at the source of this.”

Mr Paul said his client had begun to learn some important life skills through a training course with the Venture Trust.

Sheriff Simon Pender told Graham: “You have a horrendous record, and returned to offending immediately after your Venture Trust project attendance.”

Due to Graham’s repeat offending, he was jailed.

“Given your repeated offending in July, and your direct breach of a court order, I am of the view that only a custodial sentence is appropriate.

“If you are seriously intending to do something about your drinking, I seriously hope you will take advantage of the services which will be available to you in custody.”