A SERIAL offender was sentenced to time in prison for a string of previous incidents.

Kenneth Bridges was in the dock having previously pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including several incidents of theft and breaching bail conditions.

He is currently serving a 27-month prison sentence for stamping on a man's head six times and was told by a sheriff that he was lucky not to have killed his victim.

However, he was brought back to Alloa Sheriff Court on Thursday, October 18, for sentencing on the less serious matters.

Bridges, 22, pleaded guilty to an outstanding charge of stealing two bottles of Pimms from the Co-operative in Tullibody on May 28.

The prosecutor told the court: "He was seen on CCTV within the shop taking two bottles of Pimms, then leaving without attempting to pay.

"He was then seen outside by police in possession of the bottles, and ran away.

"One bottle was recovered, and he made away with another bottle.

"The value of the property in total was £12, with £6 worth of goods recovered."

Bridges was also stole alcohol from a shop in Tillicoultry on March 25 before then resisting arrest, as well as stealing a torch from a car in Tullibody on February 24.

In addition, there were charges of theft from B&M Stores in Alloa on December 7 last year, and breaching bail conditions between March 5-8 this year.

Bridges' lawyer highlighted that their client had become a father in August of this year, and asked the court to dispose of the cases without interfering with Bridges' release date.

They also pointed out Bridges, of The Maltings, Tullibody, had been co-operating with a Community Payback Order before he was taken into custody.

Sheriff David Mackie took note of the fact Bridges is now a parent when passing sentence.

For the charges of stealing a torch, beverages from B&M Stores and breaching bail conditions between March 5-8 this year, Bridges was admonished.

In relation to the charge of stealing alcohol and resisting arrest on March 25, and the charge of stealing Pimms on May 28, Bridges was given a four-month sentence, to run alongside his current prison sentence and starting from October 18.