Warrant issued in June 2021 for arrest of 33-year-old former footballer after he pleaded guilty to breaching non-harassment order.
Stokes denied the charge and claimed he was acting in self-defence. Last May, after Stokes pleaded guilty at Hamilton Sheriff Court to breaching the non-harassment order, Sheriff Peter Anderson deferred sentencing for a month and granted Stokes bail. “He pled guilty and was released on bail and he has now left the country in breach of bail,” Sheriff Mackay said at the time.
The 33-year old footballer had been wanted for failing to appear at Hamilton Sheriff Court for sentencing last year for bombarding his ex-girlfriend with ...
His arrival on the Loganair flight came a year after the initial warrant had been issued for his arrest. The former Irish international footballer began his career with Arsenal before establishing himself during a loan spell with Falkirk in 2006. The warrant was subsequently issued for his arrest.
The 33-year old footballer had been wanted for failing to appear for sentencing at Hamilton Sheriff Court.
Ordering the warrant for his arrest in June last year, Sheriff Allan McKay said: "He pled guilty and was released on bail and he has now left the country in breach of bail. "If allowed his liberty, then he should be back here a week before. The 33-year old footballer had been wanted for failing to appear for sentencing at Hamilton Sheriff Court for bombarding his ex-girlfriend Eilidh Scott with offensive text messages.
FORMER Celtic striker Anthony Stokes walks free from a police station after he was granted bail.The 33-year-old footballer had been wanted for failing.
We pay for your stories and videos! “He is not here in breach of his bail conditions and I’m not at all sure that he will come back unless required to do so by some sort of authority so to do that I’m issuing a warrant for his arrest.” “He thought matters could be dealt with in his absence and be resolved while he was staying away from the complainer in this case.