A WARRANT was granted to apprehend Fort William man Martin Matthews after he failed to appear at Fort William Sheriff Court last week.
Matthews, 58, whose address was given as Brown Court in the town, was due to appear on charges of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner by shouting and swearing at another man in the underpass between Middle Street and Macfarlane Way in Fort William on April 30 this year.
Matthews is further charged with assaulting the same man by spitting on him.