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Man jailed for Nicola Sturgeon threats and abducting sheriff dies in prison
16.01.2024 - 20:07 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A man jailed for sending messages of a threatening nature to Nicola Sturgeon, and later helped abduct a sheriff, has died in prison.
The Scottish Prison Service confirmed William Curtis, 71, died on January 11. A report has been sent to the Procurator Fiscal and a Fatal Incident Inquiry will be held in due course.
Curtis was jailed in March last year for sending messages to Ms Sturgeon, and also of sending or causing a threatening message to be sent to former MSP Stewart Stevenson in 2019 following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.
Alongside co-accused Philip Mitchell, he was also found guilty of assaulting and abducting Sheriff Robert McDonald in a car park in Banff, Aberdeenshire, in June 2021.
Lord Weir said the pair were “entirely unrepentant” as he sentenced them, jailing Curtis for 18 months for sending threatening messages.
Curtis was also jailed for a further four years and two months for the incident involving the sheriff, with the term to begin once the 18-month sentence ended.
A Scottish Prison Service spokesperson said: "William Curtis, 71, prisoner at HMP Grampian has died on 11 January 2024. He was convicted at Glasgow High Court in 2023.
"Police Scotland have bee advised and the matter reported to the procurator fiscal. A Fatal Accident Inquiry will be held in due course."
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