Darren Carlton - who has a conviction for driving his Honda Civic Sport, with the personal reg D9RNN, at high speeds - wound up in the dock after a rammy.

Paisley Sheriff Court heard that he shouted, swore and threatened two paramedics who had been called to attend at his Willow Drive home in November last year.

The 22-year-old then assaulted PC Lewis Grant by lobbing a plastic bottle at the officer.

He was then taken to Paisley’s Royal Alexandra Hospital where he continued to act up, shouting, swearing, making threats and challenging others to fight.

Carlton appeared in court earlier this year over the bust-up and was given a Community Payback Order (CPO).

But he quickly fell foul of the structured punishment, failing to attend to complete his unpaid work and was found to be in breach of the CPO.

In August Sheriff Tom McCartney gave Carlton extra time to complete his CPO and told him that, if the hours were completed satisfactorily, he would dodge jail.

But this week it emerged that Carlton had failed to turn up to do his unpaid work since August.

Gordon Nicol, defending, said Carlton had been unable to put any time into his CPO because his grandfather had been ill and had since passed away.

He explained: “The family operate a business and his grandfather was seriously ill for a year or so and passed away about two weeks ago.

“His dad was trying to look after the business and manage it and Darren Carlton was having to play more of a role in the day-to-day running of the business.

“He found it increasingly difficult to fulfill his obligation to the community payback people.

“He found himself in a situation he didn’t expect to be in at that time.

“His father wasn’t able to devote any time to the day-to-day running of the business and it was left up to him.” He asked Sheriff McCartney to spare his client jail, saying he was now freed up to do unpaid work.

He explained: “Now his dad is back in the business he is able to take on the lion’s share and relieve him from his duties and obligations he has in respect of the business.

“The difficulties no longer exist - the problem is at an end from the family situation.

“It’s a terrible way to put it but that’s the fact of the matter.” Despite Nicol’s pleas for Carlton to be given another crack at a CPO, Sheriff McCartney ruled there was only one way he could deal with him.

He jailed him for 165 days for the offences.

A shocked Carlton blew out his breath, puffed out his cheeks and stared at the floor as he learned he was going to spend time behind bars.

Last year The Gazette revealed that Carlton had been hit with a hefty fine for racing his car through the streets of Paisley.

He rallied the vehicle along the town’s New Street and High Street and repeatedly wheel spun on July 6, 2012.

When police became aware of his loud engine revving and erratic driving they tried to get him to stop.

But the maniac motorist ignored the requests of Police Constables Colin Rae and Rose McCreath, who were both in uniform, and careered along High Street, near it’s junction with Storrie Street, without stopping.

The Johnstone Castle man admitted driving without due care and attention or without reasonable consideration for other road users by repeatedly wheel spinning and driving at excessive speed for the conditions.

He also held his hands up to failing to stop for the two cops who were in uniform, was fined £800 and slapped eight penalty points.