A WOMAN who tried to kick and spit at a bouncer after an abusive outburst at a Greenock pub has been warned by a sheriff that all punishment options will be considered.

Lyndsay McDonald laughed in the dock during the latest calling of her case at the town's sheriff court this week as the hearing was told of her verbal attack and attempted assault at The James Watt Wetherspoon's in Cathcart Street.

The 30-year-old, of Hope Street, admitted one indictment charge and had not guilty pleas to two others accepted by prosecutors.

Procurator fiscal depute Maria Murdoch told Tuesday's hearing: "At 8.50pm on Saturday, May 28, 2022, the accused was within the pub and became verbally abusive towards a door steward.

"She shouted at him calling him a 'bam' and a 'junkie', adding: 'I'm 29, you can't talk to me like that'.

"She left the locus and around a minute later the door steward observed her entering the pub via a side entrance on another street.

"She was asked to leave at which point again she became verbally abusive calling the witness a 'junkie' and a 'bam'.

"She was then escorted from the premises at which time she attempted to kick her leg at the witness and attempted to spit at him."

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The fiscal depute said police arrested McDonald at the boozer shortly after 9pm and she was held in Greenock police office's custody suite but was not formally cautioned and charged due to her 'aggressive behaviour'.

The court heard that McDonald had previously been bailed for a domestic-related threatening or abusive behaviour offence.

She was cleared of assaulting The James Watt steward and shouting, swearing, uttering offensive comments and threats of violence towards police officers.

Defence solicitor Amy Spencer said her client had encountered issues following the breakdown of a relationship in 2019 and cited a 'mental health background' to the offending.

Miss Spencer said: "When she is medicated this type of behaviour does not occur."

Sheriff James Varney said McDonald's previous convictions gave him 'some cause for concern' and he called for a criminal justice social work report and a restriction of liberty order assessment.

The sheriff said: "Be under no illusion that all options are open to me including custody."

Sentence was deferred until September 18.