A 30-year-old man has been charged after an assistant referee was struck with a coin during the game between Livingston and Rangers at the Tony Macaroni Arena on Sunday 30th September.
He is scheduled to appear at Livingston Sheriff Court on Friday 5th October.
Superintendent Craig Smith, Event Commander for the match, said: “As a result of this incident we received an overwhelming number of calls from the public, who shared our position that such behaviour was totally unacceptable.
“I’d like to thank both sets of supporters, the respective clubs and the general public for their assistance during this investigation.”
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
