He was dressed in shorts, a thin kagool jacket and glasses and short greying hair. 'Mr Roberts described his attitude as initially flippant and arrogant but it changed when he realised the seriousness of the situation.' Magistrates chair Alastair Langdon said: 'These were very serious offences.' She said: 'He raised the alarm and fire crews were deployed.' He did not attend the hearing and was not represented but the court heard he had an annual income of 375,000 and more than 1million in savings.
Mr Roberts described his attitude as initially flippant and drunk but changed when he realised the seriousness of the situation.
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