Drunk quit siege for a fag and can of fanta A Drunk brought a stand-off with police to an end by asking for a can of Fanta, a court heard.

A Drunk brought a stand-off with police to an end by asking for acan of Fanta, a court heard.

Patrick O'Neill barricaded himself on the balcony of his friend'sseventh-floor city flat after a party in the early hours of April 29.

Police were called to Kings Court tower block when the 31-year-old started throwing objects off the balcony.

But when officers arrived he threatened to jump and threw asyringe at an officer. Expert negotiators were called and it tookhours to coax him out.

He finally gave himself up for some fizzy juice and cigarettes.

O'Neill appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court yesterday where he wassentenced to five months in …