Man Sentenced for Chasing People with Chainsaw

Cameron Hotchkiss, a 22-year-old man from Stirling, has been sentenced to three years in prison for chasing individuals with a running chainsaw while wearing an SS flag adorned with a swastika. The incident occurred in June 2023 during a confrontation over a drug debt involving a friend of Hotchkiss, leading to multiple emergency calls from the public. Prosecutor Rachel Wallace described how Hotchkiss brandished the chainsaw in Westwood Crescent, which he retrieved from his father's car after his father was reportedly attacked. In addition to the chainsaw incident, Hotchkiss was found to have posted threatening videos on Snapchat, expressing intentions to create a napalm flamethrower. His defense lawyer argued that Hotchkiss acted in self-defense during the attack on his family. He pleaded guilty to charges of common law and statutory breach of the peace.