Death row Richey arrested in city

Kenny Richey was freed from prison in January

Kenny Richey, the Scot freed from death row in America earlier this year, has been detained by the police after an incident in Edinburgh.

Lothian and Borders police said a 43-year-old man was in custody after an incident in Orwell Terrace.

Police would not comment on the nature of the incident but one report said streets were cordoned off and a man was on the roof of a building.

Police said no-one was hurt. Richey is expected to appear in court on Monday.

Kenny Richey spent more than two decades in a US jail awaiting execution.

He was released at the start of the year after agreeing a deal with the US authorities.

Richey was originally convicted of starting a fire that killed a two-year-old girl in Ohio and always maintained his innocence.

After his release, he returned to Scotland, where he had lived as a child.

Earlier this year it emerged that Richey had mouth cancer and was due to have a malignant growth removed from inside his cheek.