Man made threats to 'chop someone up' at Glasgow hotel
The court heard that at around 5.20pm on February 23, 2024, two people were within a room at the Queen's Park Hotel in the city's Southside when they heard McCord shouting.
He stated, 'watch what I'm going to do. I'm going to kill you, I'm going to chop you up.'
One of them responded by asking McCord to stop and be quiet.
McCord then said, 'you're going to get chopped, wee specky'.
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Shortly after, one of the pair left the room to get food and saw McCord, who stated, 'I'm going to plug you full of holes.
'I'm going to chop you too.'
Police were contacted and attended. McCord was arrested and conveyed to a police station where he called both witnesses 'wee junkie b******s'.
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He was held in custody to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court.
McCord's lawyer told the court his client had been drunk at the time and these were 'empty threats'.
The defence solicitor said: 'He was drunk and they were empty threats. The Queen's Park Hotel is a homeless hotel.
'The two people had words with him, and he was upset about it. He acted completely and utterly inappropriately.
'They were empty threats, but threats nonetheless. It must have been frightening for them.'
Sheriff Anna Reid fined McCord £580.
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