#Latest news with #DavidStewartGlasgow Times21-05-2025Glasgow TimesMan told Glasgow neighbour he was a gangsterDavid Stewart left the woman terrified following the incident at flats in Springburn, Glasgow last September. The 36 year-old was on bail at the time having been caught with a stun gun at his home just months earlier. Stewart is now behind bars after he pleaded guilty last week to two charges under the Firearms Act. It emerged he already had a lengthy record of violence, disorder and possessing weapons. He will be sentenced next month. READ NEXT: 'Weedy smell': Cannabis farm discovered in Glasgow as police lockdown unit READ NEXT: 'Heroin dealer' jailed after drugs found at his property The High Court in Glasgow heard how the woman had returned to the block where she spotted Stewart. Prosecutor Christopher Miller said he had a firearm which she feared was "real". Mr Miller said: "Stewart stated he was a gangster and that he had weapons to kill people." The neighbour later went to a local police station as she was "extremely scared" by what happened. Stewart's flat was searched and the firearm was found to be a spring-operated BB gun capable of firing pellets. Stewart had flouted a court order by committing the crime. A stun gun had been found in his home in June 2024 after police were called to a report of a disturbance. Stewart had appeared in the dock in connection with that discovery before eventually a sheriff allowed bail. Lady Poole continued his remand in custody today/yesterday as the case was adjourned until June 11 in Edinburgh. She told Stewart: "Given your record, I will be considering an extended sentence (a jail-term then supervision) as one of the potential options open to me."
Glasgow Times21-05-2025Glasgow TimesMan told Glasgow neighbour he was a gangsterDavid Stewart left the woman terrified following the incident at flats in Springburn, Glasgow last September. The 36 year-old was on bail at the time having been caught with a stun gun at his home just months earlier. Stewart is now behind bars after he pleaded guilty last week to two charges under the Firearms Act. It emerged he already had a lengthy record of violence, disorder and possessing weapons. He will be sentenced next month. READ NEXT: 'Weedy smell': Cannabis farm discovered in Glasgow as police lockdown unit READ NEXT: 'Heroin dealer' jailed after drugs found at his property The High Court in Glasgow heard how the woman had returned to the block where she spotted Stewart. Prosecutor Christopher Miller said he had a firearm which she feared was "real". Mr Miller said: "Stewart stated he was a gangster and that he had weapons to kill people." The neighbour later went to a local police station as she was "extremely scared" by what happened. Stewart's flat was searched and the firearm was found to be a spring-operated BB gun capable of firing pellets. Stewart had flouted a court order by committing the crime. A stun gun had been found in his home in June 2024 after police were called to a report of a disturbance. Stewart had appeared in the dock in connection with that discovery before eventually a sheriff allowed bail. Lady Poole continued his remand in custody today/yesterday as the case was adjourned until June 11 in Edinburgh. She told Stewart: "Given your record, I will be considering an extended sentence (a jail-term then supervision) as one of the potential options open to me."
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