A MAN dropped ‘petrol bombs’ from a balcony during a tense stand-off with police.
Brian Scott, 39, barricaded himself in his home in Main Street, Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire, on April 1 2024.
The incident happened in Lennoxtown in April earlier this year[/caption]
Scott ripped out electrical wiring from the property which started a small fire.
As a result, eight households including elderly people in his tower block had to be evacuated and the street was closed off.
Masked Scott also claimed that his home was “rigged” with devices and that he would set himself on fire.
It was also believed that Scott was carrying a gun while he refused to engage with a police negotiator.
Scott pled guilty today at Glasgow Sheriff Court to behaving in a threatening or abusive manner and assaulting police officers.
The court heard officers attended Scott’s home to carry out inquiries on another matter and spoke to him from his first-floor balcony.
He appeared periodically at his balcony and threw various items including bottles presumed to be petrol bombs
Prosecutor Victoria Keel
He stated: “If you come in here, I’m going to smash your heads with a hammer, I will shoot you in the back of the skull.”
Officers were unable to force entry into the property as he had put a barricade up at the front door which included a weight bench.
Scott went on to throw items and bottles at police as well as ripped out electric cables which started a small fire.
Prosecutor Victoria Keel said: “Eight households required to be evacuated which included elderly people and families.
“He appeared periodically at his balcony and threw various items including bottles presumed to be petrol bombs.
“Scott appeared wearing a balaclava and in possession of a dark barrelled item which police perceived to be a gun.”
He went on to claim that the property was “rigged” with an improvised device and that he would set himself on fire.
Scott appeared wearing a balaclava and in possession of a dark barrelled item which police perceived to be a gun
Prosecutor Victoria Keel
Scott refused to speak to a police negotiator before entry was eventually forced on the property.
A search recovered a small pipe which officers had believed was the gun.
Bob McDowall, defending, told the court that his client spent four days in Glasgow Royal Infirmary after the incident.
The lawyer said: “This was a very worrying incident and it is a very concerning course of behaviour.”
Sentence was deferred pending background reports by Sheriff Joan Kerr who continued Scott’s remand in custody meantime.
