A drug dealer’s snooker ball strop at Perth Prison cost taxpayers more than £800, a court has heard.
Garry Davidson flew into a rage after a disagreement with staff at the jail’s C-Hall.
He picked up balls from a snooker table and threw them through a large, outfacing window.
The 33-year-old appeared via video link at Perth Sheriff Court and admitted vandalising the jail on June 7, this year.
Davidson, who was caged for his role in a £1.3million cocaine racket, was told he would not have to serve extra time for the outburst.
Smashing glass
Fiscal depute Elizabeth Hodgson told the court: “This happened in C-Hall at HMP Perth.
“The incident was recorded by CCTV and was witnessed by prison officers.
“At around 4.30pm, the accused was speaking to prison staff.
“They had a disagreement and the accused walked off, onto the landing.
“About 10 minutes later, prison officers heard the sound of smashing glass.
“They observed the accused throwing snooker balls at a large glass window situated at the end of the hall.”
The fiscal depute said: “The accused was asked to stop and he did so.
“He then returned to his cell.”
Ms Hodgson told the court: “The estimated cost of the damage was £814.”
No extra jail time
Solicitor Gary Foulis, defending, said: “He pled guilty at the earliest opportunity.
“He told me he wanted this matter dealt with and disposed of.”
Mr Foulis said his client had been recalled to prison by Scottish ministers.
“His earliest liberation date is February 2024,” he said.
Sheriff David Hall told Davidson he would not add more time to his sentence.
“I will give you credit for pleading guilty at your first opportunity,” he said.
The sheriff sentenced Davidson to 60 days imprisonment, which will run concurrently with his ongoing jail time.
Cocaine racket
Davidson was jailed for five years and 219 days at the High Court in Edinburgh in 2017.
It followed Operation Hellfire, instigated by the Aberdeen-based Organised Crime and Counter Terrorism Unit.
Davidson and his brother Harry, were involved in the supply of cocaine with an estimated value of nearly £1.3 million.
