A Dundee man threatened to shoot up a popular city centre kebab shop in a menacing phone call to cops.
Malcolm Sinclair, 56, admitted acting in a threatening or abusive manner earlier this summer by making threats of violence towards police.
Sinclair had called police in the early hours of June 23, demanding they come to him before he shot members of the public at Corfu Kebabs on Seagate.
He was also prosecuted for making a grossly offensive phone call under the communications act.
The 56-year-old pled guilty by letter at Dundee Sheriff Court.
‘You have two minutes’
Depute fiscal Sarah High told the court Sinclair had called police from a mobile phone.
He told them: “You have two minutes to get down here before I shoot him.
“I am at Corfu kebabs. You have two minutes before I bring the gun out. I am going to shoot this c***. I don’t care about speaking to you.”
Ms High said: “Police recognised an Irish accent over the phone.
“It sounded aggressive.”
The court heard police were scrambled to Corfu Kebabs.
“At around 3.15am the accused was traced by officers on Reform Street,” the prosecutor said.
“He was placed in handcuffs and searched.
“No firearms were found on him.
“His mobile phone was seized.”
When arrested, he told police: “I have got a gun.”
More threats
Ms High said: “En route to Bell Street HQ he told police: ‘I will find out where you live and shoot you’.
“At 3.26am, the accused was charged.”
He replied: “Another bulls***.”
Sheriff Paul Brown deferred sentence on Sinclair, of Yarrow Terrace, for personal appearance, and reports from the criminal and social work teams, as well as an assessment as to his compatibility to be placed on a restriction of liberty order.
Sinclair will return to court for sentencing on September 12.
