DJ sparks Glasgow pool hall brawl
Brandon Ross hit his victim with a cue before the fight escalated
A DJ sparked a pool hall brawl after someone made fun of his haircut.
Brandon Ross, 23, hit the man with a cue and punched him at Glasgow city centre's Reardon's on August 12, 2024.
He was enraged as he was on the end of "playground banter" about his 'Prince Charming' hairstyle by the man and his friends.
The insults then became more personal after the man allegedly made a comment about Ross's dead father.
Ross's initial attack erupted in a greater fight which left him in hospital with injuries to his face and hand.
First offender Ross pleaded guilty today at Glasgow Sheriff Court to assaulting the man.
The court heard that Ross was with friends while the unknown man and his acquaintances were at another pool table.
Prosecutor Darren Harty stated that a "disagreement" had taken place between both parties.
He said: "As a result, Ross struck the unknown man with a pool cue to the side of the body in the hip region.
"He thereafter punched him which collided with his face.
"A further much bigger fight then occurred as a result of that after which Ross was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary."
Stephanie Grieve, defending, told the court that Ross was hit with two glasses in the melee.
This resulted in a wound to his left ear and damage to tendons in his right hand.
The lawyer added: "My client's friends laughed about something the unknown man had said.
"A disagreement took place which resulted in playground insults which included about Mr Ross' Prince Charming hair and socks he was wearing which went on for 30 minutes.
"He brushed it off until there was a comment made about his deceased father.
"He works as a DJ and has had to reduce his work from six nights a week to two nights a week."
Sheriff David Clapham denied Miss Grieve her initial request for an absolute discharge which would have seen the offence scrubbed from Ross's criminal record.
The sheriff said: "When you heard the comments, you should have left.
"Hitting someone with a pool cue is quite wrong and it is also quite wrong that you followed this up with a punch."
Ross, of the city's Mount Vernon, was fined £320.
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