Gun yob facing jail for targeting man in Glasgow

A gun yob who left an innocent motorist fearing he was going to be shot is facing jail. Steven Farrell brandished a firearm at Jay Campbell as he stopped to buy a bottle of juice at a shop in Glasgow's Temple last July.

A judge heard how Mr Campbell (24) luckily managed to escape.

He had never been in bother before and had no idea why he was targeted.

Farrell (27) also fled the scene, but his smashed-up Seat Leon car was later found dumped.

But, he helped get himself caught when the keys for the vehicle were found hidden in his tumble dryer.

Farrell has now pled guilty to a charge of presenting a firearm or imitation weapon at Mr Campbell.

Sentencing was deferred at the High Court in Glasgow until a later date.

Mr Campbell had parked his Range Rover last July 3 when a black Seat Leon raced up “at speed” and stopped alongside the 4x4.

Prosecutor Graeme Jessop said: “Farrell - who was the driver - was staring at Mr Campbell then raised a gun and pointed it at him.

“He estimated the gun man was no more than four metres from him.”

The court heard a terrified Mr Campbell believed “he was about to be shot”.

He ducked and initially tried to flee - but his car was not in gear.

However, Mr Campbell did manage to get away while Campbell drove off towards Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire.

Mr Campbell called his dad before police were alerted.

Mr Jessop: “He advised that he could not think of any reason why he would be targeted.

“He was not known to police, has no previous convictions and was not aware of having any significant disagreement with others.”

The court heard Mr Campbell was “significantly traumatised” and had “fears for his own safety”.

An “extensively vandalised” black Seat Leon was discovered in the city's Whiteinch shortly after the incident.

No firearm was found inside - but it emerged Farrell was the owner of the car.

Farrell's home in Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire was raided days later.

Mr Jessop: “During the search, two keys for the Seat Leon were found in a bag inside the tumble dryer.”

Farrell went on make no comment about the crime.

A weapons expert concluded - after being given a description of the gun - that it may have been a revolver or self-loading pistol.

However, it could also have been a blank firing gun or “realistic imitation” firearm.