A man who sparked a residential lockdown after claiming he had built a homemade bomb was jailed today (May 16) for 30 months. Christopher Scarr was caught with the device in a cupboard at his Springburn property.
A man who sparked a lockdown after claiming he had built a homemade bomb was jailed this morning, May 16.
The 41-year-old had also claimed to nurses that he learned how to make bombs from "being in the army."READ MORE: Son of Lanarkshire sex beast who died behind bars says there is 'place in hell for him Scarr pled guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to behaving in a threatening or abusive manner. He also admitted making or knowingly having in his possession or control an explosive substance.
The court heard that Scarr sent a ranting email to Springburn Medical Practice shortly after midnight on April 17.He said: "I don't know why I trusted you with information I never divulged to any soul. "I will take a picture of the device I constructed, I have now taken the device apart. but I'm really worried that they might force me into something I don't want to do.Members of staff at the practice alerted police to the email.Scarr told them that he purchased oxygen tanks to provide care for the woman's COPD and that he had guns in his gas cupboard.
"Police evacuated all witnesses from the building, there was a 200 metre police cordon and road closures. 60 residents were evacuated for public safety measures.
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