A gun thug who turned up at a man’s door and pointed a gun at him – then claimed it was a “Glock” during the terrifying incident – was yesterday facing years in jail.
Jordan Henderson was warned he faces a lengthy sentence over the robbery bid at an address in Brechin on August 18 last year.
Henderson – who once dodged a jail term after giving his ADHD medication to kids as young as 13 – turned up at Jack Swinscoe’s door in the Angus town around 3.30pm.
Dundee Sheriff Court heard the 20-year-old victim answered the door – but initially found nobody there despite fresh footprints being visible on the ground outside.
Moments later Henderson came towards Mr Swinscoe carrying what appeared to be a handgun which he then pointed through the gap in the door as he shouted “give me your kitty”.
Fiscal depute Eilidh Robertson told the court: “The complainer said he didn’t have anything but the accused said ‘give me your money, give me everything’.
“The complainer asked what the gun was and the accused said it was a Glock.
“The complainer pretended to go inside to get money and at that point the accused ran away and police were called.
“Mr Swinscoe was visibly shaking when police arrived.
“The gun was recovered in bushes nearby and the accused detained shortly after.
“It was examined by forensics and found to be a CO2 pistol designed to discharge air gun pellets loaded in to an eight shot magazine.
“It was powerful enough to be classified as an air weapon.”
Sheriff Alastair Brown said: “Would it be fair to say that although it is in fact an air gun it is designed to look like a handgun?”
Miss Robertson replied: “Yes – and that’s certainly the impression the complainer had.”
Henderson, 23, a prisoner at HMP Perth, pleaded guilty to a charge on indictment of assaulting Jack Swinscoe at an address in River Street, Brechin, Angus, by presenting a firearm at him and repeatedly demanding drugs and money from him and attempting to rob him.
Defence solicitor Nick Markowski said: “These things are manufactured to look like the real thing.
“He says he found it in a park a couple of weeks before that.”
Sheriff Alastair Brown deferred sentence until February 5 for social work background reports and remanded Henderson in custody meantime.
He said: “Based on the pleas in mitigation I hear from solicitors in cases of this type, it seems to me that it is not possible to walk through the streets of this area without finding air weapons strewn around.”
