Ex-shooting coach fined for gun threat
A FORMER Olympic shooting coach who threatened to gun down his former home help because he wanted his dog back has been fined £410.
Edinburgh Sheriff Court heard David Linwood, 61, had been upset after his wife's death. He had been drinking heavily when he phoned home visitor Hayley Irvine. She had cared for his wife, and the couple's dog, but understood she was to keep the pet after her death.
Fiscal depute Melanie Ward said: "Linwood carried on with his shouting and stated, 'You do not want to mess with me, I've got guns and I'll come down and shoot you.'."
The fiscal depute told the court Ms Irvine was left "extremely alarmed" as she knew Linwood had guns at his house in Newtongrange, Midlothian.
Linwood, now of Dundee Road, Forfar, admitted behaving in a disorderly manner, threatening Ms Irvine and breaching the peace on 6 January last year.
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