Five years for 'armed' dog walker

The court heard how Farrell was stopped by armed officers
A man who was caught with a pistol, silencer and a live bullet while walking his dog in Glasgow has been jailed for five years.

Paul Farrell, 30, from the Maryhill area, admitted to having the items in his possession in November last year.

The High Court in Glasgow heard that he was asked to leave a flat in Killearn Street after producing the gun.

The police were called and Farrell was arrested after being stopped by armed officers in Saracen Street.

Jailing him, temporary judge Mark Stewart QC said: "The weapon you were in possession of is a dangerous one.

"You carried a loaded weapon in a public street when you were in the words of your defence counsel someone who did not know how to use it." Source: Dog News