A GUNMAN, who left an innocent motorist fearing he was going to be shot, has been jailed for four years.
Steven Farrell, 27, brandished a firearm at 24-year-old Jay Campbell , who was a stranger to him, before fleeing in his Seat Leon and abandoning it in Whiteinch, Glasgow.
The terrifying incident took place seconds after Mr Campbell stopped to buy a bottle of juice at a shop in Temple last July 3.
Farrell from Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire, admitted presenting a firearm or imitation weapon at Mr Campbell.
The High Court in Glasgow heard that Mr Campbell parked his Range Rover when Farrell's car raced up and stopped alongside the 4x4.
The court also heard that a terrified Mr Campbell believed he was about to be shot.
Mr Campbell was “significantly traumatised” and had “fears for his own safety,” the court was told.
No firearm was found inside – but it emerged Farrell was the owner of the car.
Farrell's home in Bonnybridge was raided days later.
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.
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