A THUG who was the target of a firebomb attack has admitted having a blade in prison.

Andrew Sutherland was caught with nail clippers attached to a razor at HMP Low Moss, Bishopbriggs on November 5, 2020.

Sutherland was serving a six-and-a-half-year prison sentence for being involved in the attempted murder of Reece Warnock, 18, in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde in August 2019.

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The 33 year-old and his half-sibling Leonard Cole jnr had been targeted in a high-profile revenge murder plot lead by the teenager's brother Robert Warnock.

Sutherland had a further 12 months added to his sentence at Glasgow Sheriff Court after he pleaded guilty to having the weapon in prison.

The discovery was made after Sutherland and another inmate had to be separated in the jail's Clyde Hall.

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Prosecutor Sarah Latta said: "The prison guards observed there to be a metal object on the floor between the two prisoners.

"The object was seized and found to be nail clippers with a razor blade attached.

"After Sutherland returned to his cell, he was approached by a guard who asked if these were his and he replied 'yes' then nodded his head."

Donna Maitland, defending, said Sutherland had the weapon for "protection".

She told the court: "He heard through other prisoners that there was someone after him.

"This was in relation to the matter he was serving a sentence for."

Robert Warnock and a number of associates are awaiting sentence following a number of firebomb attacks in Greenock, Inverclyde following the assault on his brother.