A man hurled racist abuse at a security guard after he was knocked back from a pub.

Scott Samson, 38, of Rutherglen, was sentenced at Glasgow Sheriff Court recently after pleading guilty to acting in a manner which was racially aggravated under the hate crime and public order act.

The court heard that Jonas Osei, a security guard, had started his shift at the An Ruadh Ghleann – a Wetherspoons pub on Main Street in Rutherglen – at around 6pm on July 10, 2024, when he was covering the front door on his own.

At around 9.30pm, Mr Osei became aware of Samson and an unidentified man. Samson was said to have previously been barred from the pub.

Both men were behaving in a boisterous manner and approached the entrance arguing with each other.

Mr Osei intervened in the argument and Samson turned his anger on him, shouting loudly “You d****e”.

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Mr Osei then told Samson to go away and briefly calmed him down.

However, Samson later went back to the front door shouting at Mr Osei “Do you want to fight me?”, repeatedly pointing in his face.

Samson forced his way past him to enter the pub but Mr Osei followed him and ushered him back to the front door.

At this point, the pub manager became aware of the incident and tried to assist.

Samson was standing outside but continued acting aggressively trying to get back in.

He pointed towards Mr Osei and said “Come out, I’ll cut you up. I’ll kill you, you f*****g monkey.

"I want to speak to the gaffer, how dare you touch me, you black b*****d. Stop f*****g laughing at me.

"I’ll cut you up.”

The pub manager contacted police.

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Mr Osei told Samson cops had been contacted and Samson and the other man walked off around the corner to a nearby bench.

Officers attended and went to the bench where they saw Samson.

He was arrested and taken to Coatbridge police station. He was cautioned and charged to which he made no reply.

Samson’s lawyer told the court that his client had not been barred from the pub.

The defence solicitor said: “He says it was said in self-defence because of what the other person was saying.

“His position is that he was retorting to threats of violence from Mr Osei. He accepts that he made the threats and said them in self-defence.

“He should never have said anything to him. He wasn’t barred. The security guard may have mistaken him for someone else.

“He mulled it over as he got drunk and went back.”

Sheriff Shields tagged Samson for six weeks keeping him indoors from 8pm to 7am.