A thug armed with a knife threatened his sister's neighbour.
John McDermid, 34, claimed that he heard negative comments being made about her in Glasgow's Cardonald on June 28 2025.
Glasgow Sheriff Court heard that McDermid had been released from prison four days earlier.
McDermid's sister's neighbours had been celebrating a 21st birthday at the time when he attended at the garden with the blade.
Prosecutor Claire Wallace said: "One of the men asked what was going on and McDermid replied that he knew what was going on."
McDermid returned to his sister's home while the police were contacted meantime.
Officers attended and found McDermid at the entrance to a bedroom with his hand in his pocket.
He initially failed to comply with officers' orders to turn around and put his hands on a wall.
A taser was even drawn at McDermid as he was believed to have been armed with a knife.
McDermid later complied and was arrested.
McDermid pleaded guilty last week to behaving in a threatening or abusive manner.
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Taylor Muir, defending, told the court: "There had been hostility and animosity between his sister and those in the garden.
"My client heard disparaging comments about his sister who was not there at the time.
"He knows this was a serious incident as he took a weapon to confront people.
"He knows it was grossly disproportionate."
Sentence was deferred pending background reports until next month by Sheriff Iain Fleming who continued McDermid's remand in custody meantime.
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