Man armed with air pistol threatened to shoot girlfriend's brother in 'terrifying ordeal'

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A man armed with an air pistol has been jailed for subjecting the family of a coach hire boss to what a sheriff called "a terrifying ordeal".

Neal O'Donnell, 28, pointed the gun at his partner's brother after family members went to support her during a domestic row.

Derek Dewar Jnr reacted by punching O'Donnell to the face and disarmed him. A court heard that Mr Dewar Jnr had been asked by his father, Derek Dewar Snr., 61, boss of Falkirk bus company Dewar Coaches, to go to his daughter Ami's house in Camelon, Falkirk, to check on his mother Linda, who had gone over there earlier.

When Mr Dewar Jnr got there, he saw O'Donnell acting aggressively.O'Donnell then produced "what appeared to be a small black handgun".Prosecutor Ramsay Cunningham said: "Mrs Dewar saw the accused pointing the handgun at her son."He was heard to say, 'I'll shoot yous.'"He then lowered the gun to his side, and at the same time Derek Dewar Jnr moved towards him, hit him, and removed the handgun from his grasp."Mr Dewar Jnr took gun to his parents' home nearby, to get it away from the scene, and immediately phoned police.O'Donnell continued to shout and swear, uttering threats to damage property, while his partner of seven years, Ami Dewar, tried to restrain him.Mr Cunningham said: "This resulted in a struggle between them, and O'Donnell pushed Ami to the ground, pinned her by the neck, and shouted, 'Don't make me do this, Ami'."She managed to get free, and Mr Dewar Snr then saw O'Donnell with a plank of wood, with which he "repeatedly struck" a Seat Ibiza car parked in a nearby street, and also struck a parked VW Caddy van.Both vehicles, which belonged to a neighbour, were scratched and damaged, and the wing mirror of the van was knocked off.Pol