A man who threatened to petrol bomb every door in the housing estate where his ex-girlfriend lived after a row about money is facing jail.
Kevin Burden, 46, voicemailed: "If I don't get money back today I'm going to come up to Arthur's and I'll put a gallon of petrol through every c***'s door in Hallglen."
Falkirk Sheriff Court was told today that the "Arthur" referred to was a man known to Burden's former partner, Laura McLaughlan.
Prosecutor Katie Cunningham said that on September 8 2020 Ms McLaughlan received "a string" of offensive text messages from Burden.
Miss Cunningham said: "I'll try and summarise these as best I can - he called her 'c***', 'b******' and 'junkie' and said, 'Trust me, I'll sort the lot of yous out'.
A woman friend also received a text message from Burden.
It read, "Tell Laura I'm on my way up the Hallglen and she'd better phone the po-po [police]."
He also said he was going to Ms McLaughlan's house, and that he would get his dad to "kick the fuck out of Arthur".
The court heard the call caused the woman friend to be concerned for Ms McLaughlan's safety, and the woman friend then received the voicemail from a man whom she recognised as Burden, in which he made the threats about putting petrol through all the doors in the Hallglen estate in Falkirk.
Burden concluded that voicemail by saying, "Don't f*** with me, I'm f****** telling you."
Miss Cunningham said: "The police were called and the accused was arrested and he made no reply to caution and charge."
Burden, of Denny, Stirlingshire, pleaded guilty to two charges of statutory breach of the peace.
Sheriff Derek Hamilton deferred sentence until March 25th for a social background report and a restriction of liberty order assessment.
He continued Burden's bail, but warned him: "You need to co-operate in the preparation of these reports."
