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Connor Gordon & Sarah Vesty

Thug who brandished baton during Scottish Cup final brawl outside Glasgow bar dodges jail

A thug who brandished a baton as a brawl took place outside a pub after the Scottish Cup final has avoided jail.

James O’Hare was spotted with the weapon at Hoops fans’ bar the Ladywell in Glasgow, on May 25, 2019.

O’Hare, a construction supervisor, had earlier attended the pub but was turned away because he was drunk.

He later appeared with the baton as a group of men fought outside the bar at closing time.

O’Hare pled guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to behaving in a threatening or abusive manner.

The dad of one, from the city’s Blackhill was yesterday ordered to do 270 hours of unpaid work.

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