A MAN allegedly involved in a stand-off during an armed police siege that saw a Greenock street sealed off for hours faces a bomb threat charge.
Patrick Ross faces multiple charges following the incident on Sunday, including claiming that he would shoot officers.
The 44-year-old was arrested after a convoy of emergency vehicles locked down Grosvenor Road shortly before 11am in response to a disturbance.
According to prosecutors, Ross damaged three cars parked on his home street whilst in possession of a baseball bat.
He is said to have hit the windscreen and smashed windows on an Audi Q5 with the wooden weapon, while he is also alleged to have repeatedly struck the windows of a Vauxhall Astra and a Dacia Sandero causing damage.
Court papers claim the accused shouted, swore, acted aggressively and repeatedly made violent threats whilst in possession of the baseball bat.
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He is said to have refused to desist when requested to do so and to have made remarks that he 'had a firearm and would use it towards police officers'.
The allegation adds that Ross 'uttered threats to bomb, thereby causing authorised firearms officers to attend and remove him from the property'.
Ross is further charged with tensing his arms and flailing his body in an attempt to resist, obstruct or hinder two male police constables.
The Telegraph previously reported that armed units and uniformed officers raced to the scene between Sinclair Street and East Crawford Street on Sunday before encircling a home.
Emergency services spent much of the afternoon holding position outside the property, with access to the road blocked for the duration of the incident.
Shocked onlookers watched as police with guns and shields descended on the area.
More than 10 police vehicles were involved in the response, with a cordon set up, while two fire appliances were also sent to the scene to assist.
Ross, represented by solicitor Aidan Gallagher, pleaded not guilty to the alleged offences during a hearing at Greenock Sheriff Court on Monday.
Sheriff James Varney bailed the accused, who was ordered to regularly sign in at the town's police office before a trial scheduled for July 16.
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