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Man who carried crossbow into hospital jailed for three years

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Jordan Convery was arrested at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow

A man who walked into a Glasgow hospital armed with a crossbow has been jailed for more than three years.

Jordan Convery, 30, was tackled by security and arrested at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) on 23 May 2025.

Convery admitted behaving in a threatening or abusive manner and claimed he had mental health issues at the time of the incident.

However, Sheriff Joan Kerr said he was "not suffering from a psychiatric condition" and jailed him for 38 months at Glasgow Sheriff Court.

She said: "Viewed objectively your conduct would cause a reasonable person the utmost fear and alarm.

"Whilst you may have been experiencing a degree of stress brought on by external factors, you were not suffering from a psychiatric condition.

"You were aware of the wrongfulness of your conduct. I must sentence you accordingly."

The court heard that, on the night before the incident, Convery had followed members of his family around a property in the Govan area.

He made threats that he was going to "shoot into the street" with the crossbow or throw fireworks with nails attached.

Convery's family said they felt "unsafe" and believed that he would use the weapon against them.

He later walked down a number of streets in the area carrying the loaded crossbow and spoke to two members of the public.

He entered the QEUH at around 06:30, which was busy with staff and visitors.

Security staff intervened before police firearms officers arrived and arrested him.

Isolated incident

The hospital's atrium area was closed for a short period but the crossbow was not fired and no-one was injured.

Convery's lawyer, Kyra Steel, said her client had been suffering from a mental health disorder at the time.

She said: "He has no previous convictions and this was an isolated incident.

"He had delusions, hallucinations and paranoia at the time but this is something he is no longer dealing with and is no longer present."

Convery's mental health was explored in court, but this explanation was dismissed.

Sheriff Kerr ordered that Convery be under supervision for one year upon his release from jail.