A 21-year-old man has appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court charged with two attempted murders and a fire-raising.
16:23, 25 May 2025Updated 16:24, 25 May 2025
The home of Steven “Bonzo” Daniel was allegedly torched.
A mas has appeared in court after the homes of two senior Daniel crime clan members were allegedly “firebombed” amid a gangland turf war.
Police Scotland arrested and charged a 21-year-old man in connection with two attempted murders and a fire-raising in Glasgow and Bishopbriggs last month.
He made a first appearance at Glasgow Sheriff Court this week.
The fire has been linked to the ongoing gangland feud between the Daniel and Richardson clans(Image: Tony Nicoletti/Daily Record)
We told how a Glasgow factory linked to the Daniel Crime family had been “firebombed” on April 8.
Police were called out to the Carpet and Flooring factory on Wellington Road, Bishopbriggs, after the business unit went up in flames.
Legal papers showed Daniel crime associate Craig ‘Rob Roy’ Gallagher – who was jailed for an axe attack on Lyons associates – is listed as a director of a firm at the unit.
The door and the home was quickly engulfed in flames(Image: Video grab)
Steven ‘Bonzo’ Daniel(Image: Sunday Mail)
Six days later a property on John Marshall Drive in Bishopbriggs, believed to be owned by Steven “Bonzo” Daniel, went up in flames on April 14.
A second house on Colston Drive in the East Dunbartonshire town was also allegedly firebombed in the early hours of the same night.
The walls of Norman’s home are smoke stained after the blaze while parts of the roof and door are seen to be melted(Image: Alasdair MacLeod/Daily Record)
Jamie Daniel.(Image: Reach PLC.)
The property is the home of pensioner Norman Daniel, brother of late kingpin Jamie Daniel.
Police said no one was injured in the three fires.
It comes after four men were arrested and charged in connection with gangland firebombings at properties in Edinburgh and Lanarkshire.
On the morning of Friday, May 23, officers executed warrants at addresses in Edinburgh, Whitburn and Bathgate.
Cops arrested and charged three men aged 18 and one aged 31 with fire-raising at the home of David McMillan Snr, a close pal of mob boss Mark Richardson, on Pitcairn Grove on Thursday, May 8.
One of the 18-year-olds and the 31-year-old man were also arrested and charged in connection with fire-raising at Deuce Private Hire on Cumbernauld Road in Stepps on the same date.
The car was torched at Pitcairn Grove(Image: Supplied)
Officers were seen standing guard and police tape around the unit where the main front office window was boarded up in images from the scene.
Another picture showed CID officers examining the scene with one officer pictured wearing blue forensic gloves.
The four men charged are expected to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday, May 26.
Deuce Private Hire (Image: Tony Nicoletti/Daily Record)
The arrests are being treated as part of a series of linked incidents across the country, with a total of 41 people arrested.
Sources say trouble flared between the rival factions after hoods linked to caged mobster Mark Richardson were accused of ripping off Ross McGill, known as Mr Big, over a stash of cocaine worth £500,000.
Mark Richardson. (Image: Daily Record)
Detective Chief Superintendent Dave Ferry said: “I want to reiterate that violence will not be tolerated and we will not stop until we bring those responsible to justice.
“We continue to work tirelessly and are following a number of positive lines of enquiry.
“The support of our communities is absolutely vital when it comes to tackling serious organised crime, preventing violence and getting justice for victims. I want to again thank the public for their continued help and information so far.
“If you know anything about these dangerous and abhorrent acts, please do the right thing and speak to us.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland via 101 quoting incident number 0562 of Friday, 21 March, 2025. Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 where information can be given anonymously.
McMillan Snr’s home was previously targeted on April 17, when masked thugs set the front door of his property on fire while children slept inside.
And on Thursday May 22 another incident occurred when a “machete attack” left the 54-year-old in hospital with serious injuries.
A source told the Record on Friday: “David saw a gang of four guys outside his house. So he went out to confront them along with a security guy he’s employed to help his wife feel safer.
“He managed to hit one about the head and wrestled a phone from him. The attackers were trying to film it.
David McMillan Snr (Image: Daily Record)
“David was then hit in the skull with the machete which left an open wound. Nothing life threatening though. But he and his minder then still managed to chase them away.
“David then drove himself to the hospital. When cops on patrol realised it was him they escorted him to hospital with their blue lights on so they could jump the traffic lights.”
Cops have committed to coming down hard on those involved in the violence in an investigation known as Operation Portaledge, with dawn raids on multiple properties.
Police Scotland Chief Constable Jo Farrell said the investigation is a priority for forensics teams.
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