A court jailed Logan Carlin for seven years and four months. The 24-year-old firebombed two Edinburgh businesses linked to organised crime in a gang feud. He admitted throwing bottles filled with accelerant at a beauty salon and a garage in March last year. His defence lawyer called him a "useful idiot".
Carlin targeted a beauty salon on Albert Street and a garage on Milton Road East. People with links to a serious organised crime group part-owned the beauty salon and owned the garage. Residential flats sit above the beauty salon, putting residents at risk if the fire had spread.
The High Court in Edinburgh heard on Monday that Carlin's attacks aimed to intimidate a rival gang. Judge Lord Summers said: "The purpose of your attack was to intimidate rivals." He emphasised the danger posed to innocent residents: "Had that fire taken hold, the residents of the property above would have been in mortal danger."
Defence and Sentencing
Defence lawyer Andrew Crosbie told the court that Carlin "seems to have been something of a useful idiot". He added: "It's an archetypical case of someone who has sadly made very poor decisions over a short period of time."
Lord Summers sentenced Carlin to seven years and four months, backdated to April 8, 2025. The judge noted Carlin's links to organised crime aggravated the crimes. He considered special legislation on serious organised crime and youth sentencing guidelines, as Carlin was 23 at the time of the offences.
This conviction forms part of Police Scotland's Operation Portaledge, which investigates gang activity and violent incidents across the east and west of the country.
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