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'Useful idiot' who firebombed businesses in gangland feud jailed
Logan Carlin admitted two arson attacks meant to intimidate rival gangs in an ongoing feud linked to serious organised crime, receiving a seven-year, four-month sentence.
- In a hearing before Lord Summers, Logan Carlin was sentenced to seven years and four months, backdated to April 8 2025.
- Prosecutors say the turf war was driven by groups linked to Mark Richardson after attacks in March last year.
- Police Scotland found Logan Carlin's DNA on the salon windowsill and located a white Ford abandoned with false plates, while three fire engines and nine officers extinguished the fire within five minutes.
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Great Yorkshire Radio
Great Yorkshire Radio'Useful idiot' who firebombed Edinburgh businesses in gangland feud jailed
A man described by his own lawyer as a "useful idiot" who set fire to businesses as part of a gangland feud has been jailed for more than seven years.
·United Kingdom
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'Useful idiot' gangster jailed for 7 years after setting fire to beauty salon - The Mirror
Thug gangster Logan Carlin tried to intimidate a rival gang by setting fire to two properties in Edinburgh - his actions could have put nearby residents in 'mortal danger'
·London, United Kingdom
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Evening StandardReposted by 
perspectivemedia.com
perspectivemedia.com‘Useful idiot’ who firebombed businesses in gang feud jailed
Logan Carlin could have put residents in ‘mortal danger’ when he attacked a beauty salon, a judge said.
·London, United Kingdom
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