Ian "Blink" McDonald was arrested after clashing with a prison officer on a jail visit

Ian "Blink" McDonald was arrested after clashing with a prison officer on a jail visit.Trouble flared when the convicted bank robber went to see a pal who is serving life for murder in Glenochil prison, near Stirling.The Glasgow hardman, 47, became embroiled in a row after turning up with Paisley crime boss Grant McIntosh - known as "Mr P" because of his grip on his home town.McIntosh has served time for drugs and violence including a stretch in Glenochil in the 1980s.A source said: "They had passed through security when they were asked to get their hands swabbed for drugs.
"McIntosh recognised an officer he had problems with on the inside and words were said."The whole thing blew up with McDonald wading in and the two of them were locked in a holding area and police were called."They were strip searched and McDonald was handcuffed and arrested."McDonald was taken to Stirling police station and released. He is expected to appear at Alloa Sheriff Court on December 17 charged with breach of the peace.It is the latest in a string of run-in swith police for McDonald.He was arrested last month at Glasgow airport when he stepped off a plane from Spain - for running a red light.He was nabbed off the holiday flight for failing to appear in court in connection with the driving offence in June.He spent the weekend in custody and got three penalty points and a £75 fine at Glasgow District Court.McDonald, who was jailed for 16 years in 1992 for a bank robbery, is serving a three month ban for speeding at 104mph in Dumfries

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