A man was shot dead in the backyard after a rival was humiliated in an online video.
Graham Williamson was executed in broad daylight at his home in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, on 13 August 2020.
Jurors saw horrifying CCTV footage of a masked gunman running down the street, shooting the 26-year-old in the back before jumping into a getaway car.
Derek Felvus, 25, James Baillie, 26, and Thomas Duris, 28, were convicted on Wednesday in Glasgow High Court of murder.
The trial led to talk of a “toxic fight” between drug dealer Flash Felvus, Graham and friends of the victim.
Extreme violence erupted after Felvus was recorded hiding in a Chinese restaurant after being confronted days before the murder.
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The clip of the mobile phone was posted on social media with the title: “S ****** g”.
Felvus then teamed up with Baillie and Duris to take revenge on Graham.
Then Duris – the man who pulled the trigger – bragged to a partner, “Nobody wants it anymore. That will take us to another level.”
The trio face life in prison when they return to the dock next month.
The trial learned that there had been a series of head-to-head incidents during the pre-shooting period.
Days earlier there had been an incident near The Libertine pub in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, before Graham’s car caught fire.
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On August 14, Graham and his associates met Felvus and a friend at The Shanghai Teahouse in Bothwell, Lanarkshire.
It was there, panicked, that Felvus was caught trying to keep a door closed while he asked the staff for a knife to defend himself.
The images were then uploaded to Instagram.
In his closing remarks, prosecutor Greg Farrell said: “The aim was to embarrass and humiliate Felvus, to show him hidden and to call the police.
“Felvus (in his evidence) admitted that he was ashamed.
“That didn’t fit with the public image that Felvus was trying to project to the world.”
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The court heard that Felvus soon turned to social media.
He posted a video to his rivals saying, “See you soon guys.”
Farrell said this was a threat that Felvus “intended to act on” and that he knew “the cavalry was on its way” to help.
Duris arrived from Spain and Baillie was used as a getaway driver.
Graham was then killed at his home while dealing with a vehicle recovery company who called to pick up his burned car.
When he entered the back garden, the gunman came from behind and shot his father.
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Within 14 seconds of removing the stolen Skoda, he returned to the vehicle, joining Felvus and Baillie.
Graham initially staggered out into the street before collapsing.
The killers returned to a hiding place in Edinburgh where he was said to be “vain” with the others and were “glorifying” him.
Felvus was also described as a “freak” warning a man to stay calm and get rid of phones.
After the murder, the trio fled to Liverpool and abroad.
Felvus and Baillie were initially arrested weeks later before Duris was transported from Spain.
All three denied murder at trial. Duris claimed he had not even gone to the car.
Felvus gave evidence and insisted that Duris had shot Graham, but that he did not know the gunman had a firearm.
He believed that only physical violence would occur.
Farrell told Felvus that he knew “very well” that there was a gun in the car that day.
But the bully said, “It’s not true. I’m discouraged by what happened to the boy.”
Lord Fairley postponed the sentence until 17 June in Edinburgh.
He told the trio, “You have been convicted of a heinous crime. This was an execution in broad daylight.”
All three – who already had criminal records – were arrested.
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