GARC bully boy Gerard McCusker threatens Sunday Life reporter Christopher Woodhouse. Pic: Belfast Telegraph

A GARC bully boy has been arrested by police investigating a report of threatening behaviour against a reporter at Ardoyne on Saturday.

Thug Gerard McCusker, a brother of SDLP councillor Paul McCusker, was detained in the Belfast area on Tuesday afternoon.

PSNI Chief Supt Christ Noble said say a 32-year-old man was arrested “on suspicion of threats to kill and common assault”.

“He was interviewed and has been released pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service.

“Enquiries into the matter are currently ongoing,” Chief Supt Noble.

During the incident on Saturday morning, Gerard McCusker threatened Sunday Life reporter Christopher Woodhouse.

The reporter had recently exposed McCusker’s mother selling cigarettes from her house which undermined local shops..

McCusker snarled at Mr Woodhouse: “I am coming after you, I am coming after you, you scumbag c***.

“I am fucking coming after you. You better watch yourself. See after having a week drink you will have a bad fall one night.”

Sunday Life handed over the video footage to police for investigation.

Now McCusker has been left sweating on a decision by the PPS on whether to take the matter further and summons him to court for making threats to kill and commons assault.