Man sentenced to more than 5 years after threatening police officers with a fire-arm

    A 24-year-old man has been sentenced to five years and three months after he threatened police officers with a shot-gun.

    Yesterday the father-of-two pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm with intent to cause violence and dangerous driving.

    The incident that took place in August last year, on Allerton Road, Bradford, saw Owen Parker pointing a firearm out of his car window towards two police officers during a car chase.

    Parker was arrested after his fingerprints were found on the weapon, which had been recovered by police officers in a dustbin on Oak Lane, Manningham.

    Parker had bought the firearm to protect his family after a gun was fired outside his home, Bradford Crown Court heard.

    He was sentenced to five years and three months in prison and banned from driving for 18 months. 

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