Man jailed after brandishing pistol in street

A man who brandished a pistol in the street during a family argument has been jailed for five years.

Martin Gordon, 64, was filmed holding the weapon on Brierley Hill Road, Dudley, on 11 August.

West Midlands Police said it received a report that a man had pulled a gun on a woman just before 13:00 GMT and identified Gordon and his car at an industrial estate on Pensnett Road, Brierley Hill, about 15 minutes later.

He was arrested at the scene and was found with a magazine containing two bullets in his pocket, while the gun was still in the car, the force added.

The 64-year-old, of Brierley Hill Road, admitted possession of a firearm and was sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court on 13 February.

Det Sgt Matt Nightingale said Gordon brandished the weapon "in full view" of members of the public and "made no effort" to conceal it.

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