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Man pointed loaded crossbow at postie

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Man pointed loaded crossbow at postie

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Mark Pristleton, age 42 of Twickenham Road, Kingstanding pleaded guilty to using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause that person to believe that immediate unlawful violence after pointing a loaded crossbow at a postman at point-blank range. He has been committed to prison for 14 weeks and the cross bow and arrows to be forfeited.
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Re: Man pointed loaded crossbow at postie

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TrueBlueTerrier wrote:http://www.suttoncoldfieldobserver.co.u ... story.html?

Mark Pristleton, age 42 of Twickenham Road, Kingstanding pleaded guilty to using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause that person to believe that immediate unlawful violence after pointing a loaded crossbow at a postman at point-blank range. He has been committed to prison for 14 weeks and the cross bow and arrows to be forfeited.
Sohail Khan, 21
Bolts,crossbows have bolts not arrows and only 14 weeks,threatening someone with a loaded weapon should warrant a much longer sentence.
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Re: Man pointed loaded crossbow at postie

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no different than a gun in my eyes.

both are deadly weapons and fired with a trigger.

should have been five years minimum, end of.