Knifeman and gun-toting pal caught with bag full of weapons and bullets in the street
Two men have been jailed for more than 10 years after they were found with a bag full of guns and ammunition. Tyrese Walker, 21, and John Dobson, 55, posed a 'real threat to endanger life', police say, as they were both sentenced at Manchester Crown Court today.
Around 2.05pm on August 27 last year police were called to reports of armed men on Ingelton Avenue and Cleveland Road in Manchester. Officers spotted Walker leaving a nearby premises and detained him. Police then searched the premises and found a holdall bag containing three guns and a large amount of ammunition leading to Walker's arrest. An investigation of CCTV in the area captured Dobson passing the bag to Walker before they both ran along a street, Walker holding a handgun and Dobson wielding a knife.Walker and Dobson's DNA were later found on two of the guns.
He added: “This result should reinforce public confidence in GMP’s response to incidents and commitment to preventing and reducing criminal behaviour to keep people safe and deliver outstanding service to communities.” Walker, of Peakdale Avenue, Crumpsall and John Dobson of Delaunays Road, Crumpsall, were jailed for six years and five years with two months respectively for two counts of possessing a prohibited weapon and a further count of possessing a firearm without certificate and possessing prohibited ammunition without certificate.
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