A man has been sentenced for possession of an air rifle and pellets which was deemed illegal because of a previously imposed court punishment.
Scott Foster, 31, was handed a suspended jail term at Carlisle Crown Court in 2020 for dangerous driving. Police had hit 90mph in pursuit of drink-fuelled Foster on residential Workington roads.
He was back at crown court in October having assaulted his partner and embarked on more dangerous driving in the aftermath.
Foster was again spared prison and instead handed a community order. As he walked free from the dock, the defendant told the judge: “You will never see me in his court again.”
But on February 3, two police constables visited Foster’s address. Asked if there was a firearm in the address, Foster said there was an air rifle, which had been stored in a living room cupboard. Webley 0.177 calibre lead pellets were also recovered.
By virtue of the fact that Foster had previously been made subject to a prison sentence, he was prohibited from possessing those items for five years.
He admitted illegally being in possession of both — and unlawfully having a small quantity of class C prescription drug diazepam.
Foster, of Mountain View, Harrington, was sentenced today having spent time in prison on remand.
After considering background information, Recorder Tony Hawks imposed a 14-day prison sentence but told Foster that would result in his immediate release from custody in respect of time already served.
For breaching the 2020 suspended sentence, extra time was added to a previously imposed rehabilitation requirement.
“You’ve lost the firearm now,” the judge told him. “Don’t get another.”
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