A group of people are due in court today (Friday 14th April) following an investigation into a series of incidents involving imitation firearms on the Isle of Wight.
Police received a number of reports on the evening of 8th August 2022, alleging that the occupants of a vehicle driving around Sandown and Ryde were firing BB gun pellets at members of the public, injuring several people.
Apearing at Isle of Wight Magistrates’ Court
Officers deployed and stopped a vehicle in the Ryde area, before arresting the four occupants. These four people have since been issued summons to appear at Isle of Wight Magistrates’ Court as follows:
- A 19-year-old of Whitcombe Road in Newport, will face four charges of possession of an offensive weapon in public (namely 3 fixed blade craft knives and a butterfly knife), and one charge of possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.
- A 19-year-old of Well Street in Ryde, will face one charge of possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, and one charge of possession of cannabis.
- An 18-year-old of Weeks Road in Ryde, will face one charge of possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, and one charge of possession of cannabis.
- A 20-year-old of Marlborough Road in Ryde, will face one charge of possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.
News shared by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary, in their own words. Ed
