Martin McKerr and Shane Stevenson were in van stopped by police in Lurgan in 2018
Two Co Armagh men were today jailed for possessing magazines for a “deadly weapon” found over five years ago in a van.
During a sentencing hearing on Monday, Judge Gordon Kerr KC said: “The defendants were transporting magazines which were essential component parts for a deadly weapon, namely an AK47 assault rifle. They did not contain any ammunition and there is no evidence before me that they were ever used in any incident.
It ended the early release of prisoners half way through their sentence and defendants now have to serve two thirds of their sentence before they can apply to the Parole Commissioners to be released. The charges against both men dated back to February 21, 2018, when a white Peugeot van was stopped by police on the Leven Road in Lurgan. The vehicle was owned and being driven by McKerr with Stevenson a front seat passenger.
He said: “The bag was relatively bulky and obstructed the front passenger footwell. It was either there when Stevenson got into the vehicle ... or he brought it with him into the vehicle. The judge said he had taken into account McKerr’s refusal to give evidence at his trial, stating: “His failure is based on the fact that he has no answer to the prosecution case or none that would bear examination.”
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