Man carrying air pistol in Shrewsbury town centre fined £80
A man who was arrested for carrying an air pistol in Shrewsbury town centre has been fined £80.
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Christopher Holloway, aged 54, was arrested in The Square while carrying a break barrel air pistol on September 14 this year.
Armed police were spotted in Floro Lounge, on Pride Hill, as they searched for Holloway after reports of a man carrying a handgun.
Holloway, of Twyfords Way, Monkmoor, Shrewsbury, pleaded guilty at Telford Magistrates Court to carrying an air weapon in a public place.
Magistrates also ordered the forfeiture and destruction of the pistol, and told Holloway to pay £162 in additional charges.
