Stratton shoot-out accused Scott Symmonds is said to have been in possession of an imitation AK-47, “uzi” and two handguns.
The 31-year-old, of no fixed abode, is due to appear before Swindon Magistrates’ Court this morning charged with possession of an imitation firearm with intent to resist arrest and intent to cause fear of violence.
He is also said to have committed criminal damage, destroying windows, ornaments and furnishings of unknown value belongings to Karen Symmonds, believed to be the defendant's mother.
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It follows a two-hour armed stand-off in Stratton on Wednesday night. Police were called at around 7.30pm to Darling Close, Lower Stratton, to reports of shots being fired.
Drinkers at the Dockle Farmhouse, a Wetherspoons pub, were locked inside the boozer for their own safety, while those at nearby New Inn were unable to access the pub's garden.
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