A great grandfather who threatened his granddaughter with a gun during a fight over the ashes of his wife has been imprisoned for five years.
Martin Gordon, 64, was filmed with a gun and heavy baseball bat in the West Midlands.
Mr. Gordon, who was dressed in gold jewelry, confronted his granddaughter in the Samson and Lion Pub in Wordsley about the removal of his wife's ash from the chimney mantle.
He waved the gun and his grandson held the baseball bat during the family argument, which was streamed live on Facebook on 11 August 2024.
The police of West Midlands were called just before 1 p.m. and firearm officers found Mr. Gordon on an industrial estate on Pensnett Road, Brierley Hill, less than 40 minutes later.
When officers arrived, they screamed “armed police, show me your hands, now go on the floor, to the floor.”
Mr. Gordon left his SUV and was forced to the ground.
He had a magazine with two bullets in his pocket and the gun was still in the car.
Martin Gordon, 64, was streamed live on Facebook and waved a gun and heavy baseball bat in the West Midlands
Mr. Gordon, who was dressed in gold jewelry, threatened his granddaughter with a gun during a fight over the ashes of his wife
Mr. Gordon was accused of two counts to possess a taser, ammunition without having a license and possessing a firearm
After an investigation by the Major Crime Unit (MCU), Mr. Gordon admitted the possession of a firearm.
Officers also found a live round of ammunition in the sink of his house on Brierley Hill Road, Wordsley.
Detective sergeant Matt Nightingale, from the West Midlands MCU, said: 'Gordon waved this weapon in the full view of other members of the audience and did not attempt to hide it.
“Quick work by officers meant that we could quickly find him and restore the gun.”
When officers arrived, they shouted at Mr. Gordon, who in a black SUV, “armed police, shows me your hands, now step on the floor”; They found the gun in his car
Officers found a live round of ammunition in the sink of Mr. Gordon's house on Brierley Hill Road, Wordsley
Firearms officers found Mr. Gordon on an industrial estate on Pensnett Road, Brierley Hill
Mr. Gordon Plees guilty of Wolverhampton Crown Court and was imprisoned for five years on 13 February.
He was accused of two counts to possess a taser, ammunition without having a license and possessing a firearm.
Detective sergeant Matt Nightingale added: “We are committed to tackling weapon crime – we take weapons from the streets and put those who wear them behind bars.”
More than 200 guns were removed from the streets of the West Midget last year as part of Operation Target, a 24/7 mission to tackle serious and organized crime in the region.
