Stoke-on-Trent man jailed after two firearms found in company car

By Sarah Garner 27th Nov 2024

Levi Jones, 31, appeared at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court earlier this month (Nub News).
Levi Jones, 31, appeared at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court earlier this month (Nub News).

A man from Stoke-on-Trent has been jailed for five years after police found two firearms in a company car.

Levi Jones, 31, from Shelton, appeared at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on 15 November after he admitted two counts of possessing a firearm and one count of possessing a firearm when prohibited for five years.

Levi Jones has been jailed for five years (Staffordshire Police).

Last April, police searched a Skoda Octavia that had been recovered after it had been failed to be returned to a company. Officers found a black bag under the driver's seat with two firearms and ammunition inside.

A forensic analysis of the weapons led to a DNA hit on Jones, who was then arrested and charged with the offences.

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