Firearms officers were called to a Tyneside street after a stun gun was found inside a man's home.
Police had cause to search Michael Carr's address in Newbiggin Hall, Newcastle, in relation to an unrelated matter when they saw what initially appeared to be a taser lying on a table. Specialist firearms officers were called to confirm it was a weapon and to make it safe while Carr was arrested, a court was told.
In interview, the 46-year-old claimed he'd bought the gun off online site Wish thinking it was just a torch. But Carr's ignorant internet purchase has now hit him in the pocket after he appeared at Newcastle Magistrates' Court to plead guilty to possession of an electrical incapacitation device.
