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Duncan Shearman jailed for Oxford armed stand-off | Duncan Shearman jailed for Oxford armed stand-off |
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A man has been jailed for a 14-hour stand-off in which he shot at police, stripped naked and hurled a vacuum and a coat stand from a balcony. | A man has been jailed for a 14-hour stand-off in which he shot at police, stripped naked and hurled a vacuum and a coat stand from a balcony. |
Duncan Shearman fired shots - later found to be blanks - from his Oxford home on 7 May last year. | Duncan Shearman fired shots - later found to be blanks - from his Oxford home on 7 May last year. |
Police fired a live round at the 26-year-old before knocking him over with a plastic bullet. | Police fired a live round at the 26-year-old before knocking him over with a plastic bullet. |
He admitted possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and was sentenced to six years. | He admitted possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and was sentenced to six years. |
At Oxford Crown Court, he also pleaded guilty to possessing a prohibited weapon and damaging property. | At Oxford Crown Court, he also pleaded guilty to possessing a prohibited weapon and damaging property. |
He was sentenced to a further four years on licence after his jail term. | |
Police said he was found to have six blank-firing weapons and had "terrified" people near his Paradise Square property. | Police said he was found to have six blank-firing weapons and had "terrified" people near his Paradise Square property. |
A number of surrounding streets were closed and nearby residents were evacuated from their homes. | A number of surrounding streets were closed and nearby residents were evacuated from their homes. |
Judge Maria Lamb said Shearman had "a fascination and obsession with weapons, a low tolerance to frustration and an incapacity to express guilt". | Judge Maria Lamb said Shearman had "a fascination and obsession with weapons, a low tolerance to frustration and an incapacity to express guilt". |
She also imposed an indefinite restraining order banning the "dangerous" defendant from going to Paradise Square. | She also imposed an indefinite restraining order banning the "dangerous" defendant from going to Paradise Square. |
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