From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > LIFE FOR TEST DRIVE GUNMAN > > 091724 FEB 10 > > By Julie Wheldon, PA News > > A man who held up a car salesman at gunpoint during a test drive was today > jailed for life. > > Paul Kingston, 28, was on parole for a similar gun offence involving a taxi > driver, when he struck again in Paignton, Devon, on December 2 last year, > Exeter Crown Court heard. > > Prosecutor Iain Leadbetter said Kingston left his Brixham home and > purchased the replica Beretta pistol from a gunsmith in Paignton. > > Mr Leadbetter said Kingston then went to get a car because he had urges in > his head to harm or kill his ex-girlfriend who lived in Wiltshire. > > A garage salesman agreed to take him for a test drive during which Kingston > pulled out the gun, the prosecution said. > > He then forced the terrified salesman at gunpoint to get out of the car and > drove off. > > Police were alerted who scrambled the force helicopter which went in search > of the vehicle. > > Kingston was later arrested by police in Bickington. > > The court heard that when the incident occurred, Kingston had already > served an 18-months prison sentence for an identical offence involving a > taxi driver in Wilton, Wiltshire. > > David Evans, defending, said Kingston committed high-profile offences to > draw attention to himself and made no effort to avoid detection. > > After terrorising the car salesman, he had given himself up to the police > by lying on the ground with his hands behind his head when they approached > him. > > Mr Evans said it was a sad story with a pre-determined ending because of > his previous conviction. > > Kingston, of Somercourt Way, Brixham, pleaded guilty to three charges of > possessing a firearm with intent to commit an offence, taking a car and > driving whilst disqualified. > > Passing sentence Judge Graham Cottle said Kingston was a danger to the > Kenneth Pantling Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________________________ T O P I C A -- Learn More. Surf Less. Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Topics You Choose. http://www.topica.com/partner/tag01
