A great-grandfather threatened his granddaughter with a gun during a furious street argument about his wife’s ashes.
Martin Gordon, 64, was filmed brandishing a gun and heavy-duty baseball bat in the West Midlands.
Mr Gordon, who was decked out in gold jewellery, confronted his granddaughter at the Samson and Lion pub in Wordsley about the removal of his wife’s ashes from the mantelpiece.
He waved the gun and his grandson held the baseball bat during the family argument, which was live streamed on Facebook on August 11, 2024.
Police were called just before 1pm and firearm officers found Mr Gordon on an industrial estate on Pensnett Road, Brierley Hill, less than 40 minutes later.
When officers arrived they shouted ‘armed police, show me your hands, get on the ground now, on the ground’.
Mr Gordon exited his SUV and was forced to the ground.
He had a magazine containing two bullets in his pocket and the gun was still in the car.
Following an investigation by the Major Crime Unit (MCU), Mr Gordon admitted possession of a firearm.
Officers also found a live round of ammunition in the sink of his home.
He pleaded guilty at Wolverhampton Crown Court and was jailed on February 13, for five years.
He was charged with two counts of possessing a taser, having ammunition without a license and possessing a firearm.
