Sheffield man appears at court charged with making explosive substance over Molotov cocktail allegation
The case has been sent to Sheffield Crown Court
A Sheffield man has appeared at court charged with a number of offences, including two related to the creation and possession of a “Molotov cocktail”.
Blake Clinton, aged 34, was brought before Sheffield Magistrates’ Court yesterday (September 1, 2026), accused of making an explosive substance - namely a petrol bomb, also described in charge information as a “Molotov cocktail” - for an unlawful purpose.
Clinton, of Cairns Road, Beighton, Sheffield, is accused possessing the same item for an unlawful purpose, with both offences, charged under the Explosive Substances Act 1883, alleged to have taken place on the same date of October 16, 2024.
He also faces a number of other charges, including: engaging in controlling and or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship; two counts of aggravated vehicle taking, possessing a controlled drug of Class A, namely cocaine, and possessing a controlled drug of Class B, namely cannabis.
Those five offences are alleged to have taken place between January and March 2025.
The case was sent to Sheffield Crown Court, where Cairns is due to appear later this month.
He was released on unconditional bail until then.