Smirking Sheffield gunman on run from cops for speeding tried to hide loaded pistol in bushes
The 30-year-old was carrying a loaded gun when he decided to try speeding past officers on Staniforth Road
A Sheffield gunman carrying a loaded pistol and ammunition was caught for speeding.
Officers on patrol in Staniforth Road on September 14 gave chase when they saw a Land Rover Defender breaking the limit.
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However, when the driver - Zohaib Hussein, of Huntsman Road - pulled over on Olivers Drive and fled down a nearby alleyway, police in pursuit saw him duck into a nearby bush.
After catching the fleeing 30-year-old on foot, one of the officers searched the shrubbery for anything suspicious that Hussain could have been attempting to hide.
It was there they found a black bag containing a loaded pistol primed with three live rounds of ammunition.
The 30-year-old was arrested and subsequently charged with possessing a firearm and possessing ammunition for a firearm without a certificate.
Hussain leaded guilty to both charges. H was jailed for five years in a hearing at Sheffield Crown Court on Tuesday (October 27).