The Smith and Wesson pistol was found by Manchester Airport officials as he prepared to fly home.
A boxing trainer who "carelessly" brought a gun into the UK has received a suspended sentence due to "exceptional circumstances".
Brian "Bomac" McIntyre forgot an automatic self-loading pistol was in a section of his suitcase when he flew from the US in August, a court heard.McIntyre, 53, who was in the UK training Chris Eubank Jr, was jailed for 20 months, suspended for two years.Officials discovered the Smith and Wesson firearm, together with seven rounds of ammunition, still in the zip compartment as McIntyre went through security before his return flight on 3 September, Manchester Crown Court heard.
McIntyre had a licence to carry the weapon in the United States and at no point was aware it was in his luggage until it was detected at the airport. After hearing about McIntyre's work in the community in Omaha, and listening to a number of character witnesses, including Crawford, Judge Nicholas Dean KC, the Honorary Recorder of Manchester, imposed a 20-month jail term, suspended for two years.Judge Dean said McIntyre was a "thoroughly good man" and said the "exceptional circumstances" of the case had merited a departure from the usual five-year minimum jail term.
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