

Ian MacLeod, Scott Wilson and Brian McDonagh

He was sentenced him to 16 months' imprisonment and handed an indefinite restraining order which bans him from contacting his victim. Inside the vehicle they found two knives, a saw and a Donald Trump mask.Īt a Newcastle Crown Court hearing on September 4 2019, Mills, of Pine Street, Chester-le-Street, pleaded guilty to possession of a knife in a public place and possession of an offensive weapon. Officers were alerted to Mills’ erratic behaviour, and when they went to the victim’s allotment, they found metal fence railings at the edge of the plot had been damaged.Ī search of the area was carried out and Mills was later found in the driving seat of a van nearby with the engine still running. On the same day, Mills was also spotted rummaging through wheelie bins on Stanley Street – which prosecutors claimed was an attempt to find out his father’s address. The 35-year-old was found with two knives and the unusual disguise as he lurked in a scrap van near the Hill Park estate in Jarrow on May 14 2019įollowing a long-running family feud, earlier that day Mills warned a relative he was going to deliberately damage his estranged dad’s allotment and wait for him there wearing a disguise. Keith Mills was caught armed with knives and wearing a Donald Trump disguise hiding near an allotment. Keith Mills who has been jailed for possessing a weapon (Image: Northumbria Police) Ibrahim, of Deckham Terrace, Gateshead, pleaded guilty to making a threat to kill and making a hoax bomb threat and was jailed for five years. It later turned out the grenade was deactivated and 61-year-old Ibrahim carried out the bomb hoax and threats because the shop had refused to buy some phones from him. Abdul Ibrahim, 61, of Gateshead, jailed for threats to kill and bomb hoax (Image: Newcastle Chronicle)Ī shop worker was commended by a judge for his "extraordinary bravery" after tackling this man when he was holding a hand grenade and shouting "allahu akbar".Īser Kheder was only looking after the mobile phone shop for a short time while the owner went to pray at a mosque.īut he was confronted by Abdul Ibrahim, who came in making death threats and shouting things indicating it was a possible terrorist attack.Ī court heard Mr Kheder, who used to be in the Kurdish security services, recognised the device as a genuine Russian grenade and feared he and others were about to be blown up.ĭespite his terror, he courageously tackled Kheder to stop him pulling the pin out at the Mobile Connection shop, on Westgate Road, Newcastle.
