Police officers were confronted with what appeared to be a firearm during an alarming incident in Newport last year. Lewis Enos, 34, pointed a wooden object at officers, threatening to shoot them. 🚨
Officers were called to speak with Enos in the early hours of October 23. When approached by two members of the force, he pointed a wooden object at them and “threatened to shoot them.”
During Thursday’s sentencing hearing at Cardiff Crown Court, Judge Paul Hobson stated: “You intended them to believe you had a firearm.” The initial officers withdrew, but when additional police officers approached Enos in his vehicle, a pursuit ensued.
The defendant again threatened officers whilst pointing the wooden object, claiming he would shoot them. Judge Hobson noted: “They were concerned that you were carrying a firearm at that time. This is a particularly serious example of assaulting emergency workers. Police officers live day by day in the knowledge they might be confronted by someone using a dangerous weapon. You deliberately made an intention to make the officers believe you were armed in this way – running the risk of escalating the incident into a dangerous situation as well as causing great concern and fear.” 👮♂️
Enos, of Coulson Close, pleaded guilty to three counts of assaulting an emergency worker. The court heard he has previous convictions for battery, harassment, and assaulting an emergency worker.
Judge Hobson sentenced Enos to 51 weeks imprisonment. He will serve half the sentence in custody before being released to serve the remainder on licence.
