Post by acnedriver on Jun 9, 2023 5:18:02 GMT
A taxi driver who was filmed pointing a suspected gun at a passenger allegedly tried to flee when police went to his home to arrest him, a court has heard.
Brian Stalford, from Park Avenue in east Belfast, was detained after dashcam footage of the taxi incident was widely shared on social media.
A small bag, packed with a "sentimental photograph of his family" was found at his home, a prosecution lawyer said.
Mr Stalford denies the charges against him, claiming the video was a prank.
At the High Court in Belfast on Thursday, his defence lawyers asked the judge to release him on bail.
The 48-year-old defendant is accused of possessing a firearm or an imitation firearm, common assault and making threats to kill during the taxi incident on 26 March.
It has been alleged that he used the weapon to repeatedly threaten a passenger over a suspected drug debt in Holywood, County Down.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65849782
Brian Stalford, from Park Avenue in east Belfast, was detained after dashcam footage of the taxi incident was widely shared on social media.
A small bag, packed with a "sentimental photograph of his family" was found at his home, a prosecution lawyer said.
Mr Stalford denies the charges against him, claiming the video was a prank.
At the High Court in Belfast on Thursday, his defence lawyers asked the judge to release him on bail.
The 48-year-old defendant is accused of possessing a firearm or an imitation firearm, common assault and making threats to kill during the taxi incident on 26 March.
It has been alleged that he used the weapon to repeatedly threaten a passenger over a suspected drug debt in Holywood, County Down.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65849782