A man has been jailed for possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence in a residential street in Greenhithe.

Tommy Killick, 22, of no fixed address, appeared at Woolwich Crown Court last Friday having entered a guilty plea earlier this year.

He was sentenced to 18 months behind bars, made to forfeit the firearm and pay a victim surcharge of £140.

He had initially been charged alongside Paul Killick, 44, of Blackfen Road, Sidcup, after police were called to the Palladian Circus area on the afternoon of Friday, March 31.

Members of the public had reported seeing a firearm in Liverymen Walk and dialled 999.

Police confirmed at the time “a gas-powered weapon” was recovered from a vehicle in Liverymen Walk.

Charges were dropped against Paul Killick after he pleaded not guilty and the Crown Prosecution Service offered no evidence.