Michael Stephen Finch handed community custody sentence after pointing loaded rifle at RFS volunteers near Tamworth

Anna Falkenmire
March 11 2022 - 5:30pm
SENTENCE: The offender pointed the rifle towards a group of firefighting volunteers working on the outskirts of Tamworth. Photo: Google Maps
SENTENCE: The offender pointed the rifle towards a group of firefighting volunteers working on the outskirts of Tamworth. Photo: Google Maps

A MAN has avoided spending time behind bars after pointing a loaded rifle towards volunteer firefighters in an effort to make them "f*** off" and "see who they were" through the gun's scope.

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Anna Falkenmire

Police and crime reporter at the Newcastle Herald.

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