Neighbour pulled gun on woman who intervened in domestic dispute

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A woman who attempted to help her neighbour during a domestic dispute was left terrified after having a gun pulled on her. The woman was woken from her sleep by the sound of screaming outside and looked out to see it was next door neighbour Jack Reid and his partner.

A court heard how he "appeared to be pushing and pulling the woman about" so the Wallsend woman, aged 53, opened her window and shouted: "Leave her alone you bully", as reported by Chronicle Live.

Prosecutor, Neil Pallister, told Newcastle Crown Court she then went outside and could see the other woman was crying and distressed.

During the incident in September 2019, the woman again told Reid to leave his partner alone and began picking up bags which had fallen to the floor and gave them to him.Mr Pallister said: "The defendant then went in to his house and a short time later came out holding what the complainant described as a handgun and pointed it at her and said, in an aggressive manner 'watch what f****** happens'. "She ran into her house, scared, and called the police." Officers arrived a few minutes later to arrest Reid and found the gun in a black case on a shelf in the front bedroom.It had the appearance of a Colt M1911 pistol but turned out to be an air weapon.The victim, who had only ever spoken to Reid once before and who had no previous issues with him, said in a statement read to the court: "This incident left me feeling terrified and I no longer feel safe in my address."No one should be threatened with a gun."Due to this, my anxiety levels dramatically increased."Reid, 25, now of Garcia Drive, Ashington, Northumberland, denied pointing it when interviewed by police and when sentencing him, a judge said he had not pointed or brandished it.He