Man jailed after throwing loaded firearm from window

A man has been jailed after throwing a loaded firearm and ammunition out of a window when police raided his home.

Officers attended Tiron Desuza’s home in Watnall Road, Hucknall, on 4 March 2026 in order to arrest him on other matters.

An officer who was securing the rear of the address spotted a landing window open and items being thrown onto a flat roof.

Police drone footage showed the roof was clear prior to officers’ arrival and captured the moment the window was opened.

Officers recovered a revolver and rounds of ammunition which were wrapped in a plastic bag.

Desuza was arrested but when questioned denied the firearm was his or that he had discarded it.

He claimed in interview that the window was open because he burned incense.

However, the 26-year-old eventually pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition at an earlier hearing.

At Nottingham Crown Court on Wednesday (3 June) Desuza, of Watnall Road, was jailed for a total of seven years and two months.

Police Constable Paulina Goral, of Nottinghamshire Police, said:

“Desuza was happy to casually throw a viable, loaded firearm and ammunition out a window in an attempt to evade justice.

“Criminals will often try to discard weapons or drugs when officers attend their address but we had secured the property and observed Desuza at the window.

“Being in possession of a firearm is a very serious offence and Desuza clearly had little concern for anyone in the neighbourhood in which he lived.

“Thankfully, firearms and firearms offences are extremely rare in Nottinghamshire and we are proactive in our efforts to take them off the streets and keep the public safe.”