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SAS man sentenced for gun possession SAS man Danny Nightingale sentenced for gun possession
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SAS sniper Sgt Danny Nightingale has been sentenced to two years by a military court in Wiltshire for illegally having a pistol. SAS sniper Danny Nightingale has been given a suspended sentence by a military court for illegal possession of a pistol and ammunition.
It is the second time Sgt Nightingale, from Crewe, Cheshire, has been sentenced after his original conviction was overturned on appeal. It is the second time the 38-year-old, from Crewe, Cheshire, has been sentenced after his original conviction was overturned on appeal.
The new sentence, handed down at a court martial hearing in Bulford, was suspended for 12 months. He was given two years' detention suspended for 12 months at a court martial hearing in Bulford, Wiltshire.
Sgt Nightingale was convicted at his retrial earlier this month. Nightingale was convicted at his retrial earlier this month.
His original conviction for possessing the Glock 9mm pistol and 338 rounds of ammunition in his accommodation, near the SAS's Hereford headquarters, had been overturned on the basis he had been placed under "improper pressure" to plead guilty.
He was originally ordered to serve 18 months in military detention after pleading guilty in November 2012.He was originally ordered to serve 18 months in military detention after pleading guilty in November 2012.
At his retrial Nightingale was sentenced to two years for possession of the pistol and nine months for possession of the ammunition - a total of two years to run concurrently.
He has been in the army for 18 years and is due to be medically discharged.