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| Wyverstone gun haul: Parish council chairman James Arnold dies | Wyverstone gun haul: Parish council chairman James Arnold dies |
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| A parish council chairman who was charged after police found a haul of guns at his home has died in prison. | A parish council chairman who was charged after police found a haul of guns at his home has died in prison. |
| Officers found weapons including an AK-47 and an Uzi sub-machine gun at the home of James Arnold, at Wyverstone, Suffolk, after a search in April. | Officers found weapons including an AK-47 and an Uzi sub-machine gun at the home of James Arnold, at Wyverstone, Suffolk, after a search in April. |
| Suffolk Police said Mr Arnold, 49, of Potash Lane, died on 14 July. He was due to enter pleas to the charges at Ipswich Crown Court on Friday. | Suffolk Police said Mr Arnold, 49, of Potash Lane, died on 14 July. He was due to enter pleas to the charges at Ipswich Crown Court on Friday. |
| Prosecutors said the case against Mr Arnold has been discontinued. | Prosecutors said the case against Mr Arnold has been discontinued. |
| Mr Arnold had been terminally ill with cancer, but a cause of death is not yet known. | Mr Arnold had been terminally ill with cancer, but a cause of death is not yet known. |
| He had been in custody since being charged on 19 April. He died at Belmarsh Prison in London. | |
| Controlled explosions | Controlled explosions |
| Officers discovered the weapons during a search of a house while investigating assault allegations. | Officers discovered the weapons during a search of a house while investigating assault allegations. |
| He was charged with being in possession of a self-loading rifle gun, a bolt-action shotgun, an Uzi and an AK-47 assault rifle, along with being accused of two assaults. | He was charged with being in possession of a self-loading rifle gun, a bolt-action shotgun, an Uzi and an AK-47 assault rifle, along with being accused of two assaults. |
| However, it is understood the amount of weapons seized by police ran into three figures. | However, it is understood the amount of weapons seized by police ran into three figures. |
| A vast amount of ammunition was also found. | A vast amount of ammunition was also found. |
| Andy Melley, vice chairman of Wyverstone Parish Council, said Mr Arnold's death was "sad for those who knew him and a tragedy for his family". | |
| He said it was known Mr Arnold had a firearms licence, but the size of his collection was a shock to all. | |
| Earlier in the month, police confirmed a 45-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of possession of a prohibited firearm had been released without charge. | Earlier in the month, police confirmed a 45-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of possession of a prohibited firearm had been released without charge. |
| A 63-year-old man from Norfolk, arrested on 16 July on suspicion of selling or transferring a firearm to a person without a certificate, has been bailed until 27 August. | A 63-year-old man from Norfolk, arrested on 16 July on suspicion of selling or transferring a firearm to a person without a certificate, has been bailed until 27 August. |