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A County Durham man was fined after admitting he kept a prohibited stun gun at home.
Michael Snowdon, 45, had a stun gun at his Redwood Flats home in Brandon on May 31.
Snowdon admitted the offence at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court on October 7.
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The court ordered the stun gun forfeited and destroyed under the Sentencing Act 2020.
Snowdon was fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 in prosecution costs and a £48 victim surcharge.
The court took his guilty plea into account when sentencing him.