TWO brothers have both been jailed for five years after being found guilty of providing a man with a sawn-off shotgun.

Gloucester Crown Court heard that the man later found with the gun tried to escape from police by jumping out of a window and running off naked.

Forest man Johnny Connors, aged 22, of Purlieu in Lydney, and his 33-year-old brother Michael Connors, of Raleigh Avenue in Walcot, were sentenced for transferring a prohibited weapon following a four-day trial.

The court was told that officers had CCTV showing the two men visit the flat of 32-year-old Scott McGuinness in Lattistep Court, Gloucester on October 7 2023.

They stayed for just a minute before leaving again, and the court heard that the men were believed to have been providing McGuinness with the sawn-off shotgun.

When police raided his flat later that evening, they discovered a sawn-off side-by-side 12 gauge shot gun in McGuinness’ moped.

McGuinness, who had jumped from a window onto the street at the front of the building completely naked to escape, pleaded guilty last year to offences including possessing a a firearm and was also jailed for five years.

The Connors both refused to answer any police questions in interview and did not give any evidence during their trial.

Judge Rupert Lowe told them: “The two of you were caught on camera taking a nasty weapon to someone, which can only be for use in a crime.

“There is something terrible about your life choices which involve committing violent crime and then sitting silently and hoping your lawyers can get you off, to the great distress of your families.”