Brian McIntyre was arrested at Manchester Airport after carrying a loaded gun and ammunition in his suitcase

[Boxerbeetle]

Probably the right punishment, Americans can carry guns legally and with all his travel in the states he’s probably done it many times when flying. Stupid but likely an oversight rather than anything dodgy. What’s more concerning is how it wasn't found when he arrived in the U.K.

He should make a claim against the airlines / airport for letting him into the country in the first place!

There was some talk he arrived on a privately chartered jet. I doubt they have the same level of security, ridiculous as it sounds

He should make a claim against the charter company then. He’s a busy man with lots of competing demands on his time, how can he be expected to just remember if he’s travelling with a loaded gun or not !

[handsofstone]

Grassed on who? I doubt he knows villains in the UK, and would the British courts have any interest in US crims?

Ffs Coco did you read the post pal??

Done it myself a few times

[SeanBrennan]

let's be honest he was hardly planning to shoot anyone, and no one got shot, I do not see the problem. It's a bit different to some scally in a gang with a gun.

Spot on pal

I can understand Loynesy’s frustration that a case where the accused was seemingly bang to rights resulted in the sentencing guidelines being ignored but I suppose we weren’t privy to all the facts and in any case they are just guidelines and sometimes circumstances dictate that those guidelines can be overlooked.

But as you say, in the real world Bomac isn’t a threat to society, he isn’t a recidivist who’s gonna go straight back to a life of crime and as I said earlier in the thread (to some mockery by one or two members) he’ll be a guy who contributes positively to his community in one way or another and those factors undoubtedly influenced this decision.

cheers, people love to grandstand. Literally nothing happened. And he's gone home. He's hardly going to rock up for any future fights in UK with a Mac-10

[goose 5]

It's been reported that he was not in jail but was "detained'' in a hotel.

[Nightmare Roy]

It's been reported that he was not in jail but was "detained'' in a hotel.

Maybe he's a Mason?

[cormack]

Cant help but think how a UK resident would be treated flying in from the US with a gun and ammunition .

Dont see the same slap on the wrist .

[Nightmare Roy]

Cant help but think how a UK resident would be treated flying in from the US with a gun and ammunition .

Dont see the same slap on the wrist .

No chance, plenty of British people go to jail for having CS Gas and stun guns, let alone a Dirty Harry stile Smith and Western!

[1328613]

Cant help but think how a UK resident would be treated flying in from the US with a gun and ammunition .

Dont see the same slap on the wrist .

No chance, plenty of British people go to jail for having CS Gas and stun guns, let alone a Dirty Harry stile Smith and Western!

I’m no fan of One Direction but calling Harry Stiles ‘dirty’ and suggesting he carries a gun is a bit harsh.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Brian McIntyre on UK Arrest, Prison Stint: ‘It Was an Honest Mistake’

Trainer Brian ‘Bomac’ McIntyre says there was no malicious intent behind the incident that landed him in a British slam for five weeks.

The head coach of undisputed welterweight champion Terence Crawford was arrested on Sept. 4 at Manchester Airport in Manchester, England, on charges of attempting to board a plan with a gun in his checked luggage. The matter occurred one day after McIntyre helped Chris Eubank Jr. earn a stoppage win over Liam Smith in their middleweight rematch.

Last week, the 53-year-old McIntyre was released from prison and handed a 20-month suspended prison after a hearing at Manchester Crown Court that featured in-person character witness statements from some of McIntyre’s closest friends, including Crawford.

McIntyre spoke more about his case in an interview with ESPN’s Mark Kriegel last Saturday night during an ESPN broadcast of the middleweight title unification bout between Janibek Alimkhanuly and Germany’s Vincenzo Gualtieri. Also on the card was McIntyre’s client, rising lightweight Keyshawn Davis,who won a 10-round decision over Nahir Albright.

“Man, I’m gonna be honest with you,” McIntyre told Kriegel. “I got caught with a firearm at the airport in my luggage going underneath,” McIntyre said. “Obviously, it was an honest mistake. I forgot that it was in there, it had been in there a couple of months, since May, since we got into camp with Terence.”

McIntyre said the firearm was licensed.

“With the grace of God and a lot of prayers from the fans and my family, I was just at peace,” McIntyre said when asked about how he got through his prison sentence. “You know, I wouldn’t try to do anything wrong. I did break the law over there, but it’s common for us Americans to carry guns.”

“I carry two or three of them at a time, sometimes,” McIntyre added.