Name: Dean Edwards
Age: 39
Address: Braintree
Offence: Possession of firearm with intent to endanger life
Sentence: 15 years imprisonment

Name: Michael Cooper
Age: 40
Address: Clacton
Offence: Possession of firearm with intent to endager life
Sentence: Six years imprisonment

Two men have been jailed for a combined total of 21 years after being found guilty of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.

Dean Edwards, 39, and Michael Cooper, 40, were found guilty on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 following a trial at Chelmsford Crown Court.

Edwards, from Convent Close, Braintree was jailed for 15 years while Cooper, from Russell Road, Clacton was jailed for six.

A firearm was discharged at the TP Sports Bar in Queen Street, Colchester in the early hours of Saturday, September 15, 2012.

Three shots were fired close to a member of security working on the door of the bar and damage was caused to the wall.

14/3/13