Cannock man arrested on weapons and driving charges

Chad Stevens will appear at Cannock Magistrates Court on October 30 after being charged with two counts of possession of an offensive weapon in a private place, driving without a licence and driving without insurance.

The 30-year-old, of Melbourne Crescent in Heath Hayes, was stopped on Princess Street in Chadsmoor on Tuesday afternoon by officers from Staffordshire Police and arrested after a stop-and-search, with two weapons later being found in a house during a search.

Stevens has been bailed ahead of his appearance at Cannock Magistrates.

A spokesman for Staffordshire Police said: "A man has been charged with weapons and driving offences following a stop-and-search in Cannock recently.

"Chad Stevens, 30, from Cannock, has been charged with two counts of possession of an offensive weapon in a private place, driving without a licence and driving without insurance.

"It comes after officers stopped a car on Princess Street in Chadsmoor, Cannock, at around 2.15pm on Tuesday, October 15 and later searched an address where two weapons were seized.

"Stevens has been bailed ahead of a court appearance at Cannock Magistrates’ Court on October 30."