A MAN found in possession of a machete, stun guns, drugs and cash has been jailed for three years following a review by the Court of Appeal after his sentence was found to be “unduly lenient”.

Lewis Jay Davis, 25, of Yeo Valley, Stoford in Yeovil, previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine, possession of MDMA and cannabis, possession of criminal property, possession of prohibited weapons and possession of a lock knife at Bournemouth Crown Court on Friday September 25, 2020

He was told his sentence would be deferred for six months with the condition that he had counselling and therapy, did not reoffend or take drugs and maintained his job and personal life.

However, the case was referred to the Court of Appeal and on Wednesday, December 2, 2020, the sentence was found to be unduly lenient and he was sentenced to an immediate three-year prison term.

At around 5.40pm on Friday 10 July 2020, Davis was spotted inside his BMW of the car park at the rear of the Half Moon Pub in Half Moon Street, Sherborne.

Neighbourhood police officers saw the curved tip of a rusted machete lying in the rear foot well.

Davis told an officer he had the weapon to help his grandfather hack down bushes.

A search of the car was carried out and officers recovered a machete, a stun gun, a lock knife, packets containing white powder, cannabis, a mobile phone and a bank card belonging to another person.

The following day, officers carried out a further search of his address where a large number of items were found including two stun guns, cash, scales, more mobile phones, white powder and an axe. The drugs were tested and found to be cocaine and MDMA.

Police Sergeant Matt Whetham, of Sherborne Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “This discovery was as a result of proactive patrols by local neighbourhood officers and I would like to commend them for their commitment to tackling drug misuse in our community.

“Davis has now been jailed for his offences and I hope this reaffirms our commitment to tackling the supply of drugs that can blight our communities.”