Man appears in court over Portsmouth firearm and drug dealing incident
A man has appeared in court over a firearm being fired twice from the window of a block of flats in Somerstown.
Mark Fogg, 37, of Tyseley Road, appeared at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court on Monday having been charged with firing an air weapon beyond premises, possession with intent to supply Class A drugs heroin and cocaine.
It follows the incident at Wilmcote House on Tyseley Road where police received reports of a firearm being fired twice from the flats at around 5.29pm on Saturday (February 28), resulting in a cordon being put in place.
Officers from Hampshire Police’s Armed Response Vehicle unit attended the scene and arrested three people as well as seizing an imitation firearm from the address.
Following the hearing, Fogg will now have to appear at Portsmouth Crown Court on March 30 with the case listed for trial. He was granted conditional bail.
The incident also saw a 38-year-old woman from Portsmouth arrested on suspicion of supplying heroin and cocaine. She has been released under investigation.
A 15-year-old boy from Portsmouth, who was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class A and possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, has been bailed with conditions until May 28 whilst enquiries continue.