Reuters · October 14, 2026

Mark Broadhurst Sentenced to Three Years and 10 Months at Sheffield Crown Court

• Mark Broadhurst, 28, was sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court on Wednesday to three years and 10 months in prison, according to the report.
• Broadhurst was arrested at his barracks in September 2024; police said they found knives and crossbows, black powder, 9mm ammunition and air pistols at his home address, as well as an improvised homemade cannon, according to the report.
• Broadhurst pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm and making or possessing an explosive under suspicious circumstances, and denied that he possessed them for the purposes of terrorism, according to the report.
• A judge ruled that Broadhurst's offences were connected to terrorism, according to the report.

Arrest, plea and sentencing details are as reported by Reuters; Broadhurst's denial of a terrorism purpose and the judge's ruling are both documented in the source and included above. This card is based on the accessible portion only. Original headline: "Ex-UK army chef jailed for nearly four years over homemade gun, explosives".