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09:34 GMT, Friday, 1 August 2008 10:34 UK

Student admits US firearm charges

Police at the scene

A student who sparked a search at his university residence after being arrested for firearms offences in the US has pleaded guilty to the charges.

Stephen Jackley, 22, from Sidmouth, Devon, was arrested in Vermont in May after he tried to buy a gun using fake documents.

Court documents showed Jackley planned to use it for armed robberies.

His university halls of residence at Worcester University was evacuated and searched following the arrest.

Jackley will be sentenced in October.

In May, West Mercia Police said it was investigating the student over "firearms offences and other matters" in the UK.

The force said officers were working with other forces "nationally and internationally" on the case and were considering the possibility of extraditing him to the UK.

The search of Jackley's room at the Wyvern Hall student accommodation was believed to have been prompted when his university card was found on him when he was arrested.

Police in the Netherlands have said they also wanted to question Jackley over other matters.



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