A man has been jailed for nearly a decade after being found with a loaded gun in his house.

Kyle Kinchen, 22, was jailed at Warwick Crown Court on 10 March for nine and a half years.

Officers raided his address in Glebe Close, near the University of Warwick, in September last year in search of suspected stolen motorcycles. 

During their search, officers found a loaded revolver in the pocket of a coat hanging on a bedroom door, as well as over £10,000 in cash and a quantity of cannabis.

They also found items including four bullets, cash bags and a stab-proof vest.

Kinchen answered no-comment to all questions when he was interviewed by officers and was subsequently charged with firearms possession, possession of criminal property (the £10,000 cash) and possession of cannabis.

The revolver was found in a coat pocket at the house (image via West Midlands Police)

PC Charlotte Schofield, from the Eastern Complex Crime Team, said: "This is a hugely positive result for Coventry.

"We take illegal firearms very seriously and will take action wherever possible to take them and the people in possession of them off our streets.

"It was clear when officers carried out the warrant that the house was being used for criminal activity and the team was able to put together a comprehensive case to use against Kinchen in court."