A Bermudian man has been jailed for more than three years in the UK after he threatened two people with an imitation shotgun.

Jahkiel Samuels, 35, pleaded guilty at Nottingham Crown Court to a charge of possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.

He also admitted threatening a person with an offensive weapon in a public place.

Nottinghamshire Police said Samuels went into a café in the town of New Basford, pulled what appeared to be a sawed-off shotgun out of a bag and pointed the weapon at two customers.

One of the men forced Samuels out of the café and held the door shut until he left the area.

Samuels however returned to the café with the imitation firearm concealed and holding a knife.

One of the men again shut the café door, but Samuels made a stabbing gesture towards him before he left.

The incident happed on September 2 around lunchtime.

No one was injured in the incident, and the county’s police said Samuels was arrested later that day.

Samuels was sentenced last Friday to three years and four months behind bars.

Detective Sergeant Simon Carter of Nottinghamshire Police said: “This would have been a terrifying incident for everyone who was in the café at the time.

“They wouldn’t have known that the firearm wasn’t real or what Samuels’ intentions were.

“Brandishing any kind of firearm in a public place is an incredibly serious offence and will always be met with a swift and robust response.”