Shrewsbury burglar caught with crossbow and arrow who attacked police to face ‘significant’ prison sentence
Simon Budd is to be sentenced on Friday 13th.
A Shrewsbury burglar has been told he faces “significant” time in custody when he is sentenced on Friday the 13th next month, after he was caught with a crossbow and attacked two police officers.
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Simon Budd, 44, previously of Spring Gardens, admitted the burglary of a property in the Monkmoor area of Shrewsbury on September 25 this year, when he appeared before a judge at Shrewsbury Crown Court on Wednesday.
Budd also admitted being in possession of a crossbow and arrow at a nearby location on the same day, and attacking two police officers.
He was remanded in custody with Mr Recorder Anthony Warner who told Budd he faced a “significant” custodial sentence when he returned to court on Friday, November 13.