{"id":4055,"date":"2026-10-14T17:22:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T17:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=4055"},"modified":"2026-10-14T17:22:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T17:22:48","slug":"uk-army-chef-jailed-for-terrorism-linked-explosives-gun-amid-plot-against-jews-muslims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=4055","title":{"rendered":"UK Army Chef Jailed For Terrorism-Linked Explosives, Gun Amid Plot Against Jews, Muslims"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A 28-year-old British Army chef has been sentenced to 46 months in prison after a homemade firearm and explosive materials, including gunpowder, were discovered in his bedroom, with a court establishing that his offences had a terrorist connection.<\/p>\n

Mark Broadhurst was arrested by Counter Terrorism Police North East on September 25, 2024, while working at Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire, according to a statement published by the UK Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

A subsequent search of his home in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, uncovered a homemade firearm and explosive powders.<\/p>\n

Broadhurst pleaded guilty on March 13, 2026, at Sheffield Crown Court to possessing explosives and possessing a firearm without a firearm certificate.<\/p>\n

Following a hearing that concluded in August, the court established that his possession of an explosive substance was connected to terrorism.<\/p>\n

The CPS said evidence presented during the proceedings showed that Broadhurst had communicated for nearly two years on Facebook and Telegram with three convicted terrorists: Christopher Ringrose, Brogan Stewart and Marco Pitzettu.<\/p>\n

According to the prosecution service, the group shared far-right and extremist views.<\/p>\n

Ringrose, Stewart and Pitzettu were jailed for a combined 29 years in 2025 after being convicted of planning an act of terrorism, alongside other terrorism and firearms offences targeting Jewish and Muslim communities in northern England.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Frank Ferguson, Head of the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said Broadhurst had demonstrated an interest in violence and developing weapons capable of causing serious harm.<\/p>\n

\u201cMark Broadhurst was clearly interested in violence and developing weapons that had the ability to cause untold harm to innocent people,\u201d Ferguson said.<\/p>\n

He added that Broadhurst had been immersed in extremist material and maintained prolonged contact with the three convicted terrorists, whom he said were inspired by Nazi SS tactics and supremacist ideology.<\/p>\n

Ferguson said prosecutors relied on evidence recovered from Broadhurst\u2019s electronic devices and online communications to establish the case against him.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe prosecution was able to use evidence from Broadhurst\u2019s own devices and online communications, which meant he had little choice but to admit his guilt,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was simply no legitimate or lawful explanation for Broadhurst having these illegal weapons and explosives inside his bedroom.\u201d<\/p>\n

The CPS said it would continue working with Counter Terrorism Policing to prosecute individuals who acquire weapons or explosives to advance extremist beliefs and to disrupt potential terrorist activity.<\/p>\n

Broadhurst was sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court on October 14, 2026.<\/p>\n

The CPS identified him as being from Grassmoor, Chesterfield, in Derbyshire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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