He flees to the checkpoint, Castiadas ' carabinieri catch up with him and find a rifle.
The chase took place during the night . Around one o'clock , a 49-year-old arrived near San Pietro. A military patrol called a halt but he didn't stop and escaped at high speed on Provincial Road 19. In a few minutes the carabinieri intercepted him in Villasimius, the "Su Lilliu" area: the Ford had taken a dirt road.
A 12-gauge semi-automatic rifle with a buckshot cartridge in the barrel was recovered in the vicinity of the car. The weapon had white tape on the end near the front sight to stop a flashlight , a clear indication of nocturnal poaching activity.
The man stated that he was the owner of the rifle, duly reported in his name, and that he got rid of it during his escape.
The military carried out a search of the 49-year-old's home in Castiadas: a further 12-gauge French-made shotgun with external hammers was found, again regularly reported by the man but which he should have kept at the Villasimius residence . Furthermore, the fugitive was found to be the holder of a license to carry a rifle for sporting use, but its validity has expired. The weapons and ammunition have been subject to criminal seizure and will be kept pending the determination of the judicial authority.
The 49-year-old was charged.
(Unioneonline/ss)
