Overview
- Thomas McKenna, 60, has pleaded guilty to 14 counts including converting blank‑firing guns, making explosives and collecting terrorist information.
- Armed police raided three caravans at Buckles Lane in November 2024, seizing two loaded guns, two improvised explosive devices, manuals and other weapons.
- The workshop used a lathe and drill to convert blank‑firing pistols, with six linked firearms recovered so far as prosecutors believe more were produced.
- Messages shown in court urged recipients to prepare for violence and called for killing or neutralising Muslims and immigrants.
- Co‑defendants including partner Tina Smith and associates such as Faisal Razzaq have admitted offences, with some sentences due on February 6 and others next month.