Newcastle's Amar Dedic stopped by police after being seen with bow and arrows
Newcastle United defender Amar Dedic was stopped by police on Wednesday after being spotted carrying a bow and arrows at a Northumberland beauty spot, two days after he had played in Newcastle's 1-0 home defeat by Everton. He was with a friend and was stopped in a car after a concerned member of the public raised the alarm.
Amar Dedic, 24, joined Newcastle from Benfica for a fee in the region of £30m in August. Amar Dedic has featured in seven Premier League games since joining Newcastle in August. Newcastle, who are 13th in the Premier League table on 11 points from nine games, have not commented.
Reports say six police cars were dispatched, including armed police, and that Dedic and his companion were stopped about seven miles away from where they were originally spotted. Police searched the car and seized the bow and arrows but were satisfied the two men were not a threat to the public.
Northumbria Police has released a statement and said enquiries are ongoing; the force has not named Dedic. It said it received reports of two men carrying a bow and arrows while walking along a track by the reservoir on Military Road in the Harlow Hill area. "Officers attended and subsequently stopped a vehicle in the Darras Hall area and seized a bow and arrows," added the statement. "At this stage, it is understood they were for recreational use and there was no threat to the public."
BBC Sport has been told Dedic had no ill intention and has fully co-operated with police. It is reported Newcastle goalkeeper Mark Gillespie, 34, and former defender Paul Dummett, 35, arrived at the scene while police were speaking to Dedic; it is understood the pair were in the area by chance and stopped to offer assistance.
Newcastle are at Fulham on Saturday (15:00 GMT) before the November international break. Dedic, who has featured in 10 league and cup games since joining Newcastle, has been named in the Bosnia-Herzegovina squad for Nations League matches away to Sweden on 14 November and at home to Romania on 17 November.
