A HORTON Kirby man has been remanded in custody after being found with a shotgun.

Peter Lawson, aged 58, of Lombard Street, has been charged with affray, possession of a shotgun without a licence and possession of a shortened shotgun.

Police were called to the address in Horton Kirby last Friday (April 20) after receiving reports there was a firearm inside.

Lawson is due to enter a plea when he appears at Maidstone Magistrates’ Court on Friday (April 27).