Convicted terrorist guilty of making threats to kill from prison

A convicted terrorist has been found guilty of making threats to kill prison and probation staff ahead of his release.

Nicholas Brock from Maidenhead was initially convicted in March 2021 of three counts of possession of a document likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism, contrary to S58 of the Terrorism Act 2000. Brock collected military items, including items from WWII and Nazi Germany. He was also found to have had racist videos, images and video footage from the Christchurch massacre in New Zealand.

The 57-year-old was serving a prison sentence at HMP Bullingdon in Bicester, where he was heard to have made threats, indicating he knew people who could reactivate firearms, which he intended to use to harm prison staff and those working with him in the community upon his release.

TPSE officers conducted a warrant at Brock’s family home in Lancaster Road in Maidenhead on 6 March this year. They seized numerous deactivated firearms, and other weapons including a knuckle duster, swords, knives and a sword disguised as a walking stick.

He was then charged on 10 March this year in connection with incidents in which he threatened to shoot a male prison guard on 20 May last year and a female member of probation staff, on 9 October last year.

He has now been found guilty of two counts of making threats to kill and sentenced to one year’s imprisonment for each count, to run consecutively to each other.

Head of Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE) Detective Chief Superintendent Claire Finlay said: “Brock’s behaviour has demonstrated that his extreme right wing mindset did not diminish during his time spent in prison and his aggressive behaviour was escalating as his prison release date approached.

“Following the investigation by specialist counter terrorism policing officers from my unit, it was clear that Brock continued to pose a risk of significant harm towards the victims in this case, as well as towards members of the public from minority backgrounds, and those in positions of authority.

“Brock claimed to know criminal associates who could reactivate his firearms and so it was vital that we took swift action to keep our communities safe from the harm he poses.”