Newcastle's Dedic stopped by police after being spotted with bow and arrows

Newcastle United defender Amar Dedic was stopped by police after being seen carrying a bow and arrows at a Northumberland beauty spot.

Dedic, a 24-year-old Bosnia-Herzegovina international, was in a car with a friend when he was stopped after a concerned member of the public raised the alarm.

Reports say six police cars, external were dispatched, including armed police, and that Dedic and his companion were stopped about seven miles from where they were first spotted.

Police searched the car and seized the bow and arrows but were satisfied the two men posed 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 that 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.

The incident happened on Wednesday, two days after Dedic - who joined from Benfica for a fee in the region of £30m in August - played in Newcastle's 1-0 home defeat by Everton.

Newcastle, 13th in the Premier League table on 11 points from nine games, have not commented.

Northumbria Police released a statement saying enquiries are ongoing. The force did not name 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," the statement added.

"At this stage, it is understood they were for recreational use and there was no threat to the public."

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.

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