A man carried out a knife-point robbery at a shop shortly before attacking a man in the street with a large carving knife.
The 42-year-old pointed the knife at the staff member demanding money from the till at around 12pm on April 4 this year
After being refused, he left angrily and picked up a crate of beer without making any attempt to pay.
He proceeded to grab a man off the street and held the weapon to his throat whilst attempting to drag the victim into his flat.
The victim managed to break free but had been cut on his arm by the knife.
Timothy George, of Wellington Square, Retford, is now serving a six-year jail term and has been charged with robbery and two counts of possessing a bladed article.
He was sentenced Friday September 17 at Nottingham Crown Court to serve six years in jail and a further three years on extended licence.
Mr George had pleaded guilty at Nottingham Magistrates' Court at a previous hearing.
Police were contacted by several concerned members of the public and were quickly on the scene where they found the man as well as recovering the knife.
Neighbourhood Sergeant Rob Holmes said: "We were really concerned that a man was on the loose on the streets of Retford with a large knife which had been seen by lots of people and was visibly threatening another man.
"We quickly tracked them down thankfully before the incident resulted in any serious injuries.
"George proved himself to be a violent knife carrier, capable of committing violence against others.
"This won't be tolerated in Nottinghamshire and we are committed to driving down knife crime offences.
"We have two dedicated knife crime teams who proactively target knife carriers and hot spot areas and offenders will find that we are cracking down on their illicit activity.
"We also have a whole raft of measures, working alongside partners, to prevent knife crime too, which has seen offences fall by 15 per cent in the last year.
"Offenders will find themselves being treated with the utmost severity which has been reflected in this lengthy sentencing."
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