A man caught with a knife in an East Kilbride sports shop claimed he had it only to help his mum open boxes.
Unfortunately for Kal Clarke, a security guard spotted that he was also carrying a Stanley blade.
Clarke, 23, of Douglasdale, East Kilbride, appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court this week.
He admitted possession of the bladed items at Sports Direct in the Plaza Shopping Centre on December 11, 2020.
An allegation of shoplifting was dropped.
The court heard a guard had reason to speak to Clarke about 3.30pm.
Abby Seal, prosecuting, said: "An orange object was seen protruding from his jacket pocket
"It turned out to be a Stanley knife and the police were called.
"Officers attended and saw Clarke leaning over some crates. The sound of something metallic being dropped could be heard and this was found to be a lockback knife.
"Clarke told the police he was taking it to his mum's to open storage boxes."
Asked about the Stanley blade, he protested: "It was less than two inches."
Clarke, said to suffer from Asperger's, admitted previous convictions and defence agent Jackson Bateman said he was "frightened by the prospect of a return to custody".
Mr Bateman added: "There are vulnerabilities here."
Sheriff John Speir noted that Clarke "has a record for violence".
The sheriff deferred sentence for background reports and continued bail.
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