A knife-wielding man was caught out by police after trying to wrestle free from officers during a stop and search.
Jake Hobson, 20, was stopped by police in Queen's Road, Newark, at around 12.30am on October 5 last year.
During the search he attempted to wrestle away from police and a 12-inch kitchen knife became visible in the waist band of his trousers.
Following a brief struggle with the officers, he was arrested and charged with carrying a knife in a public place.
Hobson, of Kirkby Road in Sutton-in-Ashfield, was sentenced to one month in jail, suspended for 12 months, after appearing at Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday (September 3).
Inspector Heather Sutton, district commander for Newark and Sherwood at Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Carrying a deadly weapon in public is an incredibly serious offence and simply won’t be tolerated on the streets of Nottinghamshire.
“People who carry knives are not only a danger to other people, but also to themselves.
"So if we find you in possession of a knife we will arrest you and you could well end up in court."
