A man who pulled out a knife in a Notts street during an argument has been warned to expect a jail sentence if he offends again in the next two years.
Police were called just after 9pm, on Monday May 11, to an address in Broad Oak Drive, Stapleford after a man was reported to have threatened a group of people with a knife.
They were directed by witnesses to Lee Love, 41, who had been arguing with another man on the street.
Believing Love to be armed with a knife, one of the two officers present drew his Taser and arrested him.
A four-inch knife was then discovered in a backpack Love had been carrying.
There were no injuries during the incident.
During a custody search, Love, of Bourne Mews, Netherfield, was also found to be in possession of a small amount of amphetamines, Nottinghamshire Police added.
Appearing at Nottingham Crown Court on Wednesday, July 1, Love was sentenced to six months in jail, suspended for two years, for carrying a bladed article in a public place, and using threatening, abusive, insulting words / behaviour with intent to cause fear of or provoke violence.
PC Kulwinder Bazaz from Nottinghamshire Police said: “This was a frightening incident for all involved and I am relieved nobody was injured. Brandishing a knife in this way is a very serious offence, even if nobody is injured.
"It is completely unacceptable behaviour and has rightly been punished."
The force added that statistics show the number of violent knife crime offences recorded by Nottinghamshire Police fell from 882 to 763 between April 2019 and March 2020 compared to the same period for the previous year.
The number of violent knife crime offences recorded in the city, comparing the same periods before the Covid-19 lockdown came into effect, showed a 16.4 percent drop – equating to a reduction from 469 to 392 offences.
