A man caught with pepper spray claimed he was given the weapon while making a music video.
Anderson Pinheiro was found with a bottle of the noxious substance when police turned up at his home in Byker, in Newcastle, for an unrelated matter. A court heard that he immediately confessed to having the spray when asked.
The 24-year-old, who has no past convictions, said he was given the weapon by an associate while they were making a music video together and decided to keep it. He was arrested and appeared in the dock at Newcastle Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.
