A drug dealing teenager carrying a large hunting knife was "knocked to the floor" by a well-meaning member of the public after police became suspicious of him in Leeds city centre.
Qamar Kadir, now 19, was just 17 when he was spotted by police officers close to 11pm on March 19 last year in Leeds City Centre.
Leeds Crown Court heard on Friday officers noticed Kadir smelt strongly of cannabis and when they decided to follow him he "quickened his pace." Prosecutor Oliver Connor told the court he then turned and walked past them again. He said: "As he walked past them a second time, a police constable stopped him and asked what he was doing. He said he was looking for a particular bar in Leeds to meet his friends."
