A man found with a knife on one of Newcastle's busiest streets claimed it was a "precious" family heirloom.
James Brown had been out in the city centre with his brother in December last year when the pair became separated and he got lost.
A court heard that street rangers asked police to talk to the "distressed" 52-year-old, who was visiting the area to spend the festive period with his sibling, but he was searched after they smelled cannabis.
