A man found sleeping with a 12-inch knife up his sleeve in a Nottinghamshire park has been jailed. Robert Johnstone, of Shrewsbury Road, Worksop, was approached by paramedics from East Midlands Ambulance Service- after he was suspected to be drunk, lying in the middle of the grass at The Canch Park, Worksop, at around 2pm on August 31, 2022.
Johnstone, 46, refused help from paramedics and police were notified after emergency responders spotted what they believed to be a knife up his sleeve. Worksop neighbourhood PC Lee Ryan attended the park shortly afterwards and clocked Johnstone sitting on a bench slurring his words.
In an attempt to find out what was wrong PC Ryan then spotted something yellow up Johnstone’s sleeve – becoming even more suspicious when he attempted to push the knife further up his sleeve. A 12-inch Stanley knife then fell out of his sleeve.
