A row about bad language in front of children culminated in a man producing a samurai sword.
David Gilpin produced the blade from his trousers after the argument in Lonsdale Avenue, Weston-super-Mare. It was one of a number of offences for which he appeared for sentence at Bristol Crown Court.
The 33-year-old, of Lonsdale Avenue, pleaded guilty to non-dwelling burglary, two offences of handing stolen goods and possessing an offensive weapon. Judge David Evans handed him 17 months jail, suspended for two years.
