A man armed with a cheese knife threatened to chop someone'e head off. Mark Elliott made the threat after being told not to harass people for money, Bristol Crown Court heard.
Elliott, 29, of Logos House in Wade Street, Bristol, pleaded guilty to possessing a blade on June 11 last year. He also admitted two public order offences on the same day.
Judge Euan Ambrose jailed him for six months. He told Elliott today (Monday, February 28): "You had a very difficult start in life and a long history of substance abuse. You were carrying a cheese knife as a weapon."