A shirtless teen who threatened a doorman with a knife after being refused entry into a Newcastle city centre McDonald's has avoided jail.
Corie Ruddy turned aggressive when a door supervisor asked him to leave the fast-food restaurant on Northumberland Street after he walked in without a top on at around 11pm on July 18 this year. The 18-year-old then took out a blade and threatened the doorman in front of a large number of witnesses. Fearing for his life, the doorman picked up a chair to defend himself before Ruddy left.
Ruddy, of Denton Road, Scotswood, Newcastle, appeared at Newcastle's Moot Hall via link from HMP Durham on Monday to be sentenced for threatening a person with a blade. He had pleaded guilty to the offence at a previous hearing.
