A man wanted by police for breaching the terms of his licence gave officers a fake name but his real phone number, a court was told.
Jordan Walmsley, of HMP Altcourse, formerly of Southport, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on Wednesday after pleading guilty to possession of cocaine, possession of cannabis, perverting the course of justice and failing to surrender. Iain Criddle, prosecuting, told the court that on June 21 last year, police officers saw Walmsley involved in what they believed to be a drug transaction.
He was spoken to and cocaine found in his possession was seized, but he gave a friend's name. Police, believing he had no previous convictions, then gave Walmsley a community resolution, meaning no charges filed, which if they had known his true identity would not have been granted.
