A man caught carrying a kitchen knife at a railway station in the city centre was sentenced to six and a half months in prison.

Jonathon Carroll, from Salford, was stopped by a British Transport Police (BTP) patrol at Manchester Piccadilly last month.

The Bolton News: Jonathon Carroll

According to BTP the 46-year-old, of Isaac Close, was caught carrying a kitchen knife and was charged with the possession of a bladed article in a public place as a result.

On March 16, after admitting the charge at Manchester Magistrates' Court, he was sentenced to six and a half months in prison.

The Bolton News: The kitchen knife

Sergeant Andy Platt, of BTP, said: "Hopefully he will realise there is a price to pay for bringing a blade onto the rail network."


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