Man carrying bowie knife chased by police though Worcester

Jordan Bushell, of Autumn Terrace, Worcester, admitted possession of a knife blade/sharp pointed article in a public place when he appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court on Thursday, (October 27). 

Owen Beale, prosecuting, said Bushell had pleaded guilty on a basis that was accepted by the crown - that the knife had been given to him by another person. 

COURT: Jordan Bushell appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court (Image: Facebook)

The prosecutor said police were called just after midnight on September 5 this year to reports of an incident involving a group and one of them had a knife. 

Mr Beale said when police arrived they followed Bushell from Copenhagen Street into High Street.

"The defendant walked at what was described as a fast pace," Mr Beale said. 

"At City Walls Road he became aware of the police, they tell him to stop.

"He started to run off."

The prosecutor said police saw him take the bowie knife out of his clothes and, after managing to outrun the officer, he was intercepted in Wylds Lane. 

CAUGHT: Police finally stopped Jordan Bushell after a chase in Wylds Lane, Worcester (Image: Newsquest)

"He had discarded the knife, but they recovered it," Mr Beale said.

Mr Beale added the "starting point" for the offence in magistrates' sentencing guidelines was six months in prison.

Chris Hilton, defending, explained the 24-year-old had been with another man who thrust the knife into his hand. 

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"In an ideal world he would have given it to the police," Mr Hilton said. 

"He had panicked. 

"(In police interview) he didn't distance himself from it (the offence)."

Mr Hilton said Bushell was a man of good character having no previous convictions.

He added Bushell, who was supported by his mother who sat in the back of court in the public gallery, had potential employment working at Worcester Bosch lined up - but it was dependent on him avoiding prison.

COURT:: Jordan Bushell was sentenced at Worcester Magistrates Court

Michelle Edwards, chairman of the magistrates bench, told Bushell: "This is a serious offence. 

"The knife could have been found by anyone."

Bushell was given eight weeks in prison but magistrates agreed to suspend it for a year. 

Bushell was told to complete 75 hours of unpaid work, and pay costs of £185 and victim surcharge of £154.