Knuckle dusters, knives and broken bottles are just some of the weapons that have landed criminals in Kent in court within the last month.

We take a look at those who were caught and convicted for possessing dangerous items in public...

Aaron Walsh, 19, of Tower Hamlets Road, Dover, appeared before magistrates in Margate on Friday, April 16.

He had been charged with racially aggravated threatening behaviour and possession of an offensive weapon.

The court heard how Walsh racially abused a man at Margate Railway Station in July last year.

Walsh admitted the offence and also pleaded guilty to being in possession of an offensive weapon on the same day in the same place, namely a broken, top portion of a glass beer bottle.

He was given a 12-month community order and must carry out 200 hours of unpaid work.

He was also ordered to pay £100 compensation to his victim and a £95 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Magistrates ordered the beer bottle be destroyed.

Ian Phillip Miles, 40, of New Road, Chatham, appeared before magistrates in Medway on Wednesday, April 14.

He had been charged with possession of a bladed article after being found with a Stanley knife in Waterloo Road, Gillingham, in February.

Miles admitted the offence when he appeared before magistrates who jailed him for 180 days but suspended the term for two years.

He was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £128 and £85 court costs and magistrates ordered the Stanley knife be destroyed.

Miles will repay the court at a rate of £20 a month.

Jason Thomas Holmes, 49, of Wood Street, Sheerness, appeared before magistrates in Medway on Wednesday, April 14.

Magistrates heard Holmes had been charged with being in possession of a bladed article after he was found with a kitchen knife with a 10cm blade in St George's Avenue, Sheerness, in March.

He admitted the offence and magistrates jailed him for 180 days but the term was suspended for two years.

During the term of the suspended sentence Holmes will also be monitored by probation.

He was also placed under curfew at his home address for a period of three months and must say indoors from 6pm to 6am each night.

Holmes was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £128 and £85 court costs and will repay the court what he owes at a rate of £20 a month.

Peter Richard Mason, 37, of Shipwrights Avenue, Chatham, appeared before magistrates in Maidstone on Tuesday, April 13, after being charged with two offences.

The court heard Mason was caught with a knuckle duster in Railway Street, Chatham, in August last year.

On the same day he was also found with 193.78 grams of cannabis, a Class B drug, and admitted a charge of possession with the intent to supply.

Magistrates placed Mason on a 12-month community order. He must also carry out 200 hours of unpaid work.

He was also ordered to pay a £95 victim surcharge and £85 costs and will repay the courts what he owes at a rate of £10 a fortnight.

Magistrates ordered the knuckle duster and cannabis be destroyed.

Mohammed Kholokoh, 18, of Sir Evelyn Road, Rochester, appeared before magistrates in Bromley on Tuesday, April 20, to be sentenced for two matters.

Magistrates heard he was found with a weapon – a kitchen knife – and robbed a man of his mobile phone valued at £250 in Watford, Hertfordshire, in June last year.

He had admitted the offence at a hearing in March.

Magistrates gave him a 12-month conditional discharge for both offences.

Kholokoh was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £21.

Anthony Love, 24, of Elm Close, Dartford, appeared in front of magistrates in Maidstone on Tuesday, April 13.

He had been charged with possession of a knife in Gravesend in June last year.

Love admitted the offence when he appeared in the dock.

Magistrates jailed him for 90 days but the term was suspended for 18 months.

He was also ordered to complete a rehabilitation activity requirement with probation for 15 days and must also carry out 200 hours' unpaid work within 12 months.

Love was also ordered to pay £85 court costs and magistrates ordered the knife be destroyed.

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