Leeds knifeman called 999 and told police to Taser him

A man who was high on drink and drugs called 999 and told the operator he had two knives and wanted to hurt someone, a court heard.
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Jamie Sutton, who had been drinking and had taken cocaine, was stood outside Mecca Bingo on Balm Road in Hunslet when he made the emergency call, Leeds Crown Court heard.

Prosecutor, Jessica Mae Randell said Sutton told the operator he wanted to hurt someone and wanted help from police.

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Police arrived at the scene in Hunslet just after 8am on November and saw Sutton holding a kitchen knife in one hand and a box knife in the other.

Mecca Bingo on Balm Road, Hunslet.
Image: Google.Mecca Bingo on Balm Road, Hunslet.
Image: Google.
Mecca Bingo on Balm Road, Hunslet. Image: Google.

Sutton, 26, dropped the box knife but kept hold of the kitchen knife and police aimed a Taser at him.

Miss Randell said: "He shouted to police to 'do it.'"

The court heard the Taser was not used and Sutton was arrested.

Miss Randell said Sutton was seen by a mental health crisis team who confirmed his actions were the result of alcohol and anger issues.

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Sutton, of Balm Road, Hunslet, admitted possessing a knife in a public place.

Sutton has four previous convictions for seven offences including possessing a bladed article, battery, and criminal damage.

Eddison Flint, mitigating, said: "The defendant called police himself from outside Mecca Bingo admitting that he had been on cocaine and drinking."

Mr Flint added: "He defendant tells me all his offending has been related to drink and drugs.

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"This defendant has an eight-year-old child. He has been working at an engineering firm in Bradford."

Jailing Sutton for eight months, Judge Robin Mairs told him: "You rang police explaining that you were outside Mecca Bingo and you had two knives.

"You were in drink and you said you were going to hurt someone. Police attended and they had to draw their Taser and you shouted 'do it.'

"You were seen by the crisis team. This was the product of alcohol and anger."