Man found to have knife

Jan 18 2013 by Colin Rutherford, Kilmarnock Standard

A man detained in a police operation which involved the scrambling of a helicopter was found to have an illegal lock-knife

Johnnie Douglas, 19, of Kerr Road, Kilmarnock, pleaded guilty to having a knife in the town’s MacKellar place on Saturday.

Scott Toal, prosecuting, told Kilmarnock Sheriff Court that police were responding to a report of a male with a firearm in the town’s New Farm Loch area.

He said: “Officers arrived and approached the accused.

“He was detained and an officer found he had a lock-knife with a four-inch blade in the pocket of his hooded top.”

Douglas told police that he had the knife as “a gift for a sibling”.

Sheriff Brian Murphy deferred sentence until February 25 and called for reports.