Man admits having knife on Kettering estate

He has also been convicted of drink-driving
Cassidy was arrested on the Highfield estateCassidy was arrested on the Highfield estate
Cassidy was arrested on the Highfield estate

A 25-year-old man will be sentenced next month after he was caught with a knife on Kettering's Highfield estate.

Spencer Cassidy, of no fixed address, was arrested on June 12 by the Kettering proactive police team in Highfield Crescent.

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At about 3.45pm he was caught with a flick knife and cannabis and taken into custody.

At Northampton Magistrates' Court Cassidy admitted possessing cannabis and a bladed article.

He was granted unconditional bail for a pre-sentence report to be prepared ahead of his sentencing on September 16.

Cassidy also admitted drink-driving after an incident in Lake Avenue, Kettering, on March 6.

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He was in a Fiat Punto when he was stopped and gave a reading of 44mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. The legal limit is 35mcg.

He also had no insurance.

Magistrates fined him £200 for the driving offences and banned from driving for a year.

He must pay costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £34.

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