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08
Jul 2025
Man jailed for carrying a kitchen knife in Harrogate
A man has been jailed for four months after committing two offences in Harrogate.
Joshua Thorpe, who was already a serving prisoner and whose address is listed as HMP Hull, appeared at York Magistrates Court on July 1 charged with affray and possession of a knife in a public place.
Thorpe pleaded guilty to both offences.
According to court documents, the 18-year-old defendant used or threatened reasonable violence towards someone at a property on Parklands View in Harrogate.
Thorpe’s behaviour on May 24 would have led the victim to fear for their own safety.
On the same day, Thorpe had a kitchen knife in his possession on Parklands View.
The magistrates sentenced Thorpe to a total of 26 weeks in custody for the offences.
The bench also imposed a deprivation order, which means the kitchen knife will be discarded.
Thorpe is already serving a four-and-a-half-year prison sentence, imposed at York Crown Court on May 26, after being convicted of possession with intent to supply heroin; possession with intent to supply cocaine; possession of cannabis and possession of MDMA.
The 26-week term will run concurrently to Thorpe's existing prison sentence.
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