A man who turned up at a police station with a knife concealed in his underpants has been jailed.
Shaun Kennelly, aged 28, was arrested at Worksop Police Station on Wednesday (29 April) after attending on an unrelated matter.
During a subsequent search at Mansfield Custody Suite, officers found a locking‑style Stanley knife in his possession. Kennelly said the knife had been concealed in his underwear before dropping down his trouser leg.
Kennelly, who was jailed in 2023 for robbery and driving offences, told officers he was living in a nearby tent and needed the blade for protection.
Appearing at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on 30 April, he pleaded guilty to possessing a knife in a public place and was jailed for 146 days.
PC Kerry Eames, of the Bassetlaw North Neighbourhood Policing Team, said:
“Carrying a knife anywhere is never a good idea. As Kennelly has just discovered, carrying one into a police station is a particularly bad idea — and one that comes with very serious legal consequences.”
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