Overview
- Police detained Bronson Robinson, 34, at Chisholm Bookmakers in Middlesbrough on October 28 after receiving intelligence on his location.
- Officers recovered a homemade spear made by strapping a kitchen knife to a wooden pole, two bags of cocaine and cash bundled to £10,000.
- At Teesside Crown Court on March 6, Robinson pleaded guilty to possessing a Class A drug, possessing criminal property and carrying an offensive weapon in public.
- Judge David Kelly imposed nine months’ imprisonment suspended for 18 months, with 120 hours of unpaid work and 25 rehabilitation days.
- The court confiscated the weapon and cash, noted his homelessness as mitigation, accepted about £9,400 as proceeds from illicit car sales tied to used-car work, and cited prior drug‑trafficking including a 2016 five‑year term.