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Man sentenced for possessing knife at Somerset M5 services

Google maps image of Gordano Services at J19 on the M5 in Somerset. <i>(Image: Google Maps/Street View)</i>
Google maps image of Gordano Services at J19 on the M5 in Somerset. (Image: Google Maps/Street View)
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A MAN has been sentenced for possessing a knife and stealing four bottles of nosecco and a packet of biscuits at an M5 service station in Somerset.

Daryl Williams, 34, of Portishead, North Somerset, appeared in North Somerset Magistrates’ Court on October 19.

The court listings state Williams admitted to stealing four bottles of nosecco and a packet of biscuits to the value of £21 from Waitrose at Gordano Services on the M5 at J19 on September 12, 2024.

Williams also pleaded guilty to having a knife with a locking blade in his possession, without good reason or lawful authority at Gordano Motorway Services at Junction 19 on the M5 on September 12, 2024.

Williams has been sentenced to a total custodial period of four months, suspended by 12 months and is subject to a probation requirement.

Williams must also pay £85 in costs.

The court also ordered the deprivation of the knife with the locking blade.

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