A dad-of-six turned up at KFC with a samurai sword to buy his kids a meal at 1am.
Martin Williams, 39, had downed six pints of Stella lager when he got a call to say his children were at the fast food restaurant, a court was told.
Once he arrived at the branch in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, the dad became involved in a verbal spat with another group, StokeonTrentLive reports.
Witnesses spotted that he had a sword down his trousers which fell to the floor, a court heard.
The police were called, he was detained and three knives were recovered. The defendant was breathalysed and found to be two-and-a-half times over the drink drive limit.
Prosecutor Antony Longworth told Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court that the defendant arrived at KFC in High Street on a motorbike at 1am on July 19 last year.
"There were a number of people there including the manager," Mr Longworth said.
"They saw he had a Samurai sword which fell to the ground. He was holding a bottle.
"He said, 'Why are you looking at me? What are you looking at? Mind your own business'.
"He returned to the moped. The police had been called and they arrived. He was detained. The sword was recovered. He was arrested for being unfit to drive through drink or drugs. Officers found two knives within the moped seat. The defendant's children were in the area at the time."
In his police interview, the defendant said he had drunk six pints of Stella.
His partner had thrown his belongings out in the street and he went to collect them, which included two knives and a sword.
He put the knives in his motorbike seat but the sword wouldn't fit so he put it down his trousers instead.
Williams then went to KFC to meet his children and buy them a meal. He admitted shouting at another group but could not remember being abusive.
Williams, of Withington Road, Fegg Hayes, pleaded guilty to three charges of possessing a bladed article, drink-driving and driving without insurance.
The court heard the offences placed him in breach of a 12 month community order he received on November 19, 2020 for possession of an offensive weapon - a baseball bat - in public on May 23, 2020.
Jason Holt, mitigating, said the defendant had been split from his partner for some time before the incident.
"He received a call from a neighbour to say she had thrown his property on the front," Mr Holt told the court.
"He was in drink but was not expecting to drive.
"She chose to throw items on the street on that night and he wanted to recover them.
"The children decided to go to KFC. They took advantage knowing he was in drink. He went there at their request. He did not brandish the sword."
Mr Holt said the defendant has self referred to MIND and drug and alcohol services. He added the defendant is aware that if he drinks alcohol while on an alcohol abstinence course he will be brought back to court and sent to prison.
Williams was sentenced to nine months in prison, suspended for two years, and, as part of the suspended sentence, Williams must complete a rehabilitation activity requirement for 30 days, a thinking skills programme and an alcohol abstinence and monitoring programme for 120 days.
He was also banned from driving for two years.
Sentencing Williams, Judge David Fletcher said: "Had it not been for the fact you have the day-to-day care for six children you would be going down the stairs today.
"The sword is a fearsome looking item. You collected the items. You got a call to say the children were at KFC. You accept you had drunk six pints of beer and you went to KFC. Your language was not the best. You did not carry the knives.
"There is a realistic prospect of rehabilitation if you stop drinking."
