A teenager who was caught carrying a Rambo-style knife when stopped by ticket inspectors at Dartford railway station has been jailed for six months.
Rackeem Thomas, 18, pleaded guilty to possessing the knife on Tuesday at Medway Magistrates’ Court.
It heard how Thomas, of fixed abode, was stopped for a ticket check on Monday, which he failed to provide.
His nervous behaviour caught the suspicions of police, whom he gave a fake name to, and when they went to search him, he tried to run off.
Thomas was stopped and taken to the floor with the help of rail staff and while on the floor attempted to withdraw the concealed Rambo-style knife in his waistband.
PC Alex Morgan, of the British Transport Police, said: “Thomas is clearly a dangerous individual, and I am extremely pleased to see him sentenced to 6 months imprisonment less than 24 hours after officers found him committing the offence.
“It is incredibly rewarding to get a violent individual and horrendous knife off the rail network, and I hope this sends a clear signal to offenders that anyone caught in possession of these dangerous weapons in public will be brought to justice."
He was also ordered to pay £85 for a forfeiture and destruction order, as well as a £154 victim surcharge.
