A man has pleaded guilty to having a knife in a public place following an incident in Harlow last week.

Essex Police received a call shortly before 11pm on Monday, May 18 reporting a man had been seen with a knife and making threats in Orchard Croft.

Officers were at the scene within five minutes and a 30-year-old man was arrested a short time later.

The man was taken taken into custody following the incident.

Matthew Taylor, of Spinning Wheel, Harlow was charged with possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.

Taylor pleaded guilty to the charge at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, May 20.

He is due to be sentenced at Chelmsford Crown Court on June 17.

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