Jail sentence for man with cocaine and a screwdriver in Antrim on Valentine's Day
A man who was found in possession of cocaine and a screwdriver in Antrim town on Valentine's Day has been jailed.
He admitted possessing cocaine on February 14 this year and having a screwdriver in a public place 'without good reason or lawful authority'.
At 3.30am police responded to a report of an incident and when searched he had cocaine.
Ashley Edmund (42), of no fixed abode in Belfast, also had a screwdriver in the pocket of his jeans.
He appeared at Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena on Tuesday, via video link from prison where he had been on remand since February.
He had a previous record. A defence barrister said the defendant is "time served".
The defendant has now received a four months jail term.