Police charged a man with knife possession over claims he was waving a machete around in a Birmingham street and threatening “I’ll cut you up”.
Armed officers responded to the threat in Ravenshill Road, Billesley, at around 3pm yesterday (18 Oct).
Officers detained a man in an alleyway and recovered a machete that had been discarded into a nearby garden.
Lee Lynch from Colemeadow Road, Billesley, has been charged with possessing a bladed weapon in public.
The 29-year-old remains in police custody and is expected to appear at Birmingham Magistrates Court tomorrow.