A MAN who 'routinely carries weapons' and has been deemed 'a risk to public safety' is to be sentenced.

Connor Reavey, of Glaslyn in Plas Madoc, Acrefair, was produced in custody at Wrexham Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

The 23-year-old admitted that on Monday (September 23), he had a knife in a public place, namely Prince Charles Road in Wrexham, as well as resisting a police officer in the execution of their duty.

Prosecutor Justin Espie told the court that at around 1.20pm on the day of the offence, North Wales Police was called regarding the defendant, who was seen with a knife in public.

Officers attended the scene and conducted an area search.

When he was spotted, his immediate reaction was to run - but he was captured and arrested.

During the arrest, Reavey actively resisted and did not comply with instructions, leading to him being captor sprayed.

A 'silver Stanley knife' was found in his coat pocket.

The incident marked Reavey's fifth conviction involving blades or weapons.

Mr Espie reminded Magistrates of their power to commit the defendant to Crown Court for sentence, explaining the number of previous weapon/blade convictions made him subject to a mandatory six month sentence and that was before taking aggravating features into account.

He added: "I advance that he is a risk to public safety and is clearly routinely carrying weapons in public."

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Laura MacMillan, defending, asked Magistrates to sentence the defendant as their sentencing powers were sufficient to deal with the offences.

"I accept this will be his fifth offence of this nature," she said.

"Mr Reavey has a number of mental health problems - ADHD, emotional unstable personality disorder and conduct disorder."

She explained her client's offending tended to coincide with days when he was struggling with his mental health problems.

"He has a long record for a man of 23," Ms MacMillan conceded.

"But he is trying to make changes."

She added her client had recently enrolled on a college course for English and maths and hoped to "get his life back on track."

Magistrates declined jurisdiction over the matter, opting instead to send Reavey up to the Crown Court for sentence.

He will appear at the Crown Court on October 17 and was remanded in custody until that date.