A man has been sentenced to four months in prison after being caught brandishing a replica of the 'master sword' from the Nintendo game The Legend of Zelda on the streets of Nuneaton, Warwickshire. Anthony Bray, 48, claimed the miniature weapon was a 'fidget toy' to keep his hands busy.
Warwickshire police said the blade, which had a total length of six inches, was inside a sheath and could be released with the press of a button. Officers spotted Bray on CCTV walking down Queens Road on 8 June with the sword in his hand. He approached them with the blade visible and was arrested.
Bray admitted the sword could be perceived as threatening but insisted he would not have used it as a weapon. Sgt Spellman of the patrol investigations unit said: 'We take a zero tolerance approach to bladed articles in public, and Bray has fallen afoul of this. It is possible to find fidget toys that aren’t six-inch blades.'
Bray was sentenced at Leamington Spa magistrates court on 28 June. In addition to the prison term, he was ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £154.
