Moorgate Arms, Blackburn
A MAN was wrestled to the ground when he produced a Swiss Army knife from his pocket during a dispute in a Blackburn pub.
The town's magistrates heard David Cocker was detained by other pub users and then punched by the landlord who grappled with him on the floor before removing the knife.
The court was told Cocker had initially been involved in a dispute with a man called Karl Parkinson who made a victim impact statement.
But Jonathan Taylor, defending, said the incident should be viewed against the background of the victim, who himself had convictions for assault and possession of offensive weapons.