Men with poles and knives caught fighting in Albert Road, Southsea, are jailed
Two men have been jailed after police broke up a fight involving poles and knives in a Southsea hotspot.
A group of males with weapons were seen scrapping in Albert Road, close to Kings Theatre, around 11pm on Sunday March 30, as reported.
A large police presence including several vehicles swamped the area as one male escaped from the incident with just minor injuries. A man was spotted being arrested and placed in the back of a force van during the menacing scenes.
Now two men involved in the fracas have been jailed and another man given a community order. Bradley Becque, 23, of Cottage Grove in Southsea, was arrested and charged with affray and possessing an offensive weapon in a public place. He pleaded guilty and was jailed at Portsmouth Crown Court to 10 months imprisonment.
Lewis Curtis, 29, of Albert Road in Southsea, pleaded guilty to the same charges as Becque and was also handed 10 months jail. Ashley Arnold, 20, of Manor way in Emsworth, was given community order after admitting the same charges as his co-defendants.
A police spokesperson previously said: “We were called just before 11pm on 30 March to a report of a fight in progress in Albert Road, with a group of males wielding metal poles and knives. Officers attended and found one male with minor injuries.”