Sheffield Crown Court: Man jailed after threatening rail staff with a garden trowel

Gavin Perry, aged 38. Perry has been jailed for eight months and ordered to pay £150 in compensation.

A man has been jailed after threatening Sheffield Railway Station staff with a garden trowel.

Gavin Perry, aged 38, stood near the entrance of the station at around 6.20pm on Thursday, June 23, 2022 wielding the garden tool and threatened a member of staff when they approached him.

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Investigating officer, PS Steve O'Callaghan, said: “This understandably would have been a frightening experience for a man who was simply doing his job – attempting to keep the peace and protect other passengers.”

Two other members of station staff came to assist their colleague but Perry continued to approach them.

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Perry, who was found guilty of one count of threatening someone with an offensive weapon at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court on 25 June, has been jailed for eight-months and order to pay £150 in compensation.

Police were called by a member of the public who witnessed the incident and Perry was arrested upon their arrival.