‘Habitual weapons carrier’ fighting with a sword in Milton Keynes city centre is sent to jail

Nathaniel Asempa, aged 20, pleaded guilty to two counts of possessing a knife blade/sharp pointed article in a public place, one count of possession with intent to supply cocaine, and one count of obstructing/resisting a constable in the execution of duty in a hearing at Aylesbury Crown Court.

He was seen in April last year was by members of the public fighting in the city centre around South Tenth Street, where he was was in possession of a sword.

This resulted in numerous phone calls to police, who carried out a search of the area but could not find Asempa.

Then, just two weeks later, police spotted him and tried to stop him for a search. But he ran away from officers, who then found a discarded machete and cocaine.

Asempa, who lives in Petersfield Green at CMK, was arrested, and was charged the following day. He was identified for the earlier sword offence by footage provided by a member of the public.

He has now been sentenced to two and a half years’ imprisonment. He was ordered to forfeit the weapons for destruction and for the drugs to be seized, and he was given a Serious Violence Reduction Order (SVRO), which will run for 12 months upon his release from prison.

Investigating officer Detective Constable Lyndsay Gofton, said: “Asempa is clearly a danger to the public and is a habitual weapons carrier.

“He was charged with serious offences, and has now been sentenced to prison accordingly...This sentence makes Milton Keynes a safer place for our communities to live and work, and I am pleased he will serve a custodial sentence.”

DC Gofton added: “Through Operation Deter, we adopt a zero tolerance approach to anybody caught in possession of a knife, and we will also seek to pursue and prosecute those who feel it is acceptable to carry such dangerous weapons. You can expect to be charged and remanded swiftly if found in possession of such items, and we will never tire at putting offenders before the courts.”