Man jailed for hiding knife in a plant pot outside Queensgate Shopping Centre
Joshua Johnston was jailed for a year and 18 weeks, including the activation of a suspended sentence.
Last updated 1st Sep 2025
A man who hid a knife in a large plant pot outside Queensgate Shopping Centre in Peterborough has been jailed.
Joshua Johnston, 26, was spotted by CCTV operators carrying a knife near the shopping centre at about 10am on 18 August.
Officers attended and found Johnston outside Peterborough Magistrates’ Court in Bridge Street, where he was searched.
No knife was found, but he told them where he had hidden it.
He admitted possession of a knife in a public place.