Cade Robert David Adams
Threatening with an offensive weapon *
Sentence
10 months imprisonment, to be released on licence after 5 months
On the night of October 28-29, 2023, at an address on Church Close, Bridport, Cade Adams, after drinking, engaged in a physical struggle with his father, Stephen, over entering his mother's bedroom. He grabbed a small knife and pointed it at his father, then armed himself with a larger knife, holding it above his head. His mother intervened to remove the knife. Adams pinned his father to the kitchen table, grabbed him by the throat, stole his mother's ten pre-filled syringes of Cloxane medication, and left. Upon returning, he resisted arrest, requiring six police officers, and bit one officer in the chest. No injuries were reported, and the incidents occurred while he was on conditional discharge.
Pleaded guilty to charges of threatening someone with an offensive weapon, resisting a police officer, theft, assaulting an emergency worker, and committing an offence whilst on conditional discharge. Judge described it as a sad case and encouraged rehabilitation, noting the defendant's potential and family support needs.