Body-cam footage shows man waving machete at police
Darrel Curtis has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison
Police in Bristol have released footage of the moment a man threatened officers with a machete.
Officers were called to Copley Gardens on 6 September last year where they found 37-year-old Darrel Curtis.
Curtis, of no fixed address, initially ran away from officers before brandishing the blade.
Once in custody, Curtis was linked to armed robberies carried out the night before and earlier that day.
When he appeared at Bristol Crown Court, Curtis was sentenced to four years and six months in prison having admitted two counts of robbery, possession of an offensive weapon and assaulting an emergency worker.
Investigating officer PC Joy Main said: “Darrel Curtis caused both members of the public and police force to fear for their own safety when he threatened them with a machete and a screwdriver.
“Curtis is well known to retailers in the Lockleaze area and I’m sure they will welcome the CBO imposed on him which will prevent him carrying out any crimes in the area for a long time to come.”