A KNIFE-wielding man who went on a drunken rampage on a quiet Worcestershire street after a barbecue has been given a suspended prison sentence.

Tyrone Kirnon, of Simmons Drive, Quinton, Birmingham, pleaded guilty to charges of criminal damage, racially aggravated harassment and carrying a four-inch knife when he appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court on Thursday, September 8.

Samreen Akhtar, prosecuting, told district judge Nigel Cadbury that the 22-year-old had gone to a barbecue being held at a Bromsgrove property near the Co-operative supermarket in Aston Fields - the home of Kirnon’s friend.

Miss Akhtar said that at the barbecue, Kirnon mixed his drinks, drinking beer and vodka.

After leaving the property at 4am on August 14, Kirnon went to nearby McConnell Close and began damaging vehicles.

Kirnon dented every panel and shattered windows on a white Peugeot 308, dented the roof of a black Ford Ka, and also damaged a Vauxhall Adam, Miss Akhtar said.

Neighbours, who owned the vehicles, witnessed the spree of vandalism and called the police, who arrived at 6.30am.

On arrival Miss Akhtar said officers saw Kirnon with the knife, telling him to drop it.

After not doing so, Kirnon told police: “What are you going to do, shoot me,” before making an abusive comment referring to the police being white.

After police took out their tasers, Kirnon dropped the knife and was arrested.

During a police interview, Kirnon told police he remembered leaving the barbecue as he felt sick, but next he was waking up in custody.

“He could not remember the incident,” Miss Akhtar said.

“When told he is visibly upset, and says this is not his normal behaviour.”

Israr Habib, defending, said Kirnon was inadvertently carrying the knife because earlier he had been carrying out trade work with his brother-in-law, and never planned to use the knife maliciously.

Mr Habib said: “This was out of character, influenced by drink.”

He said Kirnon lives with his partner and two young children, and is currently unemployed relying on a carers income from looking after his partner’s brother.

Sentencing, Mr Cadbury told Kirnon that the public were concerned with knife crime, and described it as a serious offence.

“The fact you could not remember it should be a worrying thing for you,” Mr Cadbury said.

“Had you not dropped the knife, you may have been facing a far more serious sentence.”

Kirnon was given a 12-week jail sentence, suspended for 12 months.

He was also ordered to carry out 100 hours unpaid work, and was fined £115, and costs of £135 - a total of £250.

Mr Cadbury was warned if he reoffended, or did not carry out the unpaid work, the sentence would be activated and he would be jailed.