Man admits axe threats to duo in Wetherspoons pub
BBCA man who threatened two people with an axe in a Wetherspoons pub has told a court he was "deeply sorry" for his actions.
Jason Semple pleaded guilty at Exeter Magistrates' Court to two charges of threatening a person with a bladed article during an incident in the beer garden at the White Hart Hotel in Okehampton at about 18:00 BST on Sunday.
The court heard the 54-year-old walked through the pub with the weapon to confront a man he had a grievance with.
Mr Semple, of Tavistock Road, Okehampton, has been remanded in custody ahead of a sentencing hearing due to take place at Exeter Crown Court in May.
'Wholly unreasonable'
The court heard Mr Semple had been drinking during the day and threatened two people during the incident which lasted about a minute.
He had no recollection of what happened and could not remember where he had got the axe from, the court was told.
Defence solicitor Jeremy Harris said it was a regrettable incident in which Mr Semple acted in a "wholly unreasonable manner".
Mr Harris added that Mr Semple was "deeply sorry for his actions".
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