A Judge has issued a warrant for the arrest of a knifeman who failed to turn up for a sentencing hearing at Exeter Crown Court.
Alexander Cusworth, aged 35, has admitted breaking a suspended sentence imposed in September 2013 for an incident in which he terrified a group of bowlers in Teignmouth.
Cusworth was in breach of the sentence because he has failed for comply with the terms of his probation supervision.
Judge Wassall issued a warrant for his immediate arrest when he failed to attend court.
In the original case Cusworth, aged 36, of Barn Park Terrace, Teignmouth, received an eight month sentence after admitting having a knife on Teignmouth seafront in June 2013.
In that case the court heard how a member of the bowls club was playing a game on the Den when he saw Cusworth walk past holding a knife and was alarmed by it.
Moments later he asked a friend to call the police after seeing the same man slashing at a passenger who was waiting for a bus nearby during a heated argument.
Cusworth was ordered to receive treatment for a long standing drug problem but has failed to keep in contact with probation and drug workers.
