Man had cannabis in rucksack and punched bouncer

The court heard Lord, of Brookfield Crescent in Ramsey, had been spotted by police on patrol acting suspiciously with another man near Woodbourne Square at about 21:40 BST on 28 August.

He was holding a grey and black rucksack, while the other man had a yellow JD Sports bag.

Both ran off when officers approached, but Lord was apprehended and told officers: “Get the weed out of my pocket already.”

Two green plastic wraps containing cannabis were found in the pocket of his jacket and he was arrested.

A search of the route the two men had taken was subsequently carried out by the officers, and both bags were retrieved, along with a tin, the court was told.

Officers found cannabis with a street value of £2,250 in the sports bag, £956-worth of the drug in the rucksack, and a further quantity valued at £320 in the tin.

It was accepted that only the drugs found in his pocket and the rucksack belonged to Mr Lord, with the larger amounts belonging to another individual, the court was told.

While on bail for those offences, prosecutors said Lord had assaulted one of the door staff at 1886 in Regent Street in the early hours of 31 August, as he was ejected from the nightclub.

The court heard he swung at one of the staff three times, punching him once in the side of the head, which caused the victim to fall down the steps in front of the building.

After being arrested, he went on to damage the police cell he was being held in.

He later pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis with intent to supply, possession of cannabis, common assault and criminal damage.

His defence advocate said Lord, who is autistic, had become friends with people that were “unsuitable” after moving out of home for the first time, but was now living back with his mother.

The court heard he had accumulated a drug debt of £9,000.

Handing down the 14-month jail term, Deemster Graeme Cook said while the offending had breached the custody threshold, there was cause to suspend the sentence.

Lord was ordered to pay £250 in court costs.