A MAN has been jailed for carrying pepper spray in Southampton.

Adrian Obarski was found to be carrying pepper spray on March 7 this year in Southampton.

He then failed to surrender to court on September 14.

The 29-year-old was caught with the item during the period of a suspended sentence for previous offences.

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The court heard how he has a "flagrant disregard for court orders".

Appearing at Southampton Magistrates Court, he was found guilty of one charge of carrying an offensive weapon and one charge of failing to surrender to court.

Obarski, of no fixed address, was jailed for 26 weeks and the pepper spray was seized and destroyed.

He was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £128.

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