A man found with numerous knives in his pants after brandishing one to threaten violence, and another during an argument has been refused bail as he failed to provide medical evidence about his claimed stillborn baby.
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Cody Thomas Watts, 22, appeared via video link last Friday two days after pleading guilty to possessing an offensive weapon with intent, possessing knifes without reasonable excuse and failing to appear in court.
Facts tendered to the court state police were patrolling the city on March 21 when a group of people waved them down, pointing to Watts and saying "he's got a knife".
Police saw Watts, unemployed, near McDonald's on East Row and as they approached him, he told them: "I've got a knife, so what?" F--k those dogs."
After police arrested him, they asked him where the knife was and he said "in my f---ing pants, c---" before they found a meat cleaver-style blade about 18cm long, tucked down the front of his pants.
Three people who waved police down said Watts came up to them, lifted his shirt and flashed the meat cleaver's handle, asking them if they wanted to fight.
CCTV captured Watts then chasing the trio, brandishing the weapon and shouting threats of violence, including that he was going to stab and bash them.
Only one month earlier, on February 26, he brandished a kitchen knife - about 20cm long - during a heated argument with three people on Scott's Crossing.
When police found him in Braddon about 12 minutes later, they found two large kitchen knives and a boxcutter knife in the waistband of his pants.
Watts' latest offending was on July 15 in Campbell, where police found a knife with two 7cm blades in one of his pocket pants.
He had earlier lied to police, saying his surname was Hemmingson. After police asked him to spell it, he spelt Hemmings but said that was because he had had a couple of drinks.
At the time, an arrest warrant was issued for him.
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Watts, of Theodore, was self-represented when he applied for bail for the third time on Friday.
As required of a third application, Watts needed to show that his circumstances had changed or that there was new evidence not considered before.
Watts said he and his partner had a stillborn baby a few days prior and that dealing with the loss affected his mental health.
Asked by Magistrate Beth Campbell for evidence about the long-term relationship and the loss, Watts was unable to provide it.
Ms Campbell said she was "very sorry" but the application was "doomed to fail without that objective information" and withdrew the application.
Watts is scheduled to front court again at a later date after he gives more evidence to Legal Aid.
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