hereOfficers did arrive later, and he told them: "I need help".They drew a taser, but he complied and was arrested, prosecutor Simone Flynn said.The shop assistant didn't realise at the time that Cope was holding a 'small' samurai sword.It had been kept within its sheath, and wasn't brandished or used to threaten anyone.The shop assistant said there had been a number of customers coming in and out of the shop, including children, during the incident on February 15.Cope admitted possessing an offensive weapon.At Manchester Crown Court he was jailed for six months, the minimum sentence he could expect having previously been convicted of two offences of possessing offensive weapons."You know that the carrying of bladed articles is against the.