Machete-wielding teen robber who threatened to 'chop' victim's arm is jailed for 13 years after Taser arrest in Nottingham McDonald's
Theo Gottshalk, who also admitted two Birmingham robberies and possessing a converted blank-firing pistol, was jailed for 13 years for the machete robbery and related offences.Theo Gottshalk being arrested after wrestling with four officers in a Nottingham McDonald's, where a three-foot machete tumbled from his trousers.
Theo Gottshalk, now 20, was Tasered as he fled shirtless through the busy Clumber Street branch, and a 3ft red-handled machete tumbled from his trousers. The blade matched the description given by his teenage victim, mugged for his phone, bracelet and chain in Woolpack Lane. Officers wrestled with Gottshalk four-on-one before he broke free. Birmingham Crown Court handed him an extended sentence on Friday 16 October.
A bus passenger recognised Gottshalk on 23 October and reported him to police.
He also admitted two Birmingham robberies and possessing a converted blank-firing pistol.
Detective Constable Ben Grayson called him 'a callous and violent criminal'.
