David Charles McCormick,admitted to Furness magistrates yesterday that on September 29 he was in possession of heroin.

David Charles McCormick, 33, of no fixed abode, admitted to Furness magistrates yesterday that on September 29 he was in possession of heroin.Mr Lee Dacre, prosecuting, said police received a report of a man behaving suspiciously in Ladbrokes at around 6.50pm.Officers attended and spoke to the man, before taking him outside. They searched him and found a wrap of brown powder and he ran away.
Mr Dacre said officers pursued McCormick and he threw away silver foil, which was recovered and found to have stain marks on it.Mr Dacre added: “He made a full and frank admission and said he was a long-term heroin user and had bought separate one-gram deals for £25 each and smoked some of the heroin that day.”Mr Michael Graham, defending, told the court that McCormick had some personal difficulties and reverted to old habits.He was under the impression that the only assistance available to him was a methadone programme, and he refused to take that because he felt it was too addictive.McCormick also pleaded guilty to two breaches of bail and Mr Graham explained that he suffered a form of arthritis that affected every joint in his body, which made it very difficult to attend morning appointments.Sentencing McCormick to 120 days in prison, presiding magistrate John Jones said: “You have had many opportunities to work with the court and other agencies, but you have failed to do so and failed to co-operate with court orders.”He was also sentenced to seven days in prison for each of the bail breaches.