Nike End Sponsorship with Professional Surfer after Knife Conviction

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Sportswear Giant Nike have dropped professional surfer Charly Martin after being caught with a knife in public while in Scotland.

World number three Martin was caught with a kitchen cutlery knife during a night out while he competed in a surf event in Thurso, viagra order Scotland last April.

The 21-year-old, from Guadeloupe in the Caribbean, admitted carrying a knife in public when he appeared at Wick Sheriff Court in September and was fined £500.

According to Scottish criminal law, “It is against the law to have with you in a public place an offensive weapon. A knife could be an offensive weapon depending on what it is and the circumstances in which it is carried or possessed. It is also against the law, in certain situations, to have a bladed or sharply pointed article (such as a knife) with you in a public place.” There is an exception for folding pocket knives where the blade is less than three inches.

He had the 11cm serated cutlery knife on West Church Street in Thurso.

The sportswear firm dropped from its label after his admission of the offence. The surfer claimed not to know that carrying the cutlery knife was an offence in Scotland.

A Nike spokesman said: “Nike has ended its sponsorship of Charles Martin as a result of his recent conviction. We have no further comment.”