Bryan Ferry's son Merlin spared jail despite being caught carrying knife during drugs search Merlin Ferry, 22, told by judge he will be locked up if caught with knife again Told probation officer knife crime 'to do with London and people on estates' Pleaded guilty to possessing a bladed article at Isleworth Crown Court Judge Paul Dugdale told the student if he is caught again the 'consequences on your lucky life so far will be devastating' The son of rock star Bryan Ferry has been warned by a judge today he will be locked up in Wormwood Scrubs if he is caught carrying a knife again. Merlin Ferry, 22, told police to go away and 'investigate real crime' when he was caught by police carrying a lock-knife during a drugs search. He later told a probation officer that knife crime is 'to do with London and people on estates'. Ferry was spared jail today but warned that he will be locked up if he is found carrying a knife in public again. Merlin Ferry, pictured outside Isleworth Crown Court today, has been warned he will face jail if caught carrying a knife again Ferry, who pleaded guilty to possessing a bladed article, was pulled over in his uninsured silver Saab in September when police also searched him for drugs. It was his second arrest in two years for carrying a blade but he complained about having to get up early and travel from his Shropshire home for court appearances. During sentencing today Judge Paul Dugdale heavily criticised degree student Ferry and said his previous arrest and the 'degree of attitude' shown by Ferry worried him. He said: 'You told the police they should go and investigate real crime and not waste their time with this. The probation officer says you showed no remorse for the offences or the issue of public security or costs to the public purse and remained pre-occupied by what you described as a waste of time and an inconvenience because you had to set off very early from Shropshire. One of my nightmares is that I give a lenient sentence to someone for having a bladed article and read a few months later that they have stabbed someone. You have got everything going for you, you have had a great education, you are going to university and have a life in front of you that I hope is enjoyable and successful. You are lucky. Ferry's brother Otis was one of the pro-hunt protesters, pictured in white T-shirts, who pushed into the House of Commons in 2004 during a fox hunt debate Those that have the chance to make a success of their lives without the normal hardship of life are very lucky and it has taken a bit of time for you to realise that luck and good fortune does not take you out of the normal world or that normal rules do not apply to you. You are just another young man carrying a knife and that makes you very frightening to people in West London and that is why people think I should send you to prison. If you carry a bladed article in public again you will spend six months of your life in Wormwood Scrubs and the consequences on your lucky life so far will be devastating. Don't think that will not happen, it will.' Ferry, who was arrested in Lots Road, Chelsea in September last year, was placed on a twelve-month community order today, which includes 100 hours community service and was ordered to pay £500 costs. Prosecutor James O'Connell told the court police asked Ferry if he had anything in his pockets that could injure someone when he was stopped and he said 'yes' and pulled out the lock-knife. Mr O'Connell said: 'As a result he was arrested and the vehicle seized as it came back on the PNC check as having no valid insurance. Merlin Ferry, left, told police to 'un-arrest' him and to 'investigate real crime' when he was stopped. He is pictured with Roxy Music frontman Bryan Ferry, centre, and brothers (left to right) Isaac, Otis and Tara Judge Paul Dugdale told Merlin Ferry that he was 'very lucky' to come from such a privileged background and as the son of Bryan Ferry, pictured, does not have the 'normal hardship of life' He was slightly rude during his arrest and said: "You can just un-arrest me now." Ferry, who gave a Brixton address at Isleworth Court, was previously arrested in Manchester for possessing a Gurkha knife, which he had strapped to his leg. The charge was later dropped. His lawyer Karina Arden said Ferry comes from a 'good middle-class family' and there was 'no question' the knife was ever used. If you carry a bladed article again in public again you will spend six months of your life in Wormwood Scrubs and the consequences on your lucky life so far will be devastating. Judge Paul Dugdale while sentencing Merlin Ferry She said the knife was bought in Greece and was a holiday gift from a friend and Ferry thought it was just a pen knife. She said: 'There is no intention to use that knife. It would probably have ended up in the bin, my client not really wanting it. It had been in his possession since lunchtime that day and he should have known better. He had not even opened it that day. He has got a bright future, he is an intelligent man and the penny has dropped. There is a change in his attitude. She had urged the court not to make a financial penalty as she said he only had an allowance of £100 a week, has his rent paid for and 'has a facility to top up to £500-£600 without having to borrow from other people.' Judge Paul Dugdale sentenced Ferry at Isleworth Crown Court to a 12-months community order and 100 hours community service and ordered him to pay £500 costs Otis Ferry was found guilty in October of failing to provide a breath sample He was also given six penalty points for having no insurance, bringing him to a total of sixteen and he was also disqualified from driving for six months. Judge Dugdale told Ferry: 'You could walk down the corridor here at Isleworth and go into a courtroom and hear a case where someone had their face opened by a knife and were scarred for life. That was caused by somebody who had a knife, problems arose, things happened and it ended up being used. 'You know of the number of deaths and murders in London that are caused because people have knives in their pockets and somebody is left dead and that is why there are a large number of people calling for a minimum of one year's custody for somebody caught with a knife.' The judge agreed to suspend the start of his community service until June so he can complete his Barcelona studies. Ferry's brother Otis has also been brought before the courts in recent months. He was found guilty in October of failing to provide a breath sample after he was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving. Otis Ferry famously took part in a pro-hunting protest in the House of Commons in 2004 when eight people disrupted a debate on whether to ban fox hunting. He was also given a one year conditional discharge in 2009 for a skirmish with two female anti-hunt campaigners.