Man who used extendable baton during Workington altercation avoids jail Carlisle Crown Court A man who used an extendable baton during a Workington street altercation that unfolded in front of bystanders has been given a suspended jail term. David Albert Harrison, 48, was one of three people involved in an incident, on Harrington Road on August 27, which was witnessed by other members of the public and captured on CCTV. âIn the court of the altercation, the defendant was seen to have – and use – a long, thin pole, which transpired to be an extendable baton,â prosecutor Colette Renton told Carlisle Crown Court today.