British Transport Police have arrested a man who allegedly had a baton and a knuckle duster in Haymarket railway station on Saturday night.
He is due to appear in court on Monday following the incident.
A British Transport Police spokesman said: “These weapons have been removed from the streets and potential injury to others avoided.
“The male was taken to custody to appear at court on Monday.”
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.