A MAN who threatened to knock another man’s teeth out during a row over the purchase of an e-bike has been fined £200.
Daniel Richard Johnson (36) also resisted arrest when the police came to his home.
Johnson bought the bike as a present and was told that it needed a battery.
But the Magistrate’s Court heard he felt he had been scammed when he found batteries were apparently unavailable.
Crown Advocate Lauren Hallam, prosecuting, said Johnson made the threats online and tried to find out where the other man worked.
And when the police came to his home he resisted arrest.
Advocate Paul Nicholls, defending, explained: “He was told it would be easy to source a battery. That was simply wrong.
“He was unable to source a battery anywhere and he wanted his money back. He felt he had been scammed.”
He added that Johnson felt the police had been too heavy-handed when they arrested him, taking him to the ground in full view of his family and neighbours.
“He thought it was unnecessary and he felt humiliated.”
But Advocate Nicholls added: “He takes full responsibility for his actions. He accepts that the messages were threatening in nature.”
Assistant Magistrate Adam Clarke told Johnson: “It is never appropriate to resist the police.”
But he accepted the actions had taken place during “a moment of madness” when he was under a lot of stress.
He bound Johnson over to be of good behaviour for 18 months, handed him a restraining order forbidding him from having any contact with the seller for two years.
The Assistant Magistrate allowed Johnson to pay the £200 fine at the rate of £50 per month.
