A man has been jailed for 18 weeks in prison after admitting a public order offence and threatening to damage a laptop.

Ben Nelson, 24, of no fixed abode, appeared at Southampton Magistrates Court on Monday 21 October.

The court heard that Nelson had been verbally abusive to a member of staff at a Test Valley Borough Council building in Romsey during a meeting on Friday 11 October.

He also picked up the worker’s laptop and threatened to throw it.

The court heard that later that day Nelson stole alcohol from the Co-op store in The Hundred, Romsey and verbally abused a member of staff before walking out.

Nelson pleaded guilty to the two public order offences, threatening to damage/destroy property and theft from a shop, all relating to the offences that day.

He also admitted four shoplifting offences, which related to separate instances of stealing alcohol from the same Co-op store.

He was jailed for 18 weeks and ordered to pay £121 in compensation.

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