Lee McDonald, 42, told the store clerk “I opened your face” and “I'll… come back and do it,” Catherine Walters charged.
Eighteen days later, he returned to the same store and stole a razor blade.
McDonald has a long history of shoplifting and other crimes, and was in front of York Magistrates' court for six crimes.
Mrs. Walters said she served a suspended sentence in the same court on January 30 for shoplifting, and shoplifting was carried out again three days later.
“You're a wave of crimes in one place,” district judge Adrian Lower told him.
The judge said he was not convinced that McDonald would work with the probation service to address his issues and the reasons behind his drug use.
“The court can only give you so many opportunities. You have a poor record of this type of violation.”
He ordered McDonald to serve a suspended sentence, adding four weeks for shoplifting that he did after it was imposed.
He also ordered McDonald to pay £100 compensation to the shopper, according to the judge, “simply doing his job” for items he stole. Ta.
McDonald, in Marygate Lane, York, pleaded guilty to five thefts from the shop and one crime of using threatening language with the intent to fear violence would be used by others. I did.
His lawyer Byron Chatzis said he was hoping he would use crack cocaine and heroin and would use his prescription to counter his addiction.
He was diagnosed with “drug-induced psychosis” four years ago.
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Mrs. Walters said McDonald tried to steal from the Sainsbury store in Bootham on January 10th, but the clerk faced it.
“I… I'll open your face, I… I'll come back,” the shoplifter told the employee.
On January 11th, he was at one of the Home Bargain York stores and stole laundry items and other items worth £93.85.
On January 28th, he returned to the Sainsbury store on Fulford Road. This time he stole £447 on other items equivalent along with the razor blade.
On the same day he stole £58 worth of meat from a Spur Store in York.
The benches declared to him on January 30th were unaware of these thefts, the court heard.
Mrs. Walters said on February 2 that McDonald stole meat from Sainsbury, Bootham for 130 pounds, and on February 11 he returned to Sainsbury's store on Fulford Road. This time I stole 90.30 pounds worth of meat.
However, he was caught, flesh was taken away from him, and police took him into custody in the court of the York Magistrates.
None of the other stolen items were collected.
