A man who threatened to cut a person’s throat just hours after being released from prison is back in jail.

Callum Jefferys had been outside a property in Cranwell Road, Rusthall, where he punched a hole in a fence and shouted threats which suggested he may have had a knife.

The 28-year-old had just been released from prison following a sentence linked to assaults and abuse in the same area last year.

Police attended on August 15 and Jefferys was arrested, charged and remanded in custody.

Jefferys appeared at Maidstone Crown Court where he pleaded guilty to making threats to kill as well as criminal damage.

This related to spitting and breaking a light in a police van and urinating on the floor of a custody cell.

A further count of criminal damage, linked to the fence, was ordered by the court to lie on file.

“Jefferys’ actions have caused considerable fear, distress, and anxiety...”

On Wednesday, November 13, a community order that had been in place when he left prison in August was revoked.

Jefferys, of no fixed address, was sentenced to two years and three months’ imprisonment.

Upon his release, he will be subject to a restraining order which includes measures restricting areas he can enter in Rusthall.

PC Adam Foreman said: “Jefferys’ actions have caused considerable fear, distress and anxiety, not only to those he sought to threaten and intimidate but also to the wider community in Rusthall.

“Residents should be able to feel safe in their own homes and not have to endure his appalling behaviour and I hope this latest sentence will provide some reassurance now he is again back in prison.”