BURGLAR Adam Parsons threatened a homeowner who found him in their home.

The 21-year-old, of Cornhill, Wellington, has been jailed after pleading guilty to two counts of burglary, being in possession of a bladed article and criminal damage.

He was sentenced at Taunton Magistrates’ Court on Monday, July 14, to just over eight months behind bars.

The court heard how, on June 28, Parsons had broken into two gardens in the Oakfield Park and Wellesley Park areas.

At one property, he broke into a shed and stole tools and gardening equipment. At the second property, Parsons threw paint over the house and car and woke the homeowner, who called police at around 5am.

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When the victim disturbed Parsons from trying to take his belongings, Parsons held up a knife and made threats before running off.

Officers were on the scene within 15 minutes and found the stolen items abandoned nearby, but Parsons had escaped through neighbouring gardens.

However, he was later found and his location analysed using an electronic tag he was wearing.

Officer in the case, PC Toby Caswell from the Wellington Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “Parsons is a prolific offender who has no awareness or thought for the impact his crimes have on his victims.

“To be threatened in your own home and have your private, safe space breached in this way is unacceptable and abhorrent.

“Through the bravery of the victim interrupting Parsons’ crimes, the two anonymous Crimestoppers, and the effectiveness of the EMS tag, we were able to identify Parsons as the offender, recover and reunite victims with their stolen property and put Parsons in front of the courts two weeks after the crime was committed.”