Drunk man who threatened people with claw hammer and smashed car windscreen jailed

Anthony Fowler (50) of Darwin Drive, Cambridge, pleaded guilty to two counts of common assault, criminal damage and possession of an offensive weapon at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court on Friday (13 March).

He told officers he had drunk 36 cans of lager when the incident happened on February 2.

Fowler firstly knocked on the door of a property in Dolphin Close looking for another man. When the occupant told him he was not there Fowler raised a hammer above his head.

He then went on to Birdwood Road where he smashed the windscreen of a silver Mitsubishi Shogun with the hammer before threatening the owner.

Fowler was sentenced to a total of 28 weeks in custody.

PC Sean O’Hare said: “Being drunk is no excuse for the way Fowler behaved and this sentence reflects the seriousness of his actions.”