A man who threatened his community service organiser has been sentenced.

Lewis Jack Moulder Kelly told the man: ’I’d have no problem stabbing you and everyone else here.’

After admitting an offence of threatening behaviour, magistrates sentenced the 20-year-old to four months’ custody, suspended for 18 months.

He was also made the subject of a suspended sentence supervision order (SSSO) for 18 months.

Prosecuting advocate Rachael Braidwood told the court that Kelly was doing community service on August 29.

He was part of a work group in Sulby but his supervisor said that he appeared intoxicated.

Kelly was said to have been argumentative and was asked to leave the site, which prompted him to shut himself in the work mini-bus.

He was persuaded to come out but then told the supervisor: ’I stabbed my brother. I’d have no problem stabbing you and everyone else here.’

He also threatened to throw coffee around and the police were eventually called.

After being arrested and interviewed Kelly told police: ’I can’t remember. I had a load of vallies.’

Kelly, who lives on Broadway, Douglas, said he didn’t recall seeing his supervisor but when asked about the stabbing comments said: ’I’ll stab anyone who gets in my way.’

He was then said to have started banging his head on the desk.

Community service organisers asked for the community service order, which was imposed for an affray, to be revoked and Kelly to be resentenced.

A probation report said that Kelly had said he was under the influence of valium and other non-prescription drugs at the time of the incident.

He was said to be receiving assistance for mental health issues.

Kelly told probation he had taken 10 tablets which he thought were valium but said he was not sure what they were.

He also told probation that he would not have followed through any threats to stab anyone and when asked about his brother, said that he had only stabbed him with a fork when he was seven.

Defence advocate Stephen Wood said: ’Mr Kelly has put himself in a shaky position. The court may feel imposing community service for affray was giving him a chance. I’m here to submit this is a young man with significant difficulties that require intervention. He has issues which he’s trying to address.

’He is not heavily convicted and has not had the benefit of probation supervision before.

’Probation has highlighted a raft of areas where he needs assistance. He’s not going to get that in prison.’

Mr Wood went on to ask magistrates to give Kelly one last chance.

Magistrates sentenced Kelly to four months for the previous affray, replacing the community service, and four months for the threatening behaviour, to run concurrently.

He must also pay £125 prosecution costs, which he will pay at a rate of £15 per week, deducted from benefits.