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AN UNEMPLOYED Driffield man made hoax calls to the emergency services in revenge against a neighbour for an alleged hate campaign waged against his mother, a court heard.

Nicky Peter Jobson, 21, of Star Hill Road was brought before Bridlington Magistrates Court yesterday when he pleaded guilty to three charges of sending communications conveying false information.

The court heard that on Christmas day last year Jobson called Humberside Fire and Rescue Service on 999 reporting there was a fire at the home of his neighbour, Andrew Hornsey. The fire brigade attended but found it was a hoax call.

On January 14 this year Yorkshire Ambulance service received a 999 call reporting that somebody had suffered head injuries after falling down some stairs at an address in Driffield. Paramedics attended but found it was a hoax.

Prosecutor Heather Levett told the court that the day before Mr Hornsey’s sister had been befriended by an unknown man, later identified as Jobson, on the social networking site Facebook who had warned her to be careful on her stairs and left her his mobile number.

Mr Hornsey struck up a text message conversation with Jobson after which he started getting prank phone calls and threatening text messages, Ms Levett said.

Jobson was arrested on February 18, when he admitted to police that he had sent threatening text messages but denied making the hoax 999 calls.

But on March 23 Jobson walked into Driffield Police Station and confessed to the calls.

In mitigation Ed Cunnah said Jobson’s mother had suffered numerous broken windows at her home, including a brick being thrown through her bedroom window narrowly missing her.

Mr Cunnah said Jobson was led to believe Mr Hornsey was responsible for the broken windows, something which had been implied by a relative of Mr Hornsey.

“Mr Jobson had no other evidence of that but because it was a relative of Mr Hornsey he believed that and the incident festered in his mind for a while and then regrettably he made the false phone call to 999 on Christmas morning,” Mr Cunnah said. Mr Cunnah also told the court that the police had turned up at Jobson’s house after they received an anonymous phone call reporting that he was a paedophile. Officers searched the property but found no evidence.

Again Jobson was told by the same relative that Mr Hornsey had made the anonymous call, the court heard.

Mr Cunnah said it was Mr Hornsey who started the threatening and abusive text conversation.

“But effectively each of them were reacting to what the other was saying which was abusive and threatening,” Mr Cunnah added.

Mr Cunnah said Jobson’s mother had been very upset about his behaviour, particularly the hoax 999 calls, and persuaded him to go to the police station.

“He apologises unreservedly to the emergency services and to Mr Hornsey,” Mr Cunnah added.

The court heard that Jobson had done a gardening course at college but had been unable to find work in that area, and had only ever worked on fairground rides.

Adjourning the case for pre-sentence reports to be prepared by the probation service presiding magistrate Mike Bowman said: “Even taking account of all the mitigating circumstances its too serious for us to deal with it today.”

Jobson will re-appear at Bridlington Magistrates Court for sentence on May 23. In the meantime he has unconditional bail.


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