Man Who Drove Car At Members Of Public Before Carrying Out Revenge Attack Jailed

Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Monday 23rd December 2024, at 13:20hrs

He was arrested after attending a police station to collect his car that he had previously abandoned following the incident

A man who drove his car on the wrong side of the road and deliberately driving towards members of the public before becoming involved in a fight and later carrying out a revenge attack at a property in Colne has been jailed.

In a statement released after sentencing, Lancashire Police said:

“On 26th July of this year, 35-year-old Michael Stevens was involved in an incident on Market Street, Colne, where he was arguing with members of the public. He drove his car, a gold Mercedes AMG, at speed up and down Market Street, the wrong way down the one way system and towards members of the public. He then got out of the car and became involved in a fight.

The following day, he went to a property in North Street, Colne and carried out a revenge attack where he smashed the windows of vehicles and a house and threatened people by chasing them with a baseball bat. He then fled the scene, abandoning his damaged car.

On 28th July, Sevens attended Nelson Police Station in an attempt to get his vehicle back., He was arrested there and then.

He subsequently pleaded guilty to using threatening / abusive / insulting words / behaviour to cause harassment / alarm / distress, dangerous driving, driving whilst disqualified and without insurance, criminal damage and threatening a person with an offensive weapon in a public place.

Stevens, formerly of North Street, Colne, but now of no fixed address, appeared at Burnley Crown Court earlier this month where he was jailed for 16 months and disqualified from driving for 20 months.

DC Adam Rainsbury, of Burnley CID, said: “I welcome this custodial sentence which shows that the courts will not tolerate the appalling behaviour Stevens engaged in earlier this year.

“The public of Colne were caused a great deal of distress by Stevens’ actions whilst driving his car recklessly and dangerously along Market Street on 26th July. His revenge attack the following day caused further upset and damage and was unacceptable.”