POWYS council are warning people they will face prosecution if they make threats against officers or council property.
The warning comes after a Llandrindod Wells man, who made a threat to a council officer, received a 12-month conditional discharge.
Christopher McGuire, of Montpelier Court, appeared at Llandrindod Wells Magistrates Court and was convicted of making threats to the council over the phone.
McGuire, who held a series of protests outside council buildings during the summer, pleaded guilty in court to a charge of making a threat to a housing officer who was handling his case.
McGuire was briefly homeless after he moved out of his council house in Trefonen Way following the break-up of a relationship.
The 47-year-old former soldier, who served in Iraq in 2005 uses a mobility scooter as he suffers with arthritis and knee injuries. He was upset because of what he claimed were delays in an assessment of his home for adaptations to meet his mobility needs. For a while he lived at the Commodre Hotel before moving into his current accommodation.
McGuire’s protests included parking his car outside the council’s Gwalia offices in Llandrindod. Magistrates handed down a 12-month conditional discharge in sentencing McGuire, who was also ordered to pay £100 costs.
Simon Inkson, the council’s Head of Housing, said: “The council will not tolerate people making threats against officers or council property when they are using our services.
“We hope that this case will remind people that they could face prosecution if they make threats against our staff or property.”