MAGISTRATES have challenged a nuisance caller to prove that he can behave himself towards employees of City of York Council and North Yorkshire Police.
They deferred sentencing Sean William Schofield for six months.
The 41-year-old of Ardsley House, Del Pike, The Groves, York, had admitted twice breaching a restraining order which bans him from harassing anyone employed by the council or the police.
The court heard last month how Schofield had made confrontational calls to council staff, complaining about the behaviour of other residents in The Groves.
A prosecuting lawyer said police had been told that he had made "unqualified, uninformed conspiracy theories" involving the council, local estate agencies and other members of the community.
He had also made accusations about the police and the Safer York Partnership.
His solicitor, Sally Howard, said then that he had been under stress because his neighbours were keeping him awake all night with 24-hour parties. Schofield pledged to behave himself after spending seven days behind bars while on remand in custody.
He was due to be sentenced yesterday, but York magistrates adjourned sentencing until April 14.
They will take into account his behaviour over the next six months when deciding his punishment.
Updated: 10:29 Friday, October 22, 2004
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