When two passers-by went to the aid of a boy being harangued in the street by angry Shaun Dickinson he brandished an array of weapons at them and threatened to burn their homes down, a court heard.
Dickinson, 25, of High Street, Bream, first wielded a pool cue at the two men and then fetched two knives from his house, said prosecutor Julian Kesner at Gloucester Crown Court.
Dickinson pleaded guilty to committing an affray on September 7 last year and also admitted two later common assaults on his partner Claire Le-Lievre on January 6 this year.
Recorder Peter Towler said he accepted Dickinson has mental health difficulties and sentenced him to 12 months imprisonment suspended for a year with a 60 day programme requirement and two years supervision. He also ordered him to pay an £80 surcharge.
Mr Kesner said that on September 7 Dickinson went out of his home and 'shouted inappropriately' at a child of about 12 in the road. Two passers-by saw the child's distress and intervened – whereupon Dickinson told them 'you don't know who I am. You don't know who you're messing with'.
"He went into his house and a few moments later he came out with the bottom half of a pool or snooker cue," said Mr Kesner. "The passers-by did not seem to be concerned about that so not having had the desired effect with the cue the defendant went back into his house and came out with a knife.
"He started hitting it on his front gate. The knife split in two so he then went back into his house and returned with another knife, also about 12 inches.
"He told them 'I know who you are. I'll get you, I know where you live. I will burn your house down'."
Police were called and arrested Dickinson. Four months later he was at home when he got into a row with his partner in front of their three children, aged five-10, said Mr Kesner. He grabbed her around the throat, pushing her to the floor. She responded by shoving a sandwich in his face.
When police arrested and questioned him he was crying and said he was sorry for what he had done, but could not remember all of it.
Steve Young, defending, said Dickinson approached the boy in the street after he had pushed over his daughter.
He said Dickinson has mental health problems and a report on him indicated that he could get help from the community health team.
