A TEENAGER who stole alcohol from a Worcester supermarket then threatened a security guard with a baseball bat has been locked up for 18 weeks.

Adam Cook went into Sainsbury’s in Windermere Drive, Blackpole, and selected a bottle of Jaegermeister before leaving without paying, Worcester Magistrates Court was told.

Matt Dodson, prosecuting, said Cook, aged 19, entered the store with two other people on Friday, July 29.

Cook was seen on CCTV removing a security tag from the bottle and concealing it.

He was challenged by the security guard as he left the store but Cook’s two friends intervened, allowing him to run off through the car park. Mr Dodson said: “The security guard chased him towards Sadlers Walk before the defendant stopped running. He turned around and pulled out a wooden baseball bat from his trousers and starting waving it above his head.

“The security guard felt threatened and didn’t chase him any further.”

Police were called and later arrested Cook after viewing the CCTV.

Cook admitted theft but pleaded not guilty to possessing an offensive weapon and a public order offence. He was found guilty following a trial.

The court was told he was currently on three separate community orders.

In September, Cook was given unpaid work for criminal damage and shoplifting.

He was also given a community order with supervision for shoplifting in February and a similar order for possessing a bladed article and two counts of shoplifting the same month.

Richard Schwab, of the probation service, told the court Cook had failed to comply with all three orders.

Ruth Edwards, defending, said Cook was currently homeless and living in a tent after being kicked out of his home in Sadlers Walk. This was a result of the criminal damage offence at his home in September.

She said: “He is 19 but mentally is a little bit younger. He previously had an addiction with amphetamines which was replaced with alcohol.”

Magistrates decided to revoke the three community orders and re-sentence him for each offence.

For possessing the bladed article and two counts of shoplifting, Cook was jailed for 12 weeks. For possessing the baseball bat, he was given six weeks to run consecutively.

For the public order offence, he was given 12 weeks custody to run concurrently.

He was given no separate penalty for the criminal damage and shoplifting matter.

Cook was ordered to pay £13.42 compensation to Sainsbury’s.