An Iceland worker went on a forklift truck rampage after being suspended from work.
Jake Sharpe after admitting to common assault at his former workplace of Iceland Warehouse. At Wrexham Magistrates Court it was heard that the 26-year-old tried "to run over staff whilst driving a forklift truck" in a "revenge attack."
Sharpe, of Dee View Road, had been told moments before the incident that his bosses were suspending him from work before he said words to the effect of: "You can f*** off, you'll have to get police here to remove me".
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Prosecutor Justin Espie told the court that in protest, he got onto the vehicle and drove towards security staff in the warehouse with his middle finger raised, the NorthWales Live reports. Police were then called to the warehouse on Second Avenue in Deeside, and found the defendant driving around a freezer unit.
He eventually stopped and gave himself up. The court heard from the Probation Service that Sharpe had worked for the company for around four years before the incident.
He told them he accepted that the way he handled the two-tonne forklift could have caused "serious harm" to his colleagues that night. Defending, Lorraine McClure, said her client was "determined to turn his life around" after the incident.
He accepted he acted recklessly and apologised for his reaction. Deputy District Judge John Rowan said it was clear that Sharpe could have killed someone when carrying out what he branded a "revenge attack".
He said: "You clearly lost your temper and weren't thinking straight." His 12-week prison sentence was suspended for a year. He was also ordered to complete 90 hours of unpaid work and complete a thinking skills programme as well as pay £200 compensation.
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