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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Sam Rigney

Man who threatened to burn MP's office 'to the ground' given time served

Newcastle MP Sharon Claydon's office in Hunter Street.

A MAN who called the Newcastle office of Federal MP Sharon Claydon and threatened to burn the building "to the f---ing ground" after complaining about the government's "ute tax" and "the cost of the Aboriginal vote" has been sentenced to time served after spending the past five months behind bars.

Daniel Sheehan, 32, of Adamstown, was serving a number of community corrections orders for assaulting and intimidating police and resisting arrest when he called the electoral office on April 3 this year and spoke to a staff member.

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