A Carrickmacross man has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for threatening to kill another man in Kingscourt.
24 year old Jordan Flood, with an address at The Elms, Carrickmacross was also sentenced to two and a half years for being in possession of a knife during the same incident in March of this year.
Jordan Flood went to the home of the Hegarty family in Kingscourt on March 28th 2020.
The mother, Henrietta was at home but didn't open the door because of Covid-19 fears and went to an upstairs window to speak to the man.
Flood asked if her son Michael was there, pulled out a kitchen knife and stated he's "going to get this through his chest".
The Court was told he then turned and walked away "roaring and shouting" and indicating to a neighbour that Michael was going to receive the knife to his chest.
CCTV attached to the doorbell helped identify the man as Jordan Flood with Vincent Hegarty, the father, saying he felt sick to his stomach when he heard who it was, because he'd been assaulted by Flood a few months previous.
Flood attended Bailieborough Garda Station by arrangement for interview the following day, was charged and brought to Monaghan District Court.
Defence Counsel outlined that the accused had a history of drug abuse and anger management issues.
It was suggested that the argument was fuelled by a supposed drug debt.
Henrietta Hegarty made a victim impact statement saying she feels like a "prisoner in her own home" now, and she nor her other wheelchair-bound son don't feel safe going outside for a cigarette.
Judge John Aylmer said he considered the case to be on the upper midrange of the scale, however agreed that Flood was a "person in dire need of rehabilitation and a structured release".
He was sentenced to five years in the Midlands Prison, with the final 18 months suspended on the basis that he co-operates with the probation service prior to his release, keeps the peace for two years after his release, abstains from alcohol and drugs and engages with relevant mental health supports.
He was also ordered to stay 500 metres from the Hegarty house, and in the event he meets a member of the family in the future, that he walks in the opposite direction.
