‘Nightmare neighbour' arrested for posting smoke bombs and throwing eggs is found with sick pictures of children
A MAN dubbed a "nightmare neighbour" by police for posting smoke bombs and throwing eggs was found with sick pictures of children after being arrested.
Andrew Wilson, 53, from Lichfield, Staffordshire, was jailed for multiple offences on June 19 at Stafford Crown Court.
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Wilson was jailed after cutting off his neighbour's internet access and throwing smoke bombs and eggs.
Staffordshire Police said Wilson had taken a dislike to his neighbour merely because they had a dog who they would play with in the garden.
When officers arrested him he was then found with indecent images of children on his device.
Police said he put smoke bombs through his neighbour's letterbox, threatened them with a baseball bat and cut off their internet access as part of the dispute.
Wilson was jailed for two years and four months after admitting multiple offences.
This included two counts of stalking involving alarm and distress which involved him throwing stones, smoke bombs and eggs at a neighbour.
This is in addition to threatening them with the baseball bat and interfering with their wi-fi and CCTV cameras.
Wilson also admitted to three counts of making an indecent photograph of a child relating to category A, B and C images.
As part of his sentence, Wilson was handed a sexual harm prevention order and a notification order for ten years.
He was made the subject of a restraining order indefinitely.
Wilson was ordered to forfeit the internet tampering device and mobile phone to police as well as pay a victim surcharge of £228.
An officer who lead the case from Lichfield local policing team, said: 'Wilson's conviction and sentence sends a clear message that those who engage in such disturbing and harmful behaviour will be prosecuted and brought to justice.
"The safety and wellbeing of our community is our absolute priority, and we remain committed to protecting residents from those who pose a threat - whether through stalking or any other form of abuse.
"We continue to work closely with partner agencies to support victims and ensure Lichfield remains a safe place for everyone.'
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