AN ABERGAVENNY man told a bouncer he had a grievance with “I will gut you like a fish,” a court heard.

Newport Crown Court heard Craig Osborne, 38, had previously admitted assaulting Mark Walters, a doorman at Abergavenny bar Auberge, in 2009.

Prosecutor James Evans said “things took a more serious turn” on May 29 last year when Osborne was walking past the bar while Mr Walters was working.

The court heard Osborne, of Frogmore Street, walked up to Mr Walters and lifted his T-shirt, showing him an object which he thought was a knife and said: “I’m going to gut you like a fish.”

The police were called and Osborne was spoken to, but the following weekend, he approached Mr Walters again and said he was too clever for the police.

In a separate incident, Osborne was stopped in Commercial Street, Newport, and was found to be carrying 0.13 grammes of heroin.

Osborne pleaded guilty to threatening to take revenge and was convicted of possession of Class A drugs.

Defending, Harry Baker said Osborne was hopefully due to start work doing roofing and, since being given a community order for a separate offence in March, has been doing rather well.

Judge Rhys Rowlands said: “Threatening to take revenge on a witness is a serious matter. Over the years you’ve got a very bad record of offences of dishonesty, disorder, drugs and some violence.”

Osborne was given eight months for the threats and two months for drug possession.

The sentences will run concurrently and were suspended for two years.

He was also ordered to do 200 hours unpaid work, given a 12-month supervision order, and a five-year restraining order was issued, banning him from entering Mr Walters’ place of work or approaching or contacting him in any way.