A boozed-up burglar who was chased by police as he fled with a stolen bike chained to a bed headboard was jailed for 18 months.
Jason Hackett downed half a bottle of vodka in celebration after walking free from court on motoring offences.
But while drunk, the 21-year-old broke into a garage and made off with the chained-up £250 mountain bike.
The homeowner heard the racket made by Hackett and two other men and he took off in pursuit, alerting police along the way through Elmtree estate, Stockton.
Hackett, who was eventually collared by a plain clothes officer, after the midnight raid on January 13.
He had been wearing rubber-coated working gloves, but the two other men escaped.
But prosecuter Harry Hadfield told Teesside Crown Court the victim worked shifts and his wife was now scared to be alone at home.
Hackett, who had 34 convictions for 70 offences, had breached a suspended 15 months jail sentence for inflicting grievous bodily harm on his girlfriend which left her with a broken wrist and in severe pain.
Duncan McReddie, defending, said that Hackett’s criminal offending started when he was 10 and he had still not reached maturity.
He said being under the influence of alcohol explained Hackett’s behaviour at the house in Celandine Way, Stockton, but it did not excuse it.
He said that Hackett had shown during the period of the suspended sentence that he could comply with supervision and he had been doing well under the order.
The judge told Hackett that the 60-year-old burglary victim had the courage to try to recover his bike, but his wife had been badly affected by the experience.
Recorder Tim Gittins QC said that Hackett had been celebrating with his mates after walking free from Teesside Magistrates’ Court earlier that day when he was dealt with for motoring offences.
The judge added: “You were given a golden opportunity of a suspended sentence in July last year and you demonstrated some limited ability to comply with it.”
Hackett, of High Newham Road, Stockton, was jailed for 18 months after he pleaded guilty to breach of a suspended sentence and burglary.
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