Man called 999 and said he was going to kill somebody with a broken glass bottle

SERIAL OFFENDER WANTED TO GO BACK TO JAIL

- By MARK NAYLOR

POLICE tracked down a menacing troublemaker, with a worrying history of knife crime, after he warned them in a sinister 999 call that he intended to kill a man with a broken glass bottle - because he "deserved to die.

Serial offender Ricky Johnson had earlier been jailed after a strikingly similar incident in which he suddenly turned nasty and threatened to chop officers up with a knife during a frightening confrontation.

It was all a cynical plan to "escalate" his behaviour to make sure that he got sent back to prison after his previous release, Hull Crown Court heard.

Johnson, 28, of Marfleet Lane, east Hull, but recently in custody on remand, admitted possessing an offensive weapon and sending a malicious communication threatening death or serious harm, on October 4.

Jane Rapin, prosecuting, said that police went to the Marfleet Lane area at 3pm after Johnson made a 999 call, making it clear that he had broken a glass bottle and threatening to kill a named man, who, he claimed, "deserved to die".

Johnson's identity was confirmed and a description was provided of him. He was later found by police and he was searched after he was seen reaching into his pocket. The police handcuffed him.

Johnson told them: "It's in that pocket" - referring to the broken glass bottle.