A PROLIFIC Andover criminal who has “used up all his chances” has been jailed after committing a multitude of crimes across the town while serving a suspended sentence for dealing class A drugs.

James Adam Randall was sentenced to two years in prison after admitting to breaching the suspended sentence by possession of a quantity of class A drugs and a number of thefts, one of which involved him waving a syringe towards store staff.

The court heard how the 37-year-old was given a two-year suspended sentence in November last year following a conviction of being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin.

Philip Edwards, prosecuting, described how less than three months after the suspended sentence was imposed Randall waved a syringe towards staff in an Andover store after he was spotted stealing a number of items from the bakery.

On May 9, he was then found to be in possession of a quantity of crack cocaine.

Mr Edwards said: “Police officers saw him enter Union Street in Andover.

On speaking to him they saw him place something in his mouth.

“They searched him and made him spit out a small wrap that was found to contain a quantity of crack cocaine.”

The following month he attempted to steal two bottles of Jack Daniel’s whiskey from another store in Andover.

Mr Edwards continued: “But the matter which gives rise to the suspended sentence was being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin.”

He told the court that Randall, of Bridge Street, was arrested following a police warrant to search a property in Andover last year.

He added: “The premises were suspected of having drugs. The defendant was found to have 111 wraps of heroin and 85 wraps of crack cocaine.”

Mr Edwards further described how Randall has an extensive criminal history.

Prosecuting the breach of the suspended sentence, Lucy Conroy outlined how Randall was ordered to complete a drug rehabilitation requirement but, despite being offered 28 appointments, he failed to attend a large number.

Asking that Randall be allowed to continue with the drug rehabilitation programme, Karlia Lykourgou, mitigating, described how he had been clean from drugs for a week and had taken himself away from Andover in his motivation to beat his longstanding addiction.

She told the court that it would be unfair to bring the custodial sentence into operation because of the low value of the bakery theft at £3.20.

Miss Lykourgou continued: “The syringe that was produced, it was not intended to cause fear.

"He reached in to his pocket to prove he had money to pay for it and pulled out the syringe.”

A Probation Service representative however advised the judge that Randall “has completely used all his chances up” in terms of a drug rehabilitation programme.

Sentencing Randall to a total 24 months in prison, Recorder James Watson said: “I do propose to activate the suspended sentence.

"It was less than three months later that you carried out the theft from a bakery shop, but when you were approached by the shop assistant you produced a syringe and waved it around.

"I am told it was not your intention to threaten or frighten with this assault but you accept your actions would frighten.”

Randall was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge.