A CONVICTED dangerous driver who once fired a crossbow at a Worcester house has admitted trying to smuggle drugs into prison.

Scott Fewtrell admitted possession with intent to supply cannabis (class B) and oxymetholone (class C) when he appeared before Judge Martin Jackson at Worcester Crown Court.

The 29-year-old of Chedworth Drive, Warndon, Worcester who has recently become a father arrived at court carrying a large black holdall and seemed to have resigned himself to going to prison.

However, Judge Jackson said Fewtrell should be sentenced along with another offence of threatening behaviour by Judge Nicolas Cartwright who presided over a trial involving Fewtrell and other co-defendants.

He is also subject to a suspended sentence.

Fewtrell left court with his partner and child, announcing: "It's the wrong judge."

The drugs offences Fewtrell admitted happened on December 19, 2019 at Worcester Crown Court. Fewtrell was said to have 23g of cannabis and 45 tablets of oxymetholone. The prison value of the drugs was previously placed at £1,300.

Fewtrell previously admitted conspiracy to cause actual bodily harm and possession of an offensive weapon following the attack on the home of Luke Bridger in Carlisle Road, Ronkswood, Worcester.

The defendant, who did not face any drug conspiracy charges himself, shot the crossbow at the Bridger family home on August 30, 2017 at head height, damaging the door frame.

Scott Fewtrell was also convicted of dangerous driving after he accelerated to more than 100mph and drove the wrong way down the A449 dual carriageway near Worcester, forcing other motorists to take evasive action and leaving some fearing for their lives on October 24, 2017.

A pre-sentence report was ordered in the meantime. The sentencing hearing was adjourned until June 7 this year.