A GEELONG man assaulted a pizza delivery driver and threatened to cut the pizzeria owner's ears off because he was charged $3 extra for toppings he hadn't ordered.
Angry and upset, Jimmy Barling decided to take it out on the delivery driver by giving him a thumping and demanding he be allowed to pay the usual $28 instead of $31.
Barling, 28, of Karoomba Cres, Herne Hill, pleaded guilty in Geelong Magistrates' Court yesterday to charges of unlawful assault and making threats to kill
Police prosecutor, Senior Constable Clare Murphy said that on April 19, this year, Barling and his partner placed an order for a pizza from a Bell Park pizza shop.
Sen-Constable Murphy said when the delivery driver arrived he requested $31 payment instead of the $28 that Barling usually paid.
Barling became upset after learning the $3 was for extras he hadn't ordered.
"He verbally abused the driver, pushed him in the chest and then grabbed him by the collar demanding he only be charged $28," the prosecutor said.
"The terrified driver agreed and, after accepting $28, Barling then punched the driver in the stomach and threatened to kill him if he told anyone what had happened."
Sen-Constable Murphy said the driver went back to the shop and told the owner, who then phoned Barling to tell him his custom was no longer welcome.
"Barling became angry and abusive and threatened to cut the owner's ears off," she said.
"When the owner hung up on him, Barling went to the pizza shop and again threatened to cut the owner's ears off.
"He then wiped everything off the counter, jumped up on it and threatened to kill the owner."
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