A burglar was tasered by police before being caught with the keys for a stolen van parked up at his grandmother’s house, a court heard.
Joshua Winter and a co-accused claimed to have paid £150 for the Mercedes Sprinter van which was stolen from Sherburn Village and later traced by the owner using a tracker device.
Teesside Crown Court heard how the 23-year-old stole a number of tools from the van along with a tablet which were all recovered from the garden in Ludworth in County Durham.
Joe Hedworth said the defendant also carried out a burglary on Burns Street, Wheatley Hill at around the same time as the van was stolen.
He said: “The victim realised that his property had burgled and they had stolen two bottles of Prosecco from his kitchen, a key and £50 in cash.
“Later that day, Winter was seen to drop a balaclava and due to running towards the police, he was tasered and arrested.
“He was found to be in possession of the keys for the stolen Merecedes van.”
Winter, of no fixed abode but formerly of Ludworth, pleaded guilty to handling stolen goods and burglary from Christmas Eve last year.
He also admitted to breaching the terms of a community order imposed for a series of other offences.
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Tony Davis, mitigating, said his client had a longstanding problem with drugs but had been making some progress on his community order.
Recorder Judy Dawson jailed Winter for a total of 16 months for all offences.
She said: “You are 23 and you really should be reaching the age where you are growing up.
“You have 11 previous convictions for 25 offences, including aggravated vehicle taking, resisting arrest and burglary.”
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