Thief Jordan Ellis breached a court order twice in five days by texting and visiting his nan.
The 20-year-old was banned from contacting his grandmother or visiting her home under a non-molestation order he received at Stoke-on-Trent Family Court on February 28.
But he brushed past his grandmother to enter her home on May 2 and sent her a message four days later.
North Staffordshire Justice Centre heard his gran has been left scared of Ellis after he threw a cup at her.
Now Ellis has been sentenced to 26 weeks in prison, suspended for 18 months, and handed a two-year restraining order which prevents him contacting his grandma.
Prosecutor Alicia Perry said the defendant was made the subject of a non-molestation order in February which prohibits him going within 100 metres of his grandmother’s home or contacting her by text.
But she was at home on May 2 when the defendant knocked on her door.
Miss Perry said: “He stood directly in front of the door. She tried to close it. He prevented her from shutting the door. She said, ‘You should not be here’. He said, ‘I just wanted to see you’. He used his body weight to push forward and he brushed past her and went in the living room. She told him he was breaking the order by being at her address.
“He sat on the sofa and after a few minutes he stood up and left.
“On May 6 she received a text from the defendant. It said, ‘Can I come and see you nan, it’s Jordan’. She said, ‘No, I have told you not to come’.”
The defendant also admitted stealing lead from the roof of a house in Birches Head Road, Birches Head, on March 22.
Ellis, of Jesmond Grove, Blurton, pleaded guilty to two breaches of a non-molestation order and theft.
Scott Ashdown, mitigating, asked District Judge Timothy Boswell to suspend the sentence.
He said: “He either complies or he goes to prison.”
Mr Ashdown added the defendant suffers with mental health issues.
As part of the suspended sentence Ellis must complete a Building Better Relationships programme and a rehabilitation activity requirement for 30 days.
District Judge Boswell said: “You are still quite young. I bear that in mind. You have had mental health issues and suicidal thoughts. They may have played a part in you contacting your grandmother when you should not have done.
“You are only 20 but the way you are behaving is concerning.
“The theft of lead from the roof of someone who recently died caused a lot of upset to her relatives. It caused a great deal of emotional upset. You were put on bail and while on bail there were two breaches of the non-molestation order.
“Your grandmother says the non-molestation order stems from an incident in 2019 when you threw a cup at her. She says she is scared of you. The reality is she is scared of you and no doubt it has not helped her fear that you went around when you were not allowed to.”
