A drunk teenager from Faversham told police he’d put a bomb in a Maidstone hotel in an effort to get a lift home, a court has heard.
George Brazil rang 999 four times on January 7, telling police his name was ‘Mr Bomb’ and that he’d put a nail bomb in the Mercure Great Danes Hotel in Ashford Road, Hollingbourne.
Medway Magistrates’ Court heard how Brazil, 19, had sparked a major police response at the hotel, which was being used as a temporary court at the time, and that Special Branch teams and firearms officers had descended on the venue.
Prosecutor Alan Balneaves told the court Mr Brazil had been drinking and was intoxicated prior to the calls and added: “He decided the best way to get back home (via police) was to make a bomb hoax.”
He said: “Kent Police received four 999 calls from a gentleman who said he was Mr Bomb.
“There were a number of calls. He said he had a nail bomb and said he was in Isis. He also gave his name, address and date of birth.”
Mr Balneaves said there had been no explosives involved but that the calls led to huge amount of police work, including the involvement of Special Branch.
“The police did not see it at the time as somebody who was drunk and making calls to get a lift home,” he added. “It was amateurish at best and foolish.”
Defence solicitor Wayne Crowhurst said the actions of Brazil, who was 18 at the time of the offence, were partly explained by the influence of alcohol and a “lack of maturity”.
“He’s also autistic which might explain the repeated phone calls,” he added. “He had an argument