Jacket potato led to jail gun threat, court hears

Nicholas Brock had a "very strong issue with jacket potatoes", the court heard

An inmate threatened to shoot a prison officer after being served a jacket potato for lunch, a court has heard.

Far right sympathiser Nicholas Brock, who is currently serving a sentence for possessing terrorist materials, had a "very strong issue with jacket potatoes", Oxford Crown Court was told.

He denies threatening to kill a prison officer at HMP Bullingdon, for failing to hear his food complaint.

The 57-year-old, from Maidenhead, Berkshire, also denies making threats against a probation officer.

Giving evidence, prison officer Oliver Kelly, said: "Mr Brock would get quite angry if there was something wrong with his food.

"He has dietary requirements and sometimes the kitchen makes mistakes. He would complain about this to the senior prison officer, Mr Christopher English.

"But at the time, as we are trying to control 180 prisoners to get their lunch, Mr English didn't have time to speak to Mr Brock and that made Mr Brock angry."

The defendant is alleged to have said: "I will put a 9mm to the back of his head. Don't think I won't do it."

'Really curious'

Emma Gargitter, prosecuting, said Mr Brock claimed he owned deactivated firearms and "knew people who could reactivate them".

She told the jury the defendant was also hostile towards his assigned probation officer Saiqa Yasmin "in part because of her race".

She added Mr Brock complained to another probation officer at the Oxfordshire prison that Ms Yasmin "would not let him do anything after release" and that she was being racist towards him.

When the probation officer told him she would inquire about his concerns, he allegedly asked: "Are you going to shoot her?"

Before he discharged the jury for the day, Judge Nigel Daly told the court: "I'm really curious to know what was wrong about the jacket potato."

The trial continues.