A FACTORY worker from Bodmin pointed a gun at a man and told him he would "get his Polish mafia to kill him'', Truro Crown Court was told.
Rafel Marcan Sobanski, aged 32, of Raleigh Gardens, Bodmin, pleaded guilty to possessing a BSA .22 break barrel air rifle with intent to cause Cathryn Kitto and her boyfriend Wayne Lander fear of violence.
He was given a 12-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £1,000 towards prosecution costs.
The court heard how father of one Sobanski had fallen out with Ms Kitto at the bakery factory where they both worked on November 24 last year.
Later that day Sobanski told Ms Kitto to bring her boyfriend around to his house to discuss the disagreement.
Philip Lee, for the prosecution, told the court: "Mr Lander went to the door and punched the defendant.
"She dragged her boyfriend away and as they got back into the car the defendant started kicking it and a dent resulted in the bonnet.
"The two men had a tussle outside and then the defendant ran back into his house and was seen holding a gun.''
Mr Lee said Sobanski then said he was going to get his Polish mafia to kill Mr Lander. "Kitto said the gun freaked her out because she had no idea if it was loaded or not,'' he added.
Police were called and they had to force Sobanski's front door open.
He was heard swearing at the police officers telling them there was "no way you will enter my house".
On entering the property police found Sobanski's air rifle in the house.
Mr Lee added: "The defendant acknowledged that he had invited them around to discuss the matter and acknowledged he took the air rifle to scare them."
Deni Matthews, for Sobanski, said his client had lost his temper.
He said Sobanski was "clearly angry" and described the incident as "disgraceful".
He said Sobanski, who had lived and worked in the UK for five years, was a hardworking family man.
Judge Christopher Harvey Clark described the case as "unusual".
He said: "Whatever your dispute with Lander was, you should not have picked up a firearm, and pointing it at someone to frighten them is against the law.
"What you did was disgraceful and I fear it has cost you your good name.
"I can take the unusual course of conditional discharge and if nothing occurs in the next 12 months then you hear no more about this matter, but if you do, it will be referred back to this court and I will not have any sympathy with you next time, so be warned."
