A man found armed with a samurai sword, an axe, and a spear smashed through his neighbours doors and windows on a crazed rampage.
Security cameras saw Michael Hockey, 55, dressed in scuba gear after he armed himself to mount a siege at his block of flats in Pontypool, South Wales before setting fire to his own house.
Police were called after Hockey barricaded himself inside the building and when they arrived he was found in scuba-diving gear and breathing apparatus as he held a spear.
Armed officers and a negotiator were called to the siege and when they cut the power to his flat he shouted 'b*****s' at them.
The court heard Hockey caused £31,000 of damage during the two hour stand-off. He has now been jailed for two years and six months.
