A Dubbo man who threatened a Centrelink worker because his pay was wrong has avoided prison.
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According to court documents, Tony Richard Fuller of Fitzroy Street, Dubbo, attended the Dubbo Centrelink branch on Wingewarra St about 10.30am on February 5 when he assaulted the worker.
The victim asked what she could help Fuller with, when he responded shouting, "you will fix my f--king pay, I was in here yesterday and you told me it's fine".
The 49-year-old was asked to take a seat and stop swearing, but he continued to shout.
"I'm not f--king sitting anywhere you will f--king fix it now," he told the victim.
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When Fuller was asked to stop swearing and take a seat he pulled back his right hand back behind him leaning over the counter towards the victim where he said to her, "I'm going to f--king knock you out".
The victim immediately pushed her chair back from the counter fearful she would be struck by Fuller.
Police facts reveal Fuller then walked away from the front counter toward the entrance into the office behind the counter when the victim asked him to leave.
Fuller left Centrelink after being told security was on their way.
In court, Fuller's defence said he had been "seeing red" at the time as it was his pay day and had bills to pay, but for some unknown reason there was a mix up.
A sentencing report detailed Fuller had taken responsibility for his actions and admitted to a history of alcohol and drug issues in the past.
Police facts reveal Fuller had 48 prior charges for multiple offences including stalk/intimidate and assault. At the time of the offence the court heard Fuller was already on a community corrections order with supervision for another matter.
Fuller plead guilty to one count of common assault at Dubbo Local Court on Wednesday.
Magistrate Phillip Stewart said the facts of the matter were "quite disturbing" and had "no doubt it was terrifying for the victim".
"The woman didn't deserve what you did on that day," he said.
Fuller was spared a jail term and received an intensive corrections order for seven months under supervision and to be of good behaviour.
He was also ordered to abstain from alcohol and drugs, undertake anger management and attend grief counselling.