A MAN who was captured on video trying to gain entry into his friend's ex partner's home by violently ramming the door with his shoulder and kicking it before making off as a passenger in a car has been given a 12-month community order.

Brandon Anderson, aged 19, of East Weare Road, Portland, was sentenced at Weymouth Magistrates Court for using violence to enter a premise, criminal damage and possession of a class B drug on August 27 this year.

Prosecuting, Siobhan Oxley, told the court that Anderson violently punched and kicked a front door of a premises in an attempt to gain entry after his friend approached him and asked if he would help her recover some items from an ex-partner.

The court heard that in an interview Anderson said he had been picked up from work by his friend and went to her her ex boyfriend's house to get her belongings. His friend drove them both to the address on Commercial Road in Weymouth in a Volkswagen Golf. When they arrived at the property a man immediately ran into the building and shut the door.

Ms Oxley said the man also had his chain and Anderson became very angry, wanted it back and tried to encourage the man inside the property to open the door.

Footage which was captured by a member of the public was shown to court of Anderson trying to enter the property, using his body to try to ram open the door and repeatedly kicking it while shouting, before quickly getting into the Golf which drove away from the scene.

Ms Oxley said that when he failed to get entry into the property Anderson went back into the Golf which was being driven by his friend before police arrived and a police pursuit ensued from Commercial Road to Wyke Road. When the car stopped on Wyke Road, Anderson was searched and he told an officer that he had a small amount of cannabis in his bag which was located. The amount of cannabis found in Anderson's possession was 3.4g.

In an interview Anderson said he picked the cannabis off the floor outside and believed it belonged to someone else. He said if the man inside the property had the chain he thought he might take the cannabis and be able to get his chain back.

Mitigating, Des Reynolds, said he had spoke to Anderson who he said has been affected by the break up of his family with his father recently moving out of the country. He said the chain, which was a piece of jewellery, was a gift from his father and was very valuable to Anderson, which explained his reaction.

Mr Reynolds called Anderson a 'very pleasant young man' who is currently working as a chef but had some issues he needed to work on.

Chair of the Bench, Louise Dutton, issued Anderson with a 12-month community order, ordered him to undertake 20 rehabilitation activity requirement days and 100 hours of unpaid work. Anderson must also pay a £95 victim surcharge, £85 towards court costs and £300 compensation to the owner of the property for the damage to the door.