A man who threatened a Police prosecutor in court was jailed for 12 months yesterday after admitting he stabbed another man during a fight.

Keeman Fitzgerald Grant, 24, of Between-the-Walls Rd., Sandys Parish, said he would "get'' Insp. Peter Duffy and threatened to "haunt'' the officer once out of jail.

Grant admitted unlawfully wounding Kenneth Basden last Monday outside the Somerset Cricket Club, although he denied possessing a knife.

The offence occurred while Grant was out on Police bail for maliciously damaging George Mouchette's car on November 24. He smashed the car's window while it was parked outside the Somerset Cricket Club, causing $489 worth of damage.

Grant, who has a history of violent behaviour including rape, unlawful assault and weapons possession going back to 1986, was convicted on April 8, 1994 for possessing an offensive weapon and was fined $600 or 60 days in prison.

Senior Magistrate the Wor. Will Francis scanned Grant's criminal history for two minutes, and then asked him if he had any reason for stabbing Basden, or smashing the car window.

Grant answered: "The guy provoked me. That's all I'm going to say.'' Mr. Francis retorted: "I get provoked quite frequently. If every time a person is provoked they turn around and wound someone, this world would be a battlefield.

"You've got a terrible record for violence. It looks as though you are a violent person.'' After the charges were read to him, he refused help from duty counsel Mr. Mark Pettingill.

Police Prosecutor Insp. Peter Duffy said Basden and Grant, who were initially playing cards around 2 p.m. on Broome Street, began arguing.

Grant then picked up a knife and lunged at Basden cutting him from his arm pit to his waist.

Basden managed to walk to a nearby taxi company where Police were called.

On route to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, the taxi was met by an ambulance.

Police arrested Grant later that day and he admitted stabbing Basden.

Insp. Duffy said the wound, although not life-threatening, was serious enough that Basden is still in hospital.

Upon hearing his sentence, Grant turned to his right and walked toward P.c.

Lyndon Raynor, with his mother following closely behind chiding him on his bad behaviour.

But before leaving the court he shouted to the Senior Magistrate: "You'd better run that time (60 days) into my sentence because I'm never going to pay that fine.''