A 22-YEAR-OLD man has been jailed after admitting robbing a teenager of his wallet.

On November 7 last year, Lee Rowley approached the victim from behind in Higher Kingston and forced him to the ground.

He threatened the victim before making off with his wallet, shortly after 7.30pm.

However, Avon and Somerset Police officers tracked Rowley down and arrested him three days later in Glastonbury.

He pleaded guilty to one count of robbery and was jailed for three years at Taunton Crown Court on Friday, March 17.

He also admitted one count of possession of a bladed article relating to being found carrying a screwdriver in Glastonbury, one day before the robbery. He received a three-month sentence for that offence, to run consecutively.

Officer in the case, PC Jim Card, said: “This was a particularly unpleasant street robbery in Yeovil, which led to the victim attending hospital.

“Enquiries were quickly carried out to identify Lee Rowley as the offender and he was arrested a few days later in Glastonbury.

“We welcome the significant custodial sentence handed to him by the courts today and hope it acts as a reminder to people that the police and courts will look to deal robustly with dangerous offenders.”