Convicted rapist threatened to kill family member in Longstanton hours after release from jail

A convicted rapist who threatened to kill a man hours after being released from prison is back behind bars.

Jason O’Dell, who had just served a nine-year sentence for rape, turned up at a family member’s home in Longstanton at about 5.30pm on 17 February.

The victim showed him into the kitchen where O’Dell asked for money to help him “get back on his feet”.

The victim refused and recalled the abusive letters he had received from O’Dell while he was in prison.

O’Dell, 56, got enraged and shouted: “You are disrespecting me. Who do you think you are?”

He grabbed a six-inch knife from a block and pinned the victim against the worktop, threatening to “end him”.

Fearing for his life, the victim pleaded with O’Dell to put the knife down and offered to talk about money.

O’Dell refused, pressing the knife harder into the victim’s side and repeating his threats.

They struggled and the victim managed to wrestle the knife from O’Dell’s grip.

He shouted to another household member to call the police and managed to get O’Dell out of the home

O’Dell, previously of Wymondham in Norfolk, was arrested a few hours later in Cambridge and was then recalled to prison.

He initially denied the charges but later pleaded guilty to threatening a person with an offensive weapon in a private place and making threats to kill.

He was sentenced at Cambridge Crown Court last Thursday (30 October) to three years and 10 months in prison.

Det Con Samuel Andrews, who investigated, said: “O’Dell’s actions caused considerable fear and distress for the victim, in his own home.

“O’Dell is clearly a dangerous individual who has a history of offending and I hope the fact he’s back behind bars provides reassurance to those affected by crimes.”