A District Court judge has rebuked a young recidivist crook for so terrifying a Lavington couple in an armed burglary that the event would "haunt (them) forever".
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The seriousness of Trevor Shannon Barrett's methamphetamine-fueled crime spree late last year meant that strong punishment had to take some precedence over rehabilitation, he said.
Nevertheless, Judge Sean Grant imposed a non-parole period on Barrett that allowed for a lengthy period of supervision to ensure he received appropriate treatment for illicit drug and other issues.
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Judge Grant said previous jail terms had not changed Barrett's ways.
"It is time for a court to impose a sentence of such severity to prevent this in future ... and to protect society from him."
Barrett was handed a six-year jail term on six separate charge sequences over incidents between November 6 and December 5, 2018.
In custody since December 12, he was recently sentenced in Albury Local Court on other matters to 33 months' jail, with a minimum of 22.
Judge Grant imposed a non-parole period of three years, with a release date of December 10, 2022, after Barrett, 20, previously pleaded guilty to a host of charges, including aggravated break and enter while armed with an offensive weapon over the break-in.
He was charged with being an accessory after the fact to robbery with an offensive weapon for an incident where he drove the getaway car for a friend who stole a woman's purse after threatening her with a 30 centimetre stick.
Barrett was 19 when he and two co-offenders broke into a Range Road house on November 6, 2018, through a garage roller door.
The occupants were in bed and woke to the sound of voices.
The trio opened the bedroom door and demanded keys, which the man refused.
They then began banging on the door, one with a golf club.
The couple had to push their shoulders to the door.
Judge Grant read at length from a psychologist's report that revealed Barrett had used "ice" since he was 17 and that his prospects for rehabilitation were "bleak".
