A man who committed a spree of drug-fuelled "random acts of violence" has been jailed.

Steven Quinlan, 29, appeared in the holding cell of Armidale Local Court before Magistrate Jillian Kiely on Thursday, November 13, for a hearing.

Quinlan was going to defend against multiple assault, armed with intent and intimidation charges, but his defence solicitor, Yusuf Hassan, negotiated a plea agreement with police prosecutor Sergeant Sarah Huntley.

Quinlan pleaded guilty to a new charge of stalk or intimidate and entered guilty pleas to existing charges of armed with intent to commit an indictable offence and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. A further armed with intent charge was withdrawn. He had previously pleaded guilty to one count of stalk or intimidate and destroy/damage property

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