A woman was in her bedroom on a Thursday night when she was startled by dogs barking outside and opened the door to see what was going on.
She was shocked as Karl Quentin Spittle grabbed hold of her shoulders and began shaking her while saying that he was being chased.
Spittle had scaled a six-foot fence to get on to the property, then entered the home through the conservatory and an unlocked back door.
He was ordered to come up if called upon by Judge Dugald Matheson in Whanganui District Court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to being found in a building without authority.
Police prosecutor Stephen Butler explained to the court what happened after the confrontation.