Jamie Suhan, 27, of the Cobden Caravan Park was arrested yesterday morning.

In the afternoon he pleaded guilty in the Warrnambool Magistrates Court to making a threat to kill. He was convicted and sentenced to three months in prison which was suspended for 12 months.

The court was told that Suhan's partner and the victim shared a house. On October 20 Suhan started sending the victim a series of text messages demanding payment of $1200.

The victim told police she did not know what the text messages were about and did not owe Suhan any money.

On October 28 Suhan sent another text message threatening to pass on the woman's name to the "big boys'' and if she didn't pay she would be dead.

The woman claimed she was fearful and went to police.

At 8.30am yesterday police officers arrested Suhan at the Cobden Caravan Park, he made admission to sending text messages in an interview and later went before a magistrate.

The court was told the defendant was on appeal bail after being sentenced in the Colac Magistrates Court on September 14 to serve four months in jail.

Suhan had pleaded guilty to causing criminal damage, unlawful assault, two counts of breaching intervention orders and three offences of assaulting police.

He received six months' imprisonment, with two months suspended for 12 months.

Defence counsel Carolyn Howe said yesterday her client had difficulties with drug use and matters of dishonesty in the past, but he was no longer using amphetamines and was trying to get off cannabis.

She said Suhan had previously mixed with dubious characters which led to the victim purchasing drugs and the debt.

Mrs Howe said her client was now being held accountable for the debt and quite serious threats had been made regarding his safety.

She said the debt had not been paid which led to Suhan becoming frustrated as he was trying to protect himself and his family, which included a four-month-old daughter.

"His focus is to get off drugs, clean up his act for the sake of his little baby girl and be a good father,'' she said.

Magistrate Steve Myall inquired about communications between the defendant and victim in which she disputed the debt because she said she had paid enough.