The trial of a man accused of threatening a Magistrate outside a grocery store will continue, despite defence arguments that there is no case to answer.Laurie Furbert, 39, is charged with threatening Magistrate Nicole Stoneham during a heated encounter in June outside of Paget Modern Mart.Regarding the incident in question, Ms Stoneham had told the court she was waiting in line to use a cash machine outside the store when she heard Mr Furbert loudly telling her to look at him.The Warwick man then allegedly continued to shout calling Ms Stoneham a “wicked woman” and saying: “You’ve got to come out in public sometime. You don’t have the security of the court now.”After getting into his car, Mr Furbert allegedly reversed the vehicle towards Ms Stoneham and again called her wicked before driving away.Mr Furbert had previously appeared before Ms Stoneham in Family Court. He has also called for her to be withdrawn from his matters in the Court and appealed her rulings.Defence lawyer Saul Dismont had made an application to the court for the case against Mr Furbert to be thrown out, saying at the close of the Crown’s case there was no case to answer.He had argued that, even based on the Crown’s version of events, the actions of his client could not be reasonably construed as actual threats.Mr Dismont said that the words said by his client were allusions to “kharma or divine justice” by a man who felt wronged, noting that during the incident Mr Furbert was walking away from the Magistrate, carrying groceries in both arms.Crown counsel Takiyah Furbert responded that while Mr Furbert may not have issued direct threats, Ms Stoneham’s evidence was that she felt shaken, frightened and alarmed for her safety because of the defendant’s words and actions.In Magistrates’ Court yesterday, Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo found that Mr Furbert does have a case to answer, saying the evidence before the court suggested the words were “more than idle abuse.”Mr Tokumbo added: “This is compounded by his behaviour once he got into his car and reversed towards her.”Mr Tokunbo adjourned the matter until September 21, when the defence will begin to put forward their case. Mr Furbert’s bail was extended until then.