Donald Roy Lonsdale admits using petrol and a cigarette lighter to set Adelaide office alight A MAN has admitted threatening to torch the Legal Services Commission with petrol and a cigarette lighter while in an "irate" state. Donald Roy Lonsdale, 43, faced Adelaide Magistrates Court today. He pleaded guilty to one count of arson of a building or motor vehicle. Prosecutors then withdrew two counts of actions likely to cause harm. Previously, prosecutors had alleged that, in an "irate" state, Lonsdale threw petrol on to a counter at the Wakefield St Legal Services Commission office, then lit it with a cigarette lighter. They further alleged the flames reached nearly 50cm high and spread over a distance of almost 2m during the August 2011 incident. Magistrate Jayanthi McGrath said an intervention order would be issued to prevent Lonsdale attending the Legal Services Commission's Adelaide office. "This is really just about protecting the two (staff) involved," she said. Lonsdale, who has been in custody since his arrest, shouted from the dock: "I've been waiting two years for my basic human rights." He will face court for sentencing submissions in November.