Drunken chef who threw punches in Mansfield Marketplace thanked opponent for pinning him to ground
A drunken chef who threw "numerous" punches at a man in Mansfield Marketplace thanked his opponent for pinning him to the ground, a court has heard.
Liam Tyson didn't recall much of the altercation on the evening of June 27 but wasn't charged with assault as the man who restrained him didn't support the prosecution.
The 28-year-old said he deserved to be taken to the ground and “wasn’t proud of his actions,” but admitted he would have continued to fight if he hadn’t been restrained, said Oreshia Thomas, prosecuting.
The court heard he has three previous convictions and is serving a community order for a racially aggravated assault from November last year.
And he was fined when he failed to comply with the terms of the order in March.
He also failed to attend court on July 14 and a warrant was issued.
Arjun Madahar, mitigating, said Tyson “simply got his dates mixed up” and spent a number of hours in custody as a result.
He thinks the argument started in relation to a football match that evening and wants to apologise to the man he attacked.
He said Tyson, a chef, “doesn't drink often but when he does he goes out and sometimes drinks more than he should.”
The court heard he isn’t engaging with his community order and hasn’t completed one day of unpaid work.
Tyson, of Cozens Lane, Kingham, Oxfordshire, admitted using threatening and abusive behaviour when he appeared at Nottingham Magistrates Court, on Tuesday, August 4.
He must pay £249 in fines and costs and received a 12-month community order with 225 hours of unpaid work and ten rehabilitation days.