Jailed: Man who attacked pub landlord before returning armed with a pool cue
A man who had assaulted a pub landlord returned to the premises days later armed with a pool cue despite bail conditions ordering him to stay away, a court heard.
Alan Pritchard Myles Davies punched Keith Pratten above his right ear while he was being escorted out of the Victoria Vaults in Newtown, Mold Crown was told.
He was forced out of the pub where he began kicking Mr Pratten and shouting abuse while he was lying on the floor. He then started headbutting and punching a window at the pub in Broad Street after a female customer had helped the landlord back inside.
As Mr Pratten stood at the door he was rugby tackled by Davies, who was then restrained and arrested.
Davies was released on bail with conditions not to approach the complainant or attend the pub – but on October 19 he was back brandishing part of a pool cue in each hand, complaining that he had been banned from other pubs in the town. He was pushed out of the pub, the door was locked and he was arrested.
Davies told police he had been holding the pool cue to defend himself.
Davies, who admitted a charge of assault, was jailed for 10 months. A further charge of affray, which Davies had denied was ordered to remain on the file.
Mr Recorder Ian Murphy QC, also made an indefinite restraining order under which he is not to approach the victim, and he is not to enter or loiter outside the pub.
Mr Simon Rogers, prosecuting, said that 47-year-old Davies, of Edwards Field in Newtown, had been cautioned in 2010 for assaulting the landlord and had been barred from the premises.
He had entered the pub on October 7 last year and asked if it would be all right for him to attend the pub the following week because he was in another pub's domino team which was due to play there, Mr Rogers said.
Davies was was told he could play his match but could not have a drink. He said that was "fair enough" but returned 45 minutes later, and the attack began.
Mr Oliver King, for Davies, said that his client suffered mental health problems – he had a borderline personality disorder, bipolar and depression and was supported by the community mental health team.
At the time he had been taking alcohol as well as his medication which he accepted was a dangerous cocktail.
While in custody Davies had undergone rehabilitation and various courses which would benefit him, Mr King said.
The judge said that while he was at the pub the first time Davies became aggressive and assaulted the landlord which left him injured and shaken.
It had been a "flagrant breach" of a court order when he returned to the pub against his bail conditions with a pool cue as a weapon, he said.
