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Gainsborough street football axe wielder Thomas Conway jailed | Gainsborough street football axe wielder Thomas Conway jailed |
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A man who wielded an axe at a group of people playing football outside his house has been jailed. | A man who wielded an axe at a group of people playing football outside his house has been jailed. |
Thomas Conway, 31, lost his temper and went outside his home in High Street, Gainsborough, with a curved axe behind his back. | Thomas Conway, 31, lost his temper and went outside his home in High Street, Gainsborough, with a curved axe behind his back. |
Lincoln Crown Court was told he then made a slashing movement saying "I'm going to slash you up". | Lincoln Crown Court was told he then made a slashing movement saying "I'm going to slash you up". |
Conway, who had a previous conviction for producing a machete in the street, was sentenced to 15 months. | Conway, who had a previous conviction for producing a machete in the street, was sentenced to 15 months. |
The court heard that during the incident he first went outside without a weapon and was dragged inside by his girlfriend. | The court heard that during the incident he first went outside without a weapon and was dragged inside by his girlfriend. |
'Waved it about' | 'Waved it about' |
He told the court he felt like "a prisoner in his home" and went outside a second time with an axe at about 22:00 GMT. | He told the court he felt like "a prisoner in his home" and went outside a second time with an axe at about 22:00 GMT. |
He also admitted having consumed one and a half litres of cider. | |
Conway had 12 previous convictions for 25 offences, including a previous sentence in 2011 when he produced a machete in the street. | Conway had 12 previous convictions for 25 offences, including a previous sentence in 2011 when he produced a machete in the street. |
Daniel Bishop, mitigating, said Conway had a problem with alcohol but wanted to apologise to the court for his actions. | Daniel Bishop, mitigating, said Conway had a problem with alcohol but wanted to apologise to the court for his actions. |
Mr Bishop added: "He wants to train to be a mechanic. He loves cars, he loves bikes and that is what he is hoping to do." | Mr Bishop added: "He wants to train to be a mechanic. He loves cars, he loves bikes and that is what he is hoping to do." |
Conway, formerly of High Street, Gainsborough, but who now lives in Fitzwilliam Road, Rotherham, admitted charges of affray and possessing a bladed article following the incident in June last year. | Conway, formerly of High Street, Gainsborough, but who now lives in Fitzwilliam Road, Rotherham, admitted charges of affray and possessing a bladed article following the incident in June last year. |
Judge Michael Heath made a destruction order for the axe and told Conway: "You waved it about. The people who were there were frightened, not surprisingly." | Judge Michael Heath made a destruction order for the axe and told Conway: "You waved it about. The people who were there were frightened, not surprisingly." |
"The facts of the 2011 matter are strikingly similar to the 2013 offence, except on that occasion you produced a machete," he added. | "The facts of the 2011 matter are strikingly similar to the 2013 offence, except on that occasion you produced a machete," he added. |
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