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Ethan James

'Chopper' Read's son jailed after string of crimes

"Chopper" Read's son has been jailed for a string of crimes including burglary and assault. (Chris Crerar/AAP PHOTOS)

The son of late underworld figure Mark "Chopper" Read has been hit with jail time following a string of crimes including headbutting a police officer, stealing cigarettes and wielding a harpoon gun in public.

Charles Vincent Read's lawyer Caroline Graves said the 24-year-old was remorseful and there was a sense of "skylarking and larrikinism" around several breaches of bail conditions. 

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