A drunk who "kicked off" inside a Northumberland Wetherspoons and caused thousands of pounds worth of damage was also carrying a weapon.
Yob Clive Crowe threw chairs, kicked over tables, smashed mugs and destroyed a coffee machine during his mindless outburst in The Forum, in Hexham. Shocked customers looked on as the 33-year-old lout was arrested and also found to be in possession of a knuckleduster, a court heard.
In total, he caused £4,600-worth of damage, £2,000 of which he must now pay back by way of compensation. The dad-of-two, of Chirdon Crescent, in Hexham, appeared before Newcastle Magistrates' Court to plead guilty to criminal damage and being possession of an offensive weapon.
