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Rebecca Sherdley

Man was jumping around 'as if he was shadow boxing' before street fight outside Newark bar

A fight outside a Nottinghamshire bar involved one man jumping around "as if he was shadow boxing", a court heard. Things got out of hand outside Madison bar, in Castle Gate in Newark, on August 1, 2020, at 1.40am.

The man, said to be "shadow boxing", lashed out at a woman and was scuffling with other men, Nottingham Crown Court heard on Friday, April 22. That suspect "remains outstanding", but two other men were caught and sentenced for their involvement.

Harrison Price, 22, of Mill Green, Newark, pleaded guilty to assaulting an emergency worker, and David Cooper, 21, of Main Street, Balderton, pleaded guilty to affray. Price was involved in an altercation, as it was described in court, before he spat at a special constable.

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Cooper confronted the man who has not been caught. They squared up to each other and began fighting in the street. Cooper had a scuffle with Price, who was of previous good character.

Sentencing them on Friday, August 22, Judge Stuart Rafferty QC, said: "Back in August 2020 an unfortunate and ultimately unpleasant incident took place. The man who is principally responsible for that is not here today. When he finally reaches this court, he will receive a very different punishment than you."

Addressing Price, he added: "Spitting in the face of someone who is only trying to do his job is only about despicable as it gets. Men of any age are capable of behaving as idiots. I know.

"I am older than you. I do it on a regular basis but I don't break the law." Community orders were imposed in each case for 18 months, with 18 hours of unpaid work.

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