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| Former England footballer jailed | Former England footballer jailed |
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| A former England footballer has been jailed after he drunkenly threatened a bouncer while serving a suspended sentence for another assault. | A former England footballer has been jailed after he drunkenly threatened a bouncer while serving a suspended sentence for another assault. |
| Gary Charles, 36, of Stretton, near Alfreton, Derbyshire, admitted a public order offence by threatening a doorman with an imaginary knife. | Gary Charles, 36, of Stretton, near Alfreton, Derbyshire, admitted a public order offence by threatening a doorman with an imaginary knife. |
| He was jailed for 12 months at Derby Crown Court. | He was jailed for 12 months at Derby Crown Court. |
| The former Nottingham Forest right-back had been given a suspended sentence for an assault on a woman in 2005. | The former Nottingham Forest right-back had been given a suspended sentence for an assault on a woman in 2005. |
| Prison warning | Prison warning |
| Derby Crown Court was told Charles had previously been found guilty of assault occasioning actual bodily harm after a three-day trial in July. | Derby Crown Court was told Charles had previously been found guilty of assault occasioning actual bodily harm after a three-day trial in July. |
| The court had heard how he attacked a woman after she joked he was not good enough to play for Manchester United. | The court had heard how he attacked a woman after she joked he was not good enough to play for Manchester United. |
| He repeatedly kicked her in the face and head in the 2005 assault. | He repeatedly kicked her in the face and head in the 2005 assault. |
| Charles had been warned he would go to prison if he committed another similar offence, or failed to carry out 100 hours of community work. | Charles had been warned he would go to prison if he committed another similar offence, or failed to carry out 100 hours of community work. |
| To get himself alcohol-free will be a real struggle for Mr Charles Hal Ewing, defending | To get himself alcohol-free will be a real struggle for Mr Charles Hal Ewing, defending |
| In sentencing, Judge Andrew Hamilton said: "There really does come a time when the police and everyone else have to have a rest from Gary Charles. | In sentencing, Judge Andrew Hamilton said: "There really does come a time when the police and everyone else have to have a rest from Gary Charles. |
| "I hope it knocks some sense into his head." | "I hope it knocks some sense into his head." |
| In mitigation, Hal Ewing, defending, said his client had made progress in battling his alcohol addiction, despite this latest incident. | In mitigation, Hal Ewing, defending, said his client had made progress in battling his alcohol addiction, despite this latest incident. |
| "He's an alcoholic and has been for many years. | "He's an alcoholic and has been for many years. |
| "To get himself alcohol-free will be a real struggle for Mr Charles. However, he has made great strides towards doing that." | "To get himself alcohol-free will be a real struggle for Mr Charles. However, he has made great strides towards doing that." |
| Charles played for Derby, Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa and retired in 2002. |