Football thug Gary Rimmer banned after assaulting stewards
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A football hooligan has been banned from going near Priestfield
stadium around match days after he assaulted two stewards while
drunk.
In a rare move, a specialist Kent police unit set up last July,
pressed Medway Magistrates' Court to issue the Football Banning
Order against Gary Rimmer - his second.
His first was issued in 2004 and lasted for three years
after he was found drunk at another sporting event.
The latest banning order, which is
also for three years, prevents him from going within 400 metres of
Priestfield Stadium when there is a home match.
It comes after Gills fan Rimmer,
34, turned up drunk for a match at Priestfield Stadium,
punched and pushed two stewards who were trying to eject him.
He had gone to the home
match against Barnet on October 4, but was drunk after
an all-day session.
As Stewards Ray Barry and Steven
Goodearl tried to evict Rimmer, he swung a punch at Mr Barry.
His first attempt missed, but his
second hit Mr Barry on the nose.
As Mr Goodearl came to help, he too
was pushed by Rimmer and the police were called.
Rimmer was restrained and arrested and
when searched was found to have a "hooligan calling card" in his
pocket.
He admitted at an earlier hearing two
counts of assault by beating and one charge of being drunk when
entering a sports ground.
Rimmer, of Pheasant Road, Chatham, has
several previous convictions including racially-aggravated
threatening behaviour towards a police officer, theft, and has
previously been banned from all football stadiums in the county,
after causing trouble at another match.
As part of the ban, Rimmer must
surrender his passport, if required (by police), during
international matches when England are playing and must report to
the police station with five days of the order being put on
him.
He was given the football order for
going into Priestfield Stadium while drunk and was also fined
£50.
For the two assaults on the stewards,
he was placed on an 18-month community order, and ordered to
pay £40 compensation to one steward and £20 to another. The court
also ordered he pay £85 court costs.
Monday, February 06 2012
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