Banned pub drunk wouldn't take no for an answer

'Too drunk to understand'

A MAN banned from a town centre pub was so drunk that, when he tried to gain entry, he was unable to grasp what people were saying to him, Newbury magistrates heard.

Eighteen-year-old Rhys David Thomas had been barred from the Diamond Tap, Cheap Street, Newbury, following a previous incident, the court was told on Thursday, June 16.

Helen Waite, prosecuting, said: “Door staff refused him entry at around 1.50am. He was so intoxicated that he simply couldn’t grasp that he was not going to be allowed in.”

She said that door staff explained that he was still barred owing to an incident the previous year, but added that he was apparently unable to com-prehend this. Eventually, the court heard, a passing police patrol intervened. Ms Waite said: “He began puffing out his chest and behaved in an aggressive way towards the officers .

“He kept shouting and refused to calm down and so he was arrested.”

Mr Thomas admitted being drunk and disorderly on May 28. He also has previous convictions including one for an offence of affray, magistrates were told.

Representing himself, Mr Thomas admitted: “I was extremely drunk. I can’t remember what happened.”

He said he worked part-time for Homebase and was a part-time student on an electrical installation course.

Mr Thomas was fined £100 with £85 costs plus a statutory surcharge of £30.