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A BBC presenter has been found guilty of wounding a teenager after hitting him with a large wooden pole.Midlands Today reporter Ashley Blake swung a 3ft-long patio umbrella pole above his head and then struck 17-year-old Greg Jones in the face.The judge warned Blake he faced a possible jail sentence after the guilty verdict.The incident happened at the pub the journalist owned at the time and Mr Jones suffered facial injuries to his lip and his chin.Blake, who also works on the Inside Out current affairs show, was convicted of unlawful wounding at Birmingham Crown Court.The 40-year-old was also found guilty of intending to pervert the course of justice by throwing the pole into a neighbouring garden centre to try to hide it from police.But he was acquitted of a charge of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.The incident took place during an 18th birthday party at The Place II B in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands.ty Of Pole Attack At Pub6:00pm UK, Monday August 03, 2009A BBC presenter has been found guilty of wounding a teenager after hitting him with a large wooden pole.Ashley BlakeBlake was convicted of unlawful woundingMidlands Today reporter Ashley Blake swung a 3ft-long patio umbrella pole above his head and then struck 17-year-old Greg Jones in the face.The judge warned Blake he faced a possible jail sentence after the guilty verdict.The incident happened at the pub the journalist owned at the time and Mr Jones suffered facial injuries to his lip and his chin.Blake, who also works on the Inside Out current affairs show, was convicted of unlawful wounding at Birmingham Crown Court.The 40-year-old was also found guilty of intending to pervert the course of justice by throwing the pole into a neighbouring garden centre to try to hide it from police.But he was acquitted of a charge of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.The incident took place during an 18th birthday party at The Place II B in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands. "(I am) just gutted, absolutely gutted... It's all over, isn't it? My job - everything."Ashley Blake speaking after the guilty verdict.Judge Peter Carr told Blake: "You have been convicted of a serious offence which involved wounding a young man."The almost inevitable outcome for a case such as this is a prison sentence and I warn you that that is the most likely outcome."Speaking after the verdict, Blake said: "I can't believe it. There are no words to describe how I'm feeling right now."(I am) just gutted, absolutely gutted - and all because I did a favour for someone to host their party there. It's all over, isn't it? My job - everything."The jury heard Blake ran to fetch the pole from behind the bar after customer Steven Sproule punched 17-year-old Adam Finn in the face on January 25, leaving him unconscious on the ground.Mr Finn's friends became angry and upset following the attack. The court heard Mr Jones was trying to calm the situation when he was attacked by Blake.Blake told jurors he used the pole, normally used to secure the pub's door, as a "bat" to fend off bottles, ashtrays and broken-up furniture being hurled at him by a crowd of up to 30 people.But when initially quizzed in police interview, Blake had denied getting the pole at all.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/B...n_Attack_At_PubLOOL this guy grew up in lozells, seems like the nigga came out of him like the boondocks.
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