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Feb 2023
Harrogate man jailed for possessing 'madball' at convention centre
A Harrogate man has been jailed for five months for possessing a glass ball in a sock.
John Donaldson, 32, of Cheltenham Crescent, had the improvised weapon, known as a madball, at Harrogate Convention Centre on November 15 last year.
He admitted the offence at Harrogate Magistrates Court last week.
Court documents say Donaldson was jailed because of the seriousness of the offence and for his previous record of offending.
He was also ordered to pay a £154 surcharge to fund victims' services and a £85 costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.
A police picture of a glass ball in a sock — not the one referred to in this case.
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