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Thug barred from pub called security staff 'grass' and came back with a bloke with an axe
hereHe became 'angry' after being ordered to leave by security staff, calling them a 'grass'.He then started making threats including saying 'I'm going to stab you, you are going to die'.Shortly after he left in a BMW, Manchester Crown Court heard.Then about 30 minutes later, Smith returned in a Transit van with two other men.Smith had brought a bottle of alcohol with him, while another man was holding an axe.He threw the bottle at one of the security staff, which hit him to the head and caused a cut.Security staff had to pick up chairs to defend themselves.The two men were thrown out of the pub and then left in the van.Prosecuting, Ellen Shaw said the incident caused 'serious fear or distress' at the 'busy' pub.Smith's lawyer Matthew