MAGISTRATES could send a Barnstaple man to jail after he assaulted a friend's father by striking him over the head with a bottle of alcohol.Jesse Kent, 22, of Lethaby Road, Barnstaple, pleaded guilty to one count of assault when he appeared at North Devon magistrates' Court on Friday. He also admitted causing criminal damage during the incident.Lyndsey Baker, for the prosecution, told the court that on July 29 Kent had return to the home of a woman who he had met while out drinking.However,...
