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10/02/2006
Lottery millionaire jailed for affray
Lottery millionaire Michael Carroll has been jailed for nine months after admitting to threatening teenagers with a baseball bat.
Carroll was sentenced at Norwich Crown Court on Friday. He pleaded guilty to affray last month.
The court was told how Carroll and three friends had threatened teenagers with a baseball bat at a Christian music event in Downham Market, Norfolk in May 2004. Two of the concertgoers had to receive hospital treatment.
The 22-year-old former dustman made headlines when he won £9.7 million on the National Lottery in 2002. At the time of the win, Carroll had been wearing an electronic tag because of a conviction for drunk and disorderly behaviour.
Dubbed the 'Lotto Lout' by the tabloids, Carroll continued to make headlines after his lottery win, most notably when he received a five-month jail sentence in 2004 for failing to comply with a drug treatment and testing order.
However, he recently said that he did not want to go back to prison and had "turned over a new leaf".
(KMcA)
Carroll was sentenced at Norwich Crown Court on Friday. He pleaded guilty to affray last month.
The court was told how Carroll and three friends had threatened teenagers with a baseball bat at a Christian music event in Downham Market, Norfolk in May 2004. Two of the concertgoers had to receive hospital treatment.
The 22-year-old former dustman made headlines when he won £9.7 million on the National Lottery in 2002. At the time of the win, Carroll had been wearing an electronic tag because of a conviction for drunk and disorderly behaviour.
Dubbed the 'Lotto Lout' by the tabloids, Carroll continued to make headlines after his lottery win, most notably when he received a five-month jail sentence in 2004 for failing to comply with a drug treatment and testing order.
However, he recently said that he did not want to go back to prison and had "turned over a new leaf".
(KMcA)
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