A drug -fuelled thug headbutted and punched a pal who owed him £5.
Steven Dillstone, 23, repeatedly struck his sufferer in a rage after seeing him on March 14.
When the person tried to flee the assault by strolling out into the street, Dillstone adopted him and continued to punch and headbutt him in the midst of the busy street.
His sufferer then ran after the Darlington incident, and Dillstone adopted him, pinned him to a wall by grabbing his neck, then put his hand down the person's trousers, Teesside Stay experiences.
Teesside Crown Court docket has heard that the sufferer then handed over a £5 observe.
Dillstone then struck him twice extra and put his arms down the person's trousers once more.
On Wednesday, prosecutor Laura Jane Miller instructed the courtroom that the assault - which lasted two minutes - was caught on CCTV and police arrested Dillistone quickly afterwards. He was discovered with blood on his arms and he had the £5 observe.
Ms Miller mentioned that the sufferer did not help the prosecution and hadn't provided an announcement to the courtroom.
Dillistone, previously of Church View in Consett, pleaded responsible to theft earlier than his trial was on account of start. The courtroom heard that he has 18 earlier convictions for 34 offences, together with battery, theft, and assaulting a police officer.
Kelleigh Lodge, defending, instructed the courtroom her shopper suffered anger administration points and accepted he had misplaced his mood.
Ms Lodge mentioned the 2 males had been pals, however that her shopper instructed her the sufferer had borrowed cash from him and did not pay it again.
The courtroom heard Dillistone is awaiting doable diagnoses for ADHD and autism and admits he was below the affect of drink and medicines on the time of the assault.
Dillistone has been remanded in custody since March, and Ms Lodge was making good progress along with his addictions and psychological well being points at Durham jail. She mentioned her shopper additionally has ample funds for a "price range resort or a B&B, till he finds rented lodging" ought to he be launched from jail.
However Choose Peter Armstrong jailed Dillistone for two-years, telling him: "On this explicit day, you dedicated a road theft. Road robberies are a severe offence.
"You punched him and headbutted him - utilizing your head as a weapon with important pressure. I have in mind that you simply apologise to your sufferer and that you've psychological well being points, that you simply're addressing while in custody.
"You'll serve 14 of the 28 months, and might be on licence for the second half of the time period."
Dillistone was ordered to pay the £5 again to his sufferer through a restitution order.
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