AUSTRALIA - Former footballer Dylan Jessen guilty of bikie brawl

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Dylan Jessen leaves the Adelaide Magistrates Court with a Finks bikie. Pic: Higgs Greg
Source: AdelaideNow

A FORMER junior state footballer who became a member of the New Boys street gang has been found guilty of fighting in a Hindley St group brawl.

Dylan Jessen, 21, of Elizabeth East, appeared in the Adelaide Magistrates Court today.

Deputy Chief Magistrate Dr Andrew Cannon found Jessen, who is now linked to the Finks bikie gang, guilty of one count of affray.

However, he cleared the former Central District reserves player of the alleged circumstance of aggravation - a prosecution claim that he was armed with a chain and padlock at the time.

In his judgment, Dr Cannon dismissed Jessen's claims he was acting in self defence, but said Jessen and his companions did not start the fight.

"The reasonable person, representative of community standards, would have considered leaving the area, or going inside and locking the door, or going to a nearby police station," he said.

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"By relying upon their own resources to use violence to repel an expected attack (Jessen) and his companions willingly participated in the affray that occurred.

"The violence they used was unlawful."

CCTV footage of the assault, which occurred outside the Ink Central tattoo parlour on April 12, showed Jessen and friends "limbering up", then a fight involving chairs and some bars used as weapons.

"(Jessen) can be seen swinging his right arm as if to strike another man on at least to occasions," Dr Cannon said.

"He appears to throw a right-handed punch."

Dr Cannon remanded Jessen on continuing bail to appear for sentencing in August

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