A reveller who attacked a doorman with a wheel brace after being refused entry to a city centre club has been given a suspended jail sentence.
James Fixter charged at the bouncer aiming for his head, but the victim parried the blow with his forearm.
As he tried to deliver a second blow other doormen intervened and wrestled him to the ground to detain him until the police arrived.
The incident happened outside Mosh nightclub, St Nicholas Place, on September 16.
Fixter, 22, an engineer, of Sunningdale Court, Carlton Avenue, Narborough, pleaded guilty to possessing an offensive weapon and common assault upon the doorman.
He was given a nine month jail sentence, suspended for two years, with 100 hours of unpaid work, and placed on a three month curfew, between 8pm and 6am.
Alan Murphy, prosecuting, said Fixter "who had clearly had some alcohol," took umbrage at being refused entry to the club's student night, because he was not a student.
He left the scene, but returned shortly afterwards armed with a wheel brace.
Mr Murphy said: "The doorman suffered pain to his arm, but had no visible injury, and was shocked by the incident."
CCTV footage of the assault was played at Leicester Crown Court.
Sentencing, Recorder Adrian Reynolds said: "You're lucky you didn't succeed in injuring that man properly.
"You could have caused him serious injury, you could have killed him.
"For a man of your intelligence and background it's a pathetic way to behave.
"You're young enough to go and do something constructive with your life – go and do that."
Helen Johnson, mitigating, said: "He went out with friends who drove into town and there was some difficulty with a tyre, which is why the wheel brace had been left in the passenger foot well.
"There was an argument at the club because, he says, his friend was not allowed in.
"It happened during a momentary loss of control when the red mist came down.
"He's a young man from a good family and his father and girlfriend are in court."
She said he had attained nine GCSE's and other qualifications and had his own business as an engineer.
"He understands he behaved in a foolish way," said Miss Johnson.
