A cowardly thug who attacked three women previously tried to rob his own nan at knifepoint.
Jonathan Dyer punched and kicked his victims during a "deplorable incident of violence" captured on CCTV this summer.
He even swung a carrier bag with a broken bottle inside at one woman's head, after being thrown out of a shop for ignoring coronavirus rules.
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Dyer, who blamed his actions on the fact he had sunk six cans of strong cider, was jailed for two years for the rampage at West Bank Village Store, in Widnes, on August 18 this year.
Liverpool Crown Court heard the 29-year-old's 17 previous convictions for 40 offences included attempted robbery in January 2017.
The ECHO can now reveal the shocking detail of that crime, which saw Liverpool's then top judge slam Dyer's "cowardice".
In 2017 the same court was told the then 25-year-old had twice assaulted his own mum and twice stolen from his nan.
That included a theft of £8,000 from his 80-year-old grandmother Patricia Dyer, which landed him a 15-month jail term.
Prosecutors said Dyer was staying with the OAP at her home in Arley Drive, Hough Green, after being released from prison.
He went out clubbing but after being thrown out by bouncers, he returned home drunk at around 3.15am, and Mrs Dyer remonstrated with him.
Dyer went into the kitchen and picked up a steak knife, then returned and threatened her, saying: "I need money, I want money."
Michael Stephenson, prosecuting, said Mrs Dyer bravely told him to put the knife down, rang the police and told Dyer to stay until officers arrived.
Judge Clement Goldstone, QC, then the Recorder of Liverpool, told Dyer: "You repaid your grandmother's kindness by trying to rob her at knifepoint after being thrown out of a nightclub and wanted money to fuel your desire for alcohol.
"You had lost the plot completely. Because your grandmother had the guts to tell you to put away the knife, you did. She called the police and you remained.
"Those factors are to your credit, but your initial conduct was utterly deplorable and disgraceful."
Steven McNally, defending, said his client's behaviour related to his drink and drug addictions, that the offence involved unusual circumstances, and he had expressed remorse.
Judge Goldstone told Dyer: "You need to realise that your grandmother and mother are entitled to be treated with respect and not be subjected to outbursts of threatening and dishonest behaviour.
"Your grandmother is to be commended for her courage. You are to be deplored for your cowardice."
Judge Goldstone jailed him for three years and made an indefinite restraining order to protect his nan.
This week the court heard Dyer got into a "tussle" with staff member Donna Evans at West Bank Village Store, when they both fell over a freezer.
Dyer had started grabbing packets of crisps despite being told he had to wait outside because there were too many people inside the shop.
He dropped a plastic bag, causing a bottle inside to break, and, after pushing Ms Evans against a door, twice swung the bag at her head in the street.
Shocking footage showed him aim a high kick at her head and punch, causing her to fall to the ground, before he attacked customer Joanne Whitby when she tried to take a photo of him on her mobile phone.
He threw five punches at her face, then punched local resident Kathy Grace in the back of the head when she tried to intervene.
Dyer, of no fixed address, but formerly of Halton Lodge Avenue, Runcorn, went on to spit at two police officers and kicked one of them in the leg when they arrived to arrest him.
Ms Evans suffered a lump on her head, a mark under one eye and bruising to an arm, while Ms Whitby had pain in her jaw and a cut inside her mouth.
Dyer admitted two counts of assault causing actual bodily harm, one count of common assault, three counts of assaulting emergency workers and one count of threatening behaviour.
Paul Wood, defending, said his "troubled" client - who suffered from anxiety and depression - attributed his violence to his alcohol abuse.
He said Dyer told him: "I feel terrible, those ladies should not be frightened to go to work, and I would personally like to apologise to them."
Judge David Aubrey, QC, interjected: "That would carry more weight if it was not for the numerous occasions he's either assaulted, battered or robbed someone else."
The judge told Dyer he had "an appalling criminal record" and would be sentenced for "deplorable, ugly, violent" attacks on "vulnerable people".
He said: "It was a deplorable incident of violence."
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