Millionaire's son who threatened barman with fake gun allowed to delay sentence so he can go on holiday to Barbados

Oliver George told staff in Dorset yacht club: 'Don't be a pussy, give me a drink'

A millionaire's son who threatened a barman with a fake gun after being refused prosecco has been allowed to defer his sentencing hearing to fly to Barbados on holiday.

Oliver George, 26, faces up to six months in prison after pleading guilty to possession of an imitation firearm in public.

He appeared in court over the drunken row at a yacht club in Dorset on Tuesday, two days before was due to travel with his family to the Caribbean island.

Magistrates agreed to delay sentencing until December so he can go on the month-long jaunt.

Staff at Sandbanks Yacht Club in Poole Harbour had refused George more alcohol because he appeared too intoxicated after an afternoon of drinking on 20 September.

He lifted up his cardigan to show the handle of a pistol tucked into the waistband of his shorts and told the bartender: “Don't be a pussy, give me a drink”.

Staff gave George, son of wealthy market owner Brendan George, a glass of prosecco before calling the police when he left the bar area.

He left the club before officers arrived and was arrested at his family's nearby home on the exclusive Sandbanks peninsula. Armed police searched the £2m waterside house.

Terry Scanlan, mitigating, said: "Mr George was in possession of a toy gun and he admits he lifted his cardigan up so staff were aware of it.

"However, he does not believe there is any linkage between this and his request for alcohol."

Magistrates deferred sentencing after George went home to get his £1,100 plane ticket to prove the holiday was booked before he committed the offence.

Prosecutor Ryan Senevirante did not object to the delay but stressed George “should not be able to escape punishment by simply leaving the country”.

It means George will not be assessed by a probation officer for a pre-sentence report until after he returns to the UK on November 11. It will then take another month before he can be sentenced on 4 December.

Mr Scanlan said his client would see a doctor three times a week to treat “alcohol-related issues” while away.

"For all sorts of reasons, there are benefits to this trip," he added.

Additional reporting by agencies