A YOUNG man involved in the violent armed robbery of a Hobart hotel has been jailed for at least three years.
Michael John Gardner, 21, pleaded guilty to aggravated armed robbery and assault and was found guilty by a jury of causing grievous bodily harm over his role in the robbery at the Queens Head Hotel in Elizabeth St in January.
In the Supreme Court in Hobart today, Justice Helen Wood said Gardner had shown a selfish disregard for the law and for the effect of his offending on others.
Gardner and Brett Corey Pickett burst into the hotel at 10pm on a Saturday night, yelling "this is a robbery".
Gardner punched a patron in the face while Pickett covered those inside the gaming area with a sawn-off rifle.
When they fled, staff tackled Pickett and both offenders were involved in a violent but unsuccessful attempt to free him.
Gardner abandoned a backpack containing $9000 in cash and Keno tickets as he ran from the scene.
Justice Wood said the patron who Gardner hit continued to suffer physical and psychological effects from the punch and a hotel worker caught up in the robbery had quit her job and moved interstate because she was so upset by the incident.
She said Gardner has a long criminal record and despite the fact he was a young man and he might reform in jail, a severe sentence was called for.
She jailed him for a maximum of six years with a non-parole period of three.
In March, Pickett, 34, was sentenced to seven years with a minimum of five for his role in the robbery.
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