Aaron Rhoods from Guildford was jailed for five years at Lewes Crown Court on 11 August for wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm.
Rhoods was one of a group of several men who engaged in homophobic abuse towards a man in Kings Road, Brighton, in 2018. In the intervening three years there have been a number of court hearings.
The group cornered and assaulted their 32 year old victim by hitting him over the head with a bottle and causing him to lose consciousness.
Police say Rhoods and an accomplice, 22-year-old Celso Dias from Wandsworth, were detained an hour later after being found trying car door handles in John Street – the location of Brighton Police Station.
He was also ordered to pay a £170 victim surcharge in addition to his custodial sentence.