SEVEN people have been warned to expect a jail sentence after a disturbance in a street.
Two groups clashed in Sandriggs, near West Auckland Road, in Darlington, on May 30, last year.
Polish nationals Piotr Luczak and Pawel Luczak, both 20, and Adam Nieminski, 25, all admitted affray.
Pawel Luczak also pleaded guilty to possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.
Michael Bailey, 19, of West Auckland Road, and three others, who cannot be identified, admitted affray.
All seven were due to go on trial at Teesside Crown Court yesterday, but pleaded guilty after legal talks.
They will return to be sentenced on August 23 after background reports have been prepared by probation officers.
Judge Peter Bowers warned them: “There are no promises.
You can expect to receive a custodial sentence.”
The court heard that Pawel Luczak fired an air pistol into the air several times during the disturbance.
The Luczaks, of Wolsingham Terrace, and Nieminski, of West Auckland Road, had been having a barbecue.
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