Jake King completes good behaviour bond after broken legs threat

Jake King’s good behaviour has been ticked off in court after the former Tiger threatened to break a man’s legs. King successfully completed his good behaviour bond handed down over the threat.

Jake King in his playing days with Richmond.

Former AFL player Jake King no longer has a court order hanging over his head after successfully completing a good behaviour bond handed down for threatening to break a man’s legs.

The 35-year-old former Tiger, who now runs the South Melbourne City of Ink tattoo parlour originally founded by bikie Toby Mitchell, was placed on the 12-month bond after pleading guilty last year.

King avoided conviction over one charge of threatening to inflict serious injury and another of possessing testosterone in May 2018.

He pleaded guilty to the charges as part of a deal after prosecutors withdrew extortion and threaten-to-kill charges involving restaurateur Tony Mokdissi.

Jake King now runs the City of Ink tattoo parlour founded by Toby Mitchell. Picture: Supplied

The former forward threatened to break Mr Mokdissi’s legs in mid-2017 if he did not settle a debt with King’s former Richmond teammate Tyrone Vickery, who at the time co-owned a restaurant in Hawthorn East.

King retired from AFL football in July 2014.

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The bond was dismissed today having been complied with and King did not need to front up to Melbourne magistrates’ Court for the hearing.

His lawyer provided a receipt for a $5000 court-ordered donation to the Michael Long Foundation.

The charity funds education and football programs for indigenous people and is named after the ex-Essendon footballer.

The parlour was targeted in a drive-by shooting in July 2018.

AAP