A former England and Wycombe Wanderers footballer who turned to armed robbery after racking up gambling debts from a habit he picked up in the top flight has been jailed for 15 years.
Nathan Ashton, 29, who played premiership football for Fulham before starting a career in the lower divisions targeted betting shops across the South East with his friend.
Along with former Scottish Premier League player Ohmar Pike, from High Wycombe, the pair netted nearly £15,000 from eight raids, including one in Cressex, High Wycombe.
In one raid, a cashier fell to his knees and had a panic attack and begged for his life before a robber put a gun to the back of his head and said: Im going to blow your head off, if you …
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