Celebrity chef Marco Pierre White’s convict son has been jailed after being busted stealing £250 in an early hours café raid after he was seen with his trousers falling down as he attempted to escape through a window.
The troubled former Big Brother contestant has been sentenced to 41 weeks behind bars following the burglary of a deli in Bath, Somerset.
He was caught on camera taking £250 from the till before snagging his tracksuit as he tried to make his way out via a window – revealing his identifiable tattoos.
Police who recognised who he was as a result were able to arrest him the same day.
The ex-reality TV star, 29, who has struggled with drug addiction, broke into the Grade-II listed courtyard Abbey Deli in the early hours of May 23 last year.
Celebrity chef’s son Marco Pierre White Jr was caught on camera fleeing a café after a raid
The serial offender previously appeared in Channel 5 reality show Big Brother in 2016
He broke into the Grade-II listed courtyard Abbey Deli in the early hours of May 23 last year
Its owner Jon Ison, 67, told the Sun: ‘He broke in by smashing one of the window panes on the front door of the café with a champagne bottle.
‘He stole £250 by levering open the draw of the till with a spoon even though the keys were there in plain sight – he also took the charity box from the counter.
‘He probably thought he was in the clear but when he crawled back through the window he got his tracksuit caught on the frame and accidentally mooned his bare backside right at our CCTV cameras.
‘Police knew straight away who it was because of his tattoos – all they had to do was check the photos of his ink on his Instagram feed to confirm their suspicions.’
Pierre White Jr’s multiple previous offences include shoplifting, possessing a knife, and possessing drugs.
After the latest offence at the Abbey Deli, he pleaded guilty at Bristol Magistrates’ Court and was given 41 weeks in jail for burglary as well as ‘other offences’.
Café owner Mr Ison added: ‘He’s been hanging out with the wrong crowd for years and we know he’s got a drug problem.
‘This is the second time he’s broken into our café – the first time was almost exactly a year ago when he stole about £650.
‘The serious side of this burglary is that this kind of theft is a massive inconvenience for businesses in the area.
Marco Pierre White Jr (right) is the younger son of celebrity chef Marco Pierre White (left)
White Jr previously told MailOnline that his rehab to get off drugs has cost his famous father more than £1million and that he now wanted to stay clean for the sake of his young daughter
Pictured after his release from jail last year, the heavily tattooed former Big Brother star described how time behind bars had made him reflect on his mistakes
‘Not only is there the cash that’s stolen, but there’s also a big loss in trade as we were forced to close to carry out repairs.’
Pierre White Jr previously pleaded guilty in 2022 to 17 offences including possessing a knife, possessing heroin, a racially aggravated public order offence and shoplifting charges – and was then given 18 months behind bars.
Avon and Somerset Police has been quoted as saying about his latest punishment: ‘Following an investigation by police, Marco Xavier Pierre White was charged and appeared at Bristol Magistrates’ Court on May 24, 2024.
‘At this hearing the defendant pleaded guilty [and was] committed to prison for this and other offences for 41 weeks.’
MailOnline has contacted Avon and Somerset Police for further comment.
In 2019, Pierre White Jr was ordered to complete 250 hours of unpaid work after threatening a maid at his celebrity father’s Rudloe Hall Hotel near Bath.
After being released from prison last year following further offences, Pierre White Jr vowed never to touch drugs again after spending more than £1million on rehab.
He also revealed he had converted to Islam to help him ‘stay clean’ and reform after years of drug abuse which began at the age of just 13.
Marco Pierre White’s son revealed in an exclusive interview with MailOnline that he had converted to Islam during his time in jail and was now determined to turn his life around
He is pictured here being arrested in 2020, just one of multiple brushes with the law
Despite being jailed for racially abusing a security guard White Jr (pictured outside Hendon Magistrates’ Court) insisted that he was not a racist
In an exclusive interview with MailOnline, he said: ‘I have been in rehab 17 times and being in prison has made me realise that enough is enough.
‘I have been in rehab all over America and in the UK and the only thing that has cured me is being banged up in a cell for 23 hours a day.
‘I have realised how lucky I am and have been. I have seen all walks of life in prison and some people don’t have a chance in life. I have had every opportunity and I have thrown them all away.
‘I could have done anything I wanted to, but instead I did heroin and ended up in prison. I have been an idiot.’
His Michelin-starred chef father previously told of opting against visiting his son in prison due to being ‘too recognisable’ – while also saying how he ‘blames the authorities’ as they didn’t ‘clamp down sooner’ on the serial offender’s behaviour.
Four days after Pierre White Jr’s exit from Big Brother in June 2019, he appeared in a magistrates’ court to answer a drug driving charge – having been stopped in a BMW X5 and found to have 200mcg of cocaine in his system.
In 2018, he announced he was attending AA meetings and told a trial he was then in rehab for alcohol addiction.
In January 2019, he was convicted and fined after calling police officers ‘f*****s’ and ‘n******s’ as they tried to arrest him for being drunk and disorderly at a train station.
The celebrity chef’s son Marco Pierre White Jr is pictured doing community service – seen here clipping hedges and picking up rubbish along the side of the motorway
Bristol Crown Court heard in August 2022 how Marco Pierre White Jr had a privileged start in life and was from a good family after he pleaded guilty to 14 offences that month
In June 2019, he was ordered to pay more than £1,000 for running out on a £27 restaurant bill after his debit card was declined.
The following month, it was reported he had to be dragged ‘kicking and screaming’ to a police station after being arrested for allegedly smashing windows during a row with his father in Wiltshire.
In July 2019, he appeared in court accused of making off from a café without paying the bill after his payment card was declined, loudly proclaiming who his father was.
His father was the youngest ever cook to attain the coveted three Michelin stars and is credited as being a major influence on other leading British chefs.
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