 Bent was born in Tooting , London to a family of Jamaican descent . His father , Mervyn Bent , was a player in the youth systems of Wimbledon and Brentford . He moved to Huntingdon , Cambridgeshire at the age of 10 and attended <unk> school and played for the Godmanchester Rovers youth system . As a youngster , Bent was a supporter of Arsenal , and used to have a season ticket at Highbury . He was handed a formal caution by police in June 2004 after he was alleged to have shot a 12 @-@ year @-@ old with a pellet gun . Bent refrains from drinking alcohol . Bent is a Christian . 
