A woman who fell as she pushed a burning wheelie bin towards riot police has been jailed after admitting violent disorder and possession of cannabis.
Stacey Vint, 34, from Normanby Road, Middlesbrough, was filmed falling flat on her face just as she and the bin reached her target during a riot in the town centre on Sunday.
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The mum-of-five was then found to be in possession of cannabis when she was arrested at the scene, prosecutor Rachel Masters told Teesside Crown Court.
Vint, who has one previous conviction for theft, has been sentenced to 20 months in jail after pleading guilty to violent disorder and possessing cannabis.
What had been promoted on social media as a ‘peaceful protest’ erupted into a riot after roughly 1,000 people took to the street.
Some streets saw every window and car damaged in the violence that caused more than £300,000 worth of destruction.
Children were playing in the living room of one house when its window was smashed.
Roughly 150 crimes of damage to properties were recorded by police, who said eight officers were injured, with more were hit by missiles including stones and rocks.
In an impact statement, Chief Constable Mark Webster of Cleveland Police said: ‘People are genuinely fearful of their own safety in communities they have lived in for their whole lives.’
He added: ‘The level of hatred, bile and violence directed to officers has been unprecedented. Determined attempts were made to seriously injure officers.’
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Over 500 people have been sentenced in connection with the nationwide riots so far, with the numbers ‘expected to rise significantly day by day’.
It comes as police warned suspects could be remanded in custody, even if they do not have any previous convictions, as a deterrent, and that those involved in violent disorder could face up to five years in jail.
Disturbances have since spread across the UK, with rioters taking to the strees in London, Manchester, Hartlepool and Aldershot on Wednesday.
Clashes have since been seen in Liverpool, Blackpool, Hull, Stoke-on-Trent, Leeds, Nottingham, Bristol and Belfast.
So who has appeared in court so far?
Liam Riley, 41
Liam Riley, 41, of Walton Road in Liverpool, has been sentenced at Liverpool
Crown Court to 20 months in prison after he admitted violent disorder and
racially aggravated behaviour in Liverpool on August 3.
Joshua Sanderson-Kirk, prosecuting, said he was among a group of about 100 people.
When police moved to disperse them the defendant ‘stood his ground’, shouting and waving his arms before officers detained him, the court heard.
Mr Sanderson-Kirk said: ‘He was shouting at officers, telling them they were traitors and Muslim lovers.’
He appeared very drunk and had a poster saying ‘This is our city’, having come to the city centre, with a St George’s Flag, to attend a protest at the Pier Head, the court heard.
No bail application was made and he was remanded in custody to appear at Liverpool Crown Court for sentencing on August 30.
Lloyd Killner, 35
Lloyd Killner, 35, of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, appeared at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court charged with violent disorder in Liverpool city centre on Saturday.
Asked to enter a plea, he said: ‘Not guilty, I was on my own.’
He was remanded in custody to appear at Liverpool Crown Court on August 30.
Declan Geiran, 29
Declan Geiran, 29, of Kelso Road, Liverpool, has been sentenced at Liverpool
Crown Court to 20 months in prison after he admitted violent disorder and
racially aggravated behaviour in Liverpool on August 3.
Joshua Sanderson-Kirk, prosecuting, said on Saturday Geiran was seen on CCTV in Liverpool city centre using an ‘implement’ to set fire to a police Ford Transit van which had been abandoned by officers.
He was tracked by CCTV and arrested, the court heard.
No application for bail was made and Geiran was remanded in custody ahead of a sentencing hearing at Liverpool Crown Court on August 30.
Ryan Sheers, 28
Ryan Sheers, 28, has been jailed for two years and two months after pleading guilty to violent disorder at Teesside Magistrates’ Court.
Sheers, a former McDonald’s worker, was filmed yelling insults at police officers, shouting‘don’t touch me, I pay your wages’, and refused to back away as the cordon advanced.
Sheers, who one officer described as ‘particularly violent’ was bitten by a police dog ‘in the right hip/buttock area’.
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Steven Mailen, 54
Steven Mailen, 54, has been jailed for two years and two months after pleading guilty to violent disorder at Teesside Magistrates’ Court.
Prosecutors said Mailen joined in the fray in Hartlepool on Wednesday night after attending an afternoon bingo session and was ‘constantly in the face of officers’.
He was seen shouting and squaring up to police, only backing down when an officer struck him on the leg with a baton.
Rachel Masters, prosecuting, said officers at the scene described Mailen as ‘one of the main instigators of a large scale disturbance’.
The court heard that over 10 minutes he ‘taunted’ police and appeared to be ‘inciting the gathered crowd to use violence towards them’.
Mailen is a former postmaster and school governor who, in the past, has ‘called out prejudice of all kinds’.
After watching bodyworn camera footage of the incident, Judge Francis Laird KC told them: ‘Your behaviour and the behaviour of others around you was truly disgraceful.’
He said: ‘There was large scale damage to property and members of the public have been forced to endure the devastation and chaos caused to their community.
‘The public are rightly outraged by this behaviour on the streets of this country.’
Jimmy Bailey, 45
Jimmy Bailey, 45, of Station Avenue in Little Sutton, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, pleaded not guilty at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court to violent disorder.
He is accused of being involved in disorder in Paradise Street in Liverpool city centre on Saturday.
He was remanded in custody to appear at Liverpool Crown Court on August 30.
John O’Malley, 43
John O’Malley, 43, of Cambridge Gardens in Southport, has been jailed for two years and eight months at Liverpool Crown Court after admitting violent disorder in Southport on Tuesday, July 30.
Christopher Taylor, prosecuting, said O’Malley had been identified from footage in the disorder on St Luke’s Road.
Sentencing him, Recorder of Liverpool Judge Andrew Menary KC said: ‘You were present from an early stage at the disturbance on St Luke’s Road, Southport. There’s very clear footage showing the developing disorder and you were at the front of what was essentially a baying mob.’
Gareth Metcalfe, 44
Gareth Metcalfe, 44, of Cambridge Gardens in Southport, admitted violent disorder in his home town last Tuesday, the day after three girls were killed in a fatal knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club.
Metcalfe previously appeared at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court charged with violent disorder in Southport last Tuesday.
He spoke to confirm his name, address and date of birth and gave no indication of plea at the time.
No application for bail was made and Metcalfe was remanded in custody to appear at Liverpool Crown Court on August 29.
Carl Holliday, 30
A 30-year-old man pleaded guilty to violent disorder during a protest in Hartlepool, a courts spokesperson said.
Carl Holliday, of Tankerville Street in Hartlepool, admitted the offence when he appeared at Teesside Magistrates Court and was remanded in custody until sentencing at Teesside Crown Court on September 2.
Tamsyn Cerr, 21
Tamsyn Cerr, 21, of Firby Close in Hartlepool, did not enter a plea to the same charge and was remanded in custody until her next appearance at crown court, also on September 2.
William Nelson Morgan, 69
William Nelson Morgan, 69, of Linton Street, Walton, has been jailed for two years and eight months at Liverpool Crown Court after admitting violent disorder and possessing an offensive weapon on County Road in Liverpool on Saturday night.
Recorder of Liverpool Judge Andrew Menary KC said: ‘Your advancing years plainly did not prevent you from playing an active part in a disturbance on County Road.’
He added: ‘I think it is very sad indeed to see someone of your age and character in the dock of a crown court.’
The court heard he was identified in a crowd who were throwing bricks towards officers on County Road on Saturday night and had a wooden baton with him.
He resisted arrest and shouted at an officer to get off him when he was detained, the court was told.
District Judge Timothy Boswell remanded the defendant in custody to appear for sentence at Liverpool Crown Court on August 29.
Unnamed boy, 14
A 14-year-old boy has pleaded guilty at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court, sitting as a youth court, to violent disorder.
Joshua Sanderson-Kirk, prosecuting, said the boy was seen by police officers among a group of eight to 12 other young people in Clayton Square, Liverpool, at about 10.30pm on August 3 setting fireworks off in the direction of members of the public and a police carrier.
He said: ‘They exploded underneath the police carrier.’
The court heard the boy, who cannot be named because of his age, said “I’m sorry, I wasn’t firing them at you, though”, when he was arrested by police after they gave chase. He had five fireworks and a lighter in his possession.
The boy, whose father and uncle were in court, has no previous convictions, the court heard.
Iqbal Singh Kang, defending, said the teenager had been in the city centre to catch a bus home: ‘He did not head into the city centre with the intention of causing any kind of disturbance or adding to the disorder.
‘Without thinking things through, he became involved in something much more serious. It’s completely out of the blue.’
The boy was released on bail until August 27, when he will be sentenced.
Curtis Coulson, 30
Curtis Coulson, 30, sobbed as he became the first person to appear before Sheffield Magistrates Court following disorder in South Yorkshire over the weekend.
Coulson wiped away tears with a tissue as he sat in the glass-fronted dock and denied affray.
The alleged offence relates to an incident outside Sheffield City Hall on Sunday in which he is alleged to have swung a stick at a woman.
Coulson was refused bail and will go on trial at the same court in September.
Bernard Lavery, 34
Bail has been refused to a man described by police in court as playing a ‘significant role’ in an anti-immigration protest in Belfast on Saturday.
Bernard Lavery, 34, from Farnham Street in Belfast, appeared at Belfast Magistrates’ Court charged with taking part in an unnotified public procession.
A PSNI detective constable told the court that Lavery had been at the front of the protest on Saturday carrying a Irish tricolour flag and said that police believe he played a ‘significant role’ in leading the march.
A defence lawyer said his client had been fully co-operative with police and denied having any leadership role in the protest. He said his client had only attended after a flyer was posted through his door.
Lavery was denied bail and was remanded in custody until September 2.
Adam Wharton, 28, and Ellis Wharton, 22
Brother Adam and Ellis Wharton have been jailed for 11 months for looting a library community hub in Liverpool which was set ablaze by rioters.
After the disturbance subsided at about 2am on August 4, Adam Wharton acted as lookout while his younger brother entered the burnt-out Spellow Hub premises which housed a number of community facilities including a food bank – just a ‘stone’s throw away’ from their home.
A police officer entered the building and caught a masked Ellis Wharton in the act of removing a large computer monitor.
When challenged Ellis Wharton took up a ‘fighting stance’, the court heard, as the officer attempted to restrain him and the defendant responded by lashing out and striking him in the chest.
Judge Neil Flewitt KC said he had ‘no doubt’ that Adam Wharton, who has a string of convictions for dishonesty including burglary, had involved and encouraged his younger brother, with no previous convictions.
Sentencing Adam Wharton to 20 months in jail and Ellis Wharton to 11 months in jail, the judge said: ‘The Spellow Hub was a valuable local resource and its loss will be felt deeply by the community.
‘Although your offending amounts in law to the offence of burglary, your conduct is more commonly described as “looting” – a despicable crime in which the offender seeks to profit from the misery of others.’
Both pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to burglary with intent to steal while Ellis Wharton changed his plea on Thursday to admit assaulting an emergency worker.
Ellis Wharton received an eight-month jail term for the burglary and a consecutive three months sentence for the assault.
Simeon Eric McCullough, 46
Simeon Eric McCullough, 46, of Schomberg Drive in Belfast, who was charged with disorderly behaviour and resisting police.
His bail was refused by a district judge.
Gary Creighton, 38
Bail was also refused to Gary Creighton, 38, from Inishowen Drive in Belfast, who was charged with possession of an offensive weapon with intent to commit an indictable offence, possession of fireworks without a licence, and riotous behaviour.
He also faced a charge of disorderly behaviour.
Derek Drummond, 58
Derek Drummond, 58, of Pool Street, Southport, has been sentenced to three years in prison after he admitted violent disorder and assaulting an emergency worker in Southport on July 30.
Joshua Sanderson-Kirk, prosecuting, said PC Thomas Ball was deployed to the mosque on St Luke’s Road, Southport, on July 30, where a group of around 300 people arrived shouting ‘this is our f****** country’ and ‘scumbag bastards’.
The court heard officers had to withdraw for fear of being overwhelmed.
PC Ball stood to protect colleagues as they tried to put on riot gear when Drummond became violent, shouting ‘sh*thouses’ and moved towards him, punching him in the face, Mr Sanderson-Kirk said.
Bricks were later thrown after a garden wall was broken down, the court was told.
Short clips of footage from a body-worn camera and the police helicopter were shown to the court.
No application for bail was made and District Judge Timothy Boswell remanded
Drummond in custody for sentencing at Liverpool Crown Court on August 29.
Two women sat at the back of the court for the hearing, one was in tears and the other blew Drummond a kiss as he left.
Brian Gilby, 27
A man has admitted taking vapes from a shop in Sunderland that was damaged during the disorder, but denied being part of the protests.
Brian Gilby, 27, of no fixed abode, pleaded not guilty to violent disorder when he appeared at South Tyneside Magistrates Court on Monday.
He pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary. The court heard he was seen on footage going into a damaged shop and taking boxes of vapes.
Heather Bolton, defending, said Gilby denied being part of the protests or of any violent disorder, but was out ‘socialising with friends’ in the city centre when he saw a shop ‘that had already been damaged’ and went inside.
Gilby was remanded in custody and will make his first appearance at a crown court on September 2.
Leanne Hodgson, 43
A woman has been jailed for two years and six months after pleading guilty to violent disorder, possession of cocaine and possession of heroin.
Leanne Hodgson, 43, of Holborn Road, Sunderland, was seen on footage pushing a large bin towards a police line during unrest in Sunderland.
Hodgson, who was under the influence of alcohol, shouted abuse at officers and handed out bricks to others. She later smashed the window of a police vehicle and pushed a large wheelie bin into officers.
She denied being involved in the original march but says she had been out drinking and became involved in the disorder when the pub closed, a court heard.
South Tyneside Magistrates Court was told she “came out into the street, was very drunk and angry, and behaved as described”.
John Garside, prosecuting, said ‘there was a large crowd cheering and joining in’ as Hodgson pushed the bin at officers. She was later arrested at her home address.
The defendant, who has a ‘long-running alcohol problem,’ was remanded in custody to be sentenced on September 2.
District Judge Zoe Passfield told her: ‘This was large-scale mob violence which resulted in fear to the public and damage to local businesses. There is absolutely no justification for it. You chose to involve yourself in it.’
Andrew Smith, 41
Andrew Smith, 41, of High Street East, Sunderland, has been jailed for two years and two months after pleading guilty to violent disorder following unrest in Sunderland.
Smith wore all black and a face covering as he threw an object at officers before resisting arrest and being detained by a police dog.
Shaun Doran, 48
Shaun Doran, 48, of Villette Road, Sunderland, pleaded not guilty to the same offence when he appeared at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court.
He was also remanded in custody until his next hearing, also to take place on September 2 at Newcastle Crown Court.
Clinton Morrison, 31
A man accused of violent disorder over unrest in Sunderland has been remanded in custody.
Clinton Morrison, 31, of Saint Barnabas Way, Sunderland, did not indicate a plea when he appeared at South Tyneside Magistrates Court on Monday.
A date for a crown court hearing was set for September 2.
Josh Kellett, 29
A man has pleaded guilty to violent disorder after unrest in Sunderland on Friday.
Josh Kellett, 29, of Southcroft, Washington, admitted the offence at South Tyneside Magistrates Court on Monday.
The court heard he was seen on footage throwing a stone towards police officers while part of a large group.
He was wearing a balaclava but was identified by his ‘distinctive tattoos,’ it was said.
Kellett was remanded in custody until his sentencing at crown court on September 2, after a district judge said his case was ‘too serious for this court’.
Gareth Rigby, 43
Gareth Rigby was fined after he admitted a single charge of using threatening words or behaviour.
The 43-year-old had15 previous convictions for 23 offences including being drunk and disorderly last year.
Hamza Mohammed, 23
Hamza Mohammed, 23, a salesman from Bolton, was charged with possessing fireworks.
Lee Crisp, 42
Lee Crisp, of Mount Road, Grimethorpe, has been charged with violent disorderfollowing a riot outside a hotel in Rotherham on Sunday, along with six others.
Christopher Rodgers, 38
Christopher Rodgers, 38, of Millmoor Road, Barnsley,was also charged with violent disorderfollowing a riot outside a hotel in Rotherham on Sunday.
Liam Grey, 20,
Liam Grey, 20, of Randerson Drive, Mexborough, was part of the same group charged with violent disorder during the riot at a Rotherham hotel on Sunday.
Two boys aged 16 and 17
Two teenage boys who cannot be named for legal reasons, have also been charged with violent disorder.
Joshua Simpson, 26
Self-employed builder JoshuaSimpsonhas become the first person to be convicted following the rioting in Rotherham after he admitted assaulting a police officer.
Sheffield Magistrates Court heard howSimpson, 25, was abusive to police before he kicked a riot shield, forcing it back on to an officer’s leg.
A deputy district judge was told the incident happened as those involved in Sunday’s disorder were dispersing andSimpson, of no fixed abode, turned up by himself in the evening after seeing the incident unfold on a video as he was helping a friend in Worksop, Nottinghamsire.
The defendant admitted one count of assault of an emergency worker.
He was remanded in custody by deputy district judge Simon Blakebrough who asked for a pre-sentence report to be prepared before he is sentenced on August 27.
The judge said he could not rule out sendingSimpson, who said he is currently homeless, to prison.
Charlie Bullock, 21
Described as ‘the main instigator’ of a large group pushing against a police line and throwing stones and rocks at officers during riots in Middlesbrough, Charlie Bullock, 21, has been jailed for 18 months.
He pleaded guilty to violent disorder at Teesside Magistrates’ Court, which heard he was part of the ‘disorder which descended into violence’.
Heather Blair, prosecuting, said Bullock was wearing a black balaclava as he threw stones at police who were trying to control the group on Linthorpe Road.
The court heard an officer took hold of him and he resisted, ‘kicking out and struggling’.
The officer took Bullock to the floor and was then surrounded by other members of the group who ‘repeatedly assaulted him’ until other officers came to his aid.
Andrew Phillips, 27
Andrew Phillips, 27, of Ripon Crescent, Stretford,has been charged with violent disorder and assault in connection with a far-right gathering in Manchester.
He has been remanded into custody to appear at Manchester Magistrates’ Court later on Wednesday.
Shaun Holt of Oak Road, Stockport, and Davis Green, of Hamilton Street, Stalybridge, have also been charged with violent disorder.
Mark Crozier, 38
A father accused of leading racist chants during riots in Hartlepool has been remanded in custody by a district judge who cited the “ongoing volatile situation” in the country.
Mark Crozier, 38, of Oliver Street, Middlesbrough, did not enter a plea to a charge of violent disorder at Teesside Magistrates Court.
Heather Blair, prosecuting, said Crozier was allegedly seen during the disorder on July 31 leading chants of ‘Tommy Robinson,’ ‘we’re taking our country back’ and ‘dirty f****** Muslims’.
He is also accused of throwing a can at police officers.
Crozier, who has a four-year-old daughter, was remanded in custody until his next court appearance on August 28.
Liam Ryan, 28
Liam Ryan, 28, of Thirkleby Royd, Bradford, pleaded guilty at Manchester Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday morning after the prosecution said he played an ‘active role in the disorder’.
He cried in court as he was read the charges against him.
Prosecutor Laura Peers said there had been a number of ‘large-scale disturbances’ in Piccadilly Gardens on Saturday and Ryan had travelled from West Yorkshire to take part in the disorder. Ms Peers said a ‘large group of far-right protesters’ were seen engaging in an ‘altercation with one black male’, which was filmed by members of the group and uploaded on social media.
The prosecutor said the footage showed ‘a black male being confronted by a large group of white males’. Ms Peers said Ryan had ‘played an active role in the disorder’, adding: ‘He was seen on the footage aiming a punch towards the male involved.’
Daniel McGuire, 45
Daniel McGuire, 45, of Crescent Avenue, Plymouth, has been jailed for 26 months after pleading guilty to a charge of violent disorder relating to a protest in Plymouth.
Prosecuting, Gareth Warden told Plymouth Magistrates’ Court how McGuire was ‘clearly intoxicated’ and pushed up against police shields, with the defendant ‘spitting on officers and shields’ despite being told to stop.
‘This was violent thuggery, it will not be tolerated in our society. You will be subjected to the full force of the law.’
Judge Robert Linford, sentencing McGuire at Plymouth Crown Court on Thursday, said the defendant had been drunk and returned after police asked him to leave.
He said McGuire was ‘seen to repeatedly spit at the police’ and video footage showed him ‘swearing and threatening to punch the police’.
Feleena Grosvenor, for McGuire, said that the defendant was ‘sorry for spitting and he was so ashamed during his interview he could barely watch the video’.
She said he had sustained a broken arm.
Cole Stewart, 18
A teenager seen ‘celebrating’ after throwing an object which hit a police officer during riots in Darlington has pleaded guilty to violent disorder.
Cole Stewart, 18, of Victoria Road, Darlington, was remanded in custody to be sentenced at Teesside Crown Court on Friday.
A district judge heard the defendant, who had bruises on his face when he appeared at Teesside Magistrates Court, was seen ‘throwing objects at police’ during the disorder on Monday.
Heather Blair, prosecuting, said an officer ‘felt a sharp blow to his wrist’ from an object believed to be thrown by Stewart, who was then seen ‘celebrating with his arms in the air’.
Paul Braidwood, 44
Paul Braidwood, 44, of Ward Place, Plymouth, denied a charge of violent disorder relating to protests in Plymouth on Monday night.
Plymouth Magistrates’ Court heard Braidwood is accused of charging towards protesters, assaulting a police officer and using hom*ophobic and racist language.
District Judge Joanna Matson remanded Braidwood into custody ahead of a plea and trial preparation hearing at Truro Crown Court on September 2.
Lucas Ormond Skeaping, 29
Lucas Ormond Skeaping, 29, of Tavistock, Devon, admitted a charge of violent disorder for pushing a 17-year-old boy off his bike during protests in Plymouth on Monday night.
Plymouth Magistrates’ Court heard Ormond Skeaping had been wearing a GoPro camera at the time, which later showed him ‘throwing a full bottle of co*ke and a rock’ towards protesters.
The defendant, who has no previous convictions, was remanded into custody ahead of his sentencing hearing at Plymouth Crown Court on Thursday.
District Judge Joanna Matson told him: ‘This kind of violence will not be tolerated in this society.’
Matthew Wilson, 32
Matthew Wilson, 32, of Parrock Street, Rossendale, Lancashire, has plead not guilty to racially aggravated assaults and public orders offences.
But he caused a scene in court, The Bolton News reported, after punching the glass separating the area from the main court and shouting ‘fat c***’, while raising his middle finger in the air.
He was ordered to return for a contempt of court hearing, at which he was asked to apologise to the court or spend seven days in custody.
Wilson replied: ‘Yeah, go on then.’ Judge Hamilton said this statement wouldn’t suffice.
Wilson added: ‘I’m sorry for punching the glass, I just wish you would have seen the CCTV footage shown to me in the police station. I’ve done nothing… 35 days, I’ve got a home I need to maintain.’
Wilson was sent back to the cells.
Stuart Burns, 41
Stuart Burns, 41, of Briar Bank, Carlisle, has been charged following an investigation into the alleged posting online of content encouraging violence against police officers and promoting public disorder, Cumbria Police said.
He has been remanded in custody and will appear at North Cumbria Magistrates’ Court later on Thursday.
Marcus Foster, 24
Marcus Foster, 24, of Oswald Road, Chorlton is among five people to have been charged with violent disorder in connection with riots across Manchester at the weekend, Greater Manchester Police said.
He has been remanded into custody to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court later on Thursday.
Paul Smith, 21
Paul Smith, 21, has pleaded guilty to violent disorder after admitting throwing bricks at police during disturbances outside a hotel in Manchester which was being used to house asylum seekers.
Smith, of Keynsham Road, Manchester, was seen throwing ‘what appeared to be a glass beer bottle’ during the disorder outside the Holiday Inn hotel on July 31.
Prosecutor Robin Lynch said: ‘He picks up bits of broken brick from the floor and also picks up another brick and throws it towards the wall to make it into smaller pieces, and throws it at the police.’
District Judge Joanne Hirst remanded Smith into custody and ordered him to appear at Manchester Crown Court to be sentenced on August 15.
District Judge Hirst told Smith: ‘Further civil unrest is anticipated and you were voluntarily involved in this unrest.’
After Smith was remanded into custody, members of his family approached the dock and bumped the glass, shouting: ‘Stay safe’.
Steven Miller, 38
Steven Miller, 38, of Farnworth, Bolton, is among five people to have been charged with violent disorder in connection with riots across Manchester at the weekend, Greater Manchester Police said.
He has been remanded into custody to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court later on Thursday.
Joseph Ley, 30
Joseph Ley, 30, of Hardman Street, Stockport, is among five people to have been charged with violent disorder in connection with riots across Manchester at the weekend, Greater Manchester Police said.
He has been remanded into custody to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court later on Thursday.
Oliver Chapman, 23
Oliver Chapman, 23, of Connaught Avenue, Whitefield, has admitted carrying out a ‘spinning karate kick’ against a shop window during disorder in Manchester on Saturday.
Prosecutor Robin Lynch told the court a ‘few hundred’ people had broken off from a police containment operation in Piccadilly Gardens and headed down Mosley Street after officers were ‘outnumbered’.
Mr Lynch said: ‘A large number of people began to kick shop windows and businesses.
‘This defendant was seen to do a spinning karate kick against a window.’
Mr Lynch said Chapman, of Duke Street, Radcliffe, was ‘wearing a balaclava’ at the time of the offence.
He has been remanded into custody to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court later on Thursday.
Michael Williams, 51
Michael Williams, 51, of Sparkwell, Devon, has been jailed for 32 months after pleading guilty to a charge of violent disorder during Monday’s riot in Plymouth.
Judge Robert Linford, sentencing Williams and a second defendant at Plymouth Crown Court on Thursday, said that ‘thugs like you… ran amok’.
He said Williams was ‘seen to be fighting and kicking another male’ and when he was arrested he was found with a stone in his jogging bottoms.
The judge dismissed as ‘ludicrous’ Williams’s claim that it was a ‘healing stone’.
In video footage played to the court, Williams chanted ‘Allah, Allah, who the f*** is Allah’ after his arrest, and repeatedly swore at police.
Edward Bailey, for Williams, said that the defendant ‘didn’t set out on this particular evening with the intention of violence’ and ‘had been drinking earlier that day’.
Keiron Gatenby, 19
KieronGatenby, 19, of Yeovil Walk, Hartlepool, was sentenced to 16 months’ detention in a young offenders’ institution.
Teesside Crown Court heard he was part of a group throwing missiles at police and smashing the windows of houses, cars and shops while chanting racial slurs.
Gatenby, who has no previous convictions, was captured on bodyworn camera footage throwing an egg during the disorder, and was arrested after an officer recognised him in town the next day and arrested him.
The defendant told police he had been going to his girlfriend’s house when he saw the police and wondered what was happening. He denied having any racist beliefs but admitted his behaviour was unacceptable.
Calum McNicholas, defending, saidGatenby’s actions were not motivated by a subscription to far right ideology.
He told the court: ‘He has three half-brothers who are mixed race and is disgusted in himself for getting involved with people who were chanting racial slurs.’
Kenzie Roughley, 18
An 18-year-old man has been sentenced to two years and four months in a young offenders institution after attacking a police van during a riot outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham.
Kenzie Roughley, of Barnsley Road, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, was filmed punching and kicking a South Yorkshire Police CCTV van as hundreds of people battled with officers outside the hotel.
Roughley admitted being part of a group who violently rocked the van, which was seen in footage rocking side-to-side with itsrooftop mast swinging alarmingly.
A police community support officer (PCSO) was left fearing for his life before driving the van away, Prosecutor Simon Walton told Sheffield Magistrates Court on Thursday.
Wearing a light blue hoodie, blond-haired Roughley yawned in the glass-fronted dock as he confirmed his details and pleaded guilty to one count of violent disorder.
He was sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court on Friday.
Billy Thompson, 31
Billy Thompson, 31 and of Mill Street in Maryport, was arrested on Wednesday and charged earlier today.
He posted a racially aggravated and threating comment on a Facebook social media post informing the public of a dispersal order being imposed in Carlisle relating to potential planned disorder.
Chief Superintendent Carl Patrick said: ‘I hope today’s swift charge and sentencing sends a clear message to anyone who thinks it is acceptable to post racially aggravated comments online.
‘This type of behaviour will not be tolerated and will continue to carry out this proactive policing approach.
‘Where there is evidence of people inciting hatred or promoting violence on our streets, our officers will not hesitate to take action.’
Thompson appeared at North Cumbria magistrates court on Thursday, August 9, where he pleaded guilty to an offence under section 127 of the Communications Act and was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison.
Jordan Parlour, 28
A 28-year-old from Seacroft, Leeds, was jailed for 20 months after admitting to stirring up racial hatred on social media.
Jordan Parlour was handed the sentence in court today after making Facebook posts from August 1 with the intention to spark tensions.
Stacey Vint, 34
A woman who fell as she pushed a burning wheelie bin towards riot police has been jailed after admitting violent disorder and possession of cannabis.
Stacey Vint, 34, from Normanby Road, Middlesbrough, was filmed falling flat on her face just as she and the bin reached her target during a riot in the town centre on Sunday.
The mum-of-five was then found to be in possession of cannabis when she was arrested at the scene, prosecutor Rachel Masters told Teesside Crown Court.
Vint, who has one previous conviction for theft, has been sentenced to 20 months in jail after pleading guilty to violent disorder and possessing cannabis.
Bradley Makin, 21
Bradley Makin, 21, of Simonside Road, Springwell, Sunderland, was jailed for two years after pleading guilty to violent disorder, possession of cocaine and possession of heroin.
Makin was found with the drugs in his bedroom when police arrested him after hewas identified through the handle of his Instagram account where he shared disorder footage.
He was captured chanting and encouraging people to commit disorder. Upon arrest, Makin was found in his bedroom with suspected cocaine and heroin.
The 21-year-old was sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court on Friday, August 9, following riots in Sunderland.
Josh Kellett, 29
A 29-year-old man has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison after pleading guilty to violent disorder.
Josh Kellett, of Southcroft, Washington, was found to have thrown missiles at officers four times during a riot in Sunderland.
He was recognised on a live stream of the disorder. The balaclava Kellett wore while offending was later discovered when he was arrested.
Richard David Williams, 34
A man from Ewloe, Flintshire is the first person from Wales to be convicted and jailed amid the recent riots across the UK.
Richard David Williams, 34, was sentenced to three months in prison at Mold Magistrates’ Court on Friday after pleading guilty to one count of sending menacing messages via a public communication network.
He had posted about taking part in a riot and shared a derogatory meme about migrants in a local Facebook group dedicated to protests.
Williams was charged within 24 hours of police arresting him on Wednesday after identifying him as the social media behind the online activity.
Jenny Hopkins, Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS Cymru/Wales, said: ‘Williams wrongly thought that he could spread derogatory and menacing content from behind a computer screen.
‘Despite not taking part in unrest himself, he used social media to encourage others to engage in violent behaviour.
‘I hope today’s result sends a clear message to those using the internet to sow division – your actions have consequences and you will be prosecuted.’
Ozzie Cush, 20
A man was jailed for 10 months after he was caught on camera kicking a police officer during disorder in Whitehall.
Ozzie Cush, 20, of Reading, confronted a group of Metropolitan Police officers before hitting one with his foot at a demonstration near Trafalgar Square on July 31.
Appearing in custody at Inner London Crown Court on Friday, the defendant wore a grey t-shirt and spoke only to confirm his name.
Prosecutor Alex Agbamu told the court a group of officers were called shortly after 6pm to deal with a demonstration that had been organised by so-called ‘cultural nationalists’.
Around 9.15pm, the officers followed demonstrators in the direction of Trafalgar Square, having enforced a Section 35 dispersal order and previously monitored those who had gathered outside Downing Street.
Mr Agbamu said Cush then walked into the path of one officer, Pc Philip Munt, before he ‘kicked out’ at him.
‘There was no provocation and there was simply no need for the defendant to have acted how he did,’ the prosecutor said.
‘The defendant’s shod foot made contact with his officer’s right hand.’
Cush was sentenced to 46 weeks’ detention in a young offenders’ institution at Inner London Crown Court on Friday.
He had two previous convictions relating to criminal damage and had been on bail awaiting sentence for one of the convictions at the time of the assault.
Charles Smith, 22
A tree surgeon has pleaded guilty to affray after he was involved in disorder at the Cenotaph in central London on July 31.
Justin Crimp, 49
A man who threw rocks and smashed the door of a TK Maxx store in Plymouth has been jailed for 32 months after pleading guilty to violent disorder and criminal damage.
Jordan Davies, 32
Jordan Davies, 32, was jailed for two years and four months at Liverpool Crown Court after he was seen with a knife near a vigil for the victims of the stabbing.
Ryan Wheatley, 40
Ryan Wheatley, 40, pleaded guilty to assault by beating of a police officer at a protest in Southampton on Wednesday.
Jordan Plain
A man was jailed for eight months at Leeds Crown Court after he was filmed making monkey gestures and shouting ‘rubber lips’ towards black and Asian people.
Jordan Plain previously admitted racially aggravated harassment after he was filmed with others mocking Muslim prayers.
Sameer Ali, 21
Sameer Ali, 21, was jailed for 20 months for an attack on ‘pro-EDL’ protestors after rival demonstrations in Leeds.
Adnan Ghafoor, 31
Adnan Ghafoor, 31, was jailed for 18 months for an attack on ‘pro-EDL’ protestors after rival demonstrations in Leeds.
Ricky Jones, 57
Former Labour councillor Ricky Jones, 57, was remanded in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court after being charged with one count of encouraging violent disorder after he was filmed addressing a crowd at a London demonstration on Wednesday evening.
Deputy Senior District Judge Tan Ikram said: ‘It is alleged that using a microphone you addressed a crowd at an anti-fascist protest and, talking about others you described as “disgusting Nazi fascists’, you said ‘we need to cut their throats and get rid of them”.’
Tyler Kay, 26
A man was jailed for 38 months at Northampton Crown Court for stirring up racial hatred.
Tyler Kay, 26, took to social media to call for hotels housing asylum seekers to be set alight.
The court heard Kay posted on X, formerly Twitter, calling for mass deportation and advising protesters to ‘mask up’, and also retweeted a screenshot of a message inciting action against a named immigration solicitors in the town.
Judge Adrienne Lucking KC said Kay’s posts revealed he had a ‘fundamentally racist mindset’.
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