Michael Williams guilty of violent disorder
Michael Williams, 51, of Sparkwell, Devon, pleaded guilty to a charge of violent disorder relating to protests in Plymouth on Monday night.
Plymouth Magistrates’ Court heard there were bottles and rocks being thrown between two groups of protesters before fighting broke out, with Williams seen kicking another man.
He was arrested and police officers discovered a stone “tucked into his jogging bottoms”, prosecutor Gareth Warden said.
District Judge Joanna Matson remanded Williams into custody ahead of his sentencing hearing at Plymouth Crown Court on Thursday.
She told him: “These matters are incredibly serious indeed. You have accepted your role in very serious disorder and violence in the city centre that took place on Monday night.
“That kind of behaviour will not be tolerated in this society. I am satisfied that my sentencing powers are insufficient and I am going to commit you to the crown court for you to be sentenced.”
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