Men in court over roles in violent disorder
Two men have appeared in court for their roles in recent violent disorder.
Philip Hoban, 48, was convicted at Leeds Magistrates’ Court on Thursday after being charged with causing racially, religiously aggravated harassment, alarm or distress through words at disorder at Victoria Square in Leeds on 3 August.
Hoban, of Northcote Crescent, Leeds, will be sentenced at the city’s crown court on 15 August.
Meanwhile, Christopher Clayton, 66, also appeared before magistrates charged with two counts of violent disorder in Rotherham and Merseyside.
Mr Clayton, of Station Cottages, Wakefield, was also charged with seven offences of possession of an offensive weapon in a private place and possession of an article of police uniform.
He was remanded in custody to appear at Leeds Crown Court on 15 August.
West Yorkshire Police said it had made a total 20 arrests related to the disorder since 3 August.
The force said it would “use the investigative tools available to us to bring those involved in the recent disorder to justice”.
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