Archive

Tag Archives: John Nunan

  • Andrew Stewart, 37-years-old, of Anlaby Road in Hull was charged with violent disorder in connection with the incident. He pleaded guilty at an earlier court hearing and has received two and a half years in prison
STEWART, Andrew- approved NEW.JPG
Andrew Steward
  • Brandon Kirkwood, 20-years-old, of Downing Grove in Hull was charged with violent disorder and pleaded guilty to the offence. He has been given two and a half years in prison
KIRKWOOD, Brandon- approved.JPG
Brandon Kirkwood
  • Christoper Douglas, 35-years-old, of Avenues Court in Hull was charged with violent disorder and pleaded guilty. He has been handed a two year, eight month sentence
DOUGLAS, Christopher -approved.JPG
Christopher Kirkwood
  • Connor Whiteley, 26-years-old, of Park Row, Hull was charged with violent disorder and assault emergency worker in connection with the incident and was sentenced to three years behind bars. He was also handed a five-year Criminal Behaviour Order
WHITELEY, Connor - approved.JPG
Connor Whiteley
  • John Honey, 25 years old, of Park Grove, Hull pleaded guilty to three counts of burglary, violent disorder and racially aggravated criminal damage and was sentenced to four and a half years. He was also issued a five-year criminal behaviour order
HONEY, John - approved.JPG
John Honey
  • David Wilkinson, 48 years old, of Lorraine Street, Hull pleaded guilty to violent disorder, racially aggravated criminal damage and attempted arson and was sentenced to six years. He was also issued a five-year criminal behaviour order
WILKINSON, David - approved.JPG
Davind Wilkinson
  • Steven Love, 41 years old, of Middleton Street, Hull pleaded guilty to violent disorder and was sentenced to three years, four months. Love was also issued a five-year criminal behaviour disorder
LOVE, Steven - approved.JPG
Steven Love
  • John Nunan, 36 years old, of Hermes Close, Hull pleaded guilty to violent disorder and was sentenced to two years
  • Travis Whitelock, 23 years old, of Brisbane Street, Hull pleaded guilty to violent disorder and was sentenced to two years
WHITELOCK, Travis - approved.JPG
Travis Whitelock
  • Corey Holloway, 20 years old, of Belmont Street, Scunthorpe pleaded guilty to violent disorder and was sentenced to one year six months
HOLLOWAY, Corey - approved.JPG
Corey Holloway
  • Stuart Randall, 55-years-old, of Jervis Road in Hull pleaded guilty to violent disorder and racially aggravated criminal damage and was sentenced to three years in prison and handed a five-year criminal behaviour order on his release
RANDALL, Stuart - approved.JPG
Stuart Randall
  • William Riley, 64-years-old, of St Aidans Way in Hull pleaded guilty to violent disorder and assault of an emergency worker and was sentenced to 18 months in prison
RILEY, William - approved.JPG
William Riley
  • David Buckle, 39-years-old, of Southgate Way, Hull, pleaded guilty to violent disorder and has been jailed for three years and was handed a five-year criminal behaviour order
BUCKELL, David - approved.JPG
David Buckle
  • Jermaine Glover, 23-years-old, of Cranswick Grove, Hull, pleaded guilty to violent disorder and arson. He has been jailed for two years and was handed a five-year criminal behaviour order
GLOVER, Jermaine - approved.JPG
Jermaine Glover
  • Jordan Murray, 26-years-old, of Grasby Road, Hull, pleaded guilty to violent disorder, two counts of burglary and possession of a class B drug. He has been jailed for two years and was handed a five-year criminal behaviour order
MURRAY, Jordan - approved.JPG
Jordan Murray
  • Michael Campbell, 56-years-old, of Icelandic Close in Hull was sentenced to one year and eight months after pleading guilty to violent disorder
CAMPBELL, Michael - approved.JPG
Michael Campbell
  • Jarrod Farrah, 32-years-old, of Portobello Street in Hull pleaded guilty to violent disorder and was given two-years behind bars and handed a six-year criminal behaviour order
FARRAH, Jarrod - approved.JPG
Jarrod Farrah
  • Daniel Mennell, 36-years-old, of Belmont Street in Hull was sentenced to two years and three months after pleading guilty to violent disorder
MENNEL, Daniel - approved.JPG
Daniel Mennell
  • Jackie Miller, 57-years-old, of South Garth, Little Weighton pleaded guilty to racially aggravated threatening behaviour and was sentenced to eight months
MILLER, Jackie - approved.JPG
Jackie Miller
  • Ben Chapman, 20-years-old, of Stockleigh Close pleaded guilty to violent disorder. He was jailed for 32 months and given a 5-year criminal behaviour order
CHAPMAN, Ben - approved.JPG
Ben Chapman
  • Joshua Hobman, 33-years-old, of Wenlock Street pleaded guilty to violent disorder. He was jailed for two years
HOBMAN, Joshua -approved.JPG
Joshua Hobman
  • Scott Rushworth, 33-years-old, of Lambwath Hall Court in Hull pleaded guilty to violent disorder and has been given two years and four months behind bars. He was also handed a five-year criminal behaviour order
RUSHWORTH, Scott - approved.JPG
Scott Rushworth
  • Abderrahim Elmuoden, 20-years-old, of Wimslow Close in North Tyneside pleaded guilty to violent disorder, two counts of burglary, racially aggravated criminal damage, and arson. He was sentenced to three years and nine months in in prison
ELMUODEN, Abderrahim - approved.JPG
Abderrahim Elmuoden
  • Declan Wild, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to violent disorder, racially aggravated assault, burglary and two counts of assault of an emergency worker
WILD, Declan - Approved.JPG
Declan Wild
  • Jordan Shaw, 19-years-old, of Ilthorpe, Hull, pleaded guilty to violent disorder and assault of an emergency worker.
SHAW, Jordan.JPG
Jordan Shaw

Humberside Police


Hull Crown Court has been busy as people involved in the disorder on August 3 are sentenced for their actions

These are the people who have so far been locked up for a total of more than 50 years for their roles in the “ugly mob violence” and “mass stupidity” that brought horrific scenes to Hull city centre.

In the three weeks since the shameful disturbances on Saturday, August 3, dozens of suspects have been arrested, with many charged and more than 20 have so far been sentenced for taking part in the disorder.

During the riot, a police officer was permanently scarred during angry clashes with officers, thousands of pounds worth of damage was caused to streets and shops – some of which were also raided and looted – and fires were started.

On Tuesday, Humberside Police Assistant Chief Constable Thom McLoughlin said: “We are still investigating the disorder and violence that hit the streets of Hull City Centre earlier this month and we are continuing to pursue those who were involved and brought chaos to our city that night.”

These are the offenders who have so far been locked up for their roles in the disorder after appearing at Hull Crown Court:

David Wilkinson – jailed for six years

David Wilkinson
David Wilkinson (Image: Humberside Police)

David Wilkinson, 48, of Lorraine Street, Hull, admitted violent disorder, attempted arson and causing racially aggravated criminal damage.

The court heard that Wilkinson was at the front of a group that confronted police outside the Royal Hotel, in Ferensway. He threw missiles towards police and spat at officers. He held a weapon that looked like a martial arts nunchuck.

Wilkinson forcefully pushed two large wheelie bins towards police. He was seen trying to set fire to a bin on top of a pile of tyres at a garage in the Milky Way area and he was part of a group that attacked a car containing three European men.

John Honey – jailed for four years and eight months

John Honey
John Honey (Image: Humberside Police/PA)

John Honey, 25, off Park Grove, off Princes Avenue, west Hull, admitted six offences, including three of burglary that featured a break-in at the Lush shop in Jameson Street, involving stealing bath and cosmetic products, as well as raids on the nearby Shoezone and O2 shops, both with intent to steal.

The troublemaker and looter boasted he was “famous” – and asked a probation officer if she wanted his autograph – after he was repeatedly pictured wearing a distinctive St George’s Cross shirt “all over social media” at numerous places around Hull city centre during the disorder.

Honey admitted his key role in the large-scale disturbance, including an incident in which a BMW car was badly damaged along with criminal damage to nine vehicles, including a Ford C-Max, a Renault Clio, a VW Passat, a Jeep, a Seat Leon, a BMW 520d, an Audi A4, a Chevrolet and a Skoda Octavia.

Steven Love – jailed for three years and four months

Steven Love
Steven Love (Image: Humberside Police)

Steven Love, 41, of Middleton Street, off Spring Bank, Hull, admitted violent disorder.

Love was at the front of the group in Ferensway and he played a prominent role in the violence. He threw missiles and picked up an empty wheelie bin and hurled it at the line of police.

Love was bitten by a police dog and he was taken to hospital for treatment.

Stuart Randall – jailed for three years

Stuart Randall
Stuart Randall (Image: Humberside Police)

Stuart Randall, 55, of Jervis Road, off Holderness Road, east Hull, admitted violent disorder, burglary at the O2 and Lush stores, two offences of causing racially aggravated criminal damage and another of causing criminal damage at Specsavers and Holland and Barrett.

Randall was “front and central” throughout in the violence and public disorder. He waved a police shield and behaved erratically in Ferensway and he pushed a burning bin towards police in Jameson Street.

At a garage in the Milky Way area, he used a sledgehammer to smash vehicles. The owner and his family barricaded themselves inside the garage until managing to escape to a nearby garden.

In Jameson Street, Randall used a bar stool ten times to damage a window at Specsavers, causing it to shatter, and he used a fire extinguisher to smash glass at Holland and Barrett. Randall was prominent in the looting of O2 and Lush.

Connor Whiteley – jailed for three years

Connor Whiteley admitted violent disorder and assaulting a police officer on August 3
Connor Whiteley (Image: Humberside Police)

Connor Whiteley, 26, of Park Row, off Park Street, Hull, admitted violent disorder and assaulting a police officer as an emergency worker.

The father-of-three was part of the “utterly deplorable, disgusting public disorder” that was shown in shocking video pictures to the court that were “depressing and horrifying” to watch.

He kicked a policewoman to the ground during a nasty confrontation and he was also part of throwing missiles at police and the looting of cars that were parked at a garage where nine vehicles were damaged.

David Buckle – jailed for three years

David Buckle has been jailed for three years
David Buckle (Image: Humberside Police)

David Buckle, 39, of Southgate Way, off Saltshouse Road, east Hull, admitted violent disorder.

Buckle was prominent at the front of a group outside the Royal Hotel, and he was “draped in an England flag and a camouflage balaclava”. He was aggressive and abusive and he was shouting and gesturing towards police and throwing missiles.

He was arrested on the day of the disorder and bailed but he later handed himself in.

Ben Chapman – sent to a young offenders’ institution for two years and eight months

Ben Chapman admitted violent disorder
Ben Chapman (Image: Humberside Police)

Ben Chapman, 20, of Stockleigh Close, Bransholme, Hull, admitted violent disorder. He was in breach of a community order imposed in June for offences including assaulting police. The sentence included a consecutive four months for assaulting a police officer as part of breaching the community order.

The court heard that Chapman threw “multiple” missiles, including a bottle and a can, at police, as well as a sandbag, which “did not make it very far” and hit a fence. He was “right in the thick of it” through his behaviour and he was “needling” police officers.

Chapman had a branch in his hand, trying to use it to hit the police, and he unsuccessfully tried with others to remove a bin from the ground by kicking and pulling it. He was masked at times.

Christopher Douglas – jailed for two years and eight months

Christopher Douglas
Christopher Douglas (Image: Humberside Police)

Christopher Douglas, 35, of Avenues Court, off Victoria Avenue, west Hull, admitted violent disorder and possessing cannabis.

Douglas was “front and central” in the trouble and was seen throwing missiles at the police, pushing officers, shouting abuse and being aggressive. He was “grandstanding” by holding a police riot shield and “triumphantly waving it above his head, to the obvious delight of the crowd”.

Douglas threw a bag of rubbish at the line of police and he was one of two or three people at the centre of the crowd aggressively throwing objects and being abusive.

Andrew Stewart – jailed for two-and-a-half years

Andrew Stewart was sentenced to two and a half years in prison
Andrew Stewart (Image: Humberside Police)

Andrew Stewart, 37, of Anlaby Road, west Hull, admitted violent disorder. He threw bottles and stones, some of which hit the protective shields of police officers, and he was running towards them and back. He pushed a large burning bin towards police near the hotel but there was no evidence that he set the bin alight.

Stewart played a part in directing the looting of shops such as the O2 phone shop, where an estimated £40,000 worth of phones were stolen.

Brandon Kirkwood – sent to a young offenders’ institution for two-and-a-half years

Brandon Kirkwood was sentenced to two and a half years
Brandon Kirkwood (Image: Humberside Police)

Brandon Kirkwood, 20, of Downing Grove, off Preston Road, east Hull, admitted violent disorder. He was “front and central” in the disorder, shouted abuse, threw multiple objects towards police and pushed a large blue rubbish container in Ferensway near the Royal Hotel.

Daniel Mennell – jailed for two years and three months

Daniel Mennell
Daniel Mennell (Image: Humberside Police)

Daniel Mennell, 36, of Belmont Street, Hull, admitted violent disorder. He played a prominent role in the disturbance outside the Royal Hotel and he picked up rocks and stones from shrubbery opposite the hotel before throwing them towards police. He joined a line of other people and took a selfie picture at the hotel.

John Nunan – jailed for two years

John Nunan, 36, of Hermes Close, east Hull, admitted violent disorder. He played a prominent role throughout and aggressively confronted police near Queen Victoria Square and in Ferensway. He threw multiple missiles, including a glass bottle, towards police and pushed a large wheelie bin towards them.

Travis Whitelock – jailed for two years

Travis Whitelock
Travis Whitelock (Image: Humberside Police)

Travis Whitelock , 23, of Brisbane Street, off Hessle Road, west Hull, admitted violent disorder. He played a prominent role throughout and pushed a street litter bin onto a burning pile of rubbish on the ground. He threw missiles and pushed a large wheelie bin – with its contents on fire – towards police. He kicked a moving police van.

Jermaine Glover – jailed for two years

Jermaine Glover has been jailed for two years
Jermaine Glover (Image: Humberside Police)

Jermaine Glover, 23, of Cranswick Grove, off Marfleet Lane, east Hull, admitted violent disorder and arson. He was aggressive towards police outside the Royal Hotel and he was shouting and gesturing and helping others to push bins into a police cordon. He threw missiles, including a bottle, and he was rushing towards and barging police and encouraging others.

Outside a garage in the Milky Way area, a fire had already started but Glover put a pallet onto a pile and he also put tyres on top of a cordon of tyres created by those involved in the disorder.

Jordan Murray – jailed for two years

Jordan Murray has been jailed for two years
Jordan Murray (Image: Humberside Police)

Jordan Murray, 26, of Grasby Road, off Holderness Road, east Hull, admitted violent disorder, two offences of burglary at the O2 and Greggs stores, and another offence of possessing cannabis.

He was “persistently” in various locations during the trouble and he was prominent at the front of the group in Jameson Street, running at police with a long metal bench, which he threw towards the line of police.

He behaved aggressively to police throughout and he was present when a garage was targeted in the Milky Way area. Those at the garage, including children, barricaded themselves inside and were in fear for their safety.

Jarrod Farrah – jailed for two years

Jarrod Farrah admitted violent disorder in Hull city centre on August 3
Jarrod Farrah (Image: Humberside Police)

Jarrod Farrah, 32, of Portobello Street, Hull, admitted violent disorder. He was outside the Royal Hotel and he lunged towards police in an aggressive way in Queen Victoria Square. He was with others who threw missiles but he did not do so himself and he was at the front of the group. He gestured and shouted and moved towards the police and lunged towards them.

Joshua Hobman – jailed for two years

Joshua Hobman admitted violent disorder
Joshua Hobman admitted violent disorder (Image: Humberside Police)

Joshua Hobman, 33, of Wenlock Street, west Hull, admitted violent disorder.

t disorder. He threw missiles in Ferensway, including a drinks can, and he punched out at police. He was “in the thick of it” during disturbances and he was also near shops that had been looted.

Hobman had been “milling about” for much of the time but he did throw a can of alcohol, which he bitterly regretted, the court heard.

Michael Campbell – jailed for 20 months

Michael Campbell admitted violent disorder in Hull city centre on August 3
Michael Campbell (Image: Humberside Police)

Michael Campbell, 56, of Icelandic Close, Hull, admitted violent disorder. He was at the front of a group of people confronting police outside the Royal Hotel. He was aggressive towards police and was shouting and gesturing.

He used a bicycle as a “barricade” and to fend off a police dog. He was bitten by the dog on his right lower leg.

William Riley – jailed for 18 months

William Riley
William Riley (Image: Humberside Police)

William Riley , 64, of St Aidan’s Way, off Preston Road, east Hull, admitted violent disorder and assaulting a police officer as an emergency worker. He was part of a crowd acting aggressively and he threw eggs as well as handing them out to others, who were also being aggressive. He shouted abuse to police.

Riley punched another man in the face area and, when he was detained at a multistorey car park in George Street, he moved towards a police officer, and shouted “What do you want?”

Riley rushed at him “in a fighting stance” before punching him in the jaw, causing no injury. He was “brought under control” shortly afterwards. He later claimed that he was acting in self-defence.

Corey Holloway – sent to a young offenders’ institution for 18 months

Corey Holloway
Corey Holloway (Image: Humberside Police)

Corey Holloway , 20, of Belmont Street, Scunthorpe, admitted violent disorder. He played a prominent role confronting police in Ferensway and he was violent and aggressive towards officers. He armed himself with a traffic cone and threw it towards police. He took hold of a rubbish container and pushed it towards police.

Jackie Miller – jailed for eight months

Jackie Miller is the first woman to be locked up at Hull Crown Court over the August 3 riot
Jackie Miller (Image: Humberside Police)

Jackie Miller, 57, of South Garth, Little Weighton, near Skidby, admitted using racially aggravated threatening words or behaviour. The mother-of-three and grandmother became the first woman to be locked up at Hull Crown Court after the disturbances in the city centre.

She shouted repeated racist comments about “P***s” because she was angry that her car window had been broken during a “truly shocking” confrontation. She got “carried away” because she was annoyed that police were seemingly doing nothing about the damage to the car, the court heard.

She clapped towards the crowd and said: “This is your police force, everybody.” She asked the police why they did not go and “pepper spray a P***”. She told them: “You are just as bad as the P***s. You don’t look after your own.” She told the crowd: “They don’t look after their own.”

Hull Daily Mail

At Hull Crown Court, there was not a spare seat in Courtroom 1 as six men were jailed for their part in disorder described by a judge as “12 hours of racist, hate-fuelled mob violence”.

Graphic footage of the city centre disorder on Saturday 3 August was played to the court.

The parts played by David Wilkinson, 46, Steven Love, 41, John Nunan, 36, and Travis Whitelock, 23, John Honey, 25, and Corey Holloway, 20, was laid bare for all to see.

With their families watching from the public gallery, the men were handed prison sentences ranging from 18 months to six years.

Wilkinson, Love, Nunan and Whitelock were first to appear before Judge John Thackray KC.

The judge had wanted all the men to appear in the dock at once but was informed by court officials that there were not enough prison officers available to accommodate this.

Before sentencing got under way, Judge Thackray was told another defendant, also linked to the disorder, might require hospital treatment after hitting a wall in the cells.

Wilkinson, of Lorraine Street, Hull, was dealt with first.

He received the longest sentence – six years in jail – after admitting violent disorder, racially aggravated criminal damage and attempted arson.

Footage was played showing Wilkinson attacking the windscreen of a BMW carrying three Romanian men.

Judge Thackray said the “terrified” occupants of the vehicle had “feared for their lives”.

Wilkinson also tried to set fire to a wheelie bin outside a garage. Judge Thackray said people, including children, were “cowering with fear” nearby.

He was seen “front and centre” of the disorder on Ferensway, said the judge, adding the defendant was spotted with a “nunchuck-like weapon” in a carrier bag. He also spat at police.

Wilkinson had 30 previous convictions from 72 offences, the court was told.

In mitigation, his barrister Michael Forrest said Wilkinson had struggled with drug addiction, but had not committed any offences for 10 years.

Mr Forrest said Wilkinson was not in town to cause trouble, but had joined the crowds.

Wilkinson appeared upset when his barrister discussed how his children had now “abandoned him” and he feared he would no longer have a relationship with his grandchildren.

He was sentenced to six years for racially aggravated criminal damage, three years for violent disorder, and three years for attempted arson – to be served concurrently. He was also handed a five-year criminal behaviour order (CBO).

Described by Judge Thackray as “front and centre of everything”, John Honey, of Park Grove, Hull, was next up.

He pleaded guilty to violent disorder, three counts of burglary after looting three shops, and racially aggravated criminal damage for his part in the attack on the BMW.

Judge Thackray said Honey had left those in the BMW at the “wrath of the baying mob”.

In mitigation, barrister Charlotte Baines said Honey had endured a difficult childhood and had an autism diagnosis, which the judge took into account when sentencing.

Honey showed no emotion throughout the hearing and spent most of the time looking down at his feet.

He was sentenced to 56 months in prison for racially aggravated criminal damage, 28 months for violent disorder, and 12 months for three counts of burglary, to be served concurrently.

He was also handed a five-year CBO.

Next up was Love, of Middleton Street, Hull, who appeared in the dock on crutches, which the court heard was the result of having been bitten by a police dog.

Footage showed him throwing bins and charging at officers.

It also showed his leg bleeding profusely from the bite.

Love had 30 previous convictions from 49 offences, and was on licence from prison after an incident in March 2024, in which he was convicted of two counts of affray and one of dangerous driving.

His barrister Rachel Scott said he was “humiliated and embarrassed” by his conduct and was “genuinely remorseful”. Love was in the city “for other reasons” and “did not hold racist views”, she said.

Ms Scott added her client would be “suffering for some time” as a result of the dog bite.

Judge Thackray told Love he had taken a “very, very central role” in violent disorder, had a a “very, very bad” criminal record, and his crimes were made all the worse for the fact he was on licence from prison.

He was sentenced to 40 months in prison and handed a five-year CBO.
‘Throwing bottles’

Of the six men, John Nunan, of Hermes Close, Hull, appeared the most emotional. He was frequently in tears.

He had one previous conviction for drug offences in 2011, although this was his first appearance before a crown court.

Footage showed him carrying a police shield and throwing bottles at officers. He was also seen shouting and pushing a wheelie bin at police lines on Ferensway.

In mitigation, Michael Forrest said his client was remorseful and had apologised to officers and families caught up in the disorder.

The court heard he had a six-month-old baby, and had reflected in custody that officers must have feared they “would not make it home” to their families on that day.

He was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment.
Shoes and shoeboxes are on fire outside the Shoezone shop, which has broken doors and windows.

Whitelock, of Brisbane Street, Hull, was next.

He constantly looked over to his family gathered in the public gallery.

Footage showed him kicking a police van, firing missiles, and pushing a wheelie bin onto a fire.

As a juvenile, Whitelock received two convictions from nine offences.

In mitigation, barrister Harry Crowson said his client had ADHD and other health conditions, but had “turned his life around” after becoming a father.

The behaviour on show that day was “not what he is normally like”, insisted Mr Crowson.

As he was being sentenced to two years’ imprisonment, Whitelock blew kisses to his family and made hand signals.
Crying

Holloway, of Belmont Street, Scunthorpe, was last to be sentenced.

He was told he would be spending his 21st birthday behind bars for his role in the disorder.

Holloway appeared upset, crying and shaking. Sobbing was also heard from the public gallery.

Footage shown to the court showed him taking part in disorder on Ferensway, pushing bins into officers, throwing a traffic cone into police barricades, and abusing officers.

His barrister, Rachel Scott, said Holloway had a troubled childhood, which had resulted in a diagnosis of post traumatic stress disorder.

He was sentenced to 18 months in a young offenders institute.

BBC News

David Wilkinson was jailed for six years at Hull Crown Court following violence and disorder in the city on August 3

A thug who forced three terrified Romanian men from their car during a riot has received the heftiest sentence to date in connection with recent widespread disorder after being jailed for six years.

David Wilkinson, 48, previously pleaded guilty to violent disorder, attempted arson and racially aggravated criminal damage after playing a “prominent role” in the violence and disorder that gripped Hull on August 3.

His sentence came as a second riot charge was brought by police – leaving violent disorder suspects across the country awaiting news on whether they will be accused of the more serious offence.

Hull Crown Court heard Wilkinson was a member of a “baying mob” who left the driver of a BMW in fear for his life when more than 100 “angry” men descended on him and his two cousins.

The group tried to drag them from the car, before punching him in the head and attempting to strike him with a metal bar.

In footage of the incident, the three men in the vehicle could be seen getting out with their hands raised in a gesture of surrender before fleeing to a nearby hotel, the court heard.

At other points during the day of disorder, Wilkinson spat, threw missiles and pushed wheelie bins at a police line protecting a hotel known to house asylum seekers.

He appeared to be holding nunchucks – a martial arts weapon – at one point, it was said.

Elsewhere on Friday, Kieran Usher became the second suspect to be charged with riot in connection with disorder in Sunderland city centre on August 2.

The 32-year-old appeared at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court where prosecutors said he had acted in an “aggressive manner” towards police officers and threw missiles at them during the unrest.

The court heard he allegedly gestured towards officers and towards the crowds in the city centre in order to “encourage violence”.

District Judge Zoe Passfield remanded him in custody until his crown court appearance on August 23 after saying a series of video clips played to the court showed he had “a willingness to engage in large-scale disorder”.

It followed Northumbria Police’s announcement that a 15-year-old boy had been charged with the more serious offence after having previously pleaded guilty to violent disorder and burglary on Saturday.

The teenager appeared in court on Thursday and his case was adjourned following what a district judge called a “surprise” charging decision.

Liam Doeg, 33, who was due to be sentenced in relation to disorder in Sunderland, had his case adjourned as prosecutors consider whether to further charge him with the more serious charge of riot.

Sophie Allinson, defending, opposed the move saying her client had pleaded guilty to violent disorder at the earliest opportunity and had come to court expecting to learn his fate.

Ms Allinson pointed out that more than 100 defendants had already been sentenced for violent disorder following the disorder across England.

Riot is an offence that carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison – double that of a charge of violent disorder.

Another lengthy jail sentence was handed down on Friday to a man who looted cosmetics chain Lush during riots in Hull.

John Honey, 25, was jailed for 56 months after he also helped attack a BMW carrying three Romanian men, targeted a garage leaving nine vehicles damaged, and pushed bins at police lines during the disorder.

A sentencing hearing earlier in the week was adjourned after a prison probation officer said Honey had asked him “if he wanted his autograph because he was famous”, which the court heard could have undermined Honey’s claim of being “genuinely remorseful”.

Four other men – Steven Love, 41, John Nunan, 36, Travis Whitelock, 23, and Corey Holloway, 20 – were also jailed for their part in the Hull riots.

A judge told Love he was “lucky not to be charged with riot” after his central role in the disorder as he was sent to prison for 40 months.

In Liverpool, Andrew McIntyre pleaded not guilty to charges of encouraging murder, encouraging violent disorder and possession of a bladed article at the city’s crown court.

Chris Taylor, prosecuting, confirmed to Judge Neil Flewitt that “in simple terms” the suggestion was that McIntyre was the administrator on an online group.

At Birmingham Crown Court, a rapper arrested after posting an allegedly “menacing” video mentioning Tommy Robinson will face trial in January next year after pleading not guilty.

Omar Abdirizak, known as Twista Cheese, denied an allegation of sending a grossly offensive or menacing message via a public communications network.

Two men and a woman were jailed for their roles in a protest in Plymouth at the city’s crown court.

Kerry Gove, 34, Andrew Ball, 49, and Grant Braidwood, 40, all admitted violent disorder before Ball and Braidwood were both give prison terms of 32 months, and Gove an 18-month term.

The court heard Ball has appeared in court previously on 51 occasions for 93 offences including racially aggravated harassment, alarm or distress and for public order offences.

Charges of stirring up racial hatred also continue to be brought before the courts across the country, with Wayne O’Rourke due to appear at Lincoln Crown Court.

The Independent