Rioters who terrorized UK streets named as police condemn violence

Rioters who tore through Britain’s streets at the weekend have been shamed after the Southport stabber has been named and pictured.

It happened when courts began to sit through the night to process hundreds of suspects.

The right-wing disorder has been going on for a week now and there is unrest across England and parts of Northern Ireland after three young girls were stabbed to death at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport last Monday.

Police were injured during “sustained violence” in Plymouth on Monday, while similar trouble on the streets of Darlington saw officers pelted with bricks.

Justice Minister Heidi Alexander said around 567 extra prison spaces would soon be used to deal with riots.

Former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson told LBC’s Nick Ferrari: “This is the ugly face of racism.

“Racism is not limited to right or left. Most of the thugs involved in this couldn’t spell right or left, let alone think politically.”

Six charged in connection with riots outside a hotel in Rotherham on Sunday, which was being used to house asylum seekers.

On Monday a 14-year-old boy who was seen setting off fireworks in Liverpool city center admitted violent disorder to police and was released before being charged.

The teenager, whose father and uncles were in court, has no previous convictions, Liverpool Magistrates’ Court heard.

Iqbal Singh Kang, defending, said the boy was in the area to catch a bus home, and said: “He did not go into the city center with the intention of causing any kind of disturbance or causing disorder.

“Without thinking things through, he tackled something much more serious. It’s completely out of the blue.”

Another case in Liverpool involved a thug wearing a balaclava who acted as a “tracker” when the library was raided.

Adam Wharton, 28, of Selwyn Street, admitted burglary at Spellow Library, Walton, after it was set on fire on Saturday night.

The father, who has 26 previous convictions, appeared in court in a prison-style gray suit after the attack in the cells, which left him with a bloody nose and an eye injury.

His brother Ellis Wharton, 22, also pleaded guilty to a burglary at Spellow Library but denied assaulting a police officer. He was taken into custody.

Father-of-three Derek Drummond, 58, from Southport, who demanded his “*** houses” before punching PC Thomas Ball in the face, admitted assault and violent disorder.

Joshua Sanderson-Kirk, prosecuting, said PC Ball was deployed to a mosque on St Luke’s Road on July 30 where a group of around 300 people arrived shouting “this is our f***** country” and “bastards scumbag”.

Bricks were later thrown after a garden wall was breached, the court was told.

Two women sat at the back of the court for the hearing, one was in tears and the other blew a kiss to Drummond as he left.

William Nelson Morgan, 69, pleaded guilty at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court to violent disorder and possessing an offensive weapon in a public place.

The court heard that he was identified in a crowd that was throwing bricks at officers on County Road on Saturday night and was accompanied by a wooden stick.

He resisted arrest and shouted at an officer to stop when he was detained, the court was told.

Lloyd Killner, 35, from Lincoln, Lincolnshire, appeared at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court and pleaded not guilty to a charge of violent disorder in Liverpool city center on Saturday.

Declan Geiran, 29, of Kelso Road, Liverpool, pleaded guilty at the same court to violent disorder and arson.

The prosecutor said Geiran was seen on CCTV on Saturday in Liverpool city center using a “fleece” to abandon a Ford Transit police van which had been abandoned by officers.

Jimmy Bailey, 45, of Station Avenue in Little Sutton, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, pleaded not guilty to violent disorder.

John O’Malley, 43, of Cambridge Gardens in Southport, pleaded guilty to violent disorder.

Gareth Metcalfe, 44, of Cambridge Gardens in Southport, appeared in the same court charged with violent disorder in Southport last Tuesday and did not enter a plea.

All adult defendants were remanded in custody until their next court dates, August 29 or 30.

At Sheffield Magistrates’ Court, Curtis Coulson, 30, sobbed as he sat in the dock and denied affray following disorder in South Yorkshire over the weekend.

The alleged offense relates to an incident outside Sheffield City Hall on Sunday in which he allegedly swung a stick at a woman.

Coulson was refused bail and will be tried at the same court in September.

Six people appeared at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court on Monday and were all remanded in custody until their next court appearance on September 2.

Josh Kellett, 29, of Southcroft, Washington, admitted violent disorder following a disturbance in Sunderland on Friday.

The court heard he was seen on film throwing a stone at police as part of a large group.

He was wearing a balaclava but was identified by his “distinct tattoos”, it was said.

Andrew Smith, 41, of High Street East, Sunderland, pleaded guilty to violent disorder following a disturbance in Sunderland.

Shaun Doran, 48, of Villette Road, Sunderland, pleaded not guilty to the same offense when he appeared at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court.

Clinton Morrison, 31, of St Barnabas Way, Sunderland, did not enter a plea when he appeared in court charged with violent disorder in connection with a disturbance in Sunderland.

Leanne Hodgson pleaded guilty to violent disorder after she was seen on film pushing a large bin towards a police line during riots in Sunderland.

The 43-year-old, of Holborn Road, Sunderland, who has a “long-term alcohol problem”, denied being involved in the original march but said she had been out drinking and was involved in the disorder when the pub was closed, the court heard.

John Garside, prosecuting, said there was “a large crowd cheering and cheering” as Hodgson pushed the bin at officers.

District Judge Zoe Passfield told her: “This was large-scale mob violence which caused public fear and damage to local businesses.

“There is no justification for it.”

Brian Gilby admitted taking vapes from a shop in Sunderland which was damaged during the disorder, but denied being part of the protests.

The 27-year-old, of no fixed address, pleaded not guilty to violent disorder when he appeared at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

He pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary.

Heather Bolton, defending, said Gilby denied being part of protests or any violent disorder, but was out “socializing with friends” in the city center when he saw a shop “that had been damaged already” and entered.

Carl Holliday, 30, of Tankerville Street in Hartlepool, pleaded guilty to violent disorder during a protest in Hartlepool when he appeared at Teesside Magistrates’ Court, a court spokesman said.

He was remanded in custody until he was sentenced at Teesside Crown Court on 2 September.

Tamsyn Cerr, 21, of Firby Close in Hartlepool, pleaded not guilty to the same charge and was remanded in custody until her next appearance at crown court, also on September 2.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the courts were “on standby” to ensure “swift justice”, but two men charged with offenses following a disturbance in Bristol city center on Saturday are not due to appear in court until until September.

Adrian Croft, 45, of Holywell, Flintshire, was charged with a Section 4 public order offense and possession of a Class A drug.

Damien Williams, 39, of Stockwood Crescent, Knowle, was charged with a public order offense under Section 4.

Both men have been bailed and will appear at Bristol Magistrates’ Court on September 5.

And two men charged with disorder in Stoke-on-Trent on Saturday will not appear at North Staffordshire Justice Center until August 22.

Jarrod Hollinshead, 26, of no fixed address, is accused of using threatening or abusive words and or behavior likely to cause harassment, fear or distress, and Lee Bodman, 52, of Stoke-on -Trent, charged with assault by beating an emergency worker and breach of a criminal behavior order.