John Honey, 25, who went viral online for his looting rampage while wearing an England flag shirt, received a sentence of four years and eight months in prison. David Wilkinson, 48, was sentenced to six years in prison for playing a “prominent role” in the Hull riots at the time of his conviction.
Because of the recent violent unrest in England and Northern Ireland, two individuals have been sentenced to the longest prison terms that have been handed down so far.
David Wilkinson, who is 48 years old, was accused of playing a “prominent role” in the riots that occurred in Hull on August 3 and was consequently sentenced to six years in prison.
He compelled three Romanian men who were afraid to exit their vehicle.
A BMW driver was left in dread for his life as more than one hundred “angry” men pounced on him and his two cousins, according to the testimony presented in Hull Crown Court. Wilkinson was a member of the “baying mob” that caused this terror.
After striking him in the head and attempting to strike him with a metal bar, the group made an attempt to drag them out of the truck so that they could escape.
Wilkinson also spat, flung missiles, and pushed wheelie bins against a police line that was defending a hotel that was known to shelter asylum seekers while the unrest was occurring (also during the disorder).
During this time, John Honey, who is 25 years old, was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison for his involvement in the attack on the BMW, as well as for targeting a garage that resulted in nine vehicles being damaged and pushing dumpsters at police lines during the violent unrest.
The looting spree that he committed in Hull, which included the looting of Lush, O2, and Shoezone while donning an England flag shirt, went viral on the internet.
In another instance, a man who led a mob that was described as “angry and intimidating” around Blackpool while wearing an England football shirt that read “dad number 1” was sentenced to thirty months in prison.
A court heard that on August 3, Roger Haywood urged a number of people to accompany him to several spots around the coastal tourist town. These destinations included the Tower and the Cenotaph.
When the area was busy with families, Haywood allegedly verbally abused officers on numerous occasions, according to Lancashire Police. In addition, he pushed officers while he was being arrested.
During the unrest, the individual, who was 41 years old, was a member of a group that challenged law enforcement in a commercial area.
As part of his involvement, Haywood assaulted a member of the security staff and attempted to pull the shutters up on a store, according to the information provided to Preston Crown Court.
He had already entered a guilty plea to two charges of assaulting emergency personnel and violent conduct, and he was subsequently sentenced to jail time.
A video that was uploaded to social media by the Lancashire Police Department shows the individual getting arrested while wearing an England shirt that has the word “Dad 1” printed on the back of the shirt.
Haywood was admonished by Judge Robert Altham: “You consistently approached the police queue, jabbing a finger at them, and ignoring their numerous requests to move away from the queue.”
You were then seen leading a huge group of people down the promenade, some of whom were carrying flags and others of whom were covering their faces.
“At the front, you were holding your hands above your head in an effort to encourage people to continue. It was obvious that you were in the lead.
Law enforcement agencies from all over the nation are still looking for the people suspected of being involved in the riots that shook towns and cities in England and Northern Ireland in the wake of the tragic stabbing deaths of three children in Southport.
As of Thursday, August 15, the Ministry of Justice reports that a total of 460 individuals have been brought before magistrates’ courts on accusations that are related to the incident.
It is reported that at least 72 individuals under the age of 18 have been accused, one of whom is a girl who is 13 years old and has pleaded guilty to threatening unlawful violence outside of a hotel in Aldershot, Hampshire, that houses asylum seekers.
The two boys, both of whom are 12 years old, have both entered guilty pleas to the charge of violent disorder. They are the youngest of those who have been accused and are under the age of 18.
At this point, William Morgan, who resides in Walton, near Liverpool, and is 69 years old, is the oldest person to be charged.