By The Guardian (World News) | Created at 2024-09-27 12:05:10 | Updated at 2024-09-30 09:32:26
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A man who was the first person in the UK to be convicted of a charge of riot after widespread disorder this summer has been jailed for four years and four months.
Kieran Usher, 32, from Hendon, Sunderland, was jailed at Newcastle crown court after previously pleading guilty.
He was filmed among a group of at least 20 people who were working together “to rain missiles on to attending police officers” during a night of violence in Sunderland on 2 August, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
The charge of riot carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. Hundreds of people have appeared before the courts on the lesser charge of violent disorder.
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