Blackpool disorder: Ringleader jailed for 30 months

Описание: A man who led a mob through Blackpool during rioting in the town was jailed for 30 months.

Roger Haywood, 41, encouraged a group to follow him to various locations around the seaside resort town, including the Cenotaph and the Tower, on August 3.

Haywood repeatedly verbally abused officers while the area was busy with families, before assaulting two police officers as they arrested him.

He was part of a group which confronted police in a shopping area during the unrest and his involvement included attempting to pull the shutters up of a store and assaulting a member of security staff.

He was jailed at Preston Crown Court after previously pleading guilty to two counts of assaulting an emergency worker and violent disorder.

The Recorder of Preston, Judge Robert Altham, told him: "You repeatedly approached the police line, jabbing a finger at them and ignoring their many requests to move away.

"Next you were seen leading a large group down the promenade, some had flags and some had their faces covered.

"You were at the front with your hands above your head to beckon them on. You were clearly in the lead."

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