Who are the alleged rioters? List of those charged and appearances in court so far

Dozens of suspected rioters have appeared in courts across England and Northern Ireland in recent days.

More than 400 people have been arrested and approximately 100 charges laid in relation to the last week of disorder, during which far-right mobs have targeted mosques, asylum seeker hotels and the police.

Ministers are preparing more than 500 additional prison places to cope with the influx of people expected to be held on remand over the next month.

The Director of Public Prosecutions, Stephen Parkinson, has said that the CPS is “willing to look at terrorism offences” in relation to the unrest.

Here, i looks at the individuals who have made court appearances so far, along with some of those who have been charged.

Southport

Riots first flared in Southport on Tuesday, 30 July, after false claims circulated online that the suspect accused of fatally stabbing three girls in the town was a Muslim migrant.

The misinformation led to a mob descending on the area around Southport’s mosque, where riots left 50 police officers injured.

At Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on Monday, Derek Drummond, 58, of Pool Street, Southport, indicated guilty pleas to violent disorder and assault by beating of an emergency worker.

A PC stood to protect colleagues as they tried to put on riot gear when Drummond became violent, shouting “shithouses”, as he moved towards the officer, then punched him in the face, a prosecuting lawyer said.

Dylan Carey, 26, of Castle Hill Road in Hindley, Greater Manchester, also pleaded guilty to violent disorder in Southport.

Joshua Sanderson-Kirk, prosecuting, said police attended outside a mosque on St Luke’s Road when a “hostile” crowd of about 200 people came towards them chanting “who the f*** is Allah”.

He said: “The crowd became more angry and began surging forward. Several of the crowd were shouting, ‘Why are you protecting them?’”

Carey, who was identified by officers via footage on social media, kicked a police van and threw something towards it.

The defendant, who has no previous convictions, was remanded in custody to appear at Liverpool Crown Court on 12 August. District Judge Timothy Boswell said: “Plainly, given the serious disorder Mr Carey has been a part of, there is a real prospect of an immediate custodial sentence.”

Gareth Metcalfe, 44, of Cambridge Gardens, Southport, appeared at the same court charged with violent disorder in the town last Tuesday, and gave no indication of plea.

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

Bolton

A teenager who smashed police cars during disorder in Bolton is believed to have become the first person to be jailed after riots across England and Wales.

James Nelson, 18, of Victoria Road, Horwich, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to causing criminal damage on Sunday, Greater Manchester Police said. He was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment at Manchester Magistrates’ Court.

Another man involved in the violent protest, 28-year-old Liam Powell, avoided jail as he was given a 12-month community order which will be in place until August 2025. Police said he admitted being in possession of cocaine during the disorder.

Liverpool

On Monday, Lloyd Killner, 35, of Lincoln, appeared at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court charged taking part in violent disorder in Liverpool city centre at the weekend.

Asked to enter a plea, he said: “Not guilty, I was on my own.”

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

He is accused of being involved in disorder in Paradise Street in Liverpool city centre on Saturday. The 45-year-old was remanded in custody to appear at Liverpool Crown Court on 30 August.

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

Mr Sanderson-Kirk, prosecuting, said that on Saturday, Mr Geiran was seen on CCTV in Liverpool city centre using an “implement” to set fire to a police Ford Transit van which had been abandoned by officers.

Liam Riley, 41, of Walton Road in Liverpool, pleaded guilty to violent disorder and racially-aggravated threatening behaviour in the city centre on Saturday.

Mr Sanderson-Kirk said he was among a group of about 100 people. When police moved to disperse them the defendant “stood his ground”, shouting and waving his arms before officers detained him, the court heard.

Mr Sanderson-Kirk added: “He was shouting at officers, telling them they were traitors and Muslim lovers.”

He appeared very drunk and had a poster saying “This is our city”, having come to the city centre with a St George’s Flag, to attend a protest at the Pier Head, the court heard.

No bail application was made and he was remanded in custody to appear at Liverpool Crown Court for sentencing on 30 August.

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 he was identified in a crowd who were throwing bricks towards officers on County Road on Saturday night, and had a wooden baton with him.

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

Brothers Adam Wharton, 28, and Ellis Wharton, 22, both of Selwyn Street, Liverpool, appeared at the same court.

Adam Wharton indicated a guilty plea to burglary other than dwelling with intent to steal and was sent to Liverpool Crown Court to be sentenced on 29 August.

Joshua Sanderson-Kirk, prosecuting, said he was seen outside the Spellow Library in County Road on Sunday, wearing a balaclava and “sweating profusely”.

The library had previously been burnt out and looted, the court heard.

Ellis Wharton pleaded guilty to burglary other than dwelling, with intent to steal, at Spellow Library.

Wharton, who had a black eye, pleaded not guilty to assault by beating of an emergency worker, PC Thomas Nielsen.

Sunderland

Appearing at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court yesterday, Josh Kellett, 29, of Southcroft, Washington, admitted violent disorder after unrest in Sunderland on Friday.

The court heard he was seen on footage throwing a stone towards police officers while part of a large group. He was wearing a balaclava but was identified by his “distinctive tattoos”, it was said.

Andrew Smith, 41, of High Street East, Sunderland, pleaded guilty to violent disorder, while Shaun Doran, 48, of Villette Road, Sunderland, pleaded not guilty to the same offence.

Leanne Hodgson pleaded guilty to violent disorder after being seen on footage pushing a large bin towards a police line.

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

Brian Gilby, of no fixed address, admitted taking vapes from a shop in Sunderland that was damaged, but denied being part of the protests, pleading not guilty to violent disorder.

Bradley Makin, 21, of Simonside Road, Springwell, Sunderland, admitted a charge of violent disorder, as well as possession of cocaine and heroin, a Northumbria Police spokesperson said.

Clinton Morrison, 31, of Saint Barnabas Way, Sunderland, did not indicate a plea when he appeared at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court on Monday. A date for a crown court hearing was set for 2 September.

Hull

Andrew Stewart, 37, of Anlaby Road, Hull, pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawful violence at Hull Magistrates’ Court.

Middlesborough

A 20-year-old man appeared in court after a burning wheelie bin was pushed at police during disorder in Middlesbrough.

James Bullock was said to have been involved in the incident, with prosecutor John Garside telling the court the accused had “visited the location wearing gloves and a balaclava”.

Teesside Magistrates’ Court heard Mr Bullock was allegedly identified travelling in a vehicle which was found to have a baseball bat in the boot.

Mr Bullock, Berwick Hills Avenue, Middlesbrough, pleaded not guilty to violent disorder.

The court heard he “maintains he did nothing wrong at all – he was offered a lift in a van home”.

He was remanded in custody until his next appearance at crown court on August 27.

Jamie Govan, 26, of Windmill Terrace, Stockton, denied a charge of violent disorder. He allegedly swung his arms and kicked his legs out at police who “resorted to using leg restraints”

Ashley Ferguson, 33, Somerset Street, Middlesbrough, is alleged to have waved a four-foot wooden pole towards police “in a threatening manner”.

He pleaded not guilty to violent disorder and possessing an offensive weapon when he appeared at Teesside Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

He was remanded in custody until 27 August when he will appear at a crown court.

The names of those also due in court for alleged violent disorder from Middlesbrough are: Afran Magid, 18, of Byelands Street; David Gove, 41, of Brafferton Walk; Anthony Brown, 37, of Windsor Road; Andrew Livingstone, 53, of Clifton Street; Stacy Vint, 34, of Normanby Road; Kaleb Peacock Lightfoot, 19, of Dixon Grove; Robert Parsons, 56, of West Lane; Paul Sizer, 40, of Penrith Road; Ashley Ferguson, 33, of Somerset Street; Jonathan Ambrose, 33, of Letitia House; Thomas Rodgers, 22, of Wicklow Street; Lennon Chisholm, 21, both of Berwick Hills Avenue; Lewis Loughlin, 23, of Victoria Road; Carl Robson, 29, of Halton Court; Mohammed Adam, 20, of Acton Street; Akheel Khan, 24, of Wheatley Close; Saleem Khan, 23, of Newlands Road; and Rosh Mahmood, 19, of Victoria Road.

Hartlepool

Anthony Allen, 42, of Ormesby Road, Hartlepool, was charged with violent disorder and assaulting an emergency worker.

James Elliott, 41, of Raby Road, Hartlepool, was with him in the dock, charged with violent disorder.

Peter Clark, 47, of no fixed address, appearing separately, was charged with violent disorder and exposure after allegedly showing his buttocks and genitalia to police.

No pleas were entered to any of the charges.

John Barton, 33, of Duke Street, Hartlepool, and Dylan Wiley, 28, of St Catherine’s Court, appeared in the dock together at Teesside Magistrates’ Court, charged with violent disorder. Mr Wiley is also charged with possession of an offensive weapon, namely a plank of wood.

The defendants, who denied all the offences, were remanded in custody to appear before Teesside Crown Court on September 2.

Paul Doney, prosecuting, said Mr Barton threw bricks at the police and was arrested after he was bitten by a police dog.

The prosecution said Mr Wylie was caught on body-worn camera footage throwing missiles, shouting at police and threatening to hit them with a large piece of wood.

Steven Mailen, 54, of Elliott Street, Hartlepool, and Ryan Sheers, 28, of Powlett Street, each admitted a single charge of violent disorder during a series of hearings for seven defendants at Teesside Magistrates’ Court.

Mailen was “constantly in the face of officers” and was gesticulating towards them, shouting, until he was struck on the leg by an officer’s extendable baton.

His partner Sheers, who wept during the hearing, was then bitten on the hip by a police dog, the court heard.

Carl Holliday, 30, of Tankerville Street in Hartlepool, pleaded guilty to violent disorder during a protest in the town, a courts spokesperson said.

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

Weymouth

A 62-year-old man has been charged with being drunk and disorderly in a public place following a protest in Weymouth.

David Fuller, of Yeovil, Somerset, is to appear at Weymouth Magistrates’ Court on August 22 after he was arrested on Sunday in the Dorset seaside resort.

Two police officers were injured during the confrontation between protesters and a counter-demonstration.

Rotherham

Self-employed builder Joshua Simpson became the first person to be convicted following the rioting outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham after he admitted assaulting a police officer.

Sheffield Magistrates’ Court heard how Simpson, 25, of no fixed abode, was abusive to police before he kicked a riot shield, forcing it back onto an officer’s leg.

The defendant admitted one count of assault of an emergency worker. The judge said he could not rule out a prison sentence for Simpson, who said he was homeless.

Three other men – Christopher Rodgers, 38, of Millmoor Road, Barnsley; Liam Grey, 20, of Randerson Drive, Kilnhurst, Mexborough, South Yorkshire; and Lee Crisp, 42, of Mount Road, Grimethorpe, Barnsley – denied a charge of violent disorder in connection with the same incident.

The court heard Mr Rodgers is accused of being part of a group that was throwing missiles at police and then blocked the way as a line of officers moved forward.

He was bitten by a police dog before he was arrested, the court heard.

Sheffield

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 offence relates to an incident outside Sheffield City Hall on Sunday in which he is alleged to have swung a stick at a woman. Mr Coulson was refused bail and will go on trial at the same court in September.

Stoke-on-Trent

Jarrod Hollinshead, 26, of no fixed address, was charged with using threatening or abusive words and/or behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress, as part of the investigation into disorder in Stoke-on-Trent at the weekend.

Lee Bodman, 52, from Stoke-on-Trent, has also been charged with assault by beating of an emergency worker and breaching a criminal behaviour order. They will appear at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre on 22 August.

Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire Police have charged eight people in connection with disturbances that broke out during protests in Nottingham city centre on Saturday:

• Antony Chadwick, 36, of Nuthall Road, Leen Valley, Nottingham. Charged under Section 4 of the Public Order Act 1986.

• Ibrahim Omar, 24, of Glapton Road, The Meadows, Nottingham. Charged with possession of a Class B drug.

• Dominic Lane, 46, of Repton Road, Bulwell. Charged under Section 4 of the Public Order Act 1986.

• Kevin Musgrave, 37, of High Lane East, West Hallam. Charged with assaulting an emergency worker and criminal damage.

• Joshua Witts, 36, of Firs Street, Long Eaton. Charged under Section 4 of the Public Order Act 1986.

• Victoria Gray, 42, of High Lane East, West Hallam. Charged with causing religious aggravated harassment, alarm or distress, two counts of assaulting an emergency worker and breaching Sections 4 and 29 of the Public Order Act 1986.

• Owen Lawrence, 18, of no fixed address. Charged under Section 4 of the Public Order Act 1986.

• Mervin Lewis, 40, of Oughton Close, Edwalton. Charged under Section 4 of the Public Order Act 1986.

Blackpool

Three men from Blackpool pleaded guilty to their part in violence across Lancashire on Saturday – including assaulting emergency workers and possession of a metal pole as an offensive weapon.

A spokeswoman for HM Courts and Tribunals Service said Roger Haywood, 41, Tyla Chalmers-Millington, 18, and Ben Smith, 32, admitted their part in the disorder, in a hearing at Preston Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

Haywood pleaded guilty to two counts of assaulting an emergency worker and has been granted bail ahead of his sentencing hearing on 4 September at the same court.

Chalmers-Millington pleaded guilty to a racially aggravated public order offence, and was told he must not enter Blackpool promenade within 500 metres of the Metropole Hotel ahead of his sentencing hearing at the same court on 3 September.

Smith was remanded in custody after admitting possession of an offensive weapon – namely a metal pole – and is due to be sentenced at Preston Crown Court on 16 September.

Bristol

In Bristol, business owner Ashley Harris, of Chipperfield Drive, Kingswood, was remanded in custody charged in connection with violent disorder in the city centre on Saturday.

During different incidents, the 36-year-old is accused of throwing punches at two counter-protesters, squaring up to police officers, encouraging crowds to move forward and throwing a can.

Mr Harris, who has a scaffolding and roofing business, entered no plea at Bristol Magistrates’ Court and was remanded in custody to appear before the city’s crown court on 9 September.

Adrian Croft, 45, of Holywell, Flintshire, has been charged with a Section 4 public order offence and possession of a Class A drug (cocaine) in relation to the disorder in Bristol.

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

Belfast

Businesses were targeted and police came under attack during anti-immigration protests in Northern Ireland.

Bail was refused to Bernard Lavery, 34, who was described by police in court as playing a “significant role” in an anti-immigration protest on Saturday.

Lavery, from Farnham Street in Belfast, appeared at Belfast Magistrates’ Court charged with taking part in an unnotified public procession.

A PSNI detective constable told the court that he had been at the front of the protest on Saturday carrying an Irish tricolour flag.

A defence lawyer said his client had been fully co-operative with police and denied having any leadership role in the protest. He said his client had only attended after a flyer was posted through his door.

Mr Lavery was denied bail and was remanded in custody until 2 September.

The district judge refused bail to Simeon Eric McCullough, 46, of Schomberg Drive in Belfast, who was charged with disorderly behaviour and resisting police.

Bail was also refused to Gary Creighton, 38, from Inishowen Drive in Belfast, who was charged with possession of an offensive weapon with intent to commit an indictable offence, possession of fireworks without a licence, and riotous behaviour.

He also faced a charge of disorderly behaviour.