Overview

• Kieran Usher, from Sunderland, was sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court to four years and four months in prison.
• Usher was the first person in the UK to plead guilty to a charge of riot after the summer's widespread violence.
• On August 2, he was part of a group of around 20 people who attacked police officers with missiles in Sunderland.
• Usher, who has learning difficulties, was captured on CCTV wearing a mask and a Union flag while inciting violence.
• Judge Tim Gittins noted Usher's full admissions and early guilty plea in the sentencing decision.