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Three more jailed following violence at anti-immigration rally
Three more people have been handed prison sentences following the racist violence on Bristol’s streets on August 3.
Zak Baker, Lisa Bishop and Jamie Easterbrook had all pleaded guilty to violent disorder before being sentenced at Bristol Crown Court.
It brings the number of people imprisoned to six following the violent incidents in Castle Park, on Bristol Bridge and outside the Mercure Hotel in Redcliffe; with 29 people arrested and 15 charged.
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Baker, 29, of no fixed address, was sentenced to two years and four months in prison by judge Martin Picton, who said he was “very obviously encouraging and enticing the crowd”.
Footage showed him throwing a full drinks can towards police officers, kicking out at police dogs, and throwing punches and kicks towards officers.
Jamie Easterbrook, 43, of south Bristol, was sentenced to a year and eight months in prison, with judge Picton calling him “an active participant” in the disorder, goading and behaving aggressively towards police officers.
Lisa Bishop, 38, of Lawrence Weston, was sentenced to two years and two months. She threw objects and verbally abused police officers as well as counter-protesters.
Avon & Somerset Police detective chief inspector Clement Goodwin said: “The behaviour of some people on that day was completely unacceptable. It was not a lawful protest.”
Goodwin said there were “shameful scenes” in Bristol on August 3, adding that the police “always work to facilitate peaceful protest but when that crosses the line into criminality we will take action”.
Main photos: Avon & Somerset Police
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