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| Three men jailed for role in Bristol Kill the Bill riot | Three men jailed for role in Bristol Kill the Bill riot |
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| Gopal Clarke, Arthur Lazarus, and Henry Olohan have been jailed | Gopal Clarke, Arthur Lazarus, and Henry Olohan have been jailed |
| Three people have been jailed for their role in violence that broke out following a Kill the Bill protest. | Three people have been jailed for their role in violence that broke out following a Kill the Bill protest. |
| Gopal Clarke, 25, Arthur Lazarus, 23, and Henry Olohan, 24, pleaded guilty to crimes during the Bristol riot on the 21 March 2021. | Gopal Clarke, 25, Arthur Lazarus, 23, and Henry Olohan, 24, pleaded guilty to crimes during the Bristol riot on the 21 March 2021. |
| Clarke was sentenced to 18 months for violent disorder. Lazarus was jailed for 20 months for the same offence. | Clarke was sentenced to 18 months for violent disorder. Lazarus was jailed for 20 months for the same offence. |
| Olohan, from Montpelier in Bristol, was jailed for eight months for affray and criminal damage. | Olohan, from Montpelier in Bristol, was jailed for eight months for affray and criminal damage. |
| Thousands of people gathered in Bristol city centre on the day of the riot to peacefully protest against the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. | Thousands of people gathered in Bristol city centre on the day of the riot to peacefully protest against the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. |
| But later that evening the protest turned violent outside Bridewell Street police station in the city centre. | But later that evening the protest turned violent outside Bridewell Street police station in the city centre. |
| Police vehicles were set on fire and the windows of the police station were smashed | Police vehicles were set on fire and the windows of the police station were smashed |
| The three were sentenced at Bristol Crown Court on Friday. | The three were sentenced at Bristol Crown Court on Friday. |
| Clarke, of Kingswood, in Bristol, was recorded kicking officers on several occasions, as well as throwing an object at them from close range. | Clarke, of Kingswood, in Bristol, was recorded kicking officers on several occasions, as well as throwing an object at them from close range. |
| He took one of their batons with the help of another member of the public. | He took one of their batons with the help of another member of the public. |
| The footage also showed him using a police shield to ram officers and to strike several of them on the head with force. | The footage also showed him using a police shield to ram officers and to strike several of them on the head with force. |
| Sentencing Lazarus, Judge James Patrick said: "You arrived near the front of the protest and were abusive to police, targeting them at just before 18:00 BST, as they were trying to keep the situation under control. | Sentencing Lazarus, Judge James Patrick said: "You arrived near the front of the protest and were abusive to police, targeting them at just before 18:00 BST, as they were trying to keep the situation under control. |
| "You were pushing the line and throwing liquid and you used a police shield to attack officers." | "You were pushing the line and throwing liquid and you used a police shield to attack officers." |
| A total of 26 people now have been jailed for offences committed during the riot, receiving a combined prison sentence of 85 years and one month, police said. | A total of 26 people now have been jailed for offences committed during the riot, receiving a combined prison sentence of 85 years and one month, police said. |
| Det Supt Int James Riccio said: "This was a night of shameless and destructive violence and we welcome these latest sentences for the appalling crimes committed." | Det Supt Int James Riccio said: "This was a night of shameless and destructive violence and we welcome these latest sentences for the appalling crimes committed." |
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| Avon and Somerset Constabulary | Avon and Somerset Constabulary |