13 men sentenced following Staffordshire prison riot

A total of 13 men at HMP and YOI Swinfen Hall in Lichfield erupted into a fight after a lone prisoner was first attacked on August 6 which later erupted into a mass disorder.

A group of prisoners on a wing were in their designated exercise yard when a lone prisoner, Daijon Johnson, was first assaulted by Adil Khan which then erupted into a large disorder.

During the fight an improvised weapon, a piece of plastic cutlery made into a knife, was used to against fellow prisoners by Adil Ali and Clayton Beech.

No prison officers were targeted but two were injured as a result of restraining prisoners.

Detective Sergeant Ian Whitehouse, from CID south, said: “This was a large-scale fight in a prison that could’ve easily erupted into something even bigger.

“Prison officers were put under immense pressure to bring the disorder to an end.”

• Jerome Russell, 22, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 24 months suspended for violent disorder.

• Leon Clarke, 23, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 19 months for violent disorder to run concurrent to an existing sentence.

• Clayton Beech, 22, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 24 months suspended for violent disorder.

• Disharn Downie, 21, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 18 months for violent disorder to run concurrent to an existing sentence.

• Demiah Logan, 24, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 14 weeks for violent disorder to run concurrent to an existing sentence.

• Adil Khan, 22, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 21 months, suspended for 24 months for violent disorder.

• Daijon Johnson, 22, was sentenced to 22 months for violent disorder to run concurrent to an existing sentence following a trial.

• Adil Ali, 21, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 20 months for violent disorder and three months for possession of a weapon in prison to run concurrent.

• Rashad Rasheed, 21, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 24 months for violent disorder to run concurrent to an existing sentence.

• Salman Awais, 21, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 16 months for violent disorder to run concurrent to an existing sentence.

• Abdi Nur, 20, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 18 months for violent disorder to run concurrent to an existing sentence.

• Mohammed Zaman, 21, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 16 months suspended for 24 months for violent disorder.

• Samin Umor, 22, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 14 weeks for violent disorder to run concurrent to an existing sentence.

They were all sentenced at Stafford Crown Court.