Man sentenced for assaulting police officer outside hotel housing asylum seekers
Jimmy Hillard, 52, admitted to kicking a police officer during a protest outside an asylum seeker hotel in Epping.
Last updated 1st Sep 2025
A carpenter who attended a protest outside a hotel housing asylum seekers has been handed a suspended prison sentence after admitting to assaulting a police officer.
Jimmy Hillard, of Loughton, Essex, went to the demonstration at the Bell Hotel in Epping on Friday, a hearing at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court was told on Monday.
The 52-year-old, who appeared in court wearing a grey tracksuit, pleaded guilty to assaulting an emergency worker after kicking out while on the ground and striking the officer's leg.