Man handed four year sentence for pushing police officer over during Rotherham rioting
19 year old Callum Bacon - of Pontefract - will serve four years in a Young Offenders' Institution
Last updated 17th Nov 2025
A man who pushed a police officer over during rioting outside of a Rotherham hotel last summer has been handed a four year sentence at a Young Offenders' Institution.
19 year old Callum Bacon, of Pontefract Road in Pontefract, admitted to violent disorder and arson at Sheffield Crown Court.
He was arrested following a social media appeal, after crowds clashed with police outside the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers in August 2024.
The teenager was recorded kicking a police officer's riot shield and knocking them to the ground.
He was also seen throwing objects at police protecting the hotel and setting fire to a nearby fence.