A BARNSLEY man who launched a tirade of abuse at officers protecting a hotel at Manvers, before attempting to set fire to the building will spend the next nine years behind bars.

Levi Fishlock was part of the large-scale scenes of violent disorder at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel in Manvers, Rotherham, in August.

Wearing a distinctive purple football top, Fishlock was filmed performing offensive and lewd gestures before throwing missiles towards officers.

According to officers in the police cordon, the 31-year-old actively sought shopping trolleys, laundry cages and fencing to make barricades, which were then set on fire. He was also seen throwing bricks at hotel windows.

He was later captured on CCTV as part of a mob attempting to push over a police van.

Three days after the disorder, Fishlock was arrested after his behaviour was captured on, not only police body worn video, CCTV and online videos, but also in numerous images used by national and local news outlets.

The images showed him running at police, putting pieces of wood into a large green bin which was alight and goading officers.

When confronted with the overwhelming evidence of his guilt in a police interview Fishlock refused to comment.

Despite this at a hearing at Sheffield Crown Court, he pleaded guilty to violent disorder and arson with intent to endanger life.

Fishlock, of Sheffield Road, Barnsley, was jailed for nine years, with a further five years on licence.

Police investigations into the large-scale disorder at the Holiday Inn Express has now resulted in over 175 years’ worth of jail sentences. 77 people have been sentenced for their roles in the disorder.