Man jailed over role in city disorder
Jordan Dutton is jailed for two years and four months following unrest in Leeds last year
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A man has been jailed after pleading guilty to arson and violent disorder during unrest in Leeds last summer.
Jordan Dutton, 26, of Cowper Crescent, Harehills, was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court on Tuesday to two years and four months in prison.
He is the 18th person to be convicted as part of West Yorkshire Police's investigation into the disorder in Harehills on 18 July.
Ch Supt Steve Dodds said "We welcome the sentencing of Jordan Dutton as part of our continuing investigation into the disgraceful disorder committed in Harehills last summer."
Police were "determined" to keep their promise of bringing everyone involved in the disorder to justice, Ch Supt Dodds added.
A double-decker bus was torched and a police car was flipped on its side when hundreds of people took to the streets.
Emergency services were forced to retreat from the area to protect their own safety.
A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said officers had made "substantial use of all technological tools available" to identify those involved.
To date, 76 people had been arrested as part of the investigation, with 35 of them charged, according to the force.