jailed for taking part in a violent riot opposing a Black Lives Matter protest has died in prison.Colin Green, the former leader of the Tyne and Wear Chapter of the motorbike group, had completed just 15 days of his 29-month prison sentence when he passed away.The 58-year-old was part of the mob when they gathered at Grey's Monument in Newcastle opposing a group who were protesting in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, the Chronicle reports.
The "counter-protesters" began to attack police and the other group by throwing cans, smoke grenades and bottles, the court heard.Vicious violence led to police officers, dogs, horses and members of the public getting injured.Despite Green not throwing anything, Judge Edward Bindloss claimed he was an "influential figure" as the leader of the local Hell's Angels.He said: "My assessment of him is of him walking around in a cool, calm arrogant manner, walking up to the police and behind them, striding around in a way that made me assess him as thinking he was untouchable."He is highly influential and it was open to him to say we are leaving the scene, let's go.
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