Josh Greally is sentenced for targeting Nigel Farage during an election visit to Barnsley.
Josh Greally threw items, believed to be coffee cups, towards a bus that Nigel Farage was travelling onJosh Greally, from Chesterfield, was filmed throwing objects while Reform UK leader Mr Farage was travelling on an open-top bus in Barnsley on 11 June.
At Barnsley Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, Greally was given a six-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months.Video from the incident showed Mr Farage shielding his face while items, believed to be coffee cups, hit the side of the double-decker. Officers arrested Greally quickly, with no complaint being made to police, District Judge James Gould was told.
Speaking to probation staff, Greally said it was a "planned offence" with him travelling from his Chesterfield home to Barnsley to join a group of protesters.
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