Man who supplied fireworks thrown at police during Bonfire Night sentenced
Jordan McMillan was found guilty of culpable and reckless conduct after providing fireworks to individuals who then threw the items and other projectiles at police officers and members of the public on Niddrie Mains Road.
An aggravator for attacking emergency service workers was also included in the charges under Section 44 of the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022.
The 24-year-old was arrested as part of a major criminal investigation into the incidents that unfolded between Halloween and Bonfire Night 2024.
He was sentenced at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday morning.
The restriction order mean he must remain at home between 7pm and 6am and he was told that if he breaches the conditions then he will be sent to jail.
Previously, Police Scotland chief superintendent David Robertson said: 'Police officers and other emergency service workers do not come to work to be attacked, and the level of violence directed towards them during Halloween and Bonfire Night was wholly unacceptable.
'Jordan McMillan did not act in isolation and is only one of several individuals responsible for the offences we saw on Niddrie Mains Road during the evening of November 5, 2024.
'Further positive court outcomes for those involved in disorder during 2024 are anticipated and we are currently working with key partners ahead of Bonfire Night 2025 to protect our communities from this reckless and dangerous behaviour, which simply has to stop.'
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