Jordan McMillan provided the explosive projectiles that were thrown at officers and members of the public during a night of chaos in Edinburgh in November last year.
Jordan McMillan outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court(Image: Alexander Lawrie)
A Bonfire Night yob guilty of supplying fireworks to youths who used them to attack police officers has been warned if he breaches a court order he will be “going directly to prison”.
Jordan McMillan provided the explosive projectiles that were thrown at officers and members of the public during a night of chaos in Edinburgh in November last year. The mass disorder saw hooligans set fire to roads, play parks, wheelie bins and cars across the capital, including Niddrie, Gracemount and Sighthill.
Thugs wearing balaclavas were also filmed launching rockets at moving vehicles and the violence brought the city’s streets to a standstill as riot cops closed roads to the public.
The aftermath of the fireworks carnage(Image: Iona Young/Daily Record)
McMillan, 24, was convicted of culpable and reckless conduct following a trial at Edinburgh Sheriff Court last month and was back in the dock for sentencing yesterday. He denied any involvement, claiming he was in his garden during the incident.
The charge was aggravated by attacking emergency service workers under Section 44 of the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022.
Sheriff Joseph Stewart told McMillan, of Niddrie, Edinburgh, he had carried out “a very serious offence” but stopped short of imposing a jail term.
Police with shields on the night
Sheriff Stewart said: “I think the custody threshold is easily met here. This is a very serous offence and with your record, Mr McMillan, I could very easily send you to prison today for a considerable period. If you breach this order, you will be going directly to prison, do you understand that?”
McMillan was sentenced to a 10-month restriction of liberty order where he will have to stay within his home address from 7pm to 6am.
Following last month’s trial, Chief Superintendent David Robertson, Divisional Commander for Edinburgh, said: “This conviction should send a very clear message that the reckless and dangerous behaviour we witnessed across Edinburgh last year will not be tolerated.
Helicopter footage showed youths throwing fireworks
“Police officers and other emergency service workers do not come to work to be attacked and the level of violence directed towards them 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.”