Fact check: Woman jailed after admitting violent disorder and assault

The post said: “A woman who filmed anti-open border riots in Britain and shouted 'We want our country back' has been sentenced to 20 months in prison. What is going on in Soviet Britain?”

The post was also pushed by a major account on social media site X.

Evaluation

Deana Evans, 32, of Newcastle-under-Lyme, was sentenced to 20 months in prison at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on August 30 after pleading guilty to violent disorder and simple assault on an emergency medical technician.

The facts

Staffordshire Police said Evans was seen on CCTV and body-worn video “firing missiles and attempting to break through police lines” in Stoke-on-Trent.

She also “verbally insulted” the officers, a police spokesman said.

When police came to her home to arrest her, “Evans charged at a police officer as her phone was being taken and struck him in the chest with her elbow.”

According to a news report, she shouted “We want our country back” during the protests.

The person who originally posted the claim on social media included a link to that news report, but their initial message on X (formerly Twitter) did not include details of all the crimes for which Evans was convicted.

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