A COUCH thug who allegedly stirred up race hate on TikTok has been charged as a teen who hurled bricks at cops during a riot faces jail.
James Aspin, 34, is the first person to be charged with using the social media app to call for violence.
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He allegedly posted a video that was intended to “stir up racial hatred”, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
Aspin, of Blyth, Northumberland, is due to appear at Newcastle Magistrates’ Court today.
A string of people have been hauled before the courts after calling for carnage on social media.
The Prime Minister has vowed to keep hunting down racist keyboard warriors as calls grew for a crackdown on chiefs letting hate run rampant online.
Geraint Boyce, 43, and Jamie Michael, 45, are also due to appear in court today after allegedly stirring up hatred on Facebook.
It comes as a teen who celebrated after pelting police with bricks faces sentencing today.
Cole Stewart, 18, is among the latest rioter to be convicted after violence flared across the UK.
The widespread violence came after three young girls were killed in Southport on July 29.
Posts wrongly claimed suspect Axel Rudakubana was a Muslim asylum seeker when he was actually born in Cardiff and raised Christian.
Police have so far arrested 779 people, with 349 of those charged, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) said.
Stewart was captured celebrating while pelting police with bricks in Darlington.
One of the bricks hit a brave riot cop who had been deployed to calm tensions, while others were hurled at a mosque.
Stewart had the smile wiped off his face after he was arrested and was seen whining “I’m a child, I’m a child” as cops led him away.
Ryan Wheatley is also due to be sentenced today after he took part in an anti-immigration protest in Southampton wearing a mask with anEngland flag draped over his shoulder.
The planned demonstration was thwarted by around 400 people who chanted “racists go home”.
Wheatley was observed running towards the counter-protesters, who at the time had no police protection.
He then “barrelled” into Sgt Rob Perry, who used an incapacitant spray before arresting him.
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Ricky Hardman will also be sentenced today for his part in the mass carnage.
The 41-year-old dad took part in a huge protest at a Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham, which is believed to have been housing up to 200 asylum seekers.
Cops were pelted with bricks and petrol bombs during the horror on August 4 – with more than 50 officers injured.
So far, 13 people have appeared in court over the hotel riot after masked yobs descended on the building.
Thugs forced their way past cops after hurling glass bottles, bricks and fence panels.
A towering blaze then broke out as the group of 700 protesters chanted: “Get them out.”
Police have launched a huge crackdown following the two weeks of unrest across Britain.
Harsh sentences have been handed out to agitators after officials pledged to catch those responsible.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has deployed a “standing army” of around 6,000 officers who remain on stand-by.
He has also cancelled his holiday this week after warning police to remain on “high alert” amid fears of more trouble.
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