Tooting: Paralympian jailed for plane stunt released on bail
By Tommy Joyce
10th Dec 2021 | Local News
A Paralympic champion who glued himself to the roof of a plane at an Extinction Rebellion protest has been released on bail.
James Brown climbed on top of a plane at London City Airport on October 10, 2019 in protest at airport expansion and climate change.
Prosecutors said James, who has been registered blind since birth, caused disruption to more than 300 British Airways passengers, costing the airline £40,000.
The double gold medallist from Exeter was found guilty of causing a public nuisance in September and jailed for a year by Judge Gregory Perrins - receiving the first custodial sentence for any action linked to Extinction Rebellion.
He was released on bail from Wandsworth Prison on December 8, following an appeal hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice earlier that day.
Judges will deliver a judgement on his prison sentence and conviction at a later date.
Among the group of supporters gathered at Wandsworth Prison on the day of Brown's release was his daughter, Alice.
Shortly before 8pm, the Paralympian activist was escorted from the prison for an emotional reunion with Alice and his supporters.
XR Wandsworth member Peter Harrison said: "As the emergency worsens and more activists are given custodial sentences, we feel increasingly that politicians are becoming more draconian."
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