Alleged Ballymena rioter says: 'It wasn't a hate crime'
A Ballymena man charged with rioting in the town on June 11 this year told the town's Magistrates' Court on Thursday: "I want to say to the court that it wasn't a hate crime because of how it started."
Jordan Benjamin McAuley (33), of Lanntara, appeared via video link from prison where he has been on remand.
He was further remanded in custody and his case was sent to Antrim Crown Court for arraignment on October 16.