Michael Stone (loyalist)
Michael Stone | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 April 1955 Harborne, Birmingham, England |
| Organisation | Ulster Defence Association |
| Criminal charges | 3 counts of murder (Milltown Cemetery attack) 13 later charges, including 5 counts of attempted murder |
| Criminal penalty | 684 years' imprisonment (released under licence for 6 years) 16 years' imprisonment 18 years' imprisonment |
| Spouses | Marlene Leckey
(m. 1976; div. 1983)Leigh-Ann Shaw
(m. 1985, divorced) |
| Children | 9 |
Michael Anthony Stone (born 2 April 1955) is a British former militant who was a member of the Ulster Defence Association, a loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland. He was convicted of three counts of murder committed at an IRA funeral in 1988. In 2000, he was released from prison on licence under the Good Friday Agreement. In November 2006, Stone was charged with attempted murder of Martin McGuinness and Gerry Adams, having been arrested attempting to enter the parliament buildings at Stormont while armed. He was convicted and sentenced in 2008 to a further 16 years' imprisonment, before being released on parole in 2021.