Cambridge Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 360 verdicts at Cambridge Crown Court (Cambridge). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

June 2023 1 case

James Whitlock

Attempting to escape from lawful custody *

Sentence

1 year extension

James Whitlock, while receiving treatment at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge after injuring his neck at HMP Whitemoor on August 20, 2022, attempted to escape by breaking free from his chain in the shower area. He covered his hands with his gown and ran a short distance before being detained by officers. This incident occurred after he had previously been sentenced to 15 years for using explosives to steal cash machines in Essex and London.

Admitted attempting to escape from lawful custody. DC Emma Purser noted that the attempt was quickly thwarted and described it as foolish.

7 Jun 2023

May 2023 11 cases

Grant Brownlow

Attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child *

Sentence

four years and six months imprisonment

Grant Brownlow, 36, of Bronze Street, March, began speaking to a decoy from an online child activist group in October 2020, believing the decoy to be a 14-year-old girl. He turned the conversation sexual and continued it from July 2021. On November 21, 2021, the activist group confronted him at his home and alerted the police. A search of his devices revealed five extreme images involving animals.

Pleaded guilty to possessing an extreme pornographic image. Found guilty of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child and attempting to incite a child to engage in sexual activity. Ordered to sign the Sex Offenders Register for life and handed an indefinite sexual harm prevention order.

31 May 2023

Darren Stapleton

Attempting to arrange the commission of a child sex offence *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment and 2 years on licence

Darren Stapleton engaged in online conversations with undercover police officers posing as a nine-year-old girl and a 13-year-old girl between October 2022 and January 2023. He expressed intentions to touch and have sex with them, agreed to meet the first officer, and sent an inappropriate photo to the second. He was arrested on February 11, 2023, at his home in Great Staughton, where devices containing 126 indecent images of children, 463 images of bestiality, and 942 other images were seized.

Pleaded guilty to attempting to arrange the commission of a child sex offence, attempting to sexually communicate with a child, possessing an extreme pornographic image, and three counts of making indecent images of children. Also handed a 20-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order and placed on the Sex Offenders Register for life.

30 May 2023

Mark Allgood

Rape *

Sentence

nine years imprisonment

Mark Allgood raped and sexually assaulted his victim in Peterborough in 1999, when she was in her early teens. He gained the victim's trust before committing the offences, which were reported to Cambridgeshire Police in 2018. He was charged with two counts of rape of a girl under 16 and indecent assault of a girl under 14, and was found guilty of one count of rape and the indecent assault charge after a trial.

Denied charges but was found guilty of one count of rape and indecent assault. DC Tracey Beeson noted that he gained the victim's trust and preyed on her. He had prior convictions, including a five-and-a-half-year sentence in 2008 for robbery and dangerous driving.

30 May 2023

Michael O'sullivan

Possession with intent to supply class A drugs *

Sentence

3 years and 3 months imprisonment

Michael O'Sullivan, 42, from Blair Avenue, Kingsbury, north-west London, attended the Secret Garden Party in Abbots Ripton on July 23, 2022. He was stopped and searched by security, where drugs were discovered in his bag, including nine MDMA tablets and more than 50 wraps of cocaine, totalling almost 50 grams. He was subsequently arrested and sentenced for his actions.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of possession with intent to supply class A drugs. DC Joe Passby commented that O'Sullivan travelled to the festival from London with the intention of dealing drugs and that such activities are treated seriously.

23 May 2023

Stuart Nichols

Causing death by driving whilst disqualified *

Sentence

4 years and 4 months imprisonment

On 20 October 2022, Stuart Nichols, 46, of Empsons Farm, Postland, Crowland, was driving a black Renault Megane along Paston Ridings, Peterborough, despite being disqualified from driving for previously having no insurance. He turned into Paston Ridings from Hallfields Lane, went around a taxi that had stopped to assist Karl Bradshaw who had fallen into the road near the Deaf Blind Centre, and struck Mr Bradshaw on the wrong side of the road at about 8.45pm. Nichols callously left the scene, and Mr Bradshaw was pronounced dead at the scene. The car was traced parked in Eye Green, and Nichols was arrested at a farm near Crowland.

Pleaded guilty to causing death by driving whilst disqualified at an earlier hearing. Also banned from driving for seven years. Received no separate penalty for causing death by driving a vehicle whilst uninsured. A charge of aggravated vehicle taking and causing a death by an accident was ordered to lie on file.

13 May 2023

David Adupa

Threatening to cause criminal damage *

Sentence

1 year and 2 weeks imprisonment

David Adupa, 23, of Larkfield Road, Ely, drove with Joseph Lyon to a house in Littleport on 24 May 2020 in a revenge attack after Lyon claimed he had been robbed. They threatened to burn the house and a car down. When a neighbour intervened, Lyon squirted ammonia at him, but Adupa was involved in the threatening behaviour.

Pleaded guilty to threatening to cause criminal damage.

12 May 2023

Sam Smith

Burglary and Fraud *

Sentence

57 months imprisonment

Sam Smith, 23, went to the 80-year-old victim's home in Warboys on March 16, 2023, and offered to paint the front door and windowsill for £400. The victim agreed and fetched the cash, but Smith took the money and failed to return. Later that night, Smith and an accomplice broke into the home using a sledgehammer, stole £16,000 from a grandfather clock, tipped the victim out of bed, and caused minor injuries. The victim was taken to hospital, and Smith's DNA was found on the sledgehammer left at the scene.

Pleaded guilty to burglary and fraud. PC Andy Smith described it as a despicable burglary and fraud targeting a vulnerable elderly man, highlighting the psychological impact on victims.

8 May 2023

Michael Speed

Sexual Assault *

Sentence

8 years imprisonment

Michael Speed, 67, of Lichfield Road, Cambridge, assaulted two boys in the Cambridge area in the 1990s. The boys were aged between seven and 13 at the time of the assaults. One victim was attacked on multiple occasions over a six-year period, and the other was assaulted when aged 12 or 13. The incidents occurred both in public and in a property in the area.

Admitted five counts of sexual assault. DC Eleanor Jaggard commended the victims' bravery and noted that time is not a barrier to justice.

7 May 2023

Kristi Kacani

Possession with intent to supply cocaine and cannabis *

Sentence

2.5 years imprisonment

On 14 February, police raided a property in Nuns Way, Cambridge, after receiving information about suspected drug dealing. They found large amounts of cocaine and cannabis worth more than £25,000, £4,600 in cash, and multiple mobile phones. Kristi Kacani was one of three men arrested at the property.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine and cannabis. Aged 22.

5 May 2023

Adrian Kacani

Possession with intent to supply cocaine and cannabis *

Sentence

2.5 years imprisonment

On 14 February, police raided a property in Nuns Way, Cambridge, after receiving information about suspected drug dealing. They found large amounts of cocaine and cannabis worth more than £25,000, £4,600 in cash, and multiple mobile phones. Adrian Kacani was one of three men arrested at the property.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine and cannabis. Aged 26.

5 May 2023

Rigers Tela

Possession with intent to supply cocaine *

Sentence

2 years and 19 weeks imprisonment

On 14 February, police raided a property in Nuns Way, Cambridge, after receiving information about suspected drug dealing. They found large amounts of cocaine and cannabis worth more than £25,000, £4,600 in cash, and multiple mobile phones. Rigers Tela was one of three men arrested at the property.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine. Aged 20.

5 May 2023

April 2023 3 cases

Jonathan Watson

Affray *

Sentence

2 years and 6 months imprisonment

Jonathan Watson, 38, of Ivy Road, Brockley, London, joined a fight in Hornbeam Close, March, on March 18, 2023, by getting out of a car and participating in a brawl involving baseball bats and two stabbings. He was arrested shortly after and was also involved in dealing cannabis.

Found guilty of affray at an earlier trial and received an additional four months for dealing cannabis.

4 Apr 2023

Kenneth Watson

Affray *

Sentence

2 years and 2 months imprisonment

Kenneth Watson, 43, of Hornbeam Close, March, engaged in a brawl with Lenny Evans using baseball bats in Hornbeam Close, March, on March 18, 2023. He sustained multiple stab wounds to his head during the fight, which involved two stabbings and led to his arrest.

Found guilty of affray at an earlier trial.

4 Apr 2023

Lenny Evans

Affray *

Sentence

2 years and 2 months imprisonment

Lenny Evans, 33, of East Drive, March, was involved in a fight with baseball bats in Hornbeam Close, March, on March 18, 2023. He faced off against Kenneth Watson and was stabbed during the brawl, sustaining wounds to his face, hand, and torso. Police arrested him after the incident.

Found guilty of affray at an earlier trial.

4 Apr 2023

March 2023 6 cases

Owen Kilby

Being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs *

Sentence

4 years and 6 months imprisonment

Owen Kilby, 20, of Hillgate, Gedney Hill, Spalding, was linked to the drug operation when police found his bank card during the raid on the caravan in Ramsey. When police visited his flat in Arbury, Cambridge, they found him by a flushing toilet with three bundles of suspected Class A drugs floating in the toilet, along with cannabis and a large amount of money in a shoulder bag.

Admitted two counts of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs, two counts of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs and one count of possession of criminal property.

29 Mar 2023

Georgia Nunley-Clark

Being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs *

Sentence

2 years suspended sentence

Georgia Nunley-Clark, 24, along with Thomas Wiltshire, 24, used six different phone lines to sell crack cocaine and heroin across Cambridgeshire from a caravan in New Road, Ramsey, for 10 months starting in November 2021. The operation ended following a police raid last November. Nunley-Clark was involved in the drug dealing enterprise.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs and one count of possession of criminal property.

29 Mar 2023

Thomas Wiltshire

Being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs *

Sentence

4 years and 3 months imprisonment

Thomas Wiltshire, 24, and Georgia Nunley-Clark, 24, used six different phone lines to sell crack cocaine and heroin across Cambridgeshire from a caravan in New Road, Ramsey, for 10 months starting in November 2021. The operation ended following a police raid last November. Wiltshire was involved in the drug dealing enterprise.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of being concerned in the supply of heroin, two counts of being concerned in the supply of cocaine and one count of possession of criminal property.

29 Mar 2023

Scott Ambrose

Attempting to arrange the commission of a child sex offence *

Sentence

2 years and 7 months imprisonment

Scott Ambrose, 35, of Hallaton Road, Peterborough, started talking online to a 'girl' who claimed to be 15 a week before 7 August 2021. The conversation turned sexual. He travelled to Peterborough train station, booked a nearby hotel room, and brought alcohol, sex toys, and a camera with intent to engage in sexual activity. He sent photos of himself, a video discussing picking her up, and photos of the hotel room. Upon arrival, he was met by an adult member of the public who made a citizen's arrest and called police. Police searched his home, car, and hotel room, discovering the items, and analysed his phone which confirmed the chat logs. He was arrested on 7 August 2021.

Admitted charges of attempting to arrange the commission of a child sex offence and attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child. Also handed a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) and placed on the Sex Offenders Register for 10 years.

16 Mar 2023

Gareth Farrington

Burglary *

Sentence

6 years and 2 months imprisonment

Gareth Farrington, aged 36, admitted breaking into two homes in Girton and one in Hilton in March and April 2022. He and his girlfriend also admitted handling stolen goods from properties across multiple locations including Girton, Hilton, Cottenham, Caldecote, Dry Drayton, Linton, Great Shelford, Hemingford Grey, Harston, Hauxton, Oakington and Swaffham. CCTV footage and receipts revealed they pawned jewellery worth thousands of pounds to jewellers and pawnbrokers across the county. The pair were arrested at their home in Chesterton Road in October 2022, where Farrington was found hiding in a locked cupboard. Large amounts of jewellery, watches, foreign currency, and other property were recovered and returned to owners.

Pleaded guilty to three counts of burglary and ten counts of handling stolen goods. Described as a career burglar.

10 Mar 2023

Rachel Mcgill

Handling stolen goods *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Rachel McGill, aged 31, and her partner Gareth Farrington admitted handling stolen goods from properties across multiple locations including Girton, Hilton, Cottenham, Caldecote, Dry Drayton, Linton, Great Shelford, Hemingford Grey, Harston, Hauxton, Oakington and Swaffham. CCTV footage and receipts revealed they pawned jewellery worth thousands of pounds to jewellers and pawnbrokers across the county. The pair were arrested at their home in Chesterton Road in October 2022. Large amounts of jewellery, watches, foreign currency, and other property were recovered and returned to owners.

Pleaded guilty to 16 counts of handling stolen goods.

10 Mar 2023

February 2023 4 cases

Jesse Brown

Grievous Bodily Harm with Intent *

Sentence

8 years imprisonment

Jesse Brown, of Meadow Road, Willingham, carried out two violent knife attacks. The first occurred on 30 December 2020 in a caravan in Meadow Lane, Willingham, where he was drinking and rapping with a 36-year-old friend. He suddenly pulled out a knife and knuckleduster, shouted 'I’m going to kill you', and swung the knife at the victim, leading to a tussle where the victim severely injured his dominant hand while trying to grab the blade. The victim fled and sought help at a nearby home. The second attack happened on 23 December 2021 at about 6.50am in Daniels Close, Willingham, where Brown charged into the home of a 26-year-old man, pushed him onto a sofa, pointed a knife at him while shouting 'I will kill you', punched him several times, and caused a deep cut to the bridge of his nose. A neighbour called 999 after hearing shouting, and Brown was arrested nearby.

Previously pleaded guilty to Section 18 grievous bodily harm with intent, making threats to kill and section 20 grievous bodily harm. Described as a dangerous man who launched violent attacks with no apparent motive.

20 Feb 2023

Shaxawan Beker

Possession with intent to supply cocaine *

Sentence

3.5 years imprisonment

On the evening of 2 September 2021, in the Lincoln Road area of Millfield, Peterborough, Shaxawan Beker, the passenger in a red Audi A3, ran from police after drugs were spotted in the vehicle. He threw a package containing up to £12,300 worth of cocaine into a nearby garden. During the chase, he struggled with the officer, forced him to the ground, repeatedly punched him in the face, attempted to grab his Taser unsuccessfully, and then grabbed the Pava spray and sprayed it directly into the officer’s eyes.

Previously admitted possession with intent to supply cocaine, assault with intent to resist arrest, possession of an offensive weapon (the officer’s CS spray) and possession of cannabis.

10 Feb 2023

Soran Abdullah

Possession of cocaine *

Sentence

2-year conditional discharge and £1,000 costs

On the evening of 2 September 2021, in the Lincoln Road area of Millfield, Peterborough, Soran Abdullah, aged 34, was driving a red Audi A3 parked obstructing the road on double yellow lines at the junction with Searjeant Street. Officers noticed what looked like cling film wraps of drugs in the footwell. A further package containing up to about £2,500 worth of cocaine was found in the vehicle, along with boxes of illegal cigarettes.

Previously admitted two counts of possession of cocaine and acquiring criminal property, namely a large quantity of cigarettes on which duty had not been paid.

10 Feb 2023

Michael White

Wounding with intent *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with minimum term of 11 years and nine months

Michael White, 37, used a kitchen knife to stab a 32-year-old victim in the neck in Dorset Close, Wyton, at about 4am on 16 April 2022, causing an arterial bleed and multiple slash wounds to the hands and face. The victim required emergency lifesaving surgery at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge. White then kidnapped a member of the public by demanding a lift to St Ives, admitting he had just killed someone and threatening to stab the driver, whom he later punched in the face. White was arrested at his home in Tamar Close, St Ives, just after 7am. He has a prior unprovoked attack in May 2020 on a 15-year-old boy in Tamar Close, biting off a chunk of his ear.

Pleaded guilty to kidnap, wounding with intent, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and grievous bodily harm. Described as a dangerous man who considers himself above the law.

6 Feb 2023

January 2023 4 cases

Andrew Bennett

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm *

Sentence

2 years and 6 months imprisonment

On 13 August 2021, Andrew Bennett, aged 43, went out drinking with his ex-partner at a beer festival and other locations. After returning to his address on High Street, Soham, an argument escalated. Bennett punched the woman in the jaw, repeatedly smashed her head on the floor, and put his hands around her neck. He also threatened her son who tried to intervene. The victim suffered a swollen and bruised face, including a bruised eye socket and a cut to her neck. Bennett was arrested the following day after being taken to hospital for his own injuries. He denied the offences in interview, claiming self-infence and that the victim had self-harmed previously.

Found guilty after trial at magistrates' court; case committed to crown court. 10-year restraining order imposed.

26 Jan 2023

Robbie Holding

Possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and heroin *

Sentence

2 years and 3 months imprisonment

Robbie Holding, a 21-year-old drug dealer of no fixed address, was selling crack cocaine and heroin between London and St Neots. Residents in St Neots reported concerns of drug dealing in Loves Way. In February 2022, police visited a home suspected of involvement and found Holding inside with 61 wraps of crack cocaine and 18 wraps of heroin in his trouser leg, £615 in cash in his pockets, and two mobile phones, one linked to the ‘Rico’ county line operating between London and St Neots.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and heroin and possession of criminal property.

12 Jan 2023

Daniel Parr

Grievous Bodily Harm *

Sentence

Indefinite hospital order

On February 2, 2022, police were called to a house in Mansion Gardens, Whittlesey, to assist paramedics with Daniel Parr, who was deemed a threat to himself. While officers were speaking with him, he pulled out a hidden broken glass bottle and stabbed two officers, causing two puncture wounds to one officer's face and large lacerations to the other's head and ear. Additional officers detained him and provided aid.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of GBH without intent. Detective Constable Kevin Poole commented on the officers' injuries and the risks they face.

8 Jan 2023

Martynas Zukauskas

Possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence *

Sentence

7 years imprisonment

On 21 May 2023, Martynas Zukauskas, 26, of Midland Road, Peterborough, drove his black BMW in the West Town area of Peterborough and pulled up alongside two men, pointing a gun at them after accusing them of beating him up and smashing his car window; the men ran away. The following day, 22 May 2023, one victim was cycling on Midland Road when Zukauskas pulled up in the same damaged BMW and pointed a pistol at him; the victim fled and reported the incident at Thorpe Wood Police Station. Zukauskas was arrested on 23 May 2023 driving the BMW in London Road, Peterborough. A search of the car found a small amount of drugs, £1,000 cash, and two mobile phones. His home search uncovered £1,400 of cocaine, drug paraphernalia, weapons including a high-powered gas canister shotgun hidden in the kitchen, designer watches, clothing, luggage, Bitcoin cryptocurrency, and a receipt for a £23,000 BMW purchase.

Found guilty of two counts of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence following a trial. Cleared of assault causing actual bodily harm. Previously admitted possession of criminal property (cash), possession with intent to supply cocaine, and possession with intent to supply cannabis. A Proceeds of Crime Act hearing will be heard at a later date.

6 Jan 2023

December 2022 5 cases

Dean Nicholson

Indecent assault *

Sentence

21 years and 7 months imprisonment

Dean Nicholson, aged 56 from Station Road, Abbots Ripton, Huntingdon, targeted four young victims known to him with sexual abuse between 1992 and 2004 in Huntingdonshire. He was 26 when he began the abuse; one victim was six years old, others under 16. The abuse involved making victims perform sexual acts on him or performing acts on them. The offences came to light when victims confided in others. He was arrested and charged with 22 offences, stood trial in November, and pleaded guilty on the fourth day. He also admitted a separate ABH assault in 1991.

Pleaded guilty on the fourth day of trial to 15 offences including five counts of gross indecency with a child and eight counts of indecent assault; also admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm against a separate adult victim in 1991; made subject of an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order; Judge Philip Grey described him as a predatory paedophile who sexualised, abused, and groomed his victims over many years.

16 Dec 2022

Gary Jackson

Burglary with intent to steal and grievous bodily harm *

Sentence

6 years imprisonment

Gary Jackson, 32, entered a sheltered housing complex in Eastfield, Peterborough, at 11.30pm on 8 March by buzzing the communal door and claiming he had forgotten his key. He went to the flat of an 81-year-old resident who was preparing for bed. When challenged to leave, Jackson assaulted the victim, pushing him over into a coffee table which broke, then kicked and punched him while demanding his PIN numbers. Neighbours heard the disturbance and called police. As officers arrived, Jackson fled with the victim's bank cards, bus pass, and a key fob. The victim suffered a broken nose, four broken ribs, and bruising to both lungs, requiring two weeks in hospital. Jackson was identified via CCTV and arrested at his home in Ash Court, Peterborough.

Found guilty following a four-day trial. Also known as David Water. Was on court bail for four previous burglaries at an over 55s supported living complex in Paston in September last year. DC Stefan Karanja described Jackson as a cowardly and dangerous man who targeted vulnerable people.

16 Dec 2022

Fjoraldo Hazizi

Producing cannabis *

Sentence

2 years and 8 months imprisonment

Robertas Cela, 36, and Fjoraldo Hazizi, 27, were arrested on 19 October after police executed a warrant at the former Toys and Prams shop in Hill Street, Wisbech. They were found living in the three-storey building surrounded by 775 cannabis plants, with electricity bypassed, costing £46,477 in power for 91 days. A black air pistol was also found. The plants had a potential yield of £211,400 to £634,200.

Admitted producing cannabis. Offered up to £8,000 for involvement.

16 Dec 2022

Robertas Cela

Producing cannabis *

Sentence

2 years and 8 months imprisonment

Admitted producing cannabis. Offered £300 a month to water the plants.

16 Dec 2022

Ishmael Khan

Failing to comply with Sex Offenders’ Register notification requirements *

Sentence

18 months in prison

Ishmael Khan, a convicted sex offender, failed to notify police of his change of address within three days after moving out of a guest house in Eastfield Road, Peterborough, sometime before 23 August 2022. He had previously informed police he was living there in January 2021. Additionally, he failed to complete his annual notification at a police station by 27 January 2022. Khan was arrested in London in April 2022.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of failing to comply with his Sex Offenders’ Register notification requirements. Placed on the register indefinitely in 2006 following conviction for indecent assault on a girl under 16. PC Lorraine Smart noted Khan showed blatant disregard for the court order.

14 Dec 2022

November 2022 7 cases

Reggie Barton

Actual Bodily Harm, Affray and Perverting the Course of Justice *

Sentence

120 hours unpaid work

Reggie Barton, 21, of Kingswood Avenue, Hitchin, was involved in the violent early-hours rampage on Saturday, 14 May 2022, in Cambridge, including actual bodily harm and affray, and also pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice.

Pleaded guilty to actual bodily harm, affray and perverting the course of justice.

28 Nov 2022

Jonathan Batt

Affray *

Sentence

4 months imprisonment suspended for 10 months

Jonathan Batt, 26, of Wissen Drive, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, was part of a gang involved in a violent early-hours rampage starting at about 3am on Saturday, 14 May 2022, outside Lola Lo’s nightclub in Cambridge, where fights escalated using belts, leading to an attack on an innocent bystander on Downing Street who was knocked unconscious and hospitalised.

Pleaded guilty to affray.

14 Nov 2022

Kai Fletcher

Affray *

Sentence

28 weeks imprisonment suspended for 12 months

Kai Fletcher, 23, of Rands Meadow, Holwell, Hitchin, was part of a gang involved in a violent early-hours rampage starting at about 3am on Saturday, 14 May 2022, outside Lola Lo’s nightclub in Cambridge, where fights escalated using belts, leading to an attack on an innocent bystander on Downing Street who was knocked unconscious and hospitalised.

Pleaded guilty to affray.

14 Nov 2022

Ben Cooper

Affray *

Sentence

16 months imprisonment suspended for 16 months

Ben Cooper, 23, of Chaucer Way, Hitchin, was part of a gang involved in a violent early-hours rampage starting at about 3am on Saturday, 14 May 2022, outside Lola Lo’s nightclub in Cambridge, where fights escalated using belts, leading to an attack on an innocent bystander on Downing Street who was knocked unconscious and hospitalised.

Pleaded guilty to affray.

14 Nov 2022

Bradley Flattery

Affray *

Sentence

6 months imprisonment suspended for 10 months

Bradley Flattery, 24, of Swinburne Avenue, Hitchin, was part of a gang involved in a violent early-hours rampage starting at about 3am on Saturday, 14 May 2022, outside Lola Lo’s nightclub in Cambridge, where fights escalated using belts, leading to an attack on an innocent bystander on Downing Street who was knocked unconscious and hospitalised.

Pleaded guilty to affray.

14 Nov 2022

Toby Ogbonna

Affray *

Sentence

100 hours unpaid work

Toby Ogbonna, 31, of Union Lane, Cambridge, was involved in affray outside Lola Lo’s nightclub during a violent early-hours rampage at about 3am on Saturday, 14 May 2022, in Cambridge.

Pleaded guilty to affray outside Lola Lo’s nightclub.

14 Nov 2022

Florin Sardaru

Rape *

Sentence

12 years and 4 months imprisonment

Florin Sardaru, 25, of Shrubland Road, London, and a 17-year-old drove from London to Cambridge city centre on 13 February 2022. In the early hours, they saw a woman walking alone in Sidney Street, led her into a car, drove her to a secluded location outside the city, and raped her. They then drove her back to the city where she contacted police. Suspects were identified via CCTV and forensic evidence, arrested on 4 March 2022.

Changed plea to guilty of rape on the first day of trial. Placed on the Sex Offenders register, handed Sexual Harm Prevention Order and indefinite restraining order against the victim.

4 Nov 2022

October 2022 2 cases

Alex Quarton

Possession with intent to supply class A drugs *

Sentence

2 years and 7 months imprisonment

Alex Quarton, 24, was found by neighbourhood officers during a welfare check on a vulnerable man at a flat in Huntingdon on 28 July 2022. He was arrested with wraps of crack cocaine and heroin clenched in his fist, a mobile phone that had fallen from his pocket, and further wraps in the sink. A search of his mobile phone revealed bulk messages sent to over 750 different telephone numbers over a six-week period offering class A drugs for sale. A search of his home in Ullswater found more than £2,000 in cash, a brand-new Apple MacBook, drug paraphernalia, and two samurai swords. He was exploiting vulnerable people through cuckooing to run drug lines.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and heroin, acquire/use/possess criminal property and assault an emergency worker.

4 Oct 2022

Ruben Lopes Roque

Possession with intent to supply class A drugs *

Sentence

2 years and 9 months imprisonment

Ruben Lopes Roque, 20, of Deene Court, Bretton, Peterborough, was seen driving erratically before crashing into two parked cars at Haddon Services, off the A1 (M), near Peterborough, at about 12.30pm on Saturday, 29 June. He tried to run off and two people attempted to restrain him, but he grabbed a man by the throat and squeezed it. When officers arrived, he said he was 'going to kill' the man and woman who had tried to stop him. He was arrested and punched an officer in the chest at Thorpe Wood Police Station. In custody, he declined to provide a specimen of breath, and a search uncovered more than 100 bags of heroin and crack cocaine. He was also found to have no licence and no insurance.

Pleaded guilty to escaping from lawful custody, possession with intent to supply crack cocaine, possession with intent to supply heroin, assault of an emergency worker, assault by beating, driving while disqualified, using threatening words with intent to cause fear of unlawful violence, failing to provide a specimen of breath for analysis, and driving without due care and attention. DC Sam Egdell described him as a violent and dangerous individual.

3 Oct 2022

September 2022 1 case

Bilal Dawlatzai

Possession with intent to supply class A drugs *

Sentence

3.5 years imprisonment

Bilal Dawlatzai, 21, of South Parade, West Town, Peterborough, was involved in multiple drug dealing incidents over the last 18 months in eastern and city centre areas of Peterborough. He was arrested several times, often attempting to discard drugs into bushes or gardens upon spotting police. On 20 February 2022, he was spotted driving a blue Audi in St Pauls Road, central Peterborough, followed into Cowper Road where he abandoned the car and fled but was caught; officers found cash, pills, burner phones, cannabis, and heroin in the vehicle. On other occasions, he threw drugs near schools, which were recovered. On 22 July 2022, he drove a silver Audi without a valid licence, leading police on a chase in Dogsthorpe Road area at speeds of 50 mph in a 30-mph zone. On 14 June 2023, in Millfield area, he was arrested after throwing a package containing 63 wraps of heroin and crack cocaine into bushes during a suspected drug deal; he also possessed £400 cash and two mobile phones with evidence of dealing. DNA testing and witness statements linked him to hundreds of pounds worth of drugs including cannabis, heroin, and crack cocaine.

Previously admitted two counts of possession of cannabis, three counts of possession with intent to supply cannabis, possession with intent to supply crack cocaine, possession with intent to supply heroin, drug driving, two counts of dangerous driving, two counts of driving without a licence and two counts of driving without insurance. Disqualified from driving for 1 year and 9 months.

20 Sep 2022

August 2022 1 case

Jerry Johnson

Robbery *

Sentence

3 years and 3 months imprisonment

Jerry Johnson, 27, of Aspley Road, Bedford, was in a vehicle that began tailgating a white SEAT Leon driven by the victim along the Stanground bypass, Peterborough, at about 12.30am on Sunday, 9 January 2022. The victim had a flat tyre and was driving slowly. The vehicle flashed its lights, prompting her to pull into a lay-by. Johnson reached through the open window, opened the door, pulled her out, and assaulted her. The victim ran off, and the car was later driven to Inhams Road in Whittlesey about an hour after the robbery and to Nursery Road in Boston, Lincolnshire, the following day. The car was found at a dealership, traced back to Whittlesey 12 hours after the theft, and advertised for sale on Facebook under a false name. Johnson was identified through bank account details, phone records, and an identification parade.

Found guilty of robbery by a jury at an earlier hearing. Was already in prison for a series of burglaries in Lincolnshire at the time of arrest.

20 Aug 2022

February 2022 2 cases

Christian Grange

Possession with intent to supply class A and B drugs *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

Police carried out a warrant at Christian Grange’s home in Wisbech on 4 January 2022 and discovered drugs including cannabis, diazepam, and cocaine. As officers arrived, they noticed Grange hide a bag of cocaine in a boat in the garden. Officers also seized Grange’s mobile phone and found evidence of drug supply.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply class A and B and possession of class C.

9 Feb 2022

Amiee Cullen

Possession with intent to supply class A drugs *

Sentence

16 months imprisonment suspended for 18 months

Officers seized Amiee Cullen's mobile phone during the warrant at the shared address in Wisbech on 4 January 2022 and found evidence of drug supply. A large amount of class A, B, and C drugs was seized.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of possession with intent to supply class A and possession of class C drugs.

9 Feb 2022

October 2021 1 case

Fabio Serrano

Actual Bodily Harm *

Sentence

30 months imprisonment

Fabio Serrano, while serving a life sentence for manslaughter at HMP Whitemoor, attacked a prison officer on October 30, 2021, after claiming his food had been contaminated. He approached the officer with a wire wrapped around his right hand and punched the officer in the chin, causing serious injuries that required hospital treatment.

Pleaded guilty to actual bodily harm. Also found guilty of two counts of unauthorised possession in prison of an offensive weapon. DC Emma Purser noted that Serrano is an incredibly dangerous criminal with previous assaults on prison officers.

21 Oct 2021

September 2021 1 case

Ryan Harrowing

Dangerous driving and assault occasioning actual bodily harm *

Sentence

10 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years, 2-year driving ban, 120 hours unpaid work, 30 days rehabilitation activity, £685 compensation

On August 7, 2020, at the Mad Hatters campsite in Queen Adelaide near Ely, Ryan Harrowing punched his father several times to the head and chest following an argument. He then put two of his children into his Volkswagen Golf and drove recklessly between tents and on grass footpaths like a rally driver. He swerved to avoid hitting a mother who stood in front of a tent to protect her sleeping children, knocking off her flipflop. Police detained him nearby. Two of his own children were in the car at the time.

Pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. History of mental health issues and no recollection of the incident but pleaded guilty due to remorse.

17 Sep 2021

August 2021 1 case

Nya Kuatois

Rape *

Sentence

7 years imprisonment

Nya Kuatois, 31, of Glenalmond Avenue, Cambridge, raped a woman while she was sleeping at a property in Cambridge. The incident occurred prior to his arrest on 23 August 2020. The victim awoke to find him raping her.

Denied the offence but was found guilty. Placed on the Sex Offenders Register indefinitely.

26 Aug 2021

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