Canterbury Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 583 verdicts at Canterbury Crown Court (Canterbury, Canterbury). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

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Sasha Mazouz

Assault with intent to commit a sexual offence *

Sentence

14 months imprisonment

On Sunday 19 June 2022, Sasha Mazouz followed his victim into a public toilet on Canterbury Lane and – as the victim left the cubicle – pushed him back inside and attempted to assault him. The victim escaped before the situation escalated any further and notified the police. Officers located and arrested Mazouz, 45, of Charlotte Street, Folkestone at the scene. During the arrest, the offender made repeated attempts to engage in inappropriate language with an attending male officer. He was charged with committing an offence with intent to commit a sexual offence and assault.

Pleaded guilty to both counts. Some of his sentence has already been served accounting for time spent on remand. Subject to notification requirements for 10 years.

1 Jan 0001

Scott Barham

Burglary *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

Scott Barham carried out an attempted break-in at a property in Conyer near Sittingbourne on 7 October 2023, smashing a window but leaving empty-handed after a dog barked. On the evening of 28 October 2023, a car was stolen from the Forty Acres area of Canterbury and used to reverse into the front of a newsagents in St Stephen’s Road, from which a large number of cigarette packets were stolen. On the afternoon of 14 November 2023, a house in Canterbury was broken into, with cash and a bank card stolen; the card was used at a shop in the city.

Admitted two counts of burglary, one attempted burglary and fraud. Repeat burglar.

1 Jan 0001

Sam Crew

Burglary *

Sentence

4 years and 3 months imprisonment

Sam Crew, along with Ryan Fountain, committed a series of 19 offences including house and business break-ins and car thefts across Thanet between 24 June and 16 July 2019. He broke into a house on St Michael's Avenue and was involved in aggravated vehicle-taking. He also admitted to burglarising three businesses on 15 July: a farm shop in Birchington, a Co-op in Broadstairs, and another shop on George Hill Road, Broadstairs. He was arrested on 16 July 2019 in Margate.

Pleaded guilty to five offences including a house break-in on St Michael's Avenue and aggravated vehicle-taking. Of Arlington Gardens, Margate.

1 Jan 0001

Sam Marshall

Possession of class A drugs with intent to supply *

Sentence

six years and one month imprisonment

Sam Marshall and James Hammacott were in a Mercedes van suspected of being linked to drug dealing, stopped by Kent Police on the A299 Thanet Way near St Nicholas-at-Wade on 1 February 2023. Officers found two packages of cocaine, each weighing more than a kilo, and a shoebox containing more than £25,000 in cash.

Pleaded guilty to possession of class A drugs with intent to supply and possession of criminal property. Aged 32, from West Sussex.

1 Jan 0001

Sam Murphy

Arson *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment

Sam Murphy, from Selling, and a teenage boy set fire to a car belonging to a relative of a teenage girl who had been the victim of harassment by the boy, near a house in Whitstable in the early hours of 5 July 2020. They smashed a window, poured a flammable liquid inside, and ignited it. Kent Fire and Rescue Service extinguished the fire before it spread. CCTV identified them, and they were arrested the same day in a vehicle containing petrol canisters and the crowbar used.

Admitted arson. A five-year restraining order was put in place, preventing contact with the victim or her family.

1 Jan 0001

Sam Wood

Affray *

Sentence

17 months imprisonment

Sam Wood produced a blade at the County Hotel, Ashford, on the evening of Thursday 29 July 2021, threatening people and behaving erratically. Kent Police attended around 11.45pm, arrested him in the beer garden where he showed them a bag containing the knife and a small quantity of cannabis. He became aggressive when led to a police van, spat at officers, and attempted to headbutt one. He also caused criminal damage to a prison cell.

Pleaded guilty to affray, possession of a knife in a public place, assaulting an emergency worker, criminal damage to a prison cell and possession of cannabis. Immediately recalled to prison for breaching the terms of his licence in relation to a separate conviction.

1 Jan 0001

Troy Gosden

Wounding with intent *

Sentence

five years and six months’ imprisonment

On 25 January 2023, an 18-year-old man was walking with a friend in Benstead Grove, Faversham, when a vehicle was deliberately driven at them. The victim ran to St Paul’s Avenue seeking help and was pursued by Troy Gosden and Kai Theodule from the car. Gosden assaulted the victim with a machete, puncturing his lung and causing cuts to an arm and hands. The victim underwent surgery. Gosden was arrested on 28 January 2023.

Pleaded guilty to wounding with intent and possessing a machete in a public place.

1 Jan 0001

Vladimir Mrdak

Attempting to import class A drugs *

Sentence

nine years’ imprisonment

Vladimir Mrdak was driving a Slovakian-registered lorry stopped at the Channel Tunnel terminal in Coquelles, France, on 12 July this year. A search by Border Force uncovered 40 kilos of cocaine hidden in plastic wrapped packages placed in boxes on top of legitimate goods of bottle tops and paper rolls. The drugs would have been worth around £3.2 million if sold on the streets of the UK.

Pleaded guilty to attempting to import class A drugs. Told investigators he did not know how the drugs ended up in the trailer.

1 Jan 0001

Tyler Mcdermott

Possession of class A drugs with intent to supply *

Sentence

two-and-a-half years imprisonment

Tyler McDermott, 21, from Ramsgate, was arrested after attending Margate Police Station in relation to an unrelated incident on Thursday 24 October 2019. A search of his vehicle uncovered ketamine, cocaine and MDMA worth more than £500, some of which was hidden in a plastic egg in his van. Analysis of his phone found messages dating back at least three months arranging drug deals with users.

Admitted two counts of possession of class A drugs with intent to supply and one count of possessing class B drugs with intent to supply.

1 Jan 0001

Uttam Gurung

Possession with intent to supply class A drugs *

Sentence

three years in prison

Uttam Gurung, 26, from Willesborough, was detained by police in New Street, Ashford, on Thursday 26 October 2023 and found with 50 wraps of class A drugs including crack cocaine and heroin in his clothing. His car, identified as linked to drug dealing, was searched and found to contain cannabis, a cannabis grinder, a mobile phone and cash. A search of his home address uncovered a larger amount of money and a second mobile phone.

Pleaded guilty to all charges.

1 Jan 0001

Valter Pimentel

Burglary, fraud and theft *

Sentence

15 months imprisonment

Valter Pimentel, 22, from Folkestone, was sentenced following an investigation by Folkestone’s Victim Based Crime Team into numerous offences: fraudulent use of a bank card stolen from a woman in her 70s in Sandgate Road on 28 July 2021; theft of £2,500 worth of jewellery from a shop in Bouverie Place Shopping Centre on 17 October 2021; theft of various items from Tesco in Cheriton High Street on 14 October 2021; theft of clothing from a shop in Bouverie Place Shopping Centre on 23 April 2022; burglary of Asda in Bouverie Place on 24 December 2022.

Some of the offences took place during the term of a suspended sentence previously given for affray.

1 Jan 0001

Vasile Balcovei

Facilitating illegal immigration *

Sentence

32 months imprisonment

Vasile Balcovei, 49, from Tulcea in Romania, a lorry driver who smuggled migrants into the UK for a London-based people smuggling gang, dropped two individuals he had smuggled into the UK at Thurrock Services in Essex in February 2021. The drop-off was witnessed by a member of the public, and the two illegal passengers were picked up by a mini-cab which was being tracked by the NCA. Officers were later able to trace Balcovei’s lorry back to the scene, but by that time he had left the country and returned home. He was eventually arrested in Romania and extradited to the UK to face charges in September.

Pleaded guilty to facilitating illegal immigration.

1 Jan 0001

Victor Walkom

Sexual activity with a child *

Sentence

10 years imprisonment

Victor Walkom carried out sexual offences against two girls aged less than 15 years old. The offences took place in 2016 and 2017. He was charged with five counts of sexual activity with a child and one count of causing a child to watch a sexual act. The victims later reported the offences to Kent Police, prompting an investigation by detectives from the Vulnerability Investigation Team.

Denied the charges but was found guilty of all six counts by a jury. Made the subject of an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

1 Jan 0001

Thomas Pearson

Wounding with intent *

Sentence

6.5 years imprisonment

Thomas Pearson, along with Matthew Sales and Jed Coates, attacked the victim with a kitchen knife, a chain and a wooden bat in Cheriton Road, Folkestone, at around 11.50am on 25 August 2020. Pearson approached the victim, punched him repeatedly in the face, and later hit him with a bike chain. The victim was taken to hospital with stab wounds requiring long-term treatment. The attack was witnessed by members of the public, including a young girl. Pearson handed himself in on 1 September 2020.

From Folkestone. Admitted wounding with intent and possession of an offensive weapon.

1 Jan 0001

Thomas Verdon

Indecent assault *

Sentence

10 years imprisonment

Thomas Verdon, an 84-year-old former armed services member, abused multiple underage girls in the 1970s and 1980s in Hythe, near Folkestone, Kent. Kent Police received a report in 2019 and charged him with seven counts of indecent assault on a girl under 14 and four counts of gross indecency with a girl under 14. At Canterbury Crown Court in January 2023, he was convicted and sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment with an additional three years on extended licence. He died in custody at HMP Norwich in December 2024.

Also given an extended licence of three years following release. Convicted of seven counts of indecent assault on a girl under 14 and four counts of gross indecency with a girl under 14. Some victims were under 10 years old.

1 Jan 0001

Tomas Molnar

Possession of cocaine with intent to supply *

Sentence

2 years and 3 months imprisonment

Officers from Kent Police’s County Lines and Gangs Team patrolled Tram Road, Folkestone, on Friday 14 January 2022 after information about drug dealing. They witnessed suspicious activity in a car park and stopped a Range Rover on The Leas in which Tomas Molnar was travelling. He had around £350-worth of cocaine and was arrested. A search of his home on Broadmead Road uncovered more than £3,000 in cash, around £3,000-worth of cocaine, a knuckle duster, nunchucks and a mobile phone used to advertise drugs and arrange deals.

Admitted possession of cocaine with intent to supply, possession of weapons and possession of criminal property.

1 Jan 0001

Ta-Shan Thompson-Campbell

supplying class A drugs *

Sentence

four and a half years imprisonment

Ta-Shan Thompson-Campbell was identified as the holder of the ‘A1’ County Line operating in Canterbury. On Friday 12 February 2021, officers stopped a car he was a passenger in on the A2050 and recovered the county line mobile phone discarded under the driver’s seat and over £2,000 in cash (£1,400 from Thompson-Campbell and £900 from the car). Phone data confirmed he made 11 trips to Canterbury in a three-month period and sent bulk marketing texts for the drugs line.

Pleaded guilty to being concerned in dealing heroin and cocaine and possession of criminal property.

1 Jan 0001

Taylor Houston

Conspiracy to burgle *

Sentence

four and a half years imprisonment

Taylor Houston was involved in 10 burglaries at properties in Herne Bay, Canterbury, Blean, Whitstable, Wingham and Sandwich between October and November 2022, as part of a conspiracy to burgle. A van linked to the offences was stopped in Sandwich on 21 November 2022. Jewellery stolen during some burglaries was recovered and returned to victims.

Admitted the charge. Aged 28, from Herne Bay. Prior investigative links to the offences.

1 Jan 0001

Terence Kamara

Exposure *

Sentence

2 years and 4 months imprisonment

Terence Kamara, 26, of no fixed address, exposed himself and performed indecent acts in front of three female victims on separate occasions in Canterbury in March 2022: first near public toilets on 22 March 2022 caught on CCTV, then two teenage girls reported similar incidents, and again on 28 March 2022 to a woman in her 20s in the North Holmes Road area.

Pleaded guilty to engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child and three counts of exposure. Issued with a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and required to sign the sex offender register for 10 years.

1 Jan 0001

Terrance Kamara

Exposure *

Sentence

56 weeks’ imprisonment

Terrance Kamara, a prisoner at HMP Elmley in Sheppey, repeatedly exposed himself to a member of prison staff after they responded to him pressing an emergency alarm bell. He would request items such as a pen or paper, and when the victim returned he would be exposed and committing an indecent act. The offences happened during July, August and October 2022 and led to him being charged with three counts of exposure, sexual assault of another victim inside the prison, and assault on an emergency worker.

Pleaded guilty to all charges. Added to the sex offender register for 10 years. Previously jailed in October 2022 for two-and-a-half years for prior sex offences.

1 Jan 0001

Terry Dunne

Grievous bodily harm and drink driving *

Sentence

6 years imprisonment and 65 months driving ban

On 1 April 2018 at 4am, Terry Dunne, 31, deliberately rammed a 48-year-old man with his white Range Rover in Vicarage Lane car park, Ashford, following a row involving a group of people. He then sped off, chased by police for nearly 100 yards, and was stopped in Station Road. Tests revealed he was almost twice the legal drink-drive limit. The victim was taken to a London hospital. Dunne later pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm and drink driving.

Pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm and drink driving. Used his white Range Rover as a weapon after a street row. Showed no remorse, fled the scene. The victim was taken to hospital but escaped more serious injuries. Detective Constable Kirsty Gee commented: 'Dunne used the force of a car to purposely hit his victim... There is no excuse for premeditated violence.'

1 Jan 0001

Terry Jones

Being concerned in the supply of class A drugs *

Sentence

two and a half years imprisonment

Terry Jones, 29, from Wandsworth, south-west London, was found at a sheltered housing property in the Foord Road area of Folkestone during a Kent Police warrant on 1 April 2021, along with a 15-year-old boy from south London. Searches uncovered around 35 wraps of heroin and analysis of messages on a phone in Jones' possession showed it had been used to arrange drug deals. The property had been 'cuckooed' by drug dealers using the home of a vulnerable person as a base.

Admitted being concerned in the supply of class A drugs.

1 Jan 0001

Steven Boorman

Non-contact sexual offences *

Sentence

16 months imprisonment

Steven Boorman, an alcoholic paedophile from the Sittingbourne area in Kent, of no fixed abode, targeted six fake child profiles on Facebook over a series of weeks in autumn 2020. He believed he was grooming underage teenagers, badgering them, sending indecent images of himself, telling one to be a big girl and another that mum does not need to know. Unbeknownst to him, the profiles were operated by paedophile hunters.

Pleaded guilty to nine non-contact sexual offences. Representing himself from HMP Elmley, said in mitigation: 'I've never done this before, the drink overtook me. I would like to get back to normal, I've lost all my family.' Subject to lifetime notification requirements and 10-year sexual harm prevention order.

1 Jan 0001

Steven Luckie

Dangerous driving *

Sentence

20 months in prison, followed by a three-year disqualification from driving

On Friday 5 November 2021, Steven Luckie, a 50-year-old from Cradlebridge Drive, Willesborough, failed to stop for a marked police vehicle on the A259 in New Romney due to his manner of driving. He switched off his headlights, repeatedly reversed into the police vehicle in Sussex Road, and later rammed it again in Ashford Road. Officers ended the pursuit for safety. The car was found abandoned and burnt in Westwell Lane, Ashford. Three days later, Luckie reported the car stolen.

Found guilty by a jury. PC Gary Burgess from Folkestone Community Policing Team commented that Luckie put lives at risk and showed disregard for the law.

1 Jan 0001

Steven Palmer

Sexual touching of a girl *

Sentence

6 years imprisonment with 3 years on licence

On Tuesday 7 December 2022, Steven Palmer followed a schoolgirl walking through Dane Park in Margate during the early evening. He grabbed her from behind, pushed her to the ground, tried to remove her clothing, and sexually assaulted her by touching her inappropriately. The incident was witnessed by another girl who alerted nearby dog walkers. One dog walker shone a torch on the scene, pushed Palmer away from the victim, and the group confronted him. Palmer attempted to assault one of the men but was prevented from leaving until police arrived and arrested him.

Admitted one count of sexual touching of a girl at Canterbury Crown Court. Additional offence of common assault against a witness to lie on file. Subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

1 Jan 0001

Steven Skelton

Causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity *

Sentence

10 years imprisonment

Steven Skelton encouraged children to share videos of themselves online in return for digital gifts on a website with a chat room and gifting feature. He possessed more than 230 saved videos of victims as young as seven live streaming between 2019 and 2020, plus over 70 category A images/videos. Interactions included sexual conversations with children, including a 13-year-old from Kent in December 2017. Devices seized from his property in Canterbury Road on 10 August 2020 contained indecent material.

Admitted three charges of taking an indecent image of a child, two counts of possessing indecent images, ten counts of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and one charge of sexual communication with a child. Placed on Sex Offenders Register for life and subject to Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

1 Jan 0001

Stuart Girt

Robbery *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

Stuart Girt and Melissa Goldstone entered a shop in Cheriton High Street at 6.30am on Friday 4 September 2020, both wearing masks. Girt, holding a seven-inch bread knife, went behind the counter and ordered a worker to open the till. Goldstone, holding a shorter vegetable knife, pointed the weapon at another worker. The pair stole more than £300 in cash and packets of cigarettes before leaving.

Pleaded guilty to robbery and possession of a knife. Aged 42, from Folkestone.

1 Jan 0001

Stuart Goodwin

Wounding with intent *

Sentence

nine years imprisonment and one year on licence

Stuart Goodwin cut a woman with a knife, causing a three-inch cut to her chin, during an incident in the Cheriton Road area of central Folkestone on 25 May 2020. He shut himself in a room with a child and tried to attack attending police officers with the knife, assaulting three PCs and a sergeant during his arrest. He also admitted dangerous driving after driving into a teenage boy on a moped in Radnor Park Avenue, Folkestone, on 25 February 2020, and failing to stop at the scene.

Admitted wounding with intent, child cruelty, four counts of assaulting an emergency worker, and dangerous driving.

1 Jan 0001

Stuart Holland

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm and theft *

Sentence

three years' imprisonment

Stuart Holland, 45, and Jo Bath, 46, both of Union Street, Canterbury, attacked a man in his late fifties in his home in Fleetwood Avenue, Herne Bay, on the evening of Saturday 16 March 2019, where Holland had previously carried out renovation work. They used homophobic language, hit the victim on the legs and head with a fire poker and wooden truncheon, and forced the poker into his mouth before stealing his wallet and fleeing when police were called.

Admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm and theft.

1 Jan 0001

Robert Luff

Possession of a bladed article *

Sentence

18 months imprisonment

On 27 July 2018, Robert Luff, 49, knocked on a neighbour's door in Canterbury demanding a hammer, claiming people in his home were under attack. When told there was no hammer, he grabbed two knives from their kitchen drawer. He then went to another nearby house, banged on their back window, and asked the residents to call police while standing in their garden holding the blades. Officers arrived to find him shouting and acting aggressively. During his arrest, Luff pushed a police officer to the ground and kicked her in the leg. The knives were seized and he was taken into custody, unable to explain his behaviour. He pleaded guilty to possession of a bladed article in public and assaulting a constable.

Pleaded guilty to possession of a bladed article in public and assaulting a constable.

1 Jan 0001

Robert Mills

Rape *

Sentence

eight-and-a-half years' imprisonment with an extended licence period of five-and-a-half years

Robert Mills met his victim in New Romney one evening in August 2019 before they walked back to his home in Greatstone. Mills had offered to walk the woman home but instead led her through the woods to where he lived and once inside locked the door and raped her. The woman was terrified after Mills had shown her he was carrying a knife, but she managed to escape from his property following the attack and ran home to safety during the early hours of the morning. The incident was reported to Kent Police straight away and Mills was arrested the same day.

Convicted of two counts of rape following a trial. Denied allegations and showed no remorse.

1 Jan 0001

Robert Nelson Neill

Rape of a child under 13 *

Sentence

20 years imprisonment

Robert Nelson Neill, a 62-year-old resident of Folkestone, Kent, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for a series of heinous sexual offences against children. The predatory paedophile was found guilty at Canterbury Crown Court of raping a child under the age of 13, alongside five counts of sexual assault, one count of inciting sexual activity with a child, four counts of making indecent images, and one count of taking an indecent image. These crimes, described in court as monstrous, were committed between January 2011 and October 2014, targeting two young victims. Neill, residing at Castle Hill Avenue in Folkestone, pleaded not guilty to all charges during his trial. Despite his denials, the evidence presented led to his conviction. Judge Heather Norton imposed the 20-year custodial sentence, extending it by an additional four years on licence, meaning Neill will remain under strict supervision upon any potential release. In a comprehensive ruling, the judge also placed Neill indefinitely on the Sex Offenders' Register and issued a Sexual Harm Prevention Order, further barring him from any work or voluntary roles involving children. The investigation was led by Detective Constable Rebecca Thomas of Kent Police, who commended the victims' courage.

Pleaded not guilty to all charges. Extended licence period of 4 years upon any release. Placed indefinitely on the Sex Offenders' Register and issued a Sexual Harm Prevention Order, barred from work or voluntary roles involving children.

1 Jan 0001

Roger Tester

Rape *

Sentence

22 years’ imprisonment with a further year on licence

Roger Tester, aged 78 from Dover, subjected his victim to a campaign of sexual abuse starting in the late 1970s when she was a child, including rape, gross indecency and indecent assault. The victim reported the crimes to Kent Police in December 2019 leading to his charge and conviction.

Found guilty after trial despite denying charges. Investigating officer commended victim's bravery.

1 Jan 0001

Roland Berko

Robbery *

Sentence

6 years and 9 months imprisonment

Roland Berko, 22, of no fixed address, and Erik Mata targeted a vulnerable man in his 30s on 4 January 2019 along Folkestone Road in Dover, following him into an alleyway, pretending to be police, and stealing money, bank card, bus pass and mobile phone. On 7 January 2019, they targeted a teenage boy at a bus stop in London Road, Dover, luring him to Templar Street, pulling a knife, and stealing cash and phone. Berko also committed burglaries: stealing electrical items from a house in Leighton Road on 11 December 2018, and stealing a key from a property in De Burgh Hill on 18 January 2019.

Found guilty of two robberies in March 2021. Sentence included terms for two burglaries in Dover in December 2018 and January 2019.

1 Jan 0001

Romans Gzibovskis

Importation of a controlled drug *

Sentence

7 years imprisonment

Romans Gzibovskis attempted to hide 16 kilos of cocaine in the battery area of an HGV carrying empty plastic pallets. He was stopped by Border Force officers at Dover’s Eastern Docks on 24 August. Officers scanned the vehicle and noticed an anomaly in the external battery compartment. The large HGV battery had been removed and replaced with smaller car batteries wired together, with the cocaine placed in the space left between them. The cocaine was estimated to be worth approximately £650,000 at street level.

Pleaded guilty to one count of being involved in the importation of a controlled drug.

1 Jan 0001

Ruben Smith

Affray and causing actual bodily harm *

Sentence

1 year in custody

Ruben Smith was part of a group in New Street, Folkestone, on the afternoon of 6 October 2022. Smith took offence to comments made by Anthony Armstrong, who was walking with friends, and punched him in the face. Mark Green then continued the assault, causing Armstrong to fall backwards and hit his head on the ground. Smith and Green left the scene but were identified and arrested the same day. Armstrong, aged 49, was unconscious, flown to a London hospital, and died three days later from his injuries.

Aged 19, from Folkestone. Admitted causing actual bodily harm and affray; found not guilty of manslaughter following a trial.

1 Jan 0001

Ruth Lambert

Conspiring to burgle *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

Ruth Lambert and Jessica Silvester preyed on terminally ill residents in Thanet, Canterbury, Whitstable, Faversham and Herne Bay, posing as nurses to steal morphine and other painkillers prescribed for end-of-life care. They used access to patient records from their work as paramedics with South East Coast Ambulance Service. They worked in tandem, one researching addresses and the other stealing. Offending spanned nine months from December 2020, with at least 25 burglaries. They also stole medication from ambulances and NHS reserves between 2018 and 2021.

Pleaded guilty to conspiring to burgle and conspiring to commit theft.

1 Jan 0001

Ryan Bragg

Possession of cocaine with intent to supply *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Ryan Bragg was arrested when officers carried out a warrant at his property in Moat Lane near Canterbury on Monday 21 November 2022. Items seized included two large knives, £11,000 in cash and around 320g of cocaine with an estimated street value of £30,000. A phone found at the property contained messages showing it had been used to arrange drug deals. Bragg attempted to flee through a window but was detained.

Admitted possession of cocaine with intent to supply. Further court hearings to recover proceeds of crime planned.

1 Jan 0001

Ryan Fountain

Burglary *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Ryan Fountain, along with Sam Crew, committed a series of 19 offences including house and business break-ins and car thefts across Thanet between 24 June and 16 July 2019. On 10 July, he burgled a home on Margate Road, Ramsgate. On 14 July, he was riding in a stolen vehicle and used a stolen bank card. He also admitted to burglarising three businesses on 15 July: a farm shop in Birchington, a Co-op in Broadstairs, and another shop on George Hill Road, Broadstairs. He was arrested on 16 July 2019 in Margate.

Pleaded guilty to six offences including residential burglary, riding in a stolen vehicle, and using a stolen bank card. Homeless at time of sentencing.

1 Jan 0001

Ryan Nicholl

Conspiring to supply class A and class B drugs *

Sentence

16 years imprisonment

Ryan Nicholl, of Folkestone, together with others used the EncroChat encrypted communications system to exchange messages with organised criminals to buy and sell large quantities of drugs. The network was infiltrated by police. An investigation linked the group's activity to an encrypted mobile phone and £315,000 in cash seized following a car stop in Deal in May 2020. Analysis of messages showed the sale of more than 30 kilos of cocaine organised through EncroChat, with photographs of illegal substances shared before prices agreed. Nicholl was arrested on 23 November 2020 when warrants were executed at Folkestone addresses by Kent Police.

Admitted conspiring to supply class A and class B drugs at a previous hearing.

1 Jan 0001

Ronnie Mead

Robbery *

Sentence

three years imprisonment

Ronnie Mead approached a delivery driver aggressively in Chaucer Road at around 12.55pm on Thursday 14 April 2022, grabbing him by his top whilst shouting and swearing. He took the keys to the vehicle, climbed in and drove off despite the man's attempts to stop him. The van was tracked using its device and stopped in Godden Road where Mead was arrested surrounded by half-opened packages. He was also in possession of the driver's wallet.

Pleaded guilty to robbery, taking a motor vehicle without consent and possession of cannabis.

1 Jan 0001

Robert Reddin

Attempting to arrange the commission of a child sex offence *

Sentence

four and a half years imprisonment

Robert Reddin, 70, was arrested at his home in St Mary’s Bay, Romney Marsh on 11 June 2018 during a Kent Police investigation into indecent images of children. Police found indecent images on his laptop and uncovered sexual messages he had sent to people he believed to be children as young as 11, including adults he hoped would help him meet children. He encouraged them to engage in sexual acts, send pictures and meet him.

Admitted multiple offences including attempting to arrange the commission of a child sex offence, attempting to incite a child to engage in sexual activity and making indecent photos of children. Made subject of a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

1 Jan 0001

Robert Vyse

Harassment *

Sentence

four years and four months imprisonment

Robert Vyse repeatedly threatened and followed a woman. During their relationship, he put a tracker on her phone, controlled how she dressed, who she could be friends with, monitored her social media contacts and made her change her job. He subjected her to an assault and caused damage to her home. After they separated, he bombarded her with text messages and calls, culminating in a threat to attend her home in October 2022. When police attempted to arrest him by leaning into his vehicle to take his keys, he drove off, injuring the officer’s arm.

Admitted harassment, controlling or coercive behaviour, assault and assaulting an emergency worker. 34-year-old from Herne Bay.

1 Jan 0001

Reid Gawler

Causing grievous bodily harm with intent *

Sentence

12 years imprisonment

Reid Gawler repeatedly stabbed a woman following an argument at a flat in Sturry near Canterbury on 21 September 2020, leaving the victim with life-threatening head and neck injuries. Kent Police were called to River View at 1.25am after residents heard shouted threats and doors being kicked. A neighbour provided first aid before police and paramedics arrived. Gawler had left the scene, overheard saying 'I’ve killed her', and was quickly arrested nearby. The knife used in the attack was recovered from the property he fled to. The victim was hospitalised and discharged suffering long-term effects. Prior arguments between Gawler and the victim were reported.

Admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

1 Jan 0001

Richard Scaife

Rape *

Sentence

20 years imprisonment

Richard Scaife, 46, of Camden Crescent, Dover, arranged to meet a woman working as a sex worker at a flat in Tontine Street, Folkestone, on the afternoon of Friday 5 November 2021. He grabbed her by the throat, told her he had a knife, raped her, then retrieved an imitation firearm from his jacket, locked the door, and raped her a second time. The victim convinced him to leave, then phoned police who arrested him as he drove away. A small folding knife, bayonet, imitation firearm, and duct tape were found in his car; further weapons including a knuckleduster, samurai sword, machete, and imitation firearms were found at his home.

Found guilty of two counts of rape and possession of an imitation firearm while committing an offence following a trial.

1 Jan 0001

Ricky Neville

Outraging public decency and breaching a sexual offences prevention order *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment

On 15 December 2019, Kent Police responded to reports of a suspicious man wearing only a burgundy jumper lurking near Thanet Road in Margate. Officers found 51-year-old Ricky Neville hiding in bushes. He attempted to flee but was quickly arrested. Neville confessed he had recently been freed from prison and deliberately went out intending to perform an indecent act in public. He was convicted of outraging public decency and breaching a sexual offences prevention order that prohibited him from removing clothing in public and entering parks, gardens, churchyards, or woods.

Admitted outraging public decency and breaching the sexual offences prevention order. His SOPO banned him from removing clothing in public and entering parks, gardens, churchyards, or woods. Detective Sergeant Jade Barrett commented that Neville may have thought hiding in a bush would keep others safe, but being in a public place put people at risk of witnessing his crime.

1 Jan 0001

Rennie Ash

Possessing class A drugs with intent to supply *

Sentence

six years and nine months imprisonment

Rennie Ash was pulled over by officers in Margate on 15 March 2019 after his Ford Transit van was spotted without a valid MOT certificate in Millmead Road. Officers found a large block of cocaine worth around £20,000, two bags of cannabis, cash and a knuckleduster in the vehicle. A search of his home in Belmont Road, Broadstairs uncovered a further £40,000 in cash. Messages on his phone showed he continued drug dealing while under investigation.

The 49-year-old from Broadstairs admitted possessing an offensive weapon, criminal property and two counts relating to class A drug dealing.

1 Jan 0001

Reuben Daley

Wounding with intent *

Sentence

13 years imprisonment with an extended 4-year period on licence

Reuben Daley, 43, from Folkestone, hit his victim up to 30 times with a hammer during an assault outside a pub in Harbour Way, Folkestone, on Thursday 6 February 2020. He followed the victim back into the pub and continued the assault. A member of the public took the hammer from Daley before he fled. He was arrested three days later. The victim lost consciousness and suffered cuts to his face and head.

Pleaded guilty to wounding with intent and possession of an offensive weapon.

1 Jan 0001

Ricardo Cain

Being concerned in the supply of class A drugs *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Ricardo Cain, 23, of no fixed address, was involved in running the 'Mitch and Romeo' county lines drug network between south London, Folkestone and Tunbridge Wells. Arrested at a hotel in The Leas, Folkestone, in possession of £1,000-worth of crack cocaine and heroin and £2,000 in cash. Communications linked him to Brown.

Admitted being concerned in the supply of class A drugs.

1 Jan 0001

Richard Champion

Attempted robbery *

Sentence

3 years and 3 months imprisonment

Richard Champion, 27, formerly of Oxford Street, Margate, committed shoplifting on 11 March 2020 at a supermarket in Grange Road, Ramsgate, stealing steaks, milk and chocolate worth £200. On 13 March 2020, outside a supermarket in Station Road, Westgate-on-Sea, he drew a knife while attempting to enter before opening, cutting a shop worker's finger. On 23 March 2020, he stole £700 worth of cosmetics from a store in Margate High Street. Identified via CCTV showing distinctive striped trousers and arrested on 24 March 2020.

Admitted attempted robbery, possession of a knife and two counts of shoplifting at Canterbury Crown Court on 16 December 2020.

1 Jan 0001

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About Canterbury Crown Court

Canterbury Crown Court, located in Canterbury, Canterbury, is a Crown Court that handles serious criminal cases including murder, rape, robbery, and other indictable offences. With 583 sentencing records in our database, it is one of the Crown Courts serving the Canterbury, Canterbury area. Crown Courts sit with a judge and jury, and have the power to impose the full range of sentences available under UK law.

The court can be found at Chaucer Road, Canterbury, CT1 1ZA.

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Canterbury Crown Court Sentencing Results

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