Canterbury Crown Court Sentencing Results

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

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Martin Harrison

Attempting to meet a child following sexual grooming *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment and a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order

Martin Harrison, 48, of Walsall, used an instant messaging app in October 2019 to send explicit messages to who he believed was a 12-year-old girl, actually an undercover officer from ERSOU. Despite knowing her age, he encouraged her to meet for sex and arranged to meet in Dover town centre on 20 October 2019 before travelling to France. He was arrested by Kent Police officers.

Pleaded guilty to attempted sexual communication with a child, arranging or facilitating the commission of a child sex offence, and attempting to meet a child following sexual grooming.

1 Jan 0001

Martin Kamesa

Being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin *

Sentence

3 years 9 months imprisonment

Martin Kamesa, a 24-year-old county line dealer from Gipsy Lane, Birmingham, brought heroin and crack cocaine from the West Midlands to Thanet via the 'CJ' county line from March 2022, using a local woman to help distribute the drugs to users in Thanet. He was identified as the runner, arrested in Birmingham in August 2022, and brought to Kent for questioning following an investigation by Kent Police’s County Lines and Gangs Team.

Admitted being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin.

1 Jan 0001

Matthew Bevan

Threats to kill, assault by beating, and stalking *

Sentence

2 years and 10 months imprisonment

On 22 March 2018, Matthew Bevan caused a disturbance outside a woman’s home on Joseph’s Way, Kent, shouting racist abuse at a man he believed to be inside. Police arrested him and subsequent investigation revealed that in April 2017 he threatened the same woman with a knife after a heated argument, and in October 2017 he assaulted her inside a property. He admitted the charges at Canterbury Crown Court on 23 July 2018.

Pleaded guilty to threats to kill, assault by beating, and stalking. The victim was praised for her courage in coming forward.

1 Jan 0001

Matthew Case

Controlling or coercive behaviour and assault occasioning actual bodily harm *

Sentence

two years and two months imprisonment

Matthew Case, formerly of Samuel Peto Way, Ashford, engaged in controlling and coercive behaviour towards a woman during their relationship. Kent Police were called to his home in 2021 following reports of shouting. The victim disclosed that Case refused to let her leave the house to meet family and friends, repeatedly accused her of being unfaithful, took her mobile phones to prevent her alerting others, damaged phones on other occasions, and assaulted her on a number of occasions. He was arrested on 23 March 2021 after 'boxing in' the victim's car at a location in Ashford.

Admitted controlling or coercive behaviour and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Indefinite restraining order imposed.

1 Jan 0001

Mark Billingy

possession of an imitation firearm, robbery, possession of an offensive weapon, theft and affray *

Sentence

seven and a half years' imprisonment with an extended three years on licence

On 23 May 2023, threatened a member of staff at a shop in William Street and found in possession of a knife. On 6 June 2023, argued with a motorist in Beech Street, kicking the car and waving a flick knife. Later the same month, argued with a group of men in Central Parade, made racist comments, returned holding a BB gun and knife while making threats. On 27 August 2023, while on court bail, shoplifted from a shop in Herne Bay High Street and made threats of violence to staff who challenged him.

Charged with multiple offences following investigations by East Kent CID and Canterbury’s Victim Based Crime Team between May and August 2023. Described as a persistent menace carrying weapons and putting residents and shop workers in fear.

1 Jan 0001

Mark Clover

Inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity *

Sentence

two years and seven months imprisonment

Clover contacted a girl who was 12 at the time in 2019, sent her sexual messages and encouraged her to engage in sexual activity. Separate messages showed him sending similar messages to a girl he believed to be 14. He was arrested at his home in July 2020 and his mobile phone was seized and analysed.

Found guilty following a trial. Sentence includes a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO).

1 Jan 0001

Mark Terry

Encouraging or assisting the commission of a child sex offence *

Sentence

9 years imprisonment

Mark Terry, previously of Maidstone Road, Ashford, Kent, used an online payment website to send women in the Philippines cash in exchange for videos of them sexually abusing girls, which he directed. He frequently paid between £15 and £25 for videos lasting between two and three minutes, sent live via a messaging app. Police searched his house in February 2018 and seized his computer, on which a forensic examination located around 7,000 indecent images of children.

Admitted 15 counts of encouraging or assisting the commission of a child sex offence and four counts of possessing indecent images of children. Subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for life.

1 Jan 0001

Mark Tucker

Attempting to import class A drugs *

Sentence

16 years imprisonment

Mark Tucker, 54, from Blackburn, was the passenger on an empty coach driven by Christopher Bullows. The coach was stopped at Dover Docks in September 2020. Border Force uncovered 243 kilos of cocaine hidden in a specially constructed wastewater tank. The drugs would have been worth around £19.4 million on UK streets. Tucker claimed he was a mechanic checking on air conditioning repairs, but it had been fixed in the UK months earlier.

Convicted by a jury following a five-day trial.

1 Jan 0001

Lulian-Ioan Stratulat

Attempting to smuggle cocaine *

Sentence

15 years 9 months imprisonment

On the evening of 29 August 2020, Marain Macovei and Lulian-Ioan Stratulat were stopped at UK border controls in Coquelles, France, driving a Renault Trafic van. They claimed to be heading to London for a day trip transporting post and beer. Stratulat had an encrypted mobile phone and told officers about the cargo. Border Force found taped packages hidden behind plastic panels containing approximately 39 kilograms of cocaine, valued at £3 million at street level.

Initially pleaded not guilty, found guilty following a two-day trial on 24 February 2021.

1 Jan 0001

Macauley Skirrow

Causing death by dangerous driving *

Sentence

4 and a half years imprisonment

On Sunday 23 August 2020, Macauley Skirrow’s vehicle collided with a motorbike being ridden along Sutton Road in Deal after he overtook another vehicle waiting at the crossroads with Mongeham Road and Sutton Road. Skirrow did not stop at the crossroad. The motorcyclist, a man in his 70s, died at the scene. Skirrow was arrested at the scene and charged with causing death by dangerous driving, causing death by driving a vehicle while unlicensed and uninsured.

Pleaded guilty. Disqualified from driving for three years and until an extended driving test is passed.

1 Jan 0001

Maksims Seluks

Conspiring to steal vehicles *

Sentence

2 years, 1 month imprisonment

Maksims Seluks was part of a trio linked to the thefts of 29 vehicles from Ashford, Hawkinge, Tonbridge, Tenterden and Maidstone in October and November 2022. They used an electronic device to capture signals emitted by car keys and trick vehicles into thinking keys were present. The thieves travelled from east London in vehicles with cloned number plates, targeting BMWs, Mercedes and Range Rovers in Kent, which were then driven to Essex and London to be stripped and sold for parts. Seluks was arrested on 8 December 2022 near Sittingbourne along with Satas.

23, from Dagenham. Admitted conspiring to steal vehicles.

1 Jan 0001

Marain Macovei

Attempting to smuggle cocaine *

Sentence

12 and a half years imprisonment

On the evening of 29 August 2020, Macovei and Lulian-Ioan Stratulat were stopped at UK border controls in Coquelles, France, driving a Renault Trafic van. They claimed to be heading to London for a day trip transporting post and beer. Stratulat had an encrypted mobile phone. Border Force found taped packages hidden behind plastic panels containing approximately 39 kilograms of cocaine, valued at £3 million at street level.

Initially pleaded not guilty, pleaded guilty on 12 February 2021.

1 Jan 0001

Marcus James

racially aggravated harassment causing fear of violence *

Sentence

two years, four months imprisonment

Marcus James, 64, and the victim both lived in the Bouverie Road area of Folkestone and had previously had a disagreement about him playing loud music at his flat. On 15 August 2020, James shouted threats from near her flat and repeatedly made racially-aggravated remarks. A week later, James was again heard near the victim’s flat shouting that he had paid someone to kill her. The day after that, he made further threats. After the incidents were reported to Kent Police, James was arrested on 25 August that year and bailed with conditions not to contact the victim, pending further enquiries. However, within hours of being released, the victim again heard him near her flat, shouting threats, abuse and claiming he could see her. Police attended and arrested James for a second time and he was later charged.

Convicted following a trial. The sentencing judge also imposed a three-year restraining order preventing James from contacting the victim.

1 Jan 0001

Marcus Jones

Burglary *

Sentence

20 months imprisonment, suspended for two years

On Friday 18 June 2021, men were seen in a resident's driveway in Deal at around 4.30am. Attempts were made to get into another nearby property. A property in the Sholden area was broken into, keys to three vehicles were taken and the vehicles stolen. Vehicles tracked towards East Sussex; one found in Fairlight with false plates. CCTV identified McKeown and Jones.

Involvement in the same burglary and attempted burglary offences.

1 Jan 0001

Margaret Rigby

Fraud *

Sentence

2 years suspended

Margaret Rigby, formerly of Coventry and latterly of Burnt Barn Cottages, Betteshanger, Kent, swindled her 'friend' of 40 years, Barbara Lewis, out of £57,000 savings while holding power of attorney as Mrs Lewis suffered from dementia and lay seriously ill in a care home. The money financed a lavish lifestyle including two cars, a caravan, a holiday to America, expensive family gifts, Take That concert tickets, clearing credit card bills, expensive meals, dental treatment for her daughter, a cooker, a £500 coffee machine, and a 'chicken house'.

Escaped jail on health grounds. Former Meriden cub scout leader granted power of attorney over dementia-suffering victim.

1 Jan 0001

Liam Scott

Conspiracy to burgle *

Sentence

2 years 5 months imprisonment

Lee Owen and Liam Scott targeted small businesses and a charity in Faversham and east Kent with 12 break-ins and one attempt between November 2021 and January 2022. Incidents included: Church Street, Whitstable on 11 November 2021 (cash stolen); Seasalter on 20 December 2021 (cash, speakers, headphones stolen); two businesses in Jubilee Way, Faversham and attempted third on 1 January 2022 (cash stolen); two businesses in Herne Bay on 5 January 2022; businesses in Aylesham, Ash, and a takeaway and charity in Faversham later that month. Identified via CCTV and linked by clothing after arrests in February.

Pleaded guilty. Of Lower Road, Faversham.

1 Jan 0001

Loui Allman

Wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm *

Sentence

10 years imprisonment

Loui Allman, 33, of St Eanswythe Way, was walking along Sandgate Road towards the town centre in the early hours of Saturday 21 August 2021 when he began to shout and verbally abuse a group of people he had crossed paths with. When one of the men spoke back, Allman produced a knife and stabbed him twice in the side of his body, piercing his lung. The victim, in his 20s, was airlifted to a London hospital. Allman fled the scene but was quickly identified and arrested by Kent Police later that day.

Pleaded guilty to wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and possession of a knife. Will serve six years before eligible for release on parole.

1 Jan 0001

Lucretia Stanescu

conspiracy to steal *

Sentence

four-and-a-half years' imprisonment

Between September and October 2020, Lucretia Stanescu, 29, from Dagenham, committed 14 theft offences against shop staff in Dover, Whitstable, Canterbury, Maidstone, Hoo and Gillingham, as well as individual offences in Grays (Essex) and Warwick (Warwickshire). The investigation started after she stole jewellery worth £100,000 from a shop in Tenterden High Street, using a guitar to obscure her actions and captured on CCTV leaving in a red Peugeot, which was stopped by police in Berkshire three days later. She used a consistent modus operandi of distracting staff with questions while discreetly stealing valuable items like phones and jewellery, often captured on CCTV.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal. Lifetime order to pay back what she stole in full.

1 Jan 0001

Lueul Ehdego

Being concerned in the supply of heroin and cocaine *

Sentence

5 years and 6 months imprisonment

Plain clothes officers on patrol in Folkestone in November 2022 watched Lueul Ehdego acting suspiciously in the Cheriton Road area. Officers attempted to stop him but he ran off and was chased and arrested nearby. He discarded objects while running, including a package containing 38 wraps of cocaine and heroin. A further search uncovered a phone used to run the 'Mr King' county line in the area between September and November 2022.

Convicted of being concerned in the supply of heroin and cocaine. County line drug dealer operating the 'Mr King' line.

1 Jan 0001

Luke Fogorolli

Grievous bodily harm with intent *

Sentence

six-and-a-half years custody

Luke Fogorolli, 18, from Canterbury, joined Jack Barron in assaulting a 17-year-old victim in Rose Lane, Canterbury city centre, on Thursday 6 June 2019, by kicking the victim's head after Barron struck him with a bag of bricks, causing serious head injuries and long-term brain damage requiring ongoing treatment. Fogorolli was heard boasting and laughing after the assault. This was part of a wider incident investigated by Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate.

Found guilty by jury of grievous bodily harm with intent. Pleaded guilty earlier to violent disorder. Also sentenced for possessing drugs with intent to supply and possession of an offensive weapon.

1 Jan 0001

Luke Tudor

Robbery *

Sentence

two years and nine months imprisonment

Kieran Martin and Luke Tudor approached two men carrying shopping in Addington Road, Margate on 17 March 2022, demanded alcohol from their bags, pushed them when refused, and stole the bottles. Later the same day, they approached an off-duty taxi driver, demanded a lift despite him not working, took him to a pharmacy, assaulted him, damaged his car, and stole a pencil case containing his fares.

Admitted robbery and other offences. Aged 36, from Margate.

1 Jan 0001

Nicholas Moulder

Production and supply of cannabis *

Sentence

two and a half years imprisonment

Nicholas Moulder, 49, from Haverfordwest, was stopped by Kent Police in Folkestone on 18 January 2021 for suspected speeding in a Jaguar X-Type. Officers found £5,000 cash in a suitcase, £500 cash and cannabis on him. A warrant at his home in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, uncovered three tents with hydroponic equipment, 26 cannabis plants and over 800 grams of cannabis.

Admitted being concerned in the production and supply of cannabis and two counts of possession of criminal property relating to £5,500 cash.

1 Jan 0001

Neil Jarvis

Sexual assault *

Sentence

two years and eight months' imprisonment

Neil Jarvis carried out three sexual assaults near bus stops in Ramsgate in 2021. On 9 June, he touched the leg of one of a group of teenage girls at a bus stop in Queen Street. On 6 July, he grabbed a woman from behind near a bus stop in Plains of Waterloo; she elbowed him away and her husband photographed him. On 23 September, he slapped the bottom of a four-year-old girl at the bus stop in Queen Street after looking at her phone. He was identified via CCTV and the photo, then charged.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault and one count of sexual assault of a child. The 46-year-old, of Grange Road, Ramsgate, was also made the subject of a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order preventing unsupervised contact with anyone under the age of 16.

1 Jan 0001

Nelson Aliaj

Conspiracy to supply cocaine *

Sentence

15 years imprisonment

Aliaj led a Class A drug ring that supplied cocaine across Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge from May to October 2018. The gang used a London-based mobile phone to take orders 24/7, dispatching local dealers to deliver £40 bags of cocaine.

Ringleader of the cocaine supply gang.

1 Jan 0001

Moyazzam Hossain

Stalking *

Sentence

four years and nine months imprisonment

Moyazzam Hossain stalked a woman who had moved to multiple women's shelters to escape his behaviour, including one in Dover. Kent Police were contacted in January 2022 after he was seen looking for her at the Dover shelter. He had previously approached her in the street and his vehicle was seen in Thanet. He was arrested in Dover on the same day.

Admitted stalking. Indefinite restraining order imposed.

1 Jan 0001

Muhamed Alievski

participating in the activities of a people smuggling organised crime group *

Sentence

three years in prison

National Crime Agency officers arrested 28-year-old Macedonian national Muhamed Alievski in Ashford, Kent, as part of an intelligence-led operation on 5 August this year. In the back of his lorry they found a 22-year-old Albanian man who was wanted for breaching a court order after being convicted of drug offences.

Admitted a charge of participating in the activities of a people smuggling organised crime group.

1 Jan 0001

Naomi Roberts

Wounding with intent *

Sentence

3 years and 8 months imprisonment

Naomi Roberts, George Roberts and Frederick Lamb assaulted an 18-year-old victim in the Sturry Road area of Canterbury near Brymore Road on 7 February 2019 following a dispute. Naomi Roberts grabbed the victim by the hair, took a knife from George Roberts and stabbed her in the calf. The victim also suffered a wound to her hand while defending herself.

20 years old, convicted of wounding with intent after trial.

1 Jan 0001

Matthew Sales

Wounding with intent *

Sentence

8 years imprisonment

Matthew Sales, along with Thomas Pearson 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. Sales stabbed the victim in the leg with a kitchen knife. Two days earlier, on 23 August 2020, Sales had punched the victim and stabbed him with a screwdriver. 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.

Admitted wounding with intent, possession of an offensive weapon, and attempting to cause grievous bodily harm in relation to an earlier assault on the same victim on 23 August 2020. Of no fixed address.

1 Jan 0001

Matthew Lewis

Sexual assault *

Sentence

34 months’ imprisonment

At 9.30pm on Thursday 3 June 2021, the victim and her friend boarded a train at Margate station when they were approached by Lewis. He began to speak to them and persistently made inappropriate comments towards both girls, asking to take them for a drink and suggesting they run away with him. He continued despite them insisting that they were only 16 years old. Lewis proceeded to sit down next to the victim and sexually assault her. Noticing them looking uncomfortable, a man who was sat nearby challenged Lewis’ behaviour and a group of passengers invited the girls to sit with them further down the carriage. The girls moved away and got off the train at Rainham when they noticed Lewis had also alighted there. They pointed him out to two members of rail staff who reported the offence to BTP. Officers immediately attended and arrested Lewis at the scene. Appearing drunk, the officers evidenced a breach of his CBO which restricted him from travelling on the network while intoxicated.

Pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault and one count of breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO), handed to him for previous offences on the railway. Ordered to sign the Sex Offenders Register for 10 years.

1 Jan 0001

Matthew Lockwood

Sexual activity with a child *

Sentence

13 years' imprisonment

Matthew Lockwood, a 47-year-old Chatham sex offender, used social media apps including Snapchat and Grindr to target and manipulate teenage boys as young as 13 by offering money. He groomed and abused at least four children during a campaign of abuse between 2016 and 2023. He was arrested in February 2023. He also admitted offences relating to the possession and distribution of thousands of illegal images of children, many in the most serious category and which included videos of some of the victims he had contact with.

Pleaded guilty to 22 counts including sexual activity with a child, paying for sexual services of a child, sexual exploitation of a child, and sexual communications with a child. Added to the Sex Offenders’ Register for life and handed a 15 year Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

1 Jan 0001

Melissa Goldstone

Robbery *

Sentence

4 years 9 months 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 37, of no fixed address.

1 Jan 0001

Michael Bedford

Conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin *

Sentence

eight and a half years imprisonment

Michael Bedford ran the 'B' line drug dealing network which sold heroin and crack cocaine in Dover, making around sixty deals a day. The network supplied nearly five kilograms of heroin and crack cocaine, worth around £300,000, to drug users in Dover between June 2019 and February 2020. He was in charge of two stockists and call handlers.

Admitted conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin. The 30-year-old, formerly from Dover, is the twelfth person connected to the 'B' Line to be jailed, with the total sentences given to the group now exceeding 50 years.

1 Jan 0001

Michael Bumstead

Attempting to cause grievous bodily harm, arson, and assaulting emergency workers *

Sentence

six and a half years imprisonment with an extended two years on licence

On 15 June 2020, during an argument with an ex-partner in a car park in the Hillbrow Lane area of Ashford, Michael Bumstead shouted at a man in a nearby van, took out a long bread knife and tried to stab him through an open window. The victim avoided the knife; Bumstead kicked the van and fled. On 8 December 2020, Bumstead and two other men filled a jerry can with fuel at a petrol station near Charing and less than an hour later threw lighted bottles of fuel at a property linked to an ex-partner. During his arrest at Charing train station by two Kent Police PCs, Bumstead knocked one officer to the ground and threatened to throw the other onto the train tracks.

Admitted attempting to cause grievous bodily harm, arson and two counts of assaulting an emergency worker at Canterbury Crown Court on 25 May 2021. Extended sentence imposed.

1 Jan 0001

Miodrag Ivankovic

Smuggling cocaine *

Sentence

11 years imprisonment

Miodrag Ivankovic, 45, from Banja Luka in north Bosnia, was stopped by Border Force officers on 6 September at the freight controls in Dover after arriving from Calais. Officers searched his truck and found 94kg of cocaine with a street value of £7.5m hidden in a suspicious pallet of boxes.

Admitted trying to smuggle the Class A drugs. DNA found on the boxes containing the drugs.

1 Jan 0001

Miroslav Jano

Burglary *

Sentence

three years' imprisonment

Miroslav Jano targeted sheds and homes in Dover, stealing possessions including war medals. He was arrested on 4 April 2022 after police found him asleep in a communal area near a break-in at a flat in Durham Close, surrounded by stolen items. Forensic evidence linked him to a bag left at a burglary in Victoria Park containing stolen war medals from the Durham Close area. CCTV connected him to a burglary in Flying Horse Lane, leading to a second arrest on 9 May 2022.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary and two of theft. A further three offences were ordered by the court to lie on file.

1 Jan 0001

Michael Mcdonagh

Burglary *

Sentence

2 years and 8 months imprisonment

On 19 October 2019, between 11am and 12:30pm, McDonagh broke into a home on Radnor Park Road, Folkestone, while the occupant was out. He forced open the back door and ransacked several rooms, stealing a tablet, a watch, and a mobile phone. He attempted to force locked bedroom doors using tools from the utility room, including a garden hose spray gun, which he left wedged in a door. Forensic examination recovered his DNA from the spray gun. Arrested on 7 November, he initially claimed the DNA match was a mistake but later admitted the offence.

Pleaded guilty to one count of burglary. DNA evidence from a hose spray gun used during the break-in linked him to the crime.

1 Jan 0001

Michael Rowe

Causing Grievous Bodily Harm and Supply of Class A Drugs *

Sentence

four and a half years imprisonment

Michael Rowe, 26, from Margate, and Aston Cocks attacked two victims in King Street, Ramsgate on 12 January 2020. Rowe ran at a woman and punched her, knocking her into a wall, causing serious injuries. Separately, on 13 October 2021, police found a mobile phone at his home with texts offering heroin and crack cocaine.

Admitted causing grievous bodily harm and being concerned in the supply of class A drugs. Drug charges from separate investigation into 'Jango' county line.

1 Jan 0001

Michael Sloan

Smuggling class A drugs *

Sentence

six years and four months in prison

Michael Sloan attempted to smuggle almost 20 kilos of heroin (44-59% pure, street value £1.98 million) into the UK in a concealment built into the storage compartment of his campervan at Dover Eastern Docks two days before Christmas 2019. He was travelling with his partner and three children aged between one and six, claiming a trip to Cologne Christmas Market.

Pleaded guilty to smuggling class A drugs. Travelled with partner and three children as cover. Concealment built into campervan post-purchase.

1 Jan 0001

Michael Tovell

Perverting the course of justice *

Sentence

15 months imprisonment

Michael Tovell fabricated a violent assault on 2 February 2018, claiming he was attacked by four men with baseball bats and wooden planks while searching for a missing person in St Lawrence Graveyard, Ramsgate. He triggered his personal emergency alarm and shouted warnings over the radio, prompting two colleagues to respond within seconds. Paramedics treated him for minor injuries. A full police investigation, including house-to-house enquiries and CCTV review, found no evidence of any attackers or disturbance. He was arrested in March 2018 after unexplained gaps in his timeline and missing radio audio emerged.

Former Kent Police officer convicted of perverting the course of justice. A misconduct panel dismissed him without notice. Assistant Chief Constable Tim Smith stated the offence wastes police time and damages public trust.

1 Jan 0001

Michael Wheaton

Cocaine supply *

Sentence

11 years imprisonment

Michael Wheaton's involvement in a large-scale cocaine supply network was uncovered after a vehicle driven by an associate was stopped on the M20 in January 2019, revealing nearly 1.5 kilograms of cocaine. Investigations linked Wheaton to a burner phone traced to a petrol station near his London Road home in Ditton. A raid on his property two months later discovered almost £10,000 in cash. Kent Police financial investigators identified sham companies used to launder drug money.

Pleaded not guilty. Convicted following trial. £57,125 in assets seized under Proceeds of Crime Act on 2025-03-20.

1 Jan 0001

Joszef Papp

Importation of cocaine *

Sentence

9 years imprisonment

Joszef Papp, a Hungarian lorry driver, was involved in smuggling 30 kilos of cocaine with an estimated street value of £2.4 million through Dover Docks. Border Force officers discovered the drug packages hidden in the HGV—10 in a fridge in the cab and 20 in holdalls. The conspiracy was uncovered when the lorry failed to stop at the exit checkpoint. Papp and his co‑defendant collected the cocaine from a contact in France and planned to deliver it in Hertfordshire. Both admitted the offence.

Pleaded guilty to drug importation.

1 Jan 0001

Jordon Randall

Sexual activity with a 13-year-old child *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

In May 2016, Jordon Randall sent messages via Snapchat to a 13-year-old schoolgirl, agreed to meet her in a carpark in Gillingham, drove her to a secluded wood where they had protected sex, then blocked her on social media. Around the same time, he groomed a 14-year-old schoolgirl, received a topless photograph from her, and blocked her. He was arrested after an anonymous tip-off. The primary victim was traumatised, self-harmed, went missing, and contemplated suicide.

Admitted having sex with a 13-year-old and encouraging another victim to swap images. Judge Heather Norton described it as 'systematic grooming' designed to improve his self-worth. Defence cited his immaturity and 'Peter Pan Complex'. Prior release from prison mentioned.

1 Jan 0001

Joseph Kemp

Inciting a child to engage in sexual activity *

Sentence

three years and seven months’ imprisonment

On Friday 3 November and Monday 6 November 2023, Joseph Kemp, 33, approached teenage girls in the Ashford Road area of Tenterden and made inappropriate comments to them. The girls reported the incidents and, following an investigation by the East Kent Vulnerability Investigation Team, Kemp was charged on Thursday 9 November.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and two counts of attempting to engage in sexual activity in the presence of a child.

1 Jan 0001

Joshua Plant

Burglary *

Sentence

21 months imprisonment

Joshua Plant took his friend’s car without permission on Friday 13 October 2023 and, from around 11.30pm, attempted to break into a number of properties in the Cliffsend area of Thanet. He managed to break into a home in Beech Grove, stealing a handbag and a watch, but his actions were caught on CCTV. He was detained at around 12.30am, assaulting an officer during the arrest. The stolen watch was found near him and the vehicle was located crashed in a field near Nash Road.

Admitted charges of aggravated vehicle taking, burglary, assaulting an emergency worker and eight counts of attempted burglary. Disqualified from driving for 683 days.

1 Jan 0001

Jordan Nicholl

Conspiring to supply cannabis *

Sentence

four and a half years imprisonment

Jordan Nicholl, 32, from Folkestone, and his brother were supplying drugs on a large scale between March and June 2020 using the encrypted Encrochat phone system. Evidence stemmed from a police stop on 9 May 2020 in Deal, where officers seized an encrypted phone and £315,000 in cash from a blue Renault Megane; his fingerprints were on several bundles. Further checks showed he had travelled close to the exchange location. He was arrested on 23 November 2020 during warrants at his home.

Admitted conspiring to supply cannabis as well as possession of and transfer of criminal property. Fingerprints found on bundles of £315,000 cash seized from a car.

1 Jan 0001

Jordan Piper

Criminal damage *

Sentence

1 year imprisonment

Jordan Piper, 31, sprayed graffiti tags on multiple properties in Folkestone starting on Wednesday 3 June 2020, including a guest house in Cheriton Road, a residential property in The Parade, two vans in Brockman Road on 3 and 4 June, outside Sainsbury’s on Park Farm Industrial Estate on 12 June, and other locations such as Castle Hill Avenue, Middleburg Square and Sandgate Road. The graffiti caused £51,000 in damages. He was identified via CCTV, arrested at his home on 24 June 2020, and items including spray cans, clothing, sketch books, paint pens and artwork were seized.

Pleaded guilty to twenty counts of criminal damage.

1 Jan 0001

Joseph Silver

Rape *

Sentence

14 years imprisonment

Joseph Silver, 34, from Margate, carried out his crimes at the homes of two different women whom he knew, between 2020 and 2021. The victims reported the incidents to Kent Police.

Found guilty of three counts of rape and two counts of sexual assault following a trial. Following release, will spend an additional four years on licence.

1 Jan 0001

Josh Thomas

Supplying heroin and cocaine *

Sentence

three years and six months in prison

Josh Thomas, 33, was involved in the 'J' county lines operation distributing heroin and cocaine in the Canterbury region. Officers apprehended him on February 14th near Ashford with significant cash and a concealed lock knife. A search of his Canterbury home found 23 grams of amphetamine, scales, cling film, eight additional knives, and a mobile phone linked to drug sales containing marketing messages sent throughout December and January.

Admitted to charges including supplying heroin and cocaine, possessing an offensive weapon, and possession of amphetamine. Part of the 'J' county lines drug operation.

1 Jan 0001

Joshua Begg

Possession of class A drugs with intent to supply *

Sentence

2 years and 11 months imprisonment

Joshua Begg, 28, from Folkestone, was arrested on Saturday 6 February 2021 after plain clothes police saw him dealing drugs in an alleyway near Foord Road. He dropped a package containing wraps of cocaine and heroin. Analysis of his mobile phone showed messages offering both drugs to users in the area.

Admitted possession of class A drugs with intent to supply. Released from prison two days before the offences, treated as an aggravating factor.

1 Jan 0001

Kai Theodule

Affray *

Sentence

12 months in a young offenders institution, suspended for two years, three-month curfew, rehabilitation activity and 100 hours unpaid work

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. Theodule struck the victim with a rubbish bin and punched him several times. The victim suffered a punctured lung and cuts, requiring surgery. Theodule was detained on 30 January 2023.

Pleaded guilty to affray.

1 Jan 0001

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