Exeter Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 429 verdicts at Exeter Crown Court (Exeter). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Kirsty O’Callaghan

Affray

May 30, 2025

Sentence: Community order for 12 months, electronic monitoring for six months

On 29/09/2023 at Bideford committed affray.

Lirimindon Bajrami

Racially aggravated threatening behaviour

May 30, 2025

Sentence: £160 fine

On 19/12/2024 at Plymouth used racially aggravated threatening words or behaviour.

Liam Jon Graham Ashford

Breach of domestic violence protection order

May 28, 2025

Sentence: 14 days in prison

On 15/05/2025 at Exeter breached a domestic violence protection order made on 06/05/2025 by being sighted with the protected person.

Mark Paul West

Animal neglect

May 28, 2025

Sentence: Community order for 12 months, unpaid work for 120 hours

On or before 02/12/2024 at Exeter failed to take reasonable steps to ensure the needs of animals, including 12 cats, one tortoise, a bearded dragon, a leopard gecko, and 14 snakes, were met to the extent required by good practice.

Rebecca Marie Sowden

Animal neglect

May 28, 2025

Sentence: Community order for 12 months, unpaid work for 80 hours

On or before 02/12/2024 at Exeter failed to take reasonable steps to ensure the needs of 12 cats, one tortoise, a bearded dragon, a leopard gecko, and 14 snakes were met, keeping them in squalid conditions.

Vinny Rycroft

Assault causing actual bodily harm

May 28, 2025

Sentence: 32 weeks imprisonment

Vinny Rycroft assaulted his partner by hitting her on the back of the head with a kettle during an argument at the Mercure Hotel in Paignton, Devon. The incident occurred in November 2024 after he accused her of disturbing his sleep. She threw a water bottle towards him and fell out of bed, at which point he struck her while she was on the ground, leaving her dazed, bleeding, and possibly unconscious. He later contacted her in hospital and told her to leave Devon. The victim stated she had loved him but that drugs had changed him, and she realised she had wasted time in the relationship.

Admitted assault causing actual bodily harm. Had already served the required portion of the sentence and was released. Judge noted the incident was related to drugs, and the defendant has 34 previous offences including battery, affray, and disorderly behaviour.

Sources: devonlive.com

Timothy Patterson

Bribery

May 1, 2025

Sentence: 4 years imprisonment

Timothy Patterson was involved in bribing E.ON energy officials with cash, false invoices, references, and home improvements to secure contracts for Cranbrook new town near Exeter, including money laundering and fraud.

Disqualified from being company director for 7 years. Part of £2m construction bribery scandal.

Sources: devonlive.com

Richard King

Bribery

May 1, 2025

Sentence: 29 months imprisonment

Richard King was involved in bribing E.ON energy officials with cash, false invoices, references, and home improvements to secure contracts for Cranbrook new town near Exeter, including money laundering and fraud.

Rudolf Mikli

Production of cannabis

May 1, 2025

Sentence: 12 months imprisonment

Rudolf Mikli was found living in a massive cannabis factory with 228 cannabis plants. He attempted to escape police by running along the roof of the building in his shorts. He was arrested and admitted to being locked in and responsible for the plants.

Pleaded that he was locked in and tasked with looking after cannabis plants. Arrived in the country illegally.

Sources: devonlive.com

Mark Baker

Bribery

May 1, 2025

Sentence: 46 months imprisonment

Mark Baker was involved in bribing E.ON energy officials with cash, false invoices, references, and home improvements to secure contracts for Cranbrook new town near Exeter, including money laundering and fraud.

Disqualified from being company director for 7 years. Part of £2m construction bribery scandal.

Sources: devonlive.com

Mike Mccabe

Possession and distribution of indecent images of children and assault with an air gun

May 1, 2025

Sentence: 2 years and 8 months imprisonment

Mike McCabe fired an air gun at a man after losing his temper with a group outside his house in Torquay. He was also involved in downloading and sharing child sex abuse images on the internet via Kik Messenger.

Expressed remorse and wanted to move on with his life. Was under investigation for child sex abuse images.

Sources: devonlive.com

Matthew Heyward

Bribery

May 1, 2025

Sentence: 30 months imprisonment

Matthew Heyward was involved in bribing E.ON energy officials with cash, false invoices, references, and home improvements to secure contracts for Cranbrook new town near Exeter, including money laundering and fraud.

Disqualified from being company director for 7 years. Part of £2m construction bribery scandal.

Sources: devonlive.com

James Power

Downloading indecent images of children and breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order

May 1, 2025

Sentence: 2 years and 4 months imprisonment

James Power, after completing a sex offender programme, returned to downloading indecent images of children and breached his Sexual Harm Prevention Order by using a phone to access such material and take photos of his penis in various locations in Honiton.

Completed a sex offender programme but breached it by searching for child abuse images on the dark web and taking indecent photos of himself.

Sources: devonlive.com

Jack Callow

Causing serious injury by careless driving and aggravated vehicle taking

May 1, 2025

Sentence: 4 months imprisonment

Jack Callow lost control of a vehicle in Barton Road, Torquay, crashing into a tree and seriously injuring his 17-year-old passenger, who suffered a fractured leg, nose, and lung injury. He abandoned her and attempted to evade responsibility.

Already serving a prison sentence for a violent assault; tried to lie about the incident.

Sources: devonlive.com

Conan Simmons

Strangulation

May 1, 2025

Sentence: 16 months imprisonment

Conan Simmons strangled his partner in Torquay during an argument while playing on his PlayStation, causing her to black out and gasp for breath upon waking.

Dennis Ham

Robbery and possession of a bladed article

May 1, 2025

Sentence: 4 years imprisonment

Dennis Ham, a regular customer at a Costcutter shop in Paignton, robbed the shop while armed with a 12-inch kitchen knife, demanding money from the till. He acted bizarrely afterwards and was arrested.

Richard Williams

Assault

April 24, 2025

Sentence: 2 years and 8 months imprisonment

On August 22, 2024, Richard Williams punched a stranger on The Strand in Dawlish, knocking him unconscious and causing him to require hospital treatment, though with no long-term injuries. Later that evening, he subjected his former partner to a prolonged assault at his property in Dawlish, where he bit her multiple times, struck her with a shoe, strangled her, and repeatedly prevented her from escaping, leading to extensive injuries across her body. He also caused criminal damage to a car outside the address.

Pleaded guilty to three assaults occasioning actual bodily harm, non-fatal strangulation, and criminal damage. A restraining order was issued to protect the victim.

Sources: middevonadvertiser.co.uk

Stephen Sanders

Rape

April 23, 2025

Sentence: 27 years imprisonment

Stephen Sanders raped and sexually abused three children over a number of years in the 1990s and 2000s, in Exeter and other locations. He manipulated his victims, using paganism, demons, spirits, and ghosts as excuses for the abuse. He gave chocolate to one victim and told him it was their secret, and committed offences against another victim when she was under 10 years old, causing devastating effects on all victims.

Found guilty by a jury of multiple charges. Judge David Evans described him as cruel and heartless, noting that he used paganism as an excuse for the abuse and showed no remorse. He must sign the Sex Offenders’ Register for life.

Sources: middevonadvertiser.co.uk

Corin Harper-Davis

Manslaughter by diminished responsibility

April 22, 2025

Sentence: Hospital order under Section 37 of the Mental Health Act with a Section 41 restriction

Corin Harper-Davis attacked his uncle, Jonathan Harper, stabbing him four times, one of which was fatal, during a psychotic episode. The incident took place in Brampford Speke on July 31, after they had been shopping together. Harper-Davis had been experiencing a significant decline in mental health in the preceding months and was detained in a secure hospital since October 2024.

Pleaded guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility. Her Honour Judge Anna Richardson sentenced him. He was experiencing a psychotic illness at the time of the attack.

Sources: middevonadvertiser.co.uk

Darren Blockley

Arson

April 22, 2025

Sentence: 4 years imprisonment

Darren Blockley set fire to his own property on October 22, 2024, during a dispute, causing significant damage to items in another property, including tables, chairs, computers, and TVs valued at £20,000. He used a meat cleaver and hammer to inflict the damage, showing no consideration for neighbouring residents.

Pleaded guilty to arson, theft and criminal damage. Investigating officer Detective Constable Jake Woodbridge commented on his disregard for the welfare of others and the community.

Sources: middevonadvertiser.co.uk

James Gullis

Online child sex offences

April 16, 2025

Sentence: Unknown

Former PC James Gullis was sentenced for online child sex offences, though specific details of the crimes are not provided in the text.

Lukasz Grzywna

Sexual Offences

April 14, 2025

Sentence: Nine years and eight months imprisonment

Lukasz Grzywna was arrested in the early hours of July 14 in Crediton after being seen leaving a child’s bedroom. Evidence on his phone included videos related to sexual assault and voyeurism, as well as messages about drug supply. He had previously admitted to charges including five counts of voyeurism, five counts of attempting to observe a person in a private act, sexual assault, knowingly trespassing on premises with intent to commit a sexual act, and possessing a prohibited image of a child, along with offering to supply a class B drug.

Pleaded guilty to 13 sexual offences and one drug-related offence. Also sentenced to three years on extended licence and must sign the Sex Offenders’ Register for life, with a Sexual Harm Prevention Order imposed.

Sources: middevonadvertiser.co.uk

Unknown

Child sex offences

April 3, 2025

Sentence: Two years and eight months imprisonment

The former officer was jailed for child sex offences, relating to actions that led to a conviction, though specific circumstances are not detailed.

Stuart Mines

Rape

April 2, 2025

Sentence: 8 years imprisonment

Stuart Mines, a former police officer from Chudleigh, invited a woman to his home for Sunday lunch in October 2022. He ignored her repeated refusals and raped her in his bedroom. The offence occurred while he was off-duty and was reported in April 2023, leading to his arrest and conviction.

Denied charge of rape but was found guilty by a jury. He was dismissed from Devon and Cornwall Police, will be on the Sex Offenders Register for life, and was made subject to an order preventing contact with the victim.

Sources: middevonadvertiser.co.uk

Thomas Statham

Burglary

April 1, 2025

Sentence: imprisonment

Thomas Statham, 31, broke into a cafe in Sidmouth rifling charity tins, a church in Paignton attempting to smash donation box, an Exmouth hotel stealing till cash and defecating in dishwasher (£4,000 damage), and a Teignmouth cafe (£5,000 damage).

Danny Partridge

Actual Bodily Harm

April 1, 2025

Sentence: imprisonment

Danny Partridge, 25, from Barnstaple, with co-defendants Paul Healey, Ashley Burton, and Victoria Youd, subjected a vulnerable man to violence including blowing chilli powder in his eyes in August 2024, causing injuries like a black eye.

Anthony Moss

Robbery

March 14, 2025

Sentence: 5 years and 3 months imprisonment

Anthony Moss, 48, from Newton Abbot, threatened two teenage employees at a Crusty Loaf bakery in August 2024 by demanding cash from the till and threatening to slit their throats if they contacted the police. He stole £360, leaving the victims utterly terrified and requiring counselling. Moss was arrested the following day after being identified from CCTV footage, and he has a history of more than 100 previous offences.

Pleaded guilty to robbery and having a bladed article. Judge Anna Richardson described him as a dangerous offender. The victims were left terrified and are receiving counselling.

Sources: middevonadvertiser.co.uk

Leum Barrett

Conspiracy to supply cocaine

March 13, 2025

Sentence: 5 years imprisonment

Leum Barrett was part of an organised crime gang trafficking high-purity cocaine from London to the Exeter area between July and November 2019. He was seen waiting outside a property in Chagford during a drug delivery by Adi Lleshi and was in telephone contact with Stephen Wills and Richard Armitage. Police searches uncovered more than a quarter of a kilogram of cocaine at his home address, valued at around £40,000 on the street, showing the gang's capacity for large-scale drug dealing. The group operated with encrypted phones and used a rented property as a safe house, unaware of law enforcement surveillance.

Cameron Trench-Butler

Dangerous Driving

March 10, 2025

Sentence: 27 months imprisonment

Cameron Trench-Butler was involved in supplying cannabis, a Class B drug, via Snapchat between October and November 2024. He handled stolen goods, including an Audi S3 Quattro stolen during a burglary in Gloucestershire on November 7, 2024, where his DNA was found in the vehicle. On January 12, 2025, he engaged in dangerous driving while disqualified, driving a BMW in Exeter, speeding away from police, overtaking on blind hills and corners, crossing double white lines, and colliding with another vehicle on Barley Lane, which was occupied by a member of the public, his pregnant wife, and young son, resulting in minor injuries to the adults.

Pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of Class B drugs, handling stolen goods, and dangerous driving.

Sources: middevonadvertiser.co.uk

Ashley Grant

Assault

March 1, 2025

Sentence: imprisonment

Ashley Grant from Exeter dished out multiple beatings while drunk or on drugs, leaving his partner with bruises, bite marks, and scratches, including punching while driving and sweeping legs.

Dean Christopher

Unlawful Wounding

March 1, 2025

Sentence: 14 months imprisonment

Dean Christopher, 50, from Myrtlebury Way, Exeter, bit his partner's lip savagely on Christmas Day morning after a reminder about a promise, causing heavy bleeding requiring 16 stitches.

Ian Spain-Gower

Harassment

March 1, 2025

Sentence: imprisonment

Ian Spain-Gower, 54, from Devon, ignored court orders, threatened to burn out his ex-partner, shouted outside her property, amid prior brutal violence.

Admitted harassment causing fear of violence and criminal damage. Banned from Bideford.

Sources: devonlive.com

Kevin Benham

Child Rape

March 1, 2025

Sentence: 20 years imprisonment

Kevin Benham, 67, of Cornboorough Road, Westward Ho!, raped and sexually assaulted two child victims in non-recent offences reported in 2022, causing lasting trust and relationship issues.

Jason Ford

Assault on Emergency Workers

March 1, 2025

Sentence: 2 years 3 months imprisonment

Jason Ford, 32, committed offences including spitting blood at cops, urinating in police van, racist insults, biting officers, punching restaurant worker, defecating in cell, and trouble abroad in Thailand.

Presley Hallett

Breach of Restraining Order

March 1, 2025

Sentence: 2 years 8 months imprisonment

Presley Hallett, 44, from Exeter, visited his ex-partner's home 11 times between January and February 2025, ignoring a restraining order from a previous community order for violence.

Pleaded guilty to harassment by breaching restraining order. Breached community order from prior violence conviction.

Sources: devonlive.com

Robert Bastin

Arson

March 1, 2025

Sentence: imprisonment

Robert Bastin from Devon torched a love rival's cars on Christmas Eve with incendiary devices, following threats in Aldi. A neighbour heard glass smashing and flames.

Neil Warren

Supply of Cocaine

March 1, 2025

Sentence: 4 years imprisonment

Neil Warren, 48, from North Devon, was stopped on M5 southbound on December 12, 2024, with three 1kg blocks of cocaine worth nearly £250,000 in a rucksack in his Ford Fiesta.

Peter Ward

Possession with Intent to Supply Heroin

March 1, 2025

Sentence: 7 years imprisonment

Peter Ward, 63, from Treleven Road, Bude, was stopped on M5 near Sandygate, Exeter, with 134g heroin in his glovebox after collecting from Midlands for sale in South West.

William Medland

Sexual Assault

March 1, 2025

Sentence: 10 years imprisonment

William Medland, 49, sexually assaulted a sleeping party guest on his sofa, groping her breasts, putting hands in underwear, and trying to remove trousers. Strong forensic evidence linked him.

Oliver Wilson

Controlling and Coercive Behaviour

February 1, 2025

Sentence: imprisonment

Oliver Wilson, 30, from North West Devon, subjected his partner to six months of controlling behaviour, accusing her of infidelity, hacking social media, making fake posts, and threatening self-harm.

Jonathon Tranckle

Assault with Baseball Bat

February 1, 2025

Sentence: imprisonment

Jonathon Tranckle from Teignmouth launched a ferocious attack on his partner, hitting her repeatedly with a baseball bat, threatening to kill her, and shouting abuse, later apologising and asking to reconcile.

Leonard Ford

Harassment

February 1, 2025

Sentence: 18 weeks imprisonment

Leonard Ford, 64, a Devon councillor, sent barrage of emails over eight months in 2022-2023 alleging corruption against Torridge District Council chief executive Steve Hearse and harassing Staci Dorey with abusive language.

Murat Dogantekin

Fraud

February 1, 2025

Sentence: imprisonment

Murat Dogantekin, a taxi driver, fraudulently obtained £100,000 from the Bounce Back loan scheme with two applications weeks after the national health emergency, sending some money to Turkey.

Daniel Dayton

Conspiracy to Supply Cocaine

February 1, 2025

Sentence: 6 years 4 months imprisonment

Daniel Dayton was involved in sourcing, packaging, and commercial supply of cocaine worth £825,000. Police stopped a car in May 2024 from Winchester, finding blocks in the vehicle where he was a passenger. A secret warehouse was uncovered in Pimlico, Torquay.

Ben Webb

Assault

February 1, 2025

Sentence: 5 years 4 months imprisonment

Ben Webb, 38, subjected his girlfriend to brutal violence including throwing an aftershave bottle, strangulation, punches, hair pulling, cutting her face with a potato peeler, and verbal abuse after meeting in a bar and holidaying in Tenerife.

Lucy Hanks

Theft

January 22, 2025

Sentence: 16 months imprisonment

Lucy Hanks, 37, of Bitton Park Road in Teignmouth, entered Tesco Express in Teignmouth on multiple occasions in March and April 2024, stealing wine and food items worth over £300 by concealing them in bags and leaving without payment, in breach of her bail conditions and a court order. Additionally, on October 30, 2024, she was found in possession of methadone without a prescription during a domestic incident at Tesco Extra in Kingsteignton. The offences were captured on CCTV, and she continued to target the store despite restrictions.

Pled guilty to four thefts, breach of a suspended sentence order, breach of a court order, and possession of methadone. Police noted her as a persistent shoplifter who ignored bail conditions.

Sources: middevonadvertiser.co.uk

David Yilma

Voyeurism

January 16, 2025

Sentence: 38 months in prison

David Yilma, a 44-year-old IT expert and former teacher, set up covert cameras disguised in items such as Wi-Fi routers and cotton bud boxes to secretly record young boys in private and school settings over a period of five years. The offences occurred in South Devon and Suffolk, involving the recording of at least seven boys during activities where they expected privacy. His actions were uncovered when a live feed from one of his cameras was noticed, leading to his arrest. Examination of his devices revealed a large volume of footage and other child abuse material accessed via the dark web.

Pleaded guilty to four counts of voyeurism, three counts of making indecent images of children, one count of possessing a prohibited image of children, and two counts of production of indecent images of children. No previous convictions. Judge David Evans described him as a danger to young boys and noted his misuse of his role as a teacher and IT expertise.

Sources: middevonadvertiser.co.uk

Daniel Rowe

Rape

January 16, 2025

Sentence: 23 years imprisonment

Daniel Rowe, 35, formerly of Tiverton and Exeter, committed rape and attempted to intimidate his victim into withdrawing from the investigation.

Tried to intimidate his victim into withdrawing from the investigation.

Sources: news.devon-cornwall.police.uk

Alan Batchelor

Rape of a child under 13

January 8, 2025

Sentence: 26 years imprisonment

Alan Batchelor, 73, of Vale Road, Kingskerswell, was convicted of non-recent sexual offences committed against two children. He raped and sexually abused the two young girls on numerous occasions, threatening to kill himself if they told anyone about the abuse. The offences included rape of a child under 13, attempted rape, sexual assault of a child under 13, causing a child to watch a sexual act, voyeurism, and other related acts. One of the victims reported the abuse to the police in March 2022, leading to an immediate investigation and his eventual conviction.

Pleaded guilty to four counts of causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity and was convicted of 14 other offences including rape of a child under 13, attempted rape, sexual assault of a child under 13, causing a child to watch a sexual act, voyeurism, and causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity. DC Garry Harding described him as an evil sexual predator who targeted young girls for sexual gratification and showed no consideration for the victims.

Sources: middevonadvertiser.co.uk

Jack Bennett

Malicious Communications

January 2, 2025

Sentence: imprisonment

Jack Bennett, 39, from Seaton, sent malicious communications to three people including MP Jess Phillips on January 2, 2025, following criticism by Elon Musk.

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