Exeter Crown Court Sentencing Results

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

Jamie Davison
Breach of Sexual Risk Order
January 1, 2025

Sentence: imprisonment

Jamie Davison, 21, from North Devon, breached a Sexual Risk Protection Order banning contact with females under 18 by exchanging messages, supplying cannabis, and meeting them in Whiddon Valley Woods.
Julian Mabbutt
Fraud
January 1, 2025

Sentence: 3 years imprisonment

Julian Mabbutt, 53, travelled the country using false passports and ID to steal almost £35,000 from bank accounts. On May 15, 2024, he attempted to withdraw funds from a genuine account at NatWest in Newton Abbot using a false passport.
Leon Telemacque
Attempted Murder
January 1, 2025

Sentence: life imprisonment

Leon Telemacque, 31, attempted to murder a 24-year-old man and his 23-year-old girlfriend in Bampfylde Street, Exeter. The couple was waiting at a bus stop when he launched a brutal assault from behind with a 20cm blade, stabbing the man three times and the woman twice. He chased the man onto Sidwell Street after the attack, captured on CCTV.
Andrew Coomber
Strangulation
January 1, 2025

Sentence: 16 months imprisonment

Andrew Coomber, 37, of Walnut Road, Torquay, strangled and punched his ex-partner during a row at her home, leaving her with a black eye and bruising. He subjected her to a prolonged assault.
Callum Currey
Drug Dealing
January 1, 2025

Sentence: 3 years 10 months imprisonment

Callum Currey, 25, was sentenced for prolific drug dealing in Exeter. He lost control and shouted 'w****r' as he was led to cells, earning an extra month. He disrupted court several times, blaming release conditions.
Craig Randle
Supply of Class A Drugs
January 1, 2025

Sentence: 2 years 9 months imprisonment

Craig Randle, 41, of Thomas Close, Exmouth, was involved in the supply of Class A drugs.
Craig Short
Child Sexual Abuse
January 1, 2025

Sentence: 18 years imprisonment

Craig Short, 53, from Paignton, groomed a vulnerable boy and girl with gifts, then committed offences including showing his penis to a six-year-old girl and engaging in masturbation sessions with a boy under 13.
Paula Libbey
Supply of Class A Drugs
January 1, 2025

Sentence: 4 years 9 months imprisonment

Paula Libbey, 47, of Thomas Close, Exmouth, was involved in supplying Class A drugs in 2022.
Simon Bishop
Possession with Intent to Supply Heroin
January 1, 2025

Sentence: 2 years 8 months imprisonment

Simon Bishop, 44, from Exeter, was caught in a police raid at the Acorn and Oak building on Market Street. He tried to throw his mobile phone out the window. The flat contained evidence of street dealing in heroin.
Anna James
Theft from employer and supply of controlled drugs
December 22, 2024

Sentence: 2 years imprisonment suspended for 2 years, 200 hours unpaid work, 20 rehabilitation activity requirement days, £150 costs, £402 compensation

Between August 2023 and October 2024, Anna James, a 34-year-old former Boots employee of six years from Bridgeland Street, Bideford, stole 66 packs of prescription drugs including Codeine, Tramadol, and Diazepam from Boots Pharmacy Northam, valued at £400 to the store but £12,555 on the street. She supplied them directly to drug users to fund her son's private specialist education amid financial struggles after separating from her partner. She has two young children, one with additional needs, and admitted using cocaine during this period but had no prior convictions. She confessed to her employer and during police interview.
Jack Mitchelmore
Assault by beating and criminal damage
December 22, 2024

Sentence: 18-month community order with 15 rehabilitation days and 120-day alcohol monitoring requirement

On September 19, 2024, at around midnight, Jack Mitchelmore, a 37-year-old plumber from Brixham, assaulted his partner of six years during an argument. He spat in her face, grabbed her around the neck causing difficulty breathing, and later pushed her in the chest at the top of the stairs, causing her to fall down two sets of stairs and hit her head against a wall. She punched him and fled to another room. He continued verbal abuse, calling her a 'slag'. A separate criminal damage incident occurred a month later when he kicked a vacuum cleaner and broke the television.
Daniel Smith
Wounding
December 20, 2024

Sentence: 15 months imprisonment, suspended for 2 years, plus rehabilitation activity requirement, 120 hours of unpaid work, 120-day alcohol monitoring tag, and £1,500 compensation

On April 30, 2023, at a charity fundraiser in Dawlish, Daniel Smith engaged in an argument over fancy dress outside the Royal British Legion branch. He unexpectedly punched the victim to the side of the face, causing immediate jaw fractures. The victim required hospital treatment, including surgery, and experienced complications leading to intensive care admission. The victim continues to suffer pain when eating or talking excessively.
Beth Hanby
Causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving
December 19, 2024

Sentence: 24 weeks imprisonment suspended for 12 months, 160 hours unpaid community work, disqualified from driving for 18 months, £85 costs, £187 surcharge

On July 4, 2024, at 8.30am on the A3126 West Exe South in Tiverton, Beth Hanby, 45, of Brook Street, Bampton, was driving a Suzuki at 33-37mph in a 30mph zone while taking her children to catch the school bus. She struck 79-year-old pedestrian Peter Hill, who was crossing the road to collect his daily newspaper. He was thrown onto the bonnet, sustaining serious injuries that led to his deterioration and death three weeks later. Investigators concluded she could have braked in time at 30mph. Hanby stopped immediately, assisted Mr Hill, and kept her children away. The collision was due to a momentary lapse in concentration with no evidence of distraction or rushing.
Peter Moore
Making and possessing indecent images of children
December 10, 2024

Sentence: 18 months community order with 120 hours unpaid work

Peter Moore, a 72-year-old man from Gussiford Lane, Exmouth, collected 35,000 indecent images of children over a 19-year period starting approximately 10 years before his arrest in October 2020. Police raided his home after tracing suspicious internet activity and found the images on his computer, including 35,000 Category C, 48 Category B, and 1,426 prohibited non-photographic images. He admitted to downloading via Google initially, then torrent sites like Pirate Bay after restrictions, driven by curiosity about the 'spice of the forbidden'. No evidence of sharing or distribution. He expressed relief at being caught and glad to end his 'bad habit'.
Wade Van Straaten
Assault occasioning actual bodily harm
November 25, 2024

Sentence: 16 months imprisonment

On November 12, 2023, Brandon Cooney, aged 25, of High Street, Ilfracombe, and Wade Van Straaten, aged 28, of Clinton Road in Barnstaple, falsely accused the victim of stealing Cooney's wallet after drinking together at the Snug and Hyde pub in Ilfracombe and continuing at Cooney's house. Around 1am, they launched a ferocious attack on the victim on Ilfracombe High Street, punching and kicking him to the head and body multiple times, rendering him unconscious. They briefly sat him at a bus stop before leaving, but attacked again when he tried to fight back, leaving him severely injured and requiring hospital treatment.
Brandon Cooney
Assault occasioning actual bodily harm
November 25, 2024

Sentence: 16 months imprisonment

On November 12, 2023, Brandon Cooney, aged 25, of High Street, Ilfracombe, and Wade Van Straaten falsely accused the victim of stealing Cooney's wallet after drinking together at the Snug and Hyde pub in Ilfracombe and continuing at Cooney's house. Around 1am, they launched a ferocious attack on the victim on Ilfracombe High Street, punching and kicking him to the head and body multiple times, rendering him unconscious. They briefly sat him at a bus stop before leaving, but attacked again when he tried to fight back, leaving him severely injured and requiring hospital treatment.
Jake Warren
Supply of class A and class B drugs and possessing criminal property
November 18, 2024

Sentence: 3 years and 4 months imprisonment

Jake Warren, aged 31, of Bennett Square, Exeter, ran a drug dealing operation from his family home, distributing Class A and B drugs including cocaine and cannabis. In March 2025, police raided the property, seizing over £22,000 in cash, significant amounts of cannabis and cocaine stashed in the garden with a street value of approximately £33,000, and a full setup for preparing drugs. Mobile phones were seized, and CCTV footage showed his mother laundering money for him.
Jayne Warren
Money laundering and permitting premises for drug supply
November 18, 2024

Sentence: three-year community order including 240 hours of unpaid work

Jayne Warren, aged 56, of Bennett Square, Exeter, was involved in a drug dealing operation at her family home. She handled the business side, including laundering money by depositing large sums of cash at a local post office several times a week, which was then transferred to her son. In March 2025, police raided the property, seizing over £22,000 in cash, significant amounts of cannabis and cocaine with a street value of approximately £33,000, and a full setup for preparing drugs in the spare bedroom.
Carl Forrester
Sexual assault on a child
November 4, 2024

Sentence: 21 years imprisonment

Carl Forrester, a 71-year-old from Devon, was convicted of multiple sexual assaults on a child. He initially fled to America using an American passport to avoid trial but was located with help from the victim's mother and his family, extradited back to the UK, and tried on the second attempt. It was known at sentencing that he had terminal cancer and might die within weeks, but the judge imposed the long sentence to protect the public in case of medical advances prolonging his life. He died on November 13, 2024, at HMP Exeter.
Sidney Matthews
Rape and indecent assault
November 1, 2024

Sentence: 14 years imprisonment

Sidney Matthews committed multiple offences of oral rape and indecent assault against a six-year-old victim more than 20 years ago. He attempted to silence the girl by telling her nobody would believe her. The abuse caused severe psychological trauma to the victim. Matthews was convicted after a trial where a jury found him guilty of all 11 offences. At the time of sentencing, he was 90 years old, of previous good character, and residing at Burthhouse Lane, with declining mental state and physical health.
Team Sitthisak
Possession of Offensive Weapon
October 31, 2024

Sentence: 12 months community order with 100 hours unpaid work

On 24/02/2025 at Exeter possessed an offensive weapon in a private place, namely knuckledusters.
Zack Murray
Drink Driving
October 31, 2024

Sentence: 18 months disqualification and £579 fine

On 05/09/2025 at Topsham Road, Exeter, drove with 63mg alcohol in 100ml breath.
Thomas Buckley
Drink Driving
October 31, 2024

Sentence: 12 months disqualification and £120 fine

On 07/09/2025 at Silverton drove with 46mg alcohol in 100ml breath.
Nicholas Hurst
Criminal Damage
October 31, 2024

Sentence: £140 compensation

On 10/01/2023 at Torquay caused criminal damage to a computer.
Christopher Mcnamara
Breach of Sex Offender Register
October 31, 2024

Sentence: 12 months imprisonment

On 24/10/2025 at Exeter failed to comply with notification requirements of the sex offender register by failure to notify of address within three days of release from prison.
Ashley Johnson
Drug Driving
October 31, 2024

Sentence: 17 months disqualification and £333 fine

On 04/03/2025 at Sainsbury’s petrol station in Exeter drove under the influence of ketamine.
Adrian Hows
Causing Serious Injury by Careless Driving
October 31, 2024

Sentence: 3 months community order, 3 months curfew, and 12 months disqualification

On 12/08/2024 at Pinhoe Road, Exeter, caused serious injury to a male by careless driving.
David Waring
Assault on Police Officer
October 31, 2024

Sentence: 12 weeks imprisonment suspended for 12 months, 150 hours unpaid work, and £200 compensation

On 12/05/2025 at Blackboy Road, Exeter, assaulted a police officer.
Connor Sams-Hurst
Drug Driving
October 31, 2024

Sentence: 12 months community order and 30 months disqualification

On 29/03/2025 at Exeter drove under the influence of ketamine.
Donna Berry
Shoplifting
October 31, 2024

Sentence: 10 weeks imprisonment

On 11/05/2025 at Exeter stole Richmond sausages x2 and Nivea moisturiser x6 from Co-op. Stole fragrances from Boots Torquay, roasting joints x11 from M&S, perfumes from Austins in Newton Abbot, jogging bottoms from Saltrock in Dartmouth, milk and two chickens from Co-op Exeter, and multiple other goods.
Jonathan Cuckston
Shoplifting
October 31, 2024

Sentence: 12 weeks imprisonment and £300 compensation

Between 10/07/2025 and 13/07/2025 at Exeter shoplifted from Boots.
Lee Conabeare
Drug Driving
October 31, 2024

Sentence: 17 months disqualification

On 24/06/2025 at Main Road, Pinhoe, Exeter, drove under the influence of drugs.
Michal Bulski
Threatening Behaviour
October 31, 2024

Sentence: 12 months community order with 200 hours unpaid work and £50 compensation

On 08/04/2025 at Exeter used threatening, abusive words or behaviour with intent.
Mark Saunders
Driving Whilst Disqualified
October 31, 2024

Sentence: 18 weeks imprisonment suspended for 12 months and 38 months disqualification

On 25/03/2025 at Woodbury drove whilst disqualified on B3179.
David Rosewell
Animal welfare offences and environmental pollution
October 29, 2024

Sentence: 18 weeks custody suspended for 12 months, 150 hours unpaid work, lifetime disqualification from keeping livestock

David Rosewell, of Crook Farm, Combe Raleigh, Honiton, allowed appalling animal health and environmental conditions to persist at his farm. The farm had deep slurry in buildings, decomposing cattle carcasses and bones in fields, cattle in waterlogged conditions with little food, sick and starving animals left to die, live animals grazing amongst carcasses and hazardous debris including domestic waste, scrap metal, broken concrete, and abandoned vehicles. A young calf was found lying in slurry and litter. Despite multiple visits and instructions from authorities in 2022, 2023, and 2024 to provide treatment, feed, remove hazards and carcasses, and comply with an Anti-Pollution Works Notice issued in March 2024, Rosewell failed to act, leading to ongoing pollution risks and animal suffering.
Carl Parker
Speeding
June 27, 2024

Sentence: Disqualified from driving for 3 months, fined £500, costs £440, victim surcharge £200

Carl Parker, a former Devon and Cornwall Police officer, was caught driving at 140mph on the eastbound carriageway of the A30 at Roseworthy, Camborne, Cornwall, on February 4, 2024. He was driving an unmarked police Volvo XC90 car on a road with a 60mph national speed limit, with emergency response lights briefly displayed but no sirens or legal exemption established.
Drew Davey
Causing grievous bodily harm with intent
May 7, 2024

Sentence: 10 years imprisonment

On 16 August 2023, in the early hours, Drew Davey, after drinking and arguing with his girlfriend, entered sheltered housing at Lulworth in Westward Ho!, Devon. He fell asleep in a garden shed but was disturbed by two vulnerable residents smoking outside. Davey attacked them, repeatedly hitting them over the head with a broom handle in the kitchen. A staff member investigating the noise was hit in the face. The two residents suffered significant head wounds and were hospitalized in serious condition for weeks. The staff member, despite injury, alerted police. Davey was arrested nearby.
Thomas Kettleborough
Child sex offences
April 3, 2024

Sentence: two years and eight months imprisonment

Thomas Kettleborough, a 35-year-old former Inspector at Avon and Somerset Police, sexually communicated with a boy on Snapchat and made more than 150 indecent images of children. He arranged to meet who he believed was a 14-year-old boy via Grindr, leading to his arrest in a police sting on July 14, 2023, in a Bristol car park. During the arrest, authorities found sex toys, condoms, and bondage equipment in his vehicle. The offences spanned four years and occurred while he was in positions of trust, including as a volunteer for the Sea Cadets and the Royal Lifesaving Society.
Shaun Molland
Escaping custody
March 24, 2024

Sentence: 16 weeks imprisonment

Shaun Molland had just been given a 16-week prison sentence and was instructed to wait outside the court to be transported to prison; however, no-one arrived to collect him, which resulted in him being charged with escaping custody.
Weanne Calunod
Causing serious injury by careless driving
January 22, 2024

Sentence: 12-month community order with 100 hours of unpaid work and £199 costs and surcharge

On January 4, 2024, Weanne Calunod, 25, a student, was driving a Peugeot car along Church Road in Alphington, Exeter, a 20mph zone. She approached cyclist Clive Jones from behind and attempted to overtake him just as he signalled to turn right into Mill Lane. Calunod did not notice the signal, leading to a collision that caused Mr Jones to fall off his bike. He suffered a fractured hip, required a hip replacement, spent four days in hospital, experienced ongoing pain, lost work as a mechanic for many months, and had his confidence cycling shattered, with financial losses. Calunod told police she checked multiple times before overtaking and believed it was safe, but did not see the signal. She remained at the scene until the ambulance arrived.
Jordan Fleming
Assault
December 28, 2023

Sentence: 12 weeks and 10 days imprisonment

On December 26, 2023, at about 7pm, Jordan Fleming entered a Co-op store in St Thomas, Exeter, where he threw items around the shop, ripped blinds from a refrigerator, stole a sandwich, sweets, and chicken skewers, and then punched the store manager in the face unprovoked, knocking off his glasses. He also smashed the store window with a bottle of cider before resisting police arrest near Exe Bridge, where he was pepper sprayed and restrained. He was aggressive at the police station and has a history of drink and drug issues, having come to Exeter from Plymouth for a fresh start.
Raymond Lynagh
Murder
December 21, 2023

Sentence: Life imprisonment with a minimum term

Raymond Lynagh, 57, set fire to his flat in Ellacombe Road, Torquay, on May 22, 2021, after disconnecting a gas pipe to intensify the blaze, killing Dean Corbett, 37, who was asleep in the bedroom due to intoxication. Corbett had 'cuckooed' Lynagh's flat, bullying him, wrecking the property, and contributing to Lynagh's eviction notice. Lynagh fled the scene, watched the fire, and later committed similar arson offences in temporary accommodation.
Sam Smith
Fraud
December 1, 2023

Sentence: Imprisonment

Former Police Constable Sam Smith met an extremely vulnerable 81-year-old widow in South Devon and swindled her out of more than £18,000 through fraudulent means.
Marcus Offield
Racially aggravated harassment
June 29, 2023

Sentence: 12-month community order with 150 hours of unpaid work and £600 costs

Marcus Offield, a publican from the Union Inn in Barnstaple, smeared dog faeces on the door handle of the Islamic Centre in Vicarage Road and stuffed a poo bag in the letterbox. Similar incidents occurred over several days in October 2022, including throwing a bag of excrement into the courtyard. These acts were caught on CCTV and were in response to a two-year dispute where someone allegedly kicked his dog. The Islamic Centre, established for 20 years, reported that worshippers felt scared and sought additional safeguards.
Daniel Leitch
Wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm
June 11, 2023

Sentence: seven years and two months imprisonment with a two-year extended licence

Daniel Leitch, along with Tina Westcott, broke into a caravan at 3am on October 5, 2022, where an elderly couple in their 60s were asleep. Leitch kicked in the door and used a piece of wood to batter the male victim. He demanded £1,000, held an angle grinder to the man's neck, causing a cut to his hand, and forced the female victim to remove her top and show her breasts. They stole the woman's phone, bank card, and £200 cash, then ordered the couple to a cashpoint. The male victim was further battered with the wood, leaving him with a gash on his head and injuries to his hands, back, shoulders, arms, and hands, rendering him unable to work. The attack was due to mistaken identity and left both victims traumatised, believing they would die.
Tina Westcott
Wounding
June 11, 2023

Sentence: two years and three months imprisonment

Tina Westcott, along with Daniel Leitch, broke into a caravan at 3am on October 5, 2022, where an elderly couple in their 60s were asleep. She picked up and plugged in an angle grinder, handing it to Leitch to hold against the male victim's head. She was found in possession of a knife, the victim's bank card, and phone upon arrest. The attack arose from mistaken identity, involved stealing £200 cash, the woman's phone, and bank card, and left the victims deeply traumatised, with the male victim sustaining severe injuries including a gash to his head and defence wounds.
Timothy Schofield
Sexual offences against a child
May 19, 2023

Sentence: 12 years imprisonment

Timothy Schofield sexually abused a boy between 2016 and 2019, including causing the child to watch sexual activity, engaging in sexual activity in the child's presence, causing the child to engage in sexual activity, and performing sexual acts with the child. The victim disclosed the abuse to a school counsellor and felt emotionally blackmailed by Schofield.
Shannon Marie Everatt
Criminal damage and assault
May 12, 2023

Sentence: Six weeks imprisonment suspended for 12 months

On 18/09/2022 at Blackpool, without lawful excuse destroyed a television and assaulted a male by beating.
Shane Andrew Mccartney
Theft
May 12, 2023

Sentence: 41 weeks imprisonment

On 28/05/2022 at Exeter, stole an electric scooter worth £600, assaulted a male, possessed a lock knife, committed fraud by false representation, and stole bags from Southgate Hotel.
Ryan Lee Alderman
Driving over the alcohol limit
May 11, 2023

Sentence: 26 weeks imprisonment

On 08/04/2023 at Exeter, drove a motor vehicle on Water Lane after consuming alcohol, with 69 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the prescribed limit.

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