Gloucester Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 26 verdicts at Gloucester Crown Court (Gloucester). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Vernon Steele

Rape

July 23, 2025

Sentence: 8 years imprisonment

Vernon Steele, from the Northway area of Tewkesbury, befriended a vulnerable woman with significant learning difficulties in June 2023. He began visiting her regularly under the pretext of helping with household chores. In July 2023, he showed her a video of himself masturbating and pornography on his phone, which she rejected. Despite her telling him to stop, he raped her four times in her bedroom over the next ten days. A neighbour discovered her in distress and reported the incidents to the police. Forensic evidence supported the victim's account, leading to his conviction.

Pleaded not guilty but was found unanimously guilty by a jury on four counts of rape. Judge Rupert Lowe remarked that he exploited the victim's vulnerability for his sexual frustrations and ignored her lack of consent. He will be placed on the Sex Offenders' Register for life.

Sources: gloucestershirelive.co.uk

Kurtis Jelf

Unfair Trading

July 22, 2025

Sentence: 150 hours of unpaid work, £5,000 compensation, and 15 years disqualification as company director

Kurtis Jelf accepted a £10,000 upfront payment from a customer for a garage conversion but failed to complete the work. He delivered only a small portion of the required materials, made repeated excuses for not attending the property, and did not refund the money or supply the remaining materials.

Pleaded guilty to a charge under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations. Traded under Gloucester Construction Ltd.

Sources: theforester.co.uk

Wayne Harris

Causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity

July 21, 2025

Sentence: Six years imprisonment

Wayne Harris, in his early 20s at the time, abused a young boy on multiple occasions around 20 years ago. The abuse involved causing or inciting the child, who was under 13, to engage in sexual activity and engaging in sexual activity with a woman in the presence of the child for his own gratification. Harris was caught after the victim came forward, detailing the long-term impact on his life, including issues with anger, alcohol, and drugs.

Denied the allegations and lied throughout the investigation. Found guilty by jury after a four-day trial.

Sources: gloucestershirelive.co.uk

Redwan Karim

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm and sending malicious communications

June 24, 2025

Sentence: 3 years and 6 months imprisonment for assault, and 6 months imprisonment for sending malicious communications, to run concurrently

Redwan Karim visited the victim at her home in the early hours of July 30, 2024, took her to a hotel in Cheltenham where he assaulted her by grabbing her hair, stamping on her head with significant force, and punching her, causing perforated eardrums, cerebrospinal fluid leakage, multiple bruising, swelling to her head and face, jaw pain, and nausea. He continued the assault in his car and outside her mother's house. His mobile phone revealed prior threatening messages from November 2023.

Changed plea to guilty on the first day of trial in February. Also received a 10-year restraining order against the victim.

Sources: gloucestershirelive.co.uk

Daniel Fortune

Dangerous driving

June 2, 2025

Sentence: 6 months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, and banned from driving for 12 months

PC Daniel Fortune was driving an unmarked police car at nearly 70 miles per hour through a red light on September 6, 2023, in Bristol, causing a collision with a Kia Stonic and seriously injuring the driver. He was responding to an emergency call related to an escaped prisoner, Daniel Khalife, but failed to brake or slow down appropriately.

Pleaded guilty to dangerous driving. Comments from IOPC director noted that the officer's driving endangered others, and he will face an accelerated misconduct hearing.

Sources: bristolpost.co.uk

Dean Powell

Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm

May 23, 2025

Sentence: 4 years imprisonment with an additional 3 years on licence

Dean Powell conducted a relentless campaign of domestic abuse against his victim in 2023, which involved repeatedly assaulting her by throwing a vacuum cleaner at her head, causing bruising; hitting her with a TV remote, resulting in a split forehead and lasting scar; threatening her with a machete and demanding she place her hands or head on a table to be chopped off; grabbing her hair, sitting on her, and slamming her head into the floor; hitting her with a glass, causing significant blood loss; and repeatedly punching her in the face until she lost consciousness in December 2023. He also breached a non-molestation order by contacting her and visiting her address multiple times.

Pleaded guilty to four counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and one count of breaching a non-molestation order; has 41 prior convictions, including violence against women; judge deemed him dangerous and noted his history of serious violence; mitigation included excessive drinking and desire for a positive future.

Sources: gloucestershirelive.co.uk

Kiano Houghton Jones

Supply of Class A drugs

May 19, 2025

Sentence: 8 years imprisonment

Kiano Houghton Jones supplied cocaine across Gloucester between June and November 2024. He breached his Serious Crime Prevention Orders by possessing more than one mobile phone, associating with a prohibited individual, and having more than £1,000 in cash. Police arrested him on December 4, 2024, after finding him with multiple mobile phones and seizing nearly £9,000 in cash, high-value clothing, and evidence from his phones showing messages about eight kilograms of cocaine for supply, along with photographs of large quantities of cocaine and cash.

Pleaded guilty to supplying Class A drugs. Had 23 previous convictions for violence and drug dealing. Judge commented that he demonstrated the attitude of a naughty schoolboy and needed to grow up. A 24-month suspended sentence for causing injury by dangerous driving was activated concurrently.

Sources: gloucestershirelive.co.uk

Aditya Rai

Fraud

April 30, 2025

Sentence: 20 months imprisonment, suspended for two years, and 200 hours of unpaid work

Aditya Rai, 43, of Brockworth, created a fake university degree, passport, and CV under a false identity to secure employment at two law firms in Gloucestershire and a construction company in Bristol. He earned around £10,000 through these roles, which he resigned from or was terminated due to failed reference checks. His fraudulent activities involved forging documents to hide prior convictions and were uncovered during a Gloucestershire Police investigation, leading to his arrest in June 2022 and again in February 2025.

Pleaded guilty to three counts of fraud by false representation, possessing or controlling false identity documents, and using a false instrument. Offences were committed during the COVID lockdown due to financial difficulties, with the judge describing him as a dishonest person who impacted his family.

Sources: gloucestershirelive.co.uk

Nicholas Geenty

Possession with intent to supply cocaine

April 25, 2025

Sentence: 5 years imprisonment

On December 3, 2024, Nicholas Geenty was spotted in a car in the Paganhill area of Stroud while officers from the Cotswolds and Stroud Neighbourhood Support Team were patrolling. He fled from police in his vehicle, leading to a pursuit, and was detained after a road closure. A search of his vehicle uncovered cocaine with a street value of around £3,000, cannabis worth £45, digital scales, and a burner phone.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine and possession of cannabis. Was on licence for a previous drug conviction. Ordered to pay costs of £228.

Sources: gloucestershirelive.co.uk

John Cacace

Unnecessary suffering and failing to provide an adequate environment

March 30, 2025

Sentence: 12 months community order with 100 hours of unpaid work, 10-year disqualification order for dogs, and £2,000 costs

John Cacace was involved in animal welfare offences where seven dogs and a litter of puppies were found in poor, filthy, and cramped conditions at a premises in Arlingham. A warrant was executed in June 2023, and the dogs were seized due to concerns for their health identified by an independent vet. The dogs were in his possession, and Stroud District Council gained possession under Section 20 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006, with most dogs later re-homed.

Pleaded guilty to offences under Section 4 and 9 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 and breeding dogs without a licence.

Sources: stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk

Johnny Connors

Transferring a prohibited weapon

February 28, 2025

Sentence: 5 years imprisonment

Johnny Connors and Michael Connors visited the flat of Scott McGuinness in Lattistep Court, Gloucester, on 7 October 2023. CCTV footage showed them carrying a bundle containing a sawn-off shotgun, which they provided to McGuinness. The weapon was later discovered by police in a moped's compartment, wrapped in a scarf and jacket. This act was part of an incident involving a prohibited weapon intended for criminal use.

Found guilty of transferring a prohibited weapon. Refused to answer police questions and did not give evidence during trial. Judge commented on their life choices involving violent crime and silence during proceedings.

Sources: theforester.co.uk

Michael Connors

Transferring a prohibited weapon

February 28, 2025

Sentence: 5 years imprisonment

Michael Connors and Johnny Connors visited the flat of Scott McGuinness in Lattistep Court, Gloucester, on 7 October 2023. CCTV footage showed them carrying a bundle containing a sawn-off shotgun, which they provided to McGuinness. The weapon was later discovered by police in a moped's compartment, wrapped in a scarf and jacket. This act was part of an incident involving a prohibited weapon intended for criminal use.

Sources: theforester.co.uk

Michael Davies

Breach of Health and Safety Duties

February 25, 2025

Sentence: £3,600 fine, £5,329.50 costs, and £190 victim surcharge, totalling £9,119.50

Michael Davies, owner of Autodeals of Stroud, failed to maintain a fence around a low wall at his car dealership on Stratford Road, Paganhill. On 2 February 2022, a visitor opened the boot of a car, lost balance, and fell 6ft to a Tarmac road below, sustaining a serious neck injury that required five weeks of hospitalisation and has ongoing effects on his mobility. The incident was captured on CCTV and was deemed entirely foreseeable and preventable.

Pleaded guilty to failing in his duty to ensure the safety of visitors to his work premises. The case highlighted the importance of health and safety risk assessments, as noted by SDC Health and Safety Officer David Peacock.

Sources: southyorkshiretimes.co.uk

Edward Rafferty

Illegal sale of dogs and fraud

October 1, 2024

Sentence: 22 months custody suspended for 18 months, 200 hours unpaid work, ordered to pay £151,241.50 under Proceeds of Crime Act, and disqualified from keeping dogs for life

Edward Rafferty operated an unlicensed commercial dog breeding enterprise from a property in Walmore Hill, advertising puppies falsely on websites like Gumtree and Pets4Homes as coming from a reputable family home with vet checks. He caused unnecessary suffering to dogs and failed to meet their needs, leading to offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 and the Fraud Act 2006. A warrant was executed in May 2023, revealing the operation, and he pleaded guilty at a hearing on June 20, 2024.

Pleaded guilty to offences; ordered to pay costs of £7,701, compensation of £342.22, and a victim surcharge of £149

Sources: theforester.co.uk

Andrew Owens

Possession with intent to supply a Class B drug

July 18, 2024

Sentence: 12-month community order, 200 hours of unpaid work, and £150 towards court costs

On January 5, 2023, Andrew Owens was stopped in his vehicle in Coleford due to erratic driving and was found in possession of 62.72 grams of ketamine, a Class B drug, with a street value of between £1,240 and £1,860. He admitted to selling the drug to friends to fund his own habit, which began in 2020 as a way to cope with anxiety and depression stemming from school bullying. He was also convicted of an associated motoring offence by Cheltenham Magistrates Court.

Pleaded guilty at the first opportunity; expressed genuine remorse; has mental health issues including anxiety and depression, which he addressed through hypnotherapy, boxing, and seeking professional help; judge noted his resourcefulness and confidence in his rehabilitation.

Sources: theforester.co.uk

Luke Timms

Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm

April 10, 2024

Sentence: 24-month community order and 240 hours of unpaid work

Luke Timms attacked Mr O'Donnell at a bus stop in Barbourne Road, Worcester, on October 13, 2022, in front of the victim's one-year-old child. The incident stemmed from a Facebook dispute over whether Mr O'Donnell was in a relationship with Timms' ex-girlfriend. Timms approached the victim, punched him twice, pulled his body warmer over his head, and punched him repeatedly to the head, causing a serious injury to his forehead that left a scar. The assault lasted just under ten seconds.

Pleaded guilty to the offence. The sentence took into account that it cost him his job and career, and he supports three children. No compensation or restraining order was imposed.

Sources: worcesternews.co.uk

Colin Brown

Robbery

March 27, 2024

Sentence: 11 years imprisonment

Colin Brown and Craig Wood broke into a home in the Mount Pleasant area of Stroud on January 8, while a baby was sleeping upstairs. They wore balaclavas and were armed with a serrated knife and a crowbar. They attempted to force entry, threatened the male occupant by saying they had a gun, smashed a window to enter, tackled the victim to the floor, held a knife to his neck, demanded drugs, assaulted him causing cuts and grazes, forced open a bedroom door to threaten a woman and child, and stole her phone before fleeing.

Pleaded guilty to robbery. Judge took five other burglaries and a dangerous driving offence into consideration. Ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £228 and given a restraining order for 12 years.

Sources: stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk

Craig Wood

Robbery

March 27, 2024

Sentence: 5 years imprisonment

Craig Wood and Colin Brown broke into a home in the Mount Pleasant area of Stroud on January 8, while a baby was sleeping upstairs. They wore balaclavas and were armed with a serrated knife and a crowbar. They attempted to force entry, threatened the male occupant by saying they had a gun, smashed a window to enter, tackled the victim to the floor, held a knife to his neck, demanded drugs, assaulted him causing cuts and grazes, forced open a bedroom door to threaten a woman and child, and stole her phone before fleeing.

Lyndon Parsons

Causing death by dangerous driving

March 26, 2024

Sentence: 8 years imprisonment

Lyndon Parsons, 26, was racing his performance-enhanced Volkswagen Golf GTI at speeds up to 100mph on roads with a 50mph limit. He was ahead of Tom Hill during the race on the B4228 near Sling in the Forest of Dean on 28 January 2022, and his actions contributed to the dangerous driving that led to Hill losing control and causing a fatal crash with a Mini driven by Terri-Ann Marshall.

Admitted causing death by dangerous driving. Was driving a performance-enhanced Volkswagen Golf GTI and racing alongside Tom Hill.

Sources: lancasterguardian.co.uk

Tom Hill

Causing death by dangerous driving

March 26, 2024

Sentence: 7.5 years imprisonment

Tom Hill, 32, was racing his performance-enhanced Ford Fiesta ST at speeds up to 100mph on roads with a 50mph limit. He lost control of his vehicle on the B4228 near Sling in the Forest of Dean on 28 January 2022, colliding with a Mini driven by Terri-Ann Marshall, a 36-year-old mother-of-two, resulting in her immediate death.

Admitted causing death by dangerous driving. Was driving a performance-enhanced Ford Fiesta ST and lost control during the race.

Sources: lancasterguardian.co.uk

Lennox Clarke

Supplying class A drugs

March 24, 2024

Sentence: 6 years and 4 months imprisonment

Lennox Clarke, a former professional boxer, supplied cocaine to Ben Goff, a drug dealer in Cheltenham. Between September and November 2023, there were 12 significant meetings where Clarke provided Goff with quantities of cocaine ranging from 28g to 1kg. Clarke also travelled to Cheltenham with two other men on 16 October 2023 to enforce debts related to the drug supply. After Goff's arrest in November 2023, Clarke fled to Thailand but returned to the UK in March 2024, where he was arrested at his home near Stourbridge. He has a prior conviction for supplying Class B drugs.

Pleaded guilty to supplying class A drugs. Had a previous conviction for supplying Class B drugs in 2012. Judge Ian Lawrie KC commented on the harm caused by Class A drugs and noted it was an opportunity for easy money. He will be eligible for release on licence after serving half the sentence and will receive 317 days credit for time spent on curfew.

Sources: stourbridgenews.co.uk

Dorothy Denny

Causing serious injury by dangerous driving

May 19, 2023

Sentence: 20-month suspended prison sentence, £10,000 fine, and 10-year driving ban

Dorothy Denny drove a Mini Cooper the wrong way on the M5 southbound carriageway for more than two miles while over three times the legal drink limit. The incident occurred on October 5, 2022, near Tewkesbury, leading to a head-on collision with a Vauxhall Astra and damage to two lorries. This resulted in serious injuries to the Astra's driver and passengers, including broken bones, whiplash, and bruising.

Admitted to causing serious injury by dangerous driving and drink driving. Expressed remorse during the investigation.

Sources: standard.co.uk

Ellis Benecke

Theft

July 21, 2022

Sentence: Eight-month prison sentence suspended for 18 months and 140 hours of unpaid work

Ellis Benecke was part of a three-strong gang that stole £30,000 worth of Wrigley’s chewing gum from a lorry parked at Gloucester Services on the M5 on May 4, 2022. While the female driver slept in her cab, the group cut open the lorry’s side and removed seven pallets of gum into their own lorry. They fled after being spotted, leading to a police chase along the M5 to Cheltenham, where they drove the wrong way on the A40 and abandoned their lorry near a BMW dealership before fleeing on foot.

Keon Sanderson

Theft

July 21, 2022

Sentence: 10 months imprisonment suspended for 18 months, 150 hours of unpaid work, £200 court costs, and disqualified from driving for 18 months

Keon Sanderson was part of a three-strong gang that stole £30,000 worth of Wrigley’s chewing gum from a lorry parked at Gloucester Services on the M5 on May 4, 2022. While the female driver slept in her cab, the group cut open the lorry’s side and removed seven pallets of gum into their own lorry. They fled after being spotted, leading to a police chase along the M5 to Cheltenham, where they drove the wrong way on the A40 and abandoned their lorry near a BMW dealership before fleeing on foot.

Pleaded guilty to theft, possession of cannabis and failing to provide a breath test or sample. Was coerced into participating to settle a debt and did not profit from the crime.

Sources: standard.co.uk

Brady Hickman

Rape

March 23, 2022

Sentence: 15-year extended sentence with up to 10 years in prison

Brady Hickman, 33, staked out the home of a disabled woman in her 70s and watched through a window as she fell asleep on November 11, 2021. He entered her home through an open window in the early hours, stripped naked in the hallway, and raped her after threatening her not to make a noise. The victim awoke to see him in her bedroom doorway and was left suffering from PTSD, panic attacks, and flashbacks, leading her to move homes.

Pleaded guilty to rape and two charges of assault by penetration. Has previous convictions for burglary, assault, robbery, and sexual assault. Judge Michael Cullum deemed him dangerous and a threat to women.

Sources: standard.co.uk

Kieran Hayward

Dangerous Driving

August 12, 2016

Sentence: 6 months in a young offenders’ institute and banned from driving for more than two years

Kieran Hayward, 19, led police on a high-speed chase in Gloucester on April 8, 2016, driving a Volkswagen Golf at speeds exceeding 125mph with a baby and a five-year-old girl in the back seat. He evaded police due to lack of insurance, weaving through traffic on the wrong side of the road, causing other vehicles to take evasive action, and was eventually stopped in congestion on the A40 bypass.

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