Great Grimsby Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 102 verdicts at Great Grimsby Crown Court (Grimsby). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

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Rimas Ekleris

Date not specified

Drug smuggling *

Sentence

14 years in prison

Rimas Ekleris, 59, arrived at Immingham Dock on August 19, 2022, after travelling from Cuxhaven, Germany. Border Force officers, acting on a tip-off from the National Crime Agency (NCA), searched his vehicle and found 60kg of cocaine hidden in a secret floor compartment of his cab unit. NCA investigators, working with Lithuania’s Criminal Police Bureau, obtained phone call recordings proving he had full knowledge of the drugs, collected the packages from a supplier, and was instructed on accessing the hidden compartment.

Found guilty by jury at trial despite maintaining innocence. Phone recordings proved knowledge of the drugs.

uknip.co.uk

Verified against source 28 Aug 2026

Steven Caldwell

Date not specified

Arson *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

On May 24, 2022, at around 1.30pm, Steven Caldwell entered the Nisa store on Victor Street in Grimsby, set bags of BBQ charcoal alight, tossed paper onto the burning charcoal while grinning at the CCTV camera, and fled. Staff were alerted and extinguished the fire before anyone was seriously injured.

Charged with arson. Reckless attack praised by investigating officer for swift staff response preventing serious injury.

uknip.co.uk

Verified against source 28 Aug 2026

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Great Grimsby Combined Court, Town Hall St, Grimsby DN31 1HX, Grimsby, DN31 1HX, United Kingdom

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About Great Grimsby Crown Court

Great Grimsby Crown Court, located in Grimsby, is a Crown Court that handles serious criminal cases including murder, rape, robbery, and other indictable offences. With 102 sentencing records in our database, it is one of the Crown Courts serving the Grimsby area. Crown Courts sit with a judge and jury, and have the power to impose the full range of sentences available under UK law.

The court can be found at Great Grimsby Combined Court, Town Hall St, Grimsby DN31 1HX, DN31 1HX.

Accessibility provisions at this court include wheelchair accessible entrance and wheelchair accessible parking.

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