Leeds Crown Court Sentencing Results

Shilton Flynn stole from shops on 14 occasions and committed a public order offence at a Co-op store. He was also convicted of possession of Class A and B drugs and driving offences.

Shahed Miah, a drug dealer, filmed himself driving a BMW at 90mph and was found to be peddling cocaine and ketamine. Bags of cocaine worth £320 were found at his address along with £1,180 in cash.

Shane Gray, Kyle Bates' step-brother, was involved in drug dealing and handling stolen goods. On 8 December 2025 police searched an address in Pontefract and arrested him, seizing cocaine and cannabis worth up to £22,800, crack cocaine worth up to £750, a cutting agent, snap bags, a mobile phone, a knuckle duster and a survival knife. A passport in his name was found in a shipping container at West End Farm, Darrington. In connection with handling stolen goods, 129 boxes of mixer drinks were stolen from a lorry in Featherstone between 28 and 29 January, and 174 boxes of stolen drinks were found at a compound on Ferrybridge Road where Gray had keys to several vehicles. He was arrested on 16 March and his phone was seized. He had served six years in the army with The Rifles and later became involved in dealing drugs after using drugs and falling into debt.

Steven Kelly, a father-of-three, was sentenced for possession with intent to supply cannabis and possession of cocaine. The court imposed a one-year prison sentence suspended for 18 months and ordered him to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work.

Susan Connolly was a drug dealer who sold heroin and crack cocaine. She received a suspended sentence after breaching an order on multiple occasions.

Lee Campy was found dealing in amphetamine while a baby was in his car. Thousands of pounds worth of the drug was found at his home, and he was convicted of dealing in Class B drugs and possessing criminal property.

Kyle Hargreaves, 19, was a member of the organised crime group led by Christopher Hargreaves, supplying cocaine and cannabis across Leeds. The gang used a fortified safehouse on Rathmell Road, Halton Moor, with weapons and security measures. Police raids in September 2025 led to his arrest, and drugs, cash, phones, watches, and weapons were seized.

Leah Hargreaves, 23, was involved in the drug supply group run by Christopher Hargreaves, supplying Class A drugs. She also failed to comply with a Section 49 order, likely refusing to disclose a device password. The gang operated from a safehouse on Rathmell Road, Halton Moor, fitted with security measures and weapons. Police raids in 2023 and 2025 uncovered drugs, cash, and evidence of evidence being burned.

Kyle Bates was head of a Pontefract organised crime group involved in buying and selling drugs on a commercial scale, including selling kilogrammes of cannabis to areas such as Liverpool, Scotland and Cheshire. He used houses around Pontefract to store drugs and had drivers and runners working for him. On 9 April 2025 police executed a warrant at his address in Pontefract, seizing cannabis worth over £1,900, cash, a mobile phone, a small amount of cocaine, several Rolex watches and a Rambo-style knife. A handwritten dealer list linked names to debts of £14,000, £14,290 and £10,000. On 9 March 2026 he was arrested at Fitness Base gym; searches linked to him found further Rolex watches and cannabis worth more than £3,500, along with a receipt for a diamond ring paid for in cash.

Leighton Rangley pleaded guilty to two counts of possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and marijuana. The repeat drug dealer was found with £2,000 of crack cocaine stored in new trainers and was warned his sentences would get much larger if he kept offending.

Kasey Simpson, 29, was a member of the Hargreaves drug gang, involved in possessing criminal property and supplying cocaine and cannabis. The group operated from a fortified house in Halton Moor, where weapons including machetes and a Taser were found. She was arrested in September 2025 police raids and given a community order with a curfew.