Lincoln Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Jake Boyton stole electric toothbrushes worth £95 from Sainsbury’s in Lincoln and items worth £41 from the Original Factory Shop on June 4, 2025. He also committed criminal damage by smashing a shop window at a store in Spalding on June 5, 2025, as captured on doorbell camera footage.

Edward Connors was involved in hare coursing on land at Crowland on March 12, 2023, where four men with dogs were reported chasing hares. They drove a blue Daihatsu Terios fast over a field, kicking up mud, and attempted to escape police by abandoning the vehicle and running, leaving dogs behind. Two men, including Edward, jumped ditches but were apprehended. He was charged and found guilty of hunting a wild mammal with dogs under the Hunting Act 2004 and trespassing with intent to pursue hares under the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022.

Jerry Connors was involved in hare coursing on land at Crowland on March 12, 2023, where four men with dogs were reported chasing hares. They drove a blue Daihatsu Terios fast over a field, kicking up mud, and attempted to escape police by abandoning the vehicle and running, with Jerry trespassing onto a railway line. He was charged and found guilty of hunting a wild mammal with dogs under the Hunting Act 2004 and trespassing with intent to pursue hares under the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022.

Stephen Ellis, who worked as an independent driver, stole money from the purse of 94-year-old Joan Kimberley, whom he had befriended over 16 years. The thefts were captured on CCTV shortly after it was installed, and involved him using a newspaper to conceal the purse. This betrayal left Joan feeling heartbroken, anxious, and unsafe in her own home in Horncastle.

On June 13, 2024, Owen Blades murdered 69-year-old John Connolly at his home on Portland Street, Lincoln. Blades, who did not know the victim, carried out a day of violence that included assaulting another man at Merkur Slots, committing an aggravated burglary, stealing from Tesco, and possessing an offensive weapon. The victim was found dead five days later, and Blades was already in custody for other crimes at that time.