Maidstone Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 812 verdicts at Maidstone Crown Court (Maidstone). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

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Rhys Mcgown

Robbery *

Sentence

one year and four months’ imprisonment

On 24 June 2023, Rhys McGown entered a store in Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham, with his face concealed by a t-shirt before leaving the premises. Ten minutes later he returned holding a house brick and followed an employee behind the counter. McGown demanded cash from the till and the victim, who feared for his safety, handed him £200. McGown ran from the store. He was captured on CCTV, an appeal was issued, and on 1 July he handed himself in at Medway Police Station. He was charged with robbery.

29-year-old from Gillingham. Pleaded guilty to the indictment.

1 Jan 0001

Reece Willis

Murder *

Sentence

14 years and 33 days imprisonment

In the early hours of 19 August 2022, Reece Willis and Rocco Mustafa approached 20-year-old Thomas Waugh and his two friends in Tonbridge Racecourse Park, threatening them with a large knife and demanding mobile phones. After Thomas ran and returned with a stick to distract them, allowing his friends to escape, they pursued and Thomas was fatally stabbed in the torso in a car park on Avebury Avenue.

Convicted after trial on 11 April 2023 of murder whilst acting together, two robberies and attempted robbery.

1 Jan 0001

Robert Kavanagh

Breach of Sexual Harm Prevention Order *

Sentence

10 months’ imprisonment

Officers attended Kavanagh’s home in Birling Road, Snodland in October 2019 and found he had concealed two mobile phones capable of accessing the internet and storing images. One phone had been accessed on the day of his release from prison. Neither device had been revealed during previous inspections. He missed deadlines to sign on the sex offenders register in 2019 and 2021, and failed to notify police of a change of address.

Pleaded guilty to breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and four counts of failing to comply with sex offenders’ notification requirements. Previously sentenced to one year’s imprisonment in February 2018 for possession of indecent images of children.

1 Jan 0001

Robert Lesarian Howard

Rape and murder *

Sentence

life imprisonment

Robert Howard, who had known Hannah Williams since 1999, raped and murdered the 14-year-old schoolgirl after she disappeared on 21 April 2001 during a shopping trip in Dartford, Kent. Her body was discovered on 15 March 2002 at a cement works in Northfleet, Kent.

Convicted sex offender with prior convictions. No minimum term reported.

1 Jan 0001

Rinaldo Nicolaie

Robbery *

Sentence

3 years and 3 months at a young offender institution

Rinaldo Nicolaie, along with Lucian Nicolaie, Eduard Nicolaie and Marian Petre, entered the EE shop in Bligh’s Walk, Sevenoaks, at around 3.55pm on 3 November 2022. The gang concealed their faces with balaclavas, ordered staff to sit and remain silent, kicked open an internal door and ransacked the stock room, stealing phones and tablets valued at almost £30,000. They fled in an Audi A5 getaway car which was intercepted on the M25 near Dartford River Crossing less than an hour later.

Admitted robbery and burglary. Aged 20, from Barking, Essex.

1 Jan 0001

Robbie Booth

ABH *

Sentence

1 year prison sentence suspended for 18 months, 100 hours unpaid work, rehabilitation activity, £700 fine

On 21 October 2020, in Maidstone, Robbie Booth was found sitting in a grey BMW that had failed to stop for police. While being detained by an officer, he assisted David Hilden in violently assaulting the officer, causing facial injuries from bites. Booth retrieved a black package from under the car seat before fleeing. A police dog found a jacket he discarded and a black case containing cannabis.

Pleaded guilty to ABH and possession of cannabis. Aged 23, of no fixed address.

1 Jan 0001

Robert Berko

Sexual assault *

Sentence

22 months’ imprisonment

On 26 August 2022, Robert Berko, aged 30, from Chatham, randomly approached a woman at a store in Luton Road, Chatham, and aggressively grabbed her over her clothing. The victim challenged him, but outside the shop he continued to pester and follow her. Police located and arrested him. In custody, he acted in a sexualised and abusive manner, inappropriately touched an officer, removed all his clothes in a cell, committed an indecent act, and repeatedly used the intercom to ask for a female officer or staff member.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault and one count of criminal damage. Admitted four unrelated counts of assault on an emergency worker from February and March 2022. Made subject of a 10-year sexual harm prevention order.

1 Jan 0001

Reece Fox

Evasion of excise duty *

Sentence

15 months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months

Reece Fox, 20, from Morecambe, was arrested with Thomas Coulton when their lorry was stopped by Border Force at the Port of Dover’s Eastern Docks on 27 February 2019 after arriving from France. Officers found two million counterfeit Mayfair cigarettes in the trailer. The duty evaded was £615,805. They had detoured to Tamines, Belgium to pick up the cigarettes. Dashcam footage captured panicked conversation.

Pleaded guilty to evasion of excise duty. Employee of Tommy’s Removals and Storage.

1 Jan 0001

Reece Jury

Conspiracy to supply and import class A drugs *

Sentence

13 years and four months' imprisonment

Reece Jury was part of a criminal gang responsible for importing and distributing at least 1.4 tonnes of cocaine from Central America concealed in bananas between March and December 2021. The group used an encrypted messaging app with pseudonyms to arrange movements of 30-100kg at a time using hire vans. Drugs were smuggled into Kent via shipping containers at the Port of Sheerness, including over a tonne from Costa Rica, extracted and distributed from a yard in Longfield.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply and import class A drugs.

1 Jan 0001

Reece Modeste

Possessing heroin and cocaine with intent to supply *

Sentence

2 years and 9 months imprisonment

A county line dealer from Medway. Police were called to Great Lines park, Chatham on 10 June 2021 following a report of a drug deal in progress. Officers from Kent Police’s County Lines and Gangs Team found Modeste sitting with another man, searched him and discovered 20 wraps of crack cocaine and heroin. His phone contained messages relating to drug dealing.

Admitted possessing heroin and cocaine with intent to supply.

1 Jan 0001

Rahim Saeed

Supplying crack cocaine with intent to supply and possessing heroin with intent to supply *

Sentence

two years and four months’ imprisonment

On 18 October 2021, officers from Kent Police’s County Lines and Gangs Team stopped a hire car driven by Rahim Saeed in Waldeck Road, Dartford, suspecting drug supply. They seized a burner phone and £220 cash from the vehicle. At the police station, Saeed admitted to having drugs hidden in his clothing; officers seized 91 wraps of crack cocaine and heroin, plus a large lump of crack cocaine estimated to yield a further 110 wraps.

Pleaded guilty. 54-year-old from Sydenham, Greater London.

1 Jan 0001

Redi Dushku

Possessing cocaine with intent to supply *

Sentence

2 years' imprisonment

Redi Dushku was stopped driving a Mercedes on 24 October 2021 in Upper Fant Road, Maidstone, linked to suspicious activity. Paperwork found linked him to a cannabis cultivation investigation in Staffordshire. Photos on his phone showed a large-scale cannabis cultivation and a letter addressed to a flat in Bower Place, Maidstone. Police searched the flat using keys from his possession, finding over 80 deal bags of cocaine hidden in a kitchen extraction fan and almost £2,000 cash. The Mercedes had made repeated journeys to Maidstone, and he was captured on CCTV entering it the day before.

Pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine with intent to supply and driving without insurance.

1 Jan 0001

Raymond Bareham

Rape *

Sentence

18 and a half years' imprisonment

Between 2017 and 2022, Raymond Bareham from Sittingbourne subjected a vulnerable young teenage girl to ongoing rape and sexual assault on multiple occasions after targeting her following a family tragedy. He exploited her grief, isolated her from friends and family, bought her alcohol despite her being underage, gave her gifts, claimed they were in a relationship and that the person she grieved would approve. The first assault occurred in 2017 when he lured her to a nearby orchard. The abuse continued for five years until she reported it. Bareham then drove her to a police station to force her to retract her statement.

Denied the charges but was found guilty by a jury following a trial. Showed no remorse. Charged with three counts of rape, four counts of sexual assault, one count of causing or inciting sexual activity with a child, one count of sexual assault by penetration and one count of perverting the course of justice.

1 Jan 0001

Peter Sowatskey

Possessing cocaine and cannabis with intent to supply *

Sentence

four years' imprisonment

Peter Sowatskey was stopped by police in Maidstone on 12 February 2020 for not wearing a seatbelt. Officers smelled cannabis and searched his Mercedes, finding a rucksack with cocaine and cannabis, plus £1,515 cash. His home in Martin Road, Rochester was searched, yielding over a kilogram of cocaine, at least 10 kilograms of cannabis, and £24,266 cash. Phones showed evidence of his supply network. He breached bail and was arrested again in Cornwall on 15 February with more cannabis and £20,000 cash.

Pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine with intent to supply, possessing cannabis with intent to supply, possessing cannabis and two counts of possessing criminal property (cash). Disqualified from driving for two years after admitting two counts of driving with a proportion of a controlled drug above the specified limit.

1 Jan 0001

Quinton Nelson

Causing grievous bodily harm with intent *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

At 4am on 3 July 2021, a young man in his late teens was in Lower Stone Street, Maidstone, when he was approached by Paul Ojo, Quinton Nelson and Kenneth Roberts. When the victim fell to the floor, Nelson kicked his head twice.

Pleaded not guilty and convicted after an eight-day trial.

1 Jan 0001

Michael Quenby

Child rape *

Sentence

19 year extended sentence (15 years imprisonment + 4 years on licence)

Michael Quenby, a CPS delivery driver who transported legal items to Maidstone and Canterbury courts, secretly preyed on a schoolgirl in 2018, raping and sexually assaulting her on 12 charges. The victim disclosed the abuse to her mother, leading to police investigation. At his former home in East Street, Faversham, officers found three laptops, a MacBook, two iPads, four sex dolls, and a blue folder with indecent images of children. Quenby admitted to possessing deleted child images from a chat room a decade earlier but claimed to be asexual.

Convicted after trial. Judge Philip St John-Stevens described him as a highly manipulative man who robbed his victim of her innocence and childhood. Branded 'dangerous'. Must serve 10 years before parole eligibility.

1 Jan 0001

Michael Rodriguez

Causing grievous bodily harm with intent *

Sentence

5 years and 9 months' imprisonment with an extended licence period of 2 years

Michael Rodriguez, 22, from Hadlow, assaulted a man known to him with a kitchen knife (blade at least five inches) outside a shopping centre in Upper Grosvenor Road, Tunbridge Wells, at around 1.20pm on 12 February 2022. An altercation near a department store led to Rodriguez stabbing the victim in the abdomen repeatedly. The victim, in his 20s, tried to flee but was pursued and stabbed in the back. The victim suffered serious injuries to his spleen and kidney and was hospitalised in London. Rodriguez fled with the knife.

Denied attempted murder; prosecution accepted counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and possessing a knife in a public place. Required to serve at least two-thirds of the term before parole.

1 Jan 0001

Mohammad Afzal

Sexual assault *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment and £1,000 compensation

Mohammad Afzal, a chemistry teacher at Sutton Valence School in Kent, sexually assaulted a pupil around 30 years ago by luring her to his home on the pretext of babysitting, giving her wine, getting into bed with her, forcing his tongue into her mouth, groping her breasts and touching her. The school failed to report to police at the time, allowing him to resign and teach elsewhere. Arrested in 2019 at Birmingham airport en route to Dubai after victim reported in 2019.

Found guilty of sexual assault. Victim impact statement highlighted long-term effects. Judge noted devastating impact on victim.

1 Jan 0001

Mohammed Mansary

Possessing class A drugs with intent to supply *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

Mohammed Mansary, 21, of Cahir Street, Poplar, would get local drug users to deliver crack cocaine and heroin brought from London for the 'Tony' county line network. He was arrested at a warrant in Cornes Close, Ashford on 14 October 2021, where drugs, cash and a knife were seized. He was charged with possessing the drugs with intent to supply.

Admitted the offences at an earlier hearing.

1 Jan 0001

Mohammed Maow

Robbery *

Sentence

six years and nine months’ imprisonment

During the evening of 4 February 2021, Mohammed Maow along with David Akande, Mahei Ahmad, and Thami Ngqobongwana travelled to an address near Shorts Way, Borstal with a number of other unidentified men. The group forcibly entered a house and one of them punched a man inside whilst demanding money. After the victim surrendered his wallet, his mother was also threatened before the gang left the premises. Maow was arrested after the vehicle was stopped on the A2 near Bean; victim’s bank cards recovered from the vehicle.

Aged 28, from East Ham, London. Pleaded not guilty and convicted after a trial.

1 Jan 0001

Mike Stanley

Fraud *

Sentence

6 years imprisonment

Mike Stanley, a 68-year-old from Chatham, ran the Layezy Racing Ponzi scheme starting in 2010, promising high returns on horse race bets. From 2013, he reported fake profits, using new investors’ money to pay earlier ones, defrauding over 6,000 victims of £44 million. He spent the money on 23 racehorses, a £400,000 Spanish villa, luxury cars, jewellery, £1.6 million in cryptocurrency, and £622,000 in silver bullion. The scheme collapsed in 2019 after exposure by a national newspaper.

Pleaded guilty to multiple fraud charges. Received a five-year Serious Crime Prevention Order and banned from being a company director for 15 years.

1 Jan 0001

Milan Kosoric

Money laundering *

Sentence

four years and six months’ imprisonment

Milan Kosoric and Pero Mitrovic were caught red-handed by police with almost £750,000 in cash stored in supermarket ‘bags for life’ wrapped in plastic bundles in a bedroom of a flat in Redcliffe Street, Kensington, on 2 March 2021. More than 100 wraps of cocaine were also seized from the property and a nearby parked car. They had been staying at the address and were arrested as part of a proactive operation by the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate. The cash totalled £745,087, which was successfully forfeited under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

Pleaded guilty to money laundering offences and possessing cocaine with intent to supply. Aged 26 at time of arrest.

1 Jan 0001

Milen Ivanov

Sexual activity with a child *

Sentence

6 years and 8 months imprisonment

Milen Ivanov, 34, from Gillingham, targeted a young victim between 1 June and 9 August 2022, making them believe they were in a relationship and sexually abusing them. The offending came to light after the child told their parents, who contacted Kent Police. Ivanov was arrested on 28 August 2022 and bailed with conditions not to contact the victim. While on bail, he committed further offences by sharing indecent images of the victim and making threats towards the child.

Subject to a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order and a five-year restraining order on release. Charged with two counts of sexual activity with a child, intimidation of a witness, making indecent photographs of a child and disclosing a private sexual photograph.

1 Jan 0001

Michael Turner

Conspiring to import class A drugs *

Sentence

11 years imprisonment

Members of an organised crime group attempted to import 1.2 tonnes of cocaine hidden in a banana shipment from Costa Rica at Sheerness Port in Kent on 20 December 2021. Turner was trained to use a forklift truck to access the container and was arrested by NCA and Kent Police officers.

Pleaded guilty to conspiring to import class A drugs.

1 Jan 0001

Naomi North

Causing death by dangerous driving *

Sentence

4 years' imprisonment and banned from driving for 12 years

Naomi North was driving a Ford Fiesta at a speed of between 29 and 33 mph and did not slow down as she approached the flashing amber lights of a pelican crossing on New Road in Chatham at around 10.50pm on Monday 10 August 2020. She collided with an elderly disabled man in his 70s, who walked with two sticks and was just a few steps from reaching the kerb. He suffered multiple serious injuries and died at the scene. North did not stop, drove to a relative’s home, and was arrested the following morning. She told officers she had not seen him prior to the incident, panicked after realising she had hit someone, and denied using her mobile phone but said she had lost it later that night.

Denied the offence but found guilty following a trial. Of Church Road, Swanscombe.

1 Jan 0001

Natalie Riley

Being concerned in the supply of heroin and crack cocaine *

Sentence

2 year suspended sentence and 250 hours unpaid work

Natalie Riley, 45, from Gillingham, acted as a drug runner for the 'MJ' county line drug network in Medway, alongside Curtis Davies. On 21 July 2022, after stopping Davies driving her car, officers searched her address finding her and Justin Duyile inside with drug paraphernalia, cash, mobile phones, drug 'tick' lists, weighing scales and clingfilm.

Admitted charges of being concerned in the supply of heroin and crack cocaine. Acted as drug runner for the 'MJ' county line.

1 Jan 0001

Ndue Paluca

Production of cannabis *

Sentence

10 months' imprisonment

Involved in production of cannabis as part of a large-scale operation with farms in Ashford, Canvey Island and Hertfordshire between August 2019 and August 2020. Over 485 plants and half a kilo of harvested drug seized overall.

30, from Sheerness. Admitted production of cannabis prior to trial.

1 Jan 0001

Monica Diaz

Theft *

Sentence

three-and-a-half years imprisonment

On 18 January 2024, at a petrol station on London Road, Wrotham, Monica Diaz distracted a jewellery salesman while Edward Florez-Ortiz slashed the victim's tyre and Edgar Ardila-Ruiz stole a bag containing £2.25 million worth of gems from the car boot. Diaz and Ardila-Ruiz were arrested on 11 February near Maidstone after attempting the same tyre-slash distraction theft on another salesman. Part of a larger organised jewellery theft ring operating across England.

Pleaded guilty. Homeless.

1 Jan 0001

Nicholas Lumsden

Indecent assault *

Sentence

14 years' imprisonment with 5 years on extended licence and a 25-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order

Nicholas Lumsden, 40, from Birmingham, subjected victims to serious sexual offences: a woman was sexually assaulted at an address in Dover in September 2019; two further victims were abused as children in Ashford, one in the 1990s and another around 2010. Kent Police launched an investigation after the Dover report in October 2019. Lumsden was arrested, charged with multiple sexual offences, denied the charges, but was convicted at trial of 14 counts including indecent assault, sexual assault of a child and sexual activity with a child.

Denied the charges but convicted after trial of 14 counts. Victims included a woman sexually assaulted in Dover in September 2019 and two children abused in Ashford, one in the 1990s and one around 2010.

1 Jan 0001

Nigel Butler

Causing death by careless driving *

Sentence

2 years and 3 months imprisonment

Nigel Butler, 58, from Sutton Valence, was driving his red Maxus Van on the coastbound carriageway of the M26 near Wrotham on 15 October 2020. He fell asleep at the wheel due to undiagnosed sleep apnoea, failed to notice a lorry slowing for roadworks, and crashed into it from behind at full speed. The two passengers, aged 22 and 44, died at the scene. Butler had suffered excessive daytime sleepiness for years but had not sought medical help or informed the DVLA.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of causing death by careless driving. Also banned from driving for 5 years and required to take an extended retest.

1 Jan 0001

Nigel Doherty

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm *

Sentence

two years and six months’ imprisonment

Nigel Doherty repeatedly punched and kicked a woman in the head during a violent assault in her own home near the town centre on 10 September 2020. He dragged the woman by her clothing into the kitchen and subjected her to a sustained assault, causing multiple injuries including her head striking a wall from a kick. He was also responsible for previous assaults, including cutting the victim’s leg with a knife.

Pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm, assault by beating, common assault, possessing a knife in a public place and wounding or inflicting grievous bodily harm without intent. A further charge of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm was ordered to lie on file.

1 Jan 0001

Michael Briggs

Attempted robbery *

Sentence

two years and six months' imprisonment

During the early evening of 23 October 2023, Michael Briggs entered a store in the High Street, Wrotham, purchased some crisps, left the premises, and a few minutes later returned armed with a knife. He threatened a shop assistant with the weapon and demanded money from the cash till. The victim refused and when another customer came in, he agreed to leave. Police were alerted and when patrols arrived, he was located and told to put down the knife. When Briggs refused and put his hand in a pocket where the weapon was suspected to be located, further warnings were given before an officer discharged a Taser. He was arrested and a craft knife was seized.

Pleaded guilty to attempted robbery and possession of a knife in a public place. 35-year-old. Subject to a 10-year restraining order upon release.

1 Jan 0001

Michael Cherry

Stalking *

Sentence

two years’ imprisonment

Between 11 June and 26 June 2022, Michael Cherry made persistent phone calls and left messages for a woman that he knew. He called at her home uninvited and on two occasions damaged her partner’s car by deflating its tyres. On 25 June, he broke into the partner’s house and stole a bank card and some car keys. He also poured washing up liquid in a kettle and coffee machine, and placed hair gel in the oven. Cherry then targeted the woman’s house, stealing a number of items and damaging a bed. Officers arrested Cherry on 27 June and seized cocaine and stolen property. His mobile phone had a photograph of the partner’s car and a tracking app showing the location of his house.

Pleaded guilty to stalking, two counts of burglary and possession of cocaine. Subject to a restraining order on release.

1 Jan 0001

Michael Dunn

Robbery *

Sentence

six years and four months’ imprisonment

On the evening of 12 July 2023, Michael Dunn drove to Morrisons in Sutton Road, Maidstone, parked in a disabled bay, stole bottles of spirits without paying, threatened a security guard with a knife, then drove away colliding with another car. He fled on foot, brandished the knife at members of the public, attempted to steal a delivery driver's vehicle by holding the knife to the victim's throat, but failed when keys snapped. He was tracked to a residential garden near Bell Road where he threatened the occupant, and was arrested. Stolen alcohol, security tags and shopping basket were found in his car.

Pleaded guilty to robbery, attempted robbery, making threats to kill, and possession of a knife in a public place. Also admitted driving while disqualified and driving without insurance.

1 Jan 0001

Michael Frost

Making an indecent photograph of a child *

Sentence

three years' imprisonment

Michael Frost, 57, of Minster-on-Sea, Isle of Sheppey, was found in possession of 1,048 indecent images of children on devices seized from his home. He was already subject to a Sexual Offences Prevention Order and being monitored by Kent Police's Violent and Sex Offender Register (ViSOR) Team. Officers became suspicious of him accessing indecent materials online during regular checks and detained him.

Denied three counts of making an indecent photograph of a child but was found guilty following a trial. Already subject to a Sexual Offences Prevention Order. Kent Police branded him a 'danger to the public'.

1 Jan 0001

Michael Hanmore

Rape, burglary, and theft of a motor vehicle *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with minimum term of 12 years and lifelong Sexual Harm Prevention Order

Michael Hanmore targeted a vulnerable elderly and disabled woman at her Queenborough Road, Sheerness, address in the early hours of Saturday, May 7, 2022. He forced his way into her bedroom around 2 am, raped her in a prolonged and brutal attack, stamped on her arms and body while demanding money, stole cash, her mobile phone, tablet, and her vehicle before leaving after over an hour. He was arrested the following evening in Hackney, East London. Forensic evidence and mobile phone analysis linked him to the crime. The victim passed away before sentencing.

Pleaded guilty to charges of rape, burglary, and theft of a motor vehicle prior to sentencing. Less time already spent in custody.

1 Jan 0001

Michael Jibowu

Wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm *

Sentence

two years and eight months’ imprisonment

Michael Jibowu stabbed his 18-year-old victim three times during an unprovoked assault in Week Street, Maidstone, on the evening of 23 April 2022. The victim was leaving a takeaway with friends when Jibowu, who was standing in the street and believed to be known to the victim, briefly spoke to him before lunging with a knife, inflicting wounds to the victim's neck and torso. The victim retreated into the restaurant for assistance and was taken to hospital before being discharged.

Pleaded guilty.

1 Jan 0001

Max Cuthbert

Conspiracy to burgle *

Sentence

two years and one month’s imprisonment at a young offenders’ institution

On Thursday 29 July 2021, Liam French and Max Cuthbert broke into an address in Collet Walk, Gillingham, and stole car-keys from the victim’s handbag before making off with their car. In the early hours of Friday 30 July, the offenders broke into another property in Hawbeck Road. The victim became alert to the intruders after noticing torch light beams and called out, causing the men to flee. Less than an hour later, they targeted a third property in Howbury Walk, and stole a handbag containing various items, including a bank card, cash, perfumes, and car-keys, which they used to make off with the victim’s car. Arrested at 3.59am after a police pursuit along Long Catlis Road, Rainham, to the Isle of Sheppey, where they drove at 70mph in 30mph zones. One vehicle stopped after a stinger was deployed.

Charged with one count of conspiracy to burgle and aggravated vehicle taking. Aged 20 from Rainham.

1 Jan 0001

Max Evans

Fraud by false representation *

Sentence

three years and four months’ imprisonment

In 2015, Max Evans persuaded a pensioner he knew to give him access to nearly £79,000 over five years, claiming he would move it to a savings account for interest, but used it entirely for gambling. Between 2017 and 2021, he used the same scam to receive £35,000 from an elderly relative, also lost on bets. A third victim transferred a large amount after he claimed rent arrears and risk of homelessness, but the money was lost on gambling. Total defrauded: almost £160,000.

Pleaded guilty to three counts of fraud by false representation and money laundering. Aged 30, from Bearsted.

1 Jan 0001

Max Martin

Robbery *

Sentence

three years and two months imprisonment

On 16 December 2023, in the early morning on High Street in Sittingbourne, Max Martin approached a man in his 60s, demanded he withdraw cash from an ATM, threatened him with a knife by putting his hand in his pocket, became increasingly aggressive, took the change from the victim's pocket, warned him not to call the police, and revealed his own name 'Max Martin' to instill fear.

Pleaded guilty to robbery. Sentence included two months’ imprisonment for breaching a suspended sentence. Aged 40, from Sittingbourne.

1 Jan 0001

Md Wahiduzzaman Akanda

Sexual assault *

Sentence

7 years imprisonment

During the evening of 2 October 2020, MD Wahiduzzaman Akanda was at his place of work where he pressured the victim into drinking alcohol. She repeatedly refused but he made her drink a mix of cocktails and shots, to the point that she was sick. He then followed her into the female toilets where he sexually assaulted her despite her telling him to stop. She was heard crying by another person who attempted to check on her welfare, but Akanda told them that she was fine and this person left. When Akanda left the toilet, the victim locked herself in a cubicle and called police before leaving the premises. Akanda was located and arrested on the following day.

Pleaded not guilty to two sexual assaults. Jury convicted him following a trial.

1 Jan 0001

Maurice Clayton

Attempting to arrange the commission of a child sex offence *

Sentence

two years’ imprisonment

Maurice Clayton, aged 60, initially contacted a user on a pornographic website during September 2020, believing her to be the mother of a 10-year-old girl. He continued conversations on a social media site, making repeated comments about his intentions to commit serious sexual offences against the child and shared several indecent images. On 27 October, Clayton travelled from his home in Oaklands Lane, Biggin Hill, to a car park in Knight Road, Strood, planning to meet the mother and then abuse the child at an address. Unbeknown to him, it was a police operation and he was arrested by Kent Police officers.

Pleaded guilty to attempting to arrange the commission of a child sex offence, two counts of distributing indecent images of a child, and possessing indecent images. Made subject of a sexual harm prevention order.

1 Jan 0001

Michael Maloney

Conspiracy to commit burglary *

Sentence

six years imprisonment

Between 11 April and 14 May 2022, Michael Maloney burgled addresses in Frant Road and Broadwater Down, Tunbridge Wells, gaining entry by forcing open doors or windows and stealing jewellery, watches and cash. On 16 April 2022, he broke into a house in Station Hill, Wadhurst, East Sussex, leaving blood with his DNA at the scene. Kent Police linked him to the Tunbridge Wells offences via mobile phone data showing he drove to the town and was near the houses at the time of the burglaries.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary. Received a criminal behaviour order preventing him entering the Tunbridge Wells area for 10 years on release from prison.

1 Jan 0001

Michael Mctigue

Conspiracy to steal *

Sentence

two years and six months’ imprisonment

Between October 2022 and April 2023, Michael McTigue and William French stole property including golf equipment, tools and an antique violin valued at more than £10,000 from vehicles left in car parks in areas including Hildenborough and Sevenoaks in west Kent. They targeted multi-story car parks or private complexes, smashing windows to steal high value items. Arrested on 12 May during investigation by West Kent Victim Based Crime Team.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal. Extensive criminal history for similar offences.

1 Jan 0001

Marcus Towner

Stalking involving fear of violence *

Sentence

four years and two months’ imprisonment

Marcus Towner, 30, from West Malling, conducted a campaign of harassment against a woman, including physical assaults, threats to harm her and her family, and controlling behaviour that forced her to change jobs and appearance. He repeatedly appeared at her address and left a phone to abuse and threaten her. Separately, on 6 April 2021, police found 12 bags of cocaine worth £17,000 and 47 bags of cannabis worth £13,000 during a search in Ryarsh, West Malling.

Pleaded guilty to stalking involving fear of violence and two counts of possessing drugs with intent to supply. A charge of engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour was ordered to lie on file. Subject to a five-year restraining order upon release.

1 Jan 0001

Marian Ghita

conspiracy to commit burglary *

Sentence

two years and three months’ imprisonment

On 29 May 2023, Marian Ghita travelled to Maidstone with three accomplices, intent on targeting a shop in Fremlin Walk. At around midnight, three of the gang forced open the main door and stole mobile phones and tablets worth more than £11,000 from display cabinets at the front of the store. Investigators identified vehicles used, including an Audi connected to Ghita parked outside his home in east London. Ghita was arrested on 14 June.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary. From Romford, aged 48.

1 Jan 0001

Marian Petre

Robbery *

Sentence

22 months suspended sentence with 100 hours unpaid work

Marian Petre, along with Lucian Nicolaie, Eduard Nicolaie and Rinaldo Nicolaie, entered the EE shop in Bligh’s Walk, Sevenoaks, at around 3.55pm on 3 November 2022. The gang concealed their faces with balaclavas, ordered staff to sit and remain silent, kicked open an internal door and ransacked the stock room, stealing phones and tablets valued at almost £30,000. They fled in an Audi A5 getaway car which was intercepted on the M25 near Dartford River Crossing less than an hour later.

Pleaded guilty to robbery. Aged 23, from East Ham, London. Ordered to complete 100 hours unpaid work within a year.

1 Jan 0001

Martin Emery

Indecent assault *

Sentence

five years’ imprisonment

Martin Emery repeatedly abused a vulnerable child over almost 10 years between 1997 and 2005 through a series of assaults. He secretly filmed his victim. Devices seized from his home contained hundreds of indecent images of children, many in the most serious category, plus obscene and extreme images and videos, some involving animals.

Found guilty after trial of seven counts of indecent assault, sexual assault and voyeurism. Admitted four charges of possessing and making indecent images of children and possessing extreme pornographic images at Medway Magistrates’ Court. Made subject of a 10-year sexual harm prevention order.

1 Jan 0001

Matthew Francis

Conspiracy to commit burglary *

Sentence

six years and twenty weeks' imprisonment

Matthew Francis was part of a prolific gang of burglars who targeted homes across Kent and London between 21 November 2019 and 2 April 2020, breaking in during hours of darkness to steal car keys and vehicles from driveways, including four addresses in Larkfield and Maidstone, and a further 29 break-ins in areas including Whitstable, Canterbury, Tonbridge, Borough Green, Medway towns, Sevenoaks.

Aged 28 from Erith. Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary.

1 Jan 0001

Matthew Lycett

Robbery *

Sentence

four years and six months’ imprisonment, with an extended licence period of four years

On Friday 13 August 2021, Matthew Lycett went to Maidstone Road, Chatham with a knife and flagged down a passing taxi. He asked the driver to take him to Bryant Street and once in the rear of the vehicle discussed the cost of the fare. The driver started to move off and Lycett asked for the internal light to be switched on. At this point Lycett leaned forward and placed a knife against the victim’s ribs. He simultaneously reached into the driver’s jacket pocket and stole £160 in cash. Lycett threatened to cut the victim while demanding more cash and then got out of the taxi and ran off. The police were called and officers who viewed the taxi’s security camera identified Lycett. He was arrested on 17 August and the clothing he was wearing when he committed the offence was seized at his home address. Lycett was later selected by the victim on an identification procedure.

Pleaded guilty to robbery and possession of a bladed article in a public place. Aged 28, of Mercian Close, Rochester. Will serve two thirds of the prison sentence before eligible for release.

1 Jan 0001

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Maidstone Crown Court, located in Maidstone, is a Crown Court that handles serious criminal cases including murder, rape, robbery, and other indictable offences. With 812 sentencing records in our database, it is one of the Crown Courts serving the Maidstone area. Crown Courts sit with a judge and jury, and have the power to impose the full range of sentences available under UK law.

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