Maidstone Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 944 verdicts at Maidstone Crown Court (Maidstone). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

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Jorge Bravo

Burglary *

Sentence

2 years and 6 months imprisonment

Jorge Bravo, along with Jorge Espinoza and Williams Jean-Michel Andres, travelled from London to Kent in a Ford Focus on 8 November 2022. They smashed windows to enter two houses near Maidstone Road, Borough Green and Field Mill Road, Egerton near Ashford, stealing expensive watches, rings, tablets, cameras and bank cards. The gang also targeted a third house in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, stealing more items. Total value stolen exceeded £37,000. They were stopped by Surrey police near Hammersmith, arrested, and stolen property recovered from the vehicle.

Pleaded guilty to burglary charges.

1 Jan 0001

Jorge Espinoza

Burglary *

Sentence

1 year imprisonment

Jorge Espinoza, along with Jorge Bravo and Williams Jean-Michel Andres, travelled from London to Kent in a Ford Focus on 8 November 2022. They smashed windows to enter two houses near Maidstone Road, Borough Green and Field Mill Road, Egerton near Ashford, stealing expensive watches, rings, tablets, cameras and bank cards. The gang also targeted a third house in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, stealing more items. Total value stolen exceeded £37,000. They were stopped by Surrey police near Hammersmith, arrested, and stolen property recovered from the vehicle.

Pleaded guilty to burglary charges.

1 Jan 0001

Jonathan Oscroft

Money laundering *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Jonathan Oscroft, 36, from Nottingham, was involved in the illegal transfer of money obtained through criminal activities such as drug dealing. He drove a Porsche to pick up Omerfaraz Rahman on 17 September 2018 in Nottingham. A forensic link connected him to the carrier bag seized. He was arrested on 8 January 2019 at his home, where £212,674 cash, a cash counting machine, mobile phone evidence linking to illegal drug supply, and the Porsche (suspected proceeds of crime) were found.

Pleaded guilty to money laundering offences.

1 Jan 0001

Jonathan Richards

Rape of a child *

Sentence

22 years imprisonment

Jonathan Richards, 36, of Britton Street, Gillingham, sexually assaulted two children over a period dating back 15 years. He was found guilty of raping a child, indecency, sexual assault, and forcing children into sexual activity at a trial at Maidstone Crown Court in January 2019. He denied all charges but was convicted on every count.

Pleaded not guilty but convicted on all counts. Detective Constable Shaun Ravate praised the victims' bravery, stating the abuse was 'horrific and degrading'.

1 Jan 0001

Jonathon Cottrell

Manslaughter *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

Jonathon Cottrell punched Karsten Holmes during an incident at a house in Dane Road, Margate on Friday 24 July 2020, causing him to fall and suffer serious internal injuries from which he died four days later on Tuesday 28 July 2020.

Admitted a charge of manslaughter. Aged 35, of Athelstan Road, Cliftonville.

1 Jan 0001

Jeffrey Michael

Attempted robbery *

Sentence

2 years and 3 months imprisonment

Jeffrey Michael and an unknown associate forced their way into the back office of a Rochester business on Laker Road shortly after 4pm on 31 August 2021. Dressed in dark clothing with faces concealed, they placed a female staff member in a headlock and demanded cash while she was with three young children, but fled when she called for help and a colleague intervened. They ran to a grey Range Rover driven by Bertil Baluba. Michael's blood was found at the scene, and CCTV linked him to the vehicle.

Admitted attempted robbery. Aged 32, of Burnside Close, Rotherhithe, London.

1 Jan 0001

Jemel Fournillier

Supply of class A drugs and possession of prohibited firearm *

Sentence

nine years and six months imprisonment

Arrested on 17 February 2020 following searches at properties in King Street, Rochester and Miller Way, Wainscott. Found in possession of crack cocaine and heroin (almost half a kilogram of class A drugs total), drug paraphernalia, scales, mobile phones, large quantity of cash, and a loaded prohibited handgun with ammunition hidden in an airing cupboard. Used properties to store and distribute drugs from London to vulnerable people in Maidstone and Medway.

Admitted being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin, possessing a prohibited firearm and possessing ammunition without a certificate. County lines drug dealer from Gillingham.

1 Jan 0001

Jennifer Richards

Fraud by false representation and theft *

Sentence

2 years and 3 months imprisonment

Jennifer Richards, a 50-year-old cleaner from Sittingbourne, befriended and stole around £50,000 from an elderly man in his 70s whom she cleaned for between October 2017 and February 2018. She used his bank details to transfer £28,325 from his online account to her own, made cash withdrawals totalling £4,540 using his bank card, and obtained a £9,000 loan by cheque which she banked after tricking him into also making a bank transfer of £9,000. The fraud was discovered on 21 February 2018 when his debit card was declined.

Found guilty of one count of fraud by false representation and one count of theft following a trial.

1 Jan 0001

Jeremy Thorpe Wing

Rape *

Sentence

life imprisonment with a whole-life order

Wing, who was 61 when sentenced, was found guilty of sexually abusing two children, who were seven when the abuse began. He was also reportedly facing charges over the abuse of a third child. Police raided Wing's home discovering toys, motorised go-karts, water pistols, video games, and footage of Wing and another man, Brian Hogg, abusing children. Both were convicted of two counts of rape so severe the victims would have physical injuries for life.

Convicted of two counts of rape. Judge Andrew Patience stated neither Wing nor accomplice Brian Hogg would ever be safe to release. A very rare sentence for a crime other than murder. Hogg's sentence was later overturned.

1 Jan 0001

Jaydn Charles

Possession with intent to supply heroin *

Sentence

22 months imprisonment in a Young Offenders' Institution

On 22 August 2017 at around 11am, undercover police raided a flat on Brunswick Street, Maidstone. Jaydn Charles, 18, from Lewisham, was found inside with two mobile phones and a bag of empty wraps. He was arrested on suspicion of drug supply. A search revealed 120 wraps of heroin worth £1,200-£2,400 hidden in the garden below the flat's window. Forensic tests confirmed Charles' DNA on the package. He pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply. District Commander Chief Inspector Mark Hedges said: 'This teenager came to Maidstone to deal drugs to vulnerable members of our community and it is right that he has been jailed.'

1 Jan 0001

Jay Christie

Possession of crack cocaine and heroin with intent to supply *

Sentence

2 years and 10 months imprisonment

On 18 December 2017, police stopped Jay Christie’s car in Canterbury Street, Gillingham. He refused to open the doors and was arrested for obstructing officers. A mobile phone in the car contained text messages hinting at drug dealing. He was charged with obstructing a drugs search and released on bail. On 20 February 2018, officers saw Christie again, and he attempted to ditch another phone during a vehicle stop. He was arrested, and a search found 17 wraps of cocaine and 60 wraps of heroin on him, worth over £2,300 on the streets. Subsequent download of the seized phones revealed mass messages advertising ‘banging deals’ and local deliveries. Christie later pleaded guilty to possession of crack cocaine and heroin with intent to supply.

He pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply. He initially obstructed a drugs search in December 2017, and was later arrested again in February 2018 with the drugs. Police said he was targeting vulnerable people.

1 Jan 0001

Jetnor Dalipi

Possession of Class A drugs with intent to supply *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

On 31 October 2019, Jetnor Dalipi, 21, was cycling along Lime Hill Road in Tunbridge Wells when officers from the Community Policing Team stopped and searched him on Amherst Road. They found 11 wraps of cocaine with an estimated street value of £440-£550, a mobile phone containing incriminating drug supply messages, and £175 in cash. Dalipi, who had no fixed address, was arrested and later charged with possession of Class A drugs with intent to supply and being involved in supplying drugs.

Pleaded guilty at Maidstone Crown Court. Arrested after stop and search revealed 11 wraps of cocaine, a mobile phone with drug-related texts, and £175 cash. Police said they will seek to confiscate the money.

1 Jan 0001

Jimmy Price

Conspiracy to burgle *

Sentence

two years and four months imprisonment

Frank Matthews, Jimmy Price and Lewis Collins conspired to steal livery valued at around £100,000 at up to eight separate properties between 3 May and 17 May 2020. The gang targeted stables and other rural premises during the hours of darkness in areas including Faversham, Paddock Wood, East Peckham, Mereworth, Blue Bell Hill, Sittingbourne, Kemsing and Maidstone. Forcing open doors and disabling alarms, the men stole equine equipment before making off in vehicles, sometimes across open fields. After a break-in at stables near Bearsted, Maidstone on 17 May, investigators identified the suspects had been using a Vauxhall Zafira. On the following day, a patrol saw the vehicle in Cranbourne Avenue, Maidstone and indicated for the driver to stop. Officers arrested Matthews and his two passengers, Price and Collins.

28-year-old from Loose. Admitted involvement in seven burglaries and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to burgle.

1 Jan 0001

Jim Smith

Conspiracy to commit burglary *

Sentence

2 years and 6 months in a young offender institution

Between 26 June and 11 July 2021, with Benjamin Lee targeted high value cars by stealing ignition keys from victims' addresses in Swale and Medway. Stole Audi A4 from Coombe Drive, Sittingbourne on 26 June; Mercedes CLA from Gillingham after house break-in; Mercedes CLA from Minster-on-Sea on 29 June; attempted BMW in Minster-on-Sea on 5 July; Mercedes from Sittingbourne on 11 July. Arrested on 13 July.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglaries. Aged 20, from Murston near Sittingbourne.

1 Jan 0001

Jimmy Brazil

Assault and receiving stolen property *

Sentence

12-month community order with 150 hours unpaid work

On 23 May 2022, Jimmy Brazil accompanied Christopher Bygrave to a shop in Milton Regis. Brazil received some of the stolen cash from Bygrave during the robbery and left the scene. He was chased into an alleyway by the victim's husband and assaulted his pursuer but was detained by attending officers. Identified via CCTV.

30-year-old man of Barrow Grove, Sittingbourne. Pleaded guilty to assault and receiving stolen property.

1 Jan 0001

Jimmy Devlin

Grievous bodily harm with intent *

Sentence

six years and two months’ imprisonment

Jimmy Devlin attacked the victim with a lock knife following an argument which started at a flat in The Tideway, Rochester on 1 January 2022. The victim left the property but was followed by Devlin into a communal entrance and then into a garden area where Devlin stabbed him several times, causing injuries to his arm, neck and chest. Devlin fled the scene while the victim sought help and was treated in hospital.

Admitted a charge of grievous bodily harm with intent. From Rochester, aged 21.

1 Jan 0001

George Bradley

Being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin *

Sentence

2 years and 6 months imprisonment

On 17 March 2023, officers stopped a vehicle in Cuxton Road, Strood, and arrested George Bradley who was inside. Officers also found the mobile phone linked to the drugs line.

Admitted charges. Aged 30, from Cliffe.

1 Jan 0001

Gary Hoyles

Rape of a child *

Sentence

18 years imprisonment

Gary Hoyles, 50, committed a series of sexual offences against a young girl in Swale between 2011 and 2017. He admitted to two counts of rape and five counts of sexual activity with a child. The victim endured horrific abuse over several years.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of rape and five counts of sexual activity with a child. Detective Sergeant Mandy Poulter described Hoyles as a 'cruel and depraved offender'.

1 Jan 0001

Gary Parks

Burglary *

Sentence

2 years and 8 months imprisonment

Gary Parks and Wilfred Grant ransacked a property in Brook Street, Snodland, entering a caravan contained within a gated area on 16 September 2020. They stole cash, jewellery, personal items including a wedding ring and cufflinks, push bikes, a motorcycle, and possessions belonging to the victim’s children. They were identified on CCTV and arrested the following month.

Pleaded guilty to burglary and two counts of theft.

1 Jan 0001

Gavin Lawless

Burglary *

Sentence

two years and five months’ imprisonment

During the morning of Thursday 8 February 2024, Gavin Lawless drove to High Halstow in a VW Polo and parked near the centre of the village. He then broke into a house while the residents were away and stole jewellery and watches, before returning home to Gillingham in the car. A neighbour noticed him acting suspiciously and took down the registration of his car, leading to his quick identification via CCTV and arrest on 9 February. Stolen items were recovered from a bag, the VW, and his home.

Pleaded guilty to burglary.

1 Jan 0001

Gavin Prodger

Causing death by careless driving while over the prescribed limit for cocaine and benzoylecgonine *

Sentence

12 years imprisonment

On Saturday 10 July 2021, Gavin Prodger, from Rochester, took cocaine before driving his Audi at 47mph in a 30mph zone on Watling Street in Dartford. He had defective eyesight and was using his mobile phone to send a photograph moments before striking 10-year-old Lily Lockwood at around 6.50pm as she crossed the road to join friends in the local park after checking the road was clear. Lily died in hospital. Prodger failed an impairment test at the scene and had cocaine and benzoylecgonine in his system.

Pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving while over the prescribed limit for cocaine and benzoylecgonine, and to possession of cocaine. Minimum of eight years before parole eligibility, plus two years on licence. Disqualified from driving until 2040 and Audi forfeited.

1 Jan 0001

George Mcraye

Attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent *

Sentence

three years and four months in prison

On Saturday 12 November 2022, George McRaye and his brother Thomas entered a gambling outlet in Week Street, Maidstone, drinking alcohol purchased elsewhere despite no alcohol licence. They refused to leave when asked by staff. A security guard intervened; they became abusive, pushed the guard. George pulled a large kitchen knife from his waistband and passed it to Thomas, who advanced slashing at the victim multiple times while George threw a bar stool. An associate intervened; they left towards King Street. Police arrested them near a taxi rank; knife recovered from rubbish bin.

Pleaded guilty to attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of a knife in a public place. Aged 34, of no fixed address.

1 Jan 0001

George Knight

Conspiracy to commit burglary *

Sentence

five years and nine months' imprisonment

George Knight 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 Belvedere. Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary. DNA recovered from stolen Audi.

1 Jan 0001

Gerard Keane

Sexual assault *

Sentence

two years' imprisonment

Gerard Keane, a 61-year-old man from Swanley in Kent, approached a woman with learning difficulties in a steam room at a public swimming pool in Tonbridge on 1 May 2018, followed her into a shower area and sexually assaulted her. The assault was witnessed by another visitor, who notified the victim's support worker. Police were alerted and Keane was arrested two days later at his home in The Oaks, Swanley. Evidence showed prior grooming attempts via social media.

Pleaded not guilty to charges of causing or inciting a person with a mental disorder impeding choice to engage in sexual activity and sexual activity with a person with a mental disorder impeding choice. Convicted by jury after trial. Also made subject of an indefinite restraining order and added to the sex offenders’ register.

1 Jan 0001

Ghandi Mallak

Robbery *

Sentence

six years and six months imprisonment

On the evening of 26 February 2022, in Chatham High Street, Ghandi Mallak and others approached a man in his 20s at a cash machine, threatened him with a knife, pushed him against the ATM, searched his pockets, and stole his phone and bank cards. Mallak assaulted a member of the public who intervened, causing grazing and bruises to the face. Officers arrested Mallak nearby, finding 17 wraps of class A drugs in his sock.

Pleaded guilty to robbery, possession of cocaine with intent to supply, possession of heroin with intent to supply, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Sentence included terms for being concerned in the supply of heroin and crack cocaine in Sussex in September 2021.

1 Jan 0001

Gheorghe Ciobotaru

Burglary *

Sentence

five years and three months in prison

Gheorghe Ciobotaru, along with accomplices Gabriel Zaharia and Valentin Ciobotaru, targeted jewellery at addresses in north and west Kent and Essex. On 5 February 2022, they travelled to Sevenoaks in a silver Mercedes, forced a window open at a house in Hillydeal Road, and targeted further addresses in Shoreham Lane Sevenoaks, Leyton Cross Road Dartford, and Summerhouse Drive Bexley. They ransacked the premises and stole jewellery. They were also responsible for two burglaries in Loughton, Essex on 4 February 2022. Arrested on 9 February 2022 in the Mercedes in Ilford, Greater London.

Pleaded guilty to six burglaries. The judge ordered that the car used by the criminals should be sold to compensate victims.

1 Jan 0001

Glen Heaton

Causing death by dangerous driving *

Sentence

four years and two months in prison

During the early evening of 26 October 2020, a 69-year-old man was walking over a pedestrian crossing on Main Road, Chattenden, when he was struck by a Peugeot 208 GTI driven by Glen Heaton, who had been travelling towards Hoo. The vehicle came to a halt almost 100 metres past the crossing. The Peugeot had been travelling in excess of the speed limit. Emergency services attended and the victim was pronounced deceased at the scene. Heaton, from Hoo, was arrested and blood analysis confirmed cannabis levels above the legal limit.

Pleaded guilty. Cannabis levels above legal limit. Disqualified from driving for six years on release and must take an extended driving test. Second count of causing death without due care and attention while over the drug limit ordered to lie on file.

1 Jan 0001

Glyn Taylor

Being concerned in the supply of cocaine *

Sentence

5 years’ imprisonment

Glyn Taylor was part of a criminal gang with brothers Aaron and Gray Elcombe supplying cocaine with a street value of more than £5 million via the EncroChat encrypted messaging service. The gang's activities were uncovered after decryption of EncroChat messages in spring 2020, leading to an investigation by Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate. Arrested on 29 September 2021.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of being concerned in the supply of cocaine and three counts of possessing drugs with intent to supply. Age 44, from Maidstone.

1 Jan 0001

Gordon Burgess

Rape *

Sentence

12 years imprisonment

Gordon Burgess, a former bus driver of Thorn Hill Road, Warden, Sheerness, Kent, ME12, raped a teenager twice without using any protection. The victim reported the abuse to Childline after feeling trapped. She gave evidence via TV link, demonstrating extraordinary fortitude as praised by the judge.

Denied two offences of rape and three of sexual activity with a child but convicted by jury. Judge noted seriousness self-evident, aggravating feature of no protection used, limited mitigation due to poor health and family man. Indefinite sexual offences prevention order imposed, banned from working with children, on sex offenders' register for life.

1 Jan 0001

Graeme Mulock

Sexual assault of a child *

Sentence

three years and six months’ imprisonment

Graeme Mulock targeted and assaulted a young child on three occasions between 1 December 2016 and 25 December 2018 in the Rochester area. He was charged with four sexual offences including two counts of sexual assault of a child.

Pleaded not guilty. Found guilty by a jury after a three-day trial. Added to the sex offenders register for life.

1 Jan 0001

Graham Stones

Being concerned in the supply of class B drugs and cultivating cannabis *

Sentence

1 year and 3 months imprisonment, suspended for 2 years, with 200 hours unpaid work

A search warrant was executed at an address in Holmewood Road on 9 February 2021. Police seized 36 cannabis plants, quantities of herbal cannabis, digital scales, knives and imitation firearms. Stones was arrested on suspicion of drug supply offences and charged on 9 December 2022 with two counts of being concerned in the supply of class B drugs and cultivating cannabis.

61-year-old. Pleaded guilty.

1 Jan 0001

Grant Jeffery

Coercive and controlling behaviour *

Sentence

three years and one month’s imprisonment

Grant Jeffery from Tonbridge took complete control over his partner's life over a number of years, bullying her, dictating what she could wear (demanding loose clothing), isolating her from friends and family, keeping curtains and blinds shut, and using threats and intimidation. The victim lost weight and was admitted to hospital in September 2023. While she was undergoing treatment, Jeffery visited, called her repeatedly, and kept her phone on video call to monitor her. He also assaulted her at the hospital. On 21 September, Kent Police arrested him at a bus stop outside the hospital.

Pleaded guilty to coercive and controlling behaviour. Subject to a 10-year restraining order.

1 Jan 0001

Grant Searle

Conspiring to burgle a business, conspiring to burgle homes and robbery *

Sentence

11 and a half years imprisonment

Grant Searle and Joseph Hoadley stole an ATM from Northfleet Food and Wine on High Street using a Ford Transit van to ram raid the shop front on 28 November 2019, causing £11,000 damage. Searle drove the van away after Hoadley pulled the ATM free. They also robbed staff at a Co-op in Talbot Lane, Ebbsfleet on 8 December 2019 using threats and a hammer to access the safe. Additionally, they committed burglaries targeting homes in Gravesend, Dartford and Meopham between 25 November and 4 December 2019, stealing vehicles, a car, an air rifle and a luxury watch.

Admitted conspiring to burgle a business, conspiring to burgle homes and robbery. Also sentenced for two counts of fraud, handling stolen goods, possessing ammunition when prohibited and possessing articles for use in fraud committed outside Kent. Aged 29, of no fixed address.

1 Jan 0001

Gray Elcombe

Being concerned in the supply of cocaine *

Sentence

12 years and six months’ imprisonment

Brothers Aaron and Gray Elcombe were part of a criminal gang supplying cocaine with a street value of more than £5 million via the EncroChat encrypted messaging service, using handles Tasteful Revolver, Urban Bonsai and Striking Boat. They arranged to buy and sell at least 60 kilograms of the Class A drug almost daily throughout most of 2020. Arrested on 29 September 2021 following decryption of EncroChat messages by law enforcement and investigation by Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate.

Admitted being concerned in the supply of cocaine and possession of criminal property (£5,000 cash seized). Age 54, previously from Kings Hill. Pleaded guilty. Committed offences whilst on licence from previous drugs supply offences.

1 Jan 0001

Greg Toole

Grievous Bodily Harm *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Greg Toole and Maria Toole attacked a 60-year-old woman during an engagement party at a Holborough Road venue on 18 January 2017. After the victim got into a taxi, Maria Toole chased her, dragged her to the ground, punched her repeatedly, and pulled her by the hair. Greg Toole joined in, kicking and stamping on her chest while she lay helpless. The victim suffered a fractured sternum, neck and spine injuries. The Tooles were arrested two days later and charged with grievous bodily harm.

Pleaded not guilty. Convicted by jury. Sentenced alongside Maria Toole. Detective Constable described attack as 'truly brutal, so savage and sustained that the victim feared for her life'.

1 Jan 0001

Hamdi Braiek

Causing grievous bodily harm with intent *

Sentence

eight years and three months’ imprisonment

Hamdi Braiek, aged 34, assaulted a man in his 30s in Brenchley Gardens, Maidstone, on the evening of 30 May 2021, following a dispute in Week Street over offensive remarks Braiek made about a woman's dress. Braiek pursued the victim into the park, tackled him to the ground, punched him, placed him in a choke hold, and repeatedly stamped on his head while he was unconscious, causing critical head injuries including brain bleeds. The victim was rushed to a London hospital and placed in an induced coma. Braiek was arrested on 2 June 2021 after identification by a PCSO and linked to three further assaults in Maidstone.

Found not guilty of attempted murder but convicted of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, which he had previously admitted. Pleaded guilty to two counts of battery. Will have to serve at least two thirds of the sentence before parole.

1 Jan 0001

Hanchard

Possession of cocaine with intent to supply *

Sentence

two years and six months’ imprisonment

On 20th October 2023, plain clothes police in Luton Road, Chatham, saw Hanchard, suspected of drug supply, getting into a taxi. Officers removed him from the vehicle and seized a 25 centimetres long sheathed knife from his waistband, three packages from his trousers containing more than 200 wraps of cocaine and heroin, and £630 cash from his pockets.

Pleaded guilty to all four indictments. The seized cash was also forfeited. Aged 22, formerly of Orpington, Greater London.

1 Jan 0001

Hassan Sheekh

Possessing heroin and crack cocaine with intent to supply *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

On the afternoon of 9 April 2018, officers noticed a Ford Fiesta linked to drug dealing in James Street. The vehicle was found in a car park. Sheekh returned with Clinton Osuji and they were searched under the Misuse of Drugs Act. Police Dog Piper found 15 wraps of crack cocaine next to where Sheekh had been sitting. Further searches found 12 wraps of heroin and one wrap of crack cocaine on Sheekh. Analysis of a seized phone and DNA evidence confirmed involvement in supplying class A drugs.

Found guilty of possessing heroin and crack cocaine with intent to supply.

1 Jan 0001

Haxhi Krruci

Possession with intent to supply Class A drugs *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

A 23-year-old London drug dealer, Haxhi Krruci, was caught trying to supply Class A drugs in Tonbridge. On 16 October 2019, police on Quarry Hill spotted a suspicious vehicle and signalled it to stop. Krruci ignored the order, sped away, and threw a cigarette box from the moving car during the chase. Officers recovered 18 wraps of cocaine from the discarded box and later seized five mobile phones from the vehicle. Krruci was arrested after pulling over at junction 5 of the A21.

Pleaded guilty. Also charged with driving without insurance.

1 Jan 0001

Harvey Smalling

Grievous bodily harm with intent *

Sentence

2 years and 8 months imprisonment

Harvey Smalling, from Orpington, Greater London, assaulted an off-duty police officer following an altercation at a fast-food restaurant in Commercial Road, Strood, in the early hours of 18 July 2022. The victim and a friend had politely asked if an uncollected order was his, to which Smalling reacted aggressively. They left to avoid confrontation, but Smalling followed, threatened them, and stabbed the victim in the chest with an item from his bag. The victim suffered a serious chest wound, was hospitalised, but has made a full recovery. Smalling fled the scene and was arrested on 20 July 2022.

Pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent and affray.

1 Jan 0001

Harrison Langford

Grooming and sexual activity with a child *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment, extended licence period of 3 years, Sexual Harm Prevention Order

Harrison Langford began using online chat applications to groom a 13-year-old girl on 19 August 2022. His messages became sexual and he encouraged her to share explicit images. On 3 September, he travelled from Milton Keynes to Kent, picked her up in his BMW, and sexually abused her in the car, repeating the acts the next day. On 10 September, he returned to Maidstone, booked a hotel room, picked up the victim, took her there, and repeatedly abused her. He was arrested at the hotel after the girl reported to Kent Police.

Pleaded guilty to four offences, including grooming and sexual activity with a child.

1 Jan 0001

Harry Darke

Being concerned in the supply of cocaine and ketamine *

Sentence

12 years' imprisonment

Between 26 March and 6 June 2020, Harry Darke ran a criminal business with Robert Shearmur using an encrypted mobile phone under pseudonyms ‘Basilowl’ and ‘Lizardfoot’. They purchased multiple kilos of cocaine and ketamine which they sold to other dealers, trading around 20 kilos of cocaine and four kilos of ketamine over a 52-day period for considerable profit. Messages suggested plans to use gains for property development. Data from infiltrated secure communication passed to National Crime Agency.

Pleaded guilty. Aged 27. Detained on 15 November 2021. Joint bank account with Robert Shearmur containing £140,000 in 2021.

1 Jan 0001

Harry Garratty

Robbery *

Sentence

six years imprisonment with two and a half years on extended licence

On 24 July 2021, Harry Garratty broke into a house in Carlton Avenue, Chatham, and conducted an untidy search whilst looking for items to steal. The resident returned home and met him as he was walking down the stairs holding a crowbar. He threatened the victim and she handed over her handbag and car keys. Garratty warned her not to call the police as he left the premises and got into her vehicle. The victim followed him and asked him not to take the car as she needed to collect her child. Garratty then took a quantity of cash from her purse, got out of her car and drove away in another vehicle that had been parked nearby. A fingerprint was found at the scene and the car he used was registered in his name. He was arrested on 27 July.

Pleaded guilty to robbery, theft of a car and theft of a quantity of cash.

1 Jan 0001

Ian Baggs

Fraud by false representation *

Sentence

three years’ imprisonment

Ian Baggs posed as a council worker in order to steal thousands of pounds from elderly and vulnerable people living in the Sevenoaks area of West Kent. The scam involved charging victims for bogus work to drains at their properties. Victims were contacted by telephone or at their doorsteps with claims the local council needed to send contractors for urgent repairs or to remove blockages. Between 13 and 16 January 2020, victims aged in their 80s and 90s were duped into handing over bank cards, which Baggs processed through a chip and pin machine in a van. One woman was tricked into writing cheques for almost £10,000. Cheques were cashed into his own bank account. CCTV images showed him using victims’ bank cards at shops and cash machines and phone records linked his mobile device to calls made to their homes.

Pleaded guilty to five counts of fraud by false representation. A further 19 offences, mainly in areas of Sussex and Surrey and carried out over January and February 2020, were taken into consideration.

1 Jan 0001

Ian Bigg

Possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and cannabis *

Sentence

3 years 3 months imprisonment

On 20 March 2019, Kent Police executed a search warrant at an address on Wallis Avenue, Maidstone. They found 39-year-old Ian Bigg sitting on his sofa with a samurai sword by his side. In front of him were 27 small bags of crack cocaine, a single bag of crack, and a quantity of herbal cannabis, with a total street value of around £520. Police also seized electronic scales, mobile phones, cash and the sword. Bigg was arrested and charged with possession of crack cocaine and cannabis with intent to supply.

Pleaded guilty. DC Billie-Louise Keane said: 'Bigg intended to deal Class A and B drugs to local people and in doing so cause misery within the local community. He should be ashamed of his conduct and a prison sentence will ensure the most vulnerable are protected from his criminality.'

1 Jan 0001

Hekuran Perhati

Conspiring to supply cannabis *

Sentence

5 years and 7 months' imprisonment

Part of a conspiracy to produce and supply cannabis on a large scale, estimated value over £1 million, operating farms in Ashford, Canvey Island and Hertfordshire between August 2019 and August 2020. Identified from ledger seized from Drilon Dishi. 129 cannabis plants growing across four rooms at his Ashford address.

34, from Ashford. Admitted conspiring to supply cannabis prior to trial. 129 cannabis plants found at his Ashford address.

1 Jan 0001

Henry Okoh

Possessing cocaine with intent to supply *

Sentence

3 years and 6 months imprisonment

Continued supplying cocaine after being charged and bailed. On 3 October 2022, police executed a search warrant at an address in Rainham Road, Gillingham, arresting Okoh and seizing seven wraps of cocaine. A second search at a property in Balmoral Road seized further cocaine, herbal cannabis, digital scales, and over £3,500 cash. Pleaded guilty at Medway Magistrates’ Court but granted conditional bail. On 19 October 2022, stopped driving a car in Gillingham town centre; quantities of cannabis and cocaine recovered.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of possessing cocaine with intent to supply, possessing cannabis with intent to supply, and driving without a licence or insurance. Driving licence endorsed with 10 points.

1 Jan 0001

Imaan Farjani

Supplying Class A drugs *

Sentence

3 years and 6 months imprisonment

On 29 October 2019, Imaan, aged 23, was driving a Range Rover in Pagitt Street, Gillingham, when police suspected a drug deal. After chase, he and passenger Younis Farjani were searched. Found cocaine wrap under passenger footwell, £465 cash and phones with buyers calling for heroin and cocaine. Home on Rushdean Road, Strood searched: £1,600 cash, phones, SIMs, drug price list and packing items. Text messages showed brothers supplying drugs.

Pleaded guilty. Involved in coordinating drug deals supplying heroin and cocaine across Gillingham.

1 Jan 0001

Ian Woodward

Conspiring to import class A drugs *

Sentence

11 years and three months 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. Woodward 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

Ionel Stoian

Burglary *

Sentence

two years and three months’ imprisonment

Ionel Stoian broke into John Lewis stores in Tunbridge Wells on 15 September 2020, stealing around 100 items worth almost £50,000, and in Ashford on 24 October 2020, stealing electrical goods worth at least £25,000 after cutting a hole in a window. A black Ford Focus insured to Stoian was seen near both stores and linked via forensics including his blood on a laptop lead from the Ashford scene.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary. Part of a criminal gang responsible for the theft of electrical goods worth over £75,000 from John Lewis stores.

1 Jan 0001

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About Maidstone Crown Court

Maidstone Crown Court, located in Maidstone, is a Crown Court that handles serious criminal cases including murder, rape, robbery, and other indictable offences. With 944 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.

The court can be found at Barker Road, Maidstone, ME16 8EQ.

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Maidstone Crown Court Sentencing Results

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