Maidstone Crown Court Sentencing Results

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

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Benjamin Lee

Conspiracy to commit burglary *

Sentence

3 years and 9 months in a young offender institution

Between 26 June and 11 July 2021, with Jim Smith 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. On 12 July drove stolen Mercedes on false plates dangerously, failing to stop for police, arrested in Chatham.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglaries, dangerous driving, driving without insurance, driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence and failing to stop when required by a police officer. Disqualified from driving for 40 months. Aged 20, from Queenborough.

1 Jan 0001

Blake Paterson

Fraud *

Sentence

two years’ imprisonment

In May 2023, Blake Paterson advertised non-existent motorbikes and quad bikes for sale on an internet site using a false name. Two victims transferred payments totalling £2,245 but received nothing. A third buyer sought to purchase an electric cycle but did not pay. He used his mobile phone to liaise with victims and received money into his own bank accounts. Arrested on 19 September.

Pleaded guilty to three frauds and 10 counts of breaching a Serious Crime Prevention Order. Previously convicted of similar frauds. Breached licence conditions and will serve longer due to recall to prison. Subject to further Serious Crime Prevention Order on release.

1 Jan 0001

Bobby Turner

Conspiracy to burgle *

Sentence

eight months imprisonment

Bobby Turner, 23, of Beckenham Road, Beckenham, part of 12 masked gang stole motorcycles worth £140,000 from Noatum Logistics warehouse, Isle of Grain, early July 5 last year, via half-open shutter. High-speed chase to Dartford Crossing.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to burgle. 25 prior convictions.

1 Jan 0001

Bradley Cain

Causing death by dangerous driving *

Sentence

10-and-a-half years imprisonment

Bradley Cain from Maidstone was driving his Ford Fiesta over the speed limit at around 9.24pm on Saturday 2 September 2023 in Church Hill, Charing Heath, when he collided with 28-year-old Lisa Chapman and her young child who were crossing the road. He was under the influence of alcohol, cannabis and cocaine, and speeding. Rather than stop, he carried on driving, abandoning his car at the junction with Egerton Road after colliding with a bollard. He was tracked running through residential properties to his home address, covered in mud and scratches. Lisa Chapman suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene; the child was hospitalised with non-serious injuries.

Admitted to causing death by dangerous driving, failing to stop and failing to report a collision. Aggravating factors: speeding and being intoxicated with alcohol, cannabis and cocaine. Banned from driving for 10 years upon release.

1 Jan 0001

Bradley Hewett

Being concerned in the supply of class A and B drugs *

Sentence

10 years imprisonment

Bradley Hewett, using the name ‘Stream Burrito’ on the EncroChat platform, was involved in the buying and selling of significant quantities of cocaine valued at between £34,000 and £40,000 per kilogram and cannabis worth between £4,000 and £4,900 per kilogram. Messages sent between March and April 2020 were decoded and passed to Kent Police. Hewett, 37, was arrested at his home in Bapchild on Tuesday 24 May 2022 and later charged.

Pleaded guilty to both offences. Key role in the supply of illegal substances in Kent.

1 Jan 0001

Billy Treays

Burglary *

Sentence

two years and four months imprisonment

Billy Treays broke a bathroom window to enter a property in Albion Terrace, Gravesend, on Tuesday 14 September 2021. He stole collectable Harry Potter coins worth £65, a quantity of cash, £65 in Olympic £1 and 50p coins from another collection, and an Amber Leaf tobacco tin belonging to the victim’s late father. CCTV captured him attempting to kick in the front door unsuccessfully, then entering via the back, emerging from the front door around midday carrying a red bag, and jumping over railings.

Pleaded guilty to burglary. Of no fixed address. 22-year-old.

1 Jan 0001

Bertil Baluba

Attempted robbery *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

Bertil Baluba drove Jeffrey Michael and an unknown associate to a Rochester business on Laker Road shortly after 4pm on 31 August 2021. As Baluba waited in a grey Range Rover, Michael and the other offender, dressed in dark clothing with faces concealed, forced their way into the back office where a female staff member was with three young children. They placed the woman in a headlock and demanded cash but fled when she called for help and a colleague intervened. CCTV and other evidence linked Baluba and Michael to the vehicle used in the offence. Baluba was also found with cocaine and drug paraphernalia consistent with supply.

Admitted attempted robbery and possessing cocaine with intent to supply. Aged 20, of Royal Crest Avenue, Newham, London.

1 Jan 0001

Bernard High

Indecent assault and gross indecency *

Sentence

16 years imprisonment

Bernard High, 67, from Rochester, subjected two children to a campaign of repeated sexual abuse over a six-year period during the 1980s and 90s. The crimes were reported to Kent Police in September 2018, leading to his arrest on 17 November 2018. He faced 16 charges, including multiple counts of indecent assault and gross indecency. The jury found him guilty on all counts on 31 October 2023.

Denied the offences and was unanimously found guilty on all 16 counts after trial. Added to the sex offenders register for life.

1 Jan 0001

Besim Saraci

Being concerned in the supply of cocaine and cannabis *

Sentence

five years and six months’ imprisonment

Part of an organised crime group using a specific phone number to target drug users in Maidstone with cocaine and cannabis. On 30 March 2022, arrested during a search at an address in Enfield where 33 wraps and 222 grams of cocaine (total street value with cannabis £34,380), 1.8 kg cannabis bud, cutting agent, scales, phones, £9,495 cash and two Mercedes vehicles were seized.

Aged 34, from Enfield. Pleaded guilty to both counts.

1 Jan 0001

Bilaal Farah

Being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin *

Sentence

three years and nine months’ imprisonment

Bilaal Farah controlled the ‘Monty’ county line, sending texts offering heroin and crack cocaine for sale between January and April 2021 in Medway. He directed others to deliver drugs; two men arrested in Chatham on 9 April 2021 with 130 wraps of crack cocaine and 75 deals of heroin were working for him, proven by phone analysis. Search of his Woolwich home on 20 May 2021 found 43 wraps of cocaine with his DNA. Arrested 18 February 2022 in south-east London with £2,000 cash seized.

Pleaded guilty. 22-year-old with a significant role in the co-ordination of class A drug supply.

1 Jan 0001

Billy Beck

Robbery *

Sentence

five years imprisonment

On 26 January 2018, Billy Beck and Shaun Barton targeted a man in his 20s in a supermarket car park in Sutton Road, Maidstone, who had agreed to buy gold from Beck for £700. They got into the rear of the victim's car, instructed him to drive to a nearby housing estate, then attacked him with knives. Beck grabbed the victim around the neck and tried to stab him while demanding cash. Barton tried to stab the victim through the open driver's door, stole £1,520 from his pocket, and threatened the victim's friend. The victim suffered a cut to his jaw and facial grazes.

Pleaded not guilty and convicted after a three-day trial.

1 Jan 0001

Billy Maidment

Being concerned in the supply of cocaine and amphetamine *

Sentence

two years and five months' imprisonment

Billy Maidment, aged 31, of Tonbridge Road, Hildenborough, marketed cocaine and amphetamine through mobile phone messages to local users. On 25 February 2020, he was arrested by plain clothes officers in Tonbridge Road, Hildenborough, after an exchange with Alison Mackinnon. He was found with drugs and £230 cash. Analysis of his phone showed he had sent a marketing text offering cocaine to more than 20 users minutes before arrest.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of being concerned in the supply of drugs. Described as the undoubted organiser of the supply chain.

1 Jan 0001

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