Maidstone Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 854 verdicts at Maidstone Crown Court (Maidstone). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Date Not Specified 4 cases

Reece Jury

Date not specified

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.

localrags.co.uk

Verified against source 28 Aug 2026

Reece Modeste

Date not specified

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.

localrags.co.uk

Verified against source 28 Aug 2026

Reece Willis

Date not specified

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 victim and his two friends in Tonbridge Racecourse Park, threatening them with a large knife and demanding mobile phones. After the victim ran and returned with a stick to distract them, allowing his friends to escape, they pursued and the victim 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.

localrags.co.uk

Verified against source 28 Aug 2026

Rhys Costello

Date not specified

Possession with intent to supply heroin and crack cocaine *

Sentence

3 years and 8 months imprisonment

On 19 September 2019, two off-duty officers in an unmarked car spotted a suspicious Mercedes in a car park on Knightrider Street, Maidstone. The passenger, Rhys Costello, was acting nervously while holding two mobile phones. When told he would be searched, he pushed an officer and fled along Knightrider Street. Officers gave chase and arrested him on Lower Stone Street. A search found £40 cash and small wraps of crack cocaine and heroin. A search of his home uncovered £13,328 hidden in clothing, and his phone contained recent calls from known local drug users.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and heroin. Police found £13,328 cash at home and mobile phones linked to known drug users.

berkshire999.co.uk

Verified against source 28 Aug 2026

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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 854 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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