Maidstone Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 327 verdicts at Maidstone Crown Court (Maidstone). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

July 2014 1 case

Saulius Tamoliunas

Murder *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with minimum term of 20 years

Saulius Tamoliunas, along with Aleksandras Zuravliovas and Linas Zidonis, forced their way into the bedsit of Joele Leotta and Alex Galbiati above Vesuvius restaurant in Lower Stone Street, Maidstone, on the evening of October 20, 2013, mistakenly believing the victims had complained about noise. Fuelled by alcohol, the trio conducted a savage two-part attack using fists, feet, wood, a broom handle, and metal bars, inflicting 100 injuries on Mr Leotta, who died from his wounds, and seriously injuring Mr Galbiati. The attack was unprovoked and showed no mercy, destroying the bedroom and adjacent bathroom.

Concurrent 12 years for wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. Of previous good character. No remorse shown. 258 days on remand counted towards sentence.

8 Jul 2014

May 2014 1 case

Simon Olsen

Murder *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with minimum term of 25 years

Simon Olsen, a 54-year-old homeless former bailiff, murdered his ex-boss Steve Langley by shooting him once in the upper abdomen with a double-barrelled shotgun at the tackle shop in Bax Farm Fisheries, Lower Road, Tonge, near Teynham, on November 29, 2013. Motivated by a long-standing grudge, paranoia, and resentment after being fired three years earlier and receiving an eviction notice, Olsen entered the shop at 2.45pm, fired the shot, then fired another into the air before attempting to take a staff member hostage. He had visited the shop multiple times that afternoon claiming he wanted permission to shoot a duck. Olsen was arrested at the scene after police arrived and failed to resuscitate Langley, who was pronounced dead there.

Pleaded guilty to murder on April 25, 2014. Judge Philip Statman presided over the sentencing.

12 May 2014

January 2014 1 case

Damian Daley

Murder *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with minimum term of 20 years

Damian Daley was convicted of helping in the murder of drug dealer Gus Allman in Folkestone. He armed himself with a knife and joined in the attack during a drug-related argument, following Allman into the street for the brutal killing.

Described by judge as a violent and manipulative man. Helped convict Michael Stone in the Chillenden murders by giving evidence of Stone's confession.

1 Jan 2014

August 2010 1 case

Tomas Uptas

Murder *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with minimum term of 18.5 years

On November 26, 2009, Tomas Uptas strangled his girlfriend Loreta Raupiene with her own scarf in a jealous rage at their home in Victoria Road, Canterbury, after their volatile relationship deteriorated due to financial difficulties and his possessive behaviour, especially when drinking. He covered her body with a quilt, armed himself with a realistic-looking BB handgun, and went on a rampage, terrorising people on the streets including putting the gun to David Bowles' head and pointing it at a postman and a 12-year-old girl, before entering Morrisons supermarket in Wincheap where he waved the gun, causing panic among shoppers. Armed police shot him in the arm when he refused to surrender and aimed the weapon at them. His actions were an apparent suicide-by-cop attempt following the murder.

Pleaded not guilty but found guilty by jury after 10 hours of deliberation. Defence claimed he snapped in a moment of madness due to fear of her leaving and stress from drinking. Judge stated he killed her in a fit of temper and was not prepared to let her leave.

2 Aug 2010

April 2010 2 cases

James John Mccue

Money laundering *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

James John McCue, 66, laundered profits from a prolific drugs gang operating in Brighton and Hove, headed by his son James Parker-McCue. He converted proceeds into assets including holidays, a Mercedes car, property in Spain, and beauty treatments. He rented a street trading pitch but held no business records and feigned confusion about finances, claiming to be a successful gambler. The network was uncovered by Sussex Police between October 2008 and April 2009.

Laundered money for drugs gang headed by his son.

19 Apr 2010

Kelly Cooke

Money laundering *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Kelly Cooke, 32, of Old School Place, Hangleton, laundered profits from her partner James Parker-McCue's drugs gang operating in Brighton and Hove. The family lavished thousands on beauty treatments and cosmetic dentistry for her, funded by illicit proceeds. The network was uncovered by Sussex Police between October 2008 and April 2009.

Laundered money for her partner's drugs gang.

19 Apr 2010

October 2009 4 cases

James Parker-Mccue

Conspiring to supply cocaine *

Sentence

9 years imprisonment

James Parker-McCue, 30, of Old School Place, Hangleton, headed a prolific drugs gang supplying cocaine in Brighton and Hove. He laundered profits through his father and girlfriend, purchasing assets including a €220,000 apartment in Alicante, Spain, with illicit funds. He was arrested on his 28th birthday and extradited. The network operated between October 2008 and April 2009 and was dismantled by Sussex Police.

Headed the drugs gang; extradited from Spain.

19 Oct 2009

Fergus Gilman

Conspiring to supply cocaine *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

Fergus Gilman, 41, formerly of St Margaret’s, Rottingdean, was part of a drugs gang conspiring to supply cocaine in Brighton and Hove, headed by James Parker-McCue. The network operated between October 2008 and April 2009 and was dismantled by Sussex Police Serious and Organised Crime Unit.

Gang member involved in supplying cocaine.

19 Oct 2009

Darren Simpson

Conspiring to supply cocaine *

Sentence

6 years and 3 months imprisonment

Darren Simpson, 43, of Coney Furlong, Peacehaven, a manager for Brighton and Hove City Council, was part of a drugs gang conspiring to supply cocaine in Brighton and Hove, headed by James Parker-McCue. The network operated between October 2008 and April 2009 and was dismantled by Sussex Police Serious and Organised Crime Unit.

Gang member and manager for Brighton and Hove City Council.

19 Oct 2009

Shaun Clancy

Conspiring to supply cocaine *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

Shaun Clancy, 43, formerly of St Margaret’s, Rottingdean, was part of a drugs gang conspiring to supply cocaine in Brighton and Hove, headed by James Parker-McCue. The network operated between October 2008 and April 2009 and was dismantled by Sussex Police Serious and Organised Crime Unit.

Gang member involved in supplying cocaine.

19 Oct 2009

August 2009 1 case

Darren Graysmark

Money laundering *

Sentence

16 months imprisonment

Darren Graysmark, partner of Darren Simpson, a Sussex Police Special Branch officer, laundered more than £80,000 from a drugs gang operating in Brighton and Hove. Arrests followed a covert operation by Sussex Police Serious and Organised Crime Unit between October 2008 and April 2009.

Sussex Police Special Branch officer; partner's involvement in drugs gang.

19 Aug 2009

October 2001 1 case

Michael Stone

Murder *

Sentence

life imprisonment with a minimum term of 25 years

On July 6, 1996, Michael Stone attacked Lin Russell, 45, and her daughters Josie, 9, and Megan, 6, along with their dog Lucy, on a quiet country lane in Chillenden near Dover, Kent. Stone, wielding a claw hammer, demanded money, tied them up, and bludgeoned Lin and Megan to death. Josie was blindfolded, tied to a tree, and bludgeoned but survived. The family was walking home from a school swimming gala. Stone was linked to the crime through bloodstained clothes, a hammer in his car, and witness statements. No direct forensic evidence linked him, but he was convicted based on circumstantial evidence and jailhouse confessions he denies.

Convicted of the murders of Lin Russell and Megan Russell, and the attempted murder of Josie Russell. First conviction in 1998 quashed, second conviction in 2001. Has maintained innocence and multiple appeals failed. Current review by CCRC.

1 Oct 2001

September 1987 1 case

Wayne Brown

Manslaughter *

Sentence

4 years youth custody

Wayne Brown, 17, of Camp Way, was convicted of manslaughter of a Rainham, Kent, ironmonger. He was originally sentenced to 7 years youth custody at Maidstone, which was reduced to 4 years by the Criminal Appeal Court.

Original sentence of 7 years reduced on appeal. Sentenced at Maidstone for manslaughter of a Rainham, Kent, ironmonger.

21 Sep 1987

Date Not Specified 14 cases

Younis Farjani

Supplying Class A drugs *

Sentence

3 years and 3 months imprisonment

On 29 October 2019, officers spotted a known drug user approaching a Range Rover in Pagitt Street, Gillingham. The car sped off but was stopped. Younis, the front-seat passenger, was searched along with driver Imaan Farjani. Found cocaine wrap, cash and phones showing drug deals. Home search revealed more cash, phones, SIMs, drug price list and packing paraphernalia.

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

1 Jan 0001

Tristan Sotange

Possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and heroin *

Sentence

2 years and 5 months imprisonment

On 13 December 2017, police visited a flat in Boundary Road, Chatham, during a routine check and found Caleb Umeniyora and Tristan Sotange acting suspiciously. They were arrested on drug charges. Police discovered 43 wraps of heroin and 35 wraps of crack cocaine with a street value of £780 to £1,560. Videos on their phones captured them packing the drugs for sale and rapping about their drug dealing.

Admitted to possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and heroin. Videos from phones showed him packing drugs and rapping about dealing. Targeted vulnerable resident to use flat as drug base.

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

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

Joseph Cantwell

Possession of cannabis with intent to supply *

Sentence

9 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years

On 19 March 2017, police stopped Cantwell following a road collision on Lunsford Lane, Larkfield. Officers discovered cannabis hidden in nearby bushes, with further cannabis and nearly £6,000 cash found in his car and home.

Pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis with intent to supply. On 13 July 2018, ordered to pay back £6,060 under Proceeds of Crime Act.

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

Mark Love

Murder and aggravated burglary *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with a minimum term of 28 years for murder and 12 years concurrent for aggravated burglary

Mark Love was one of 4 masked men who smashed their way into the rural home of Kate and George Digweed, stole cash and lawfully owned guns, and used considerable and gratuitous violence against Mr Digweed including threatening him with a taser. About a month later, Mark Love and others forced their way into the home of Roy Blackman, subjected him to a brutal and frenzied attack causing severe facial and brain injuries leading to his death, and made off with a safe thought to contain around £250,000 in cash. Mr Blackman’s body was discovered stripped of clothes by his daughter the following morning.

Conviction secured by Simon Taylor and Tom Dunn, instructed by the South Eastern Complex Case Work Unit of the CPS. Case centred on complicated DNA and cell site evidence from a meticulous police investigation following a 4-week trial.

1 Jan 0001

Dennis Fletcher

Sexual offences against boys aged under 16 *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Dennis Fletcher committed sexual offences against boys aged under 16 and made an indecent video relating to incidents at the Junior King’s School in Canterbury.

Convicted on seven charges relating to sexual offences against boys aged under 16 and making an indecent video. Placed on the sex offenders’ register.

1 Jan 0001

Emma Weller

Perverting the course of public justice *

Sentence

2 years and 8 months immediate imprisonment

Emma Weller staged her own robbery, attempted rape and stalking, framing her former lover Paul Miller, a prison officer. Over around 3 months in 2020, she created fake social media accounts to send herself and her new partner harassing messages purporting to be from Miller, leading to his arrest on 23.04.20 for stalking and harassment. She created a fake dating profile 'Tara' to threaten her own rape on 27.05.20 in Mote Park, resulting in Miller's second arrest. The next day on 28.05.20, she falsely alleged being robbed and sexually assaulted by a masked assailant matching Miller's description, leading to his third arrest for robbery and attempted rape. Police investigation revealed Weller was behind all fake communications and self-inflicted injuries.

Pleaded guilty to one count of perverting the course of public justice. Of previous good character, has two children and has worked in various healthcare positions.

1 Jan 0001

Edgar Ardila-Ruiz

Theft *

Sentence

three-and-a-half years imprisonment

On 18 January 2024, at a petrol station on London Road, Wrotham, Edgar Ardila-Ruiz sneaked into a jewellery salesman's car boot and snatched a bag containing £2.25 million worth of gems after Edward Florez-Ortiz slashed the victim's tyre and Monica Diaz distracted him. Ardila-Ruiz and Diaz 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

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

Client In R V B

Shoplifting and assault occasioning actual bodily harm *

Sentence

Suspended sentence

Charged with multiple shoplifting offences and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

Multiple shoplifting offences and assault occasioning actual bodily harm, described by judge as ‘at the highest level of ABH, on the cusp of GBH and wounding’.

1 Jan 0001

Carl Eldred

Manslaughter *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

Carl Eldred and his brother Lee became involved in a dispute in the back of a taxi after a night out with friends and family, both having consumed a fair amount of alcohol. Carl repeatedly punched his brother to the back of his head, causing a fatal bleed in Lee’s brain. Lee died shortly thereafter. Originally charged with murder and manslaughter.

Plea to manslaughter accepted by the Crown. Learned judge identified 6 years imprisonment as appropriate starting point after a trial. Sentence later reduced to 3 years imprisonment by the Court of Appeal.

1 Jan 0001

Caleb Umeniyora

Possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and heroin *

Sentence

2 years and 5 months imprisonment

Admitted to possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and heroin. Videos from phones showed him packing drugs and rapping about dealing. Targeted vulnerable resident to use flat as drug base.

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 327 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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