Nottingham Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 338 verdicts at Nottingham Crown Court (Nottingham). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

March 2026 29 cases

Ashley Dunne

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm *

Sentence

22 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years

On April 8, 2022, in Ashbourne, Dunne participated in a mass brawl between groups outside The White Swan pub, involving thrown bottles and assaults, resulting in injuries including a fractured skull to one victim.

Pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and affray. Has 25 previous offences. Consuming alcohol was a driving force behind his offending.

19 Mar 2026

Blu Wright

Wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm *

Sentence

8 years and 9 months imprisonment

On April 8, 2022, in Ashbourne, Wright participated in a mass brawl outside The White Swan pub, holding a bottle of beer as a weapon, hitting a man on the head with a bottle causing a fractured skull, punching a man from behind, and kicking at his head. In a separate incident on June 3, 2025, in Eastwood, Wright poured boiling water from a kettle over a drug user, punched him along with co-defendant Tegan Hawley, used a wooden stick, and demanded £10,000 transfer.

Admitted charges of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, assault occasioning grievous bodily harm, actual bodily harm and affray. Pleaded guilty to an unrelated theft of a bike, shop thefts and common assault for later incidents in Eastwood and Nottingham. Has 21 previous offences. Chaotic childhood.

19 Mar 2026

Christopher Cremonesis

Dangerous driving *

Sentence

2 years and 4 months imprisonment, disqualified from driving for 4 years and 2 months

On March 13, 2025, Christopher Cremonesis, driving a BMW 318 on cloned plates, led police on a high-speed chase through Nottingham city centre. He rammed a patrol car on Queen's Drive, reversed over a stinger deflating all four tyres, and continued driving dangerously onto Robin Hood Way, Ayton Close, and a grassed area in The Meadows, posing a risk of collision. He was unlicensed, uninsured, and on bail for perverting the course of justice. The perversion offence occurred on December 28, 2024, when he falsely reported a KTM motorcycle, swapped for an Audi TT, as stolen from a van in Yewdale Close, Clifton.

Pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, perverting the course of justice, and driving without a licence or insurance. Breached a suspended sentence for stalking imposed in March 2024 at Basildon Crown Court. Seven previous convictions for 11 offences. Judge Steven Coupland commented on the defendant's disregard for rules and risk to public safety.

19 Mar 2026

Jason Bailey

Assault occasioning grievous bodily harm *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment

On April 8, 2022, in Ashbourne, Bailey participated in a mass brawl outside The White Swan pub, holding a bottle of beer as a weapon, contributing to the mayhem that included thrown bottles and assaults causing a fractured skull and other injuries.

Admitted assault occasioning grievous bodily harm and affray. Has 22 previous offences including robbery and drugs. Settled in prison and wishes to remain there to avoid street homelessness.

19 Mar 2026

Tegan Hawley

Wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm *

Sentence

4 years and 6 months imprisonment

On June 3, 2025, in Eastwood, Hawley, along with Blu Wright, attacked a drug user by punching him and using a wooden stick after Wright poured boiling water over him, demanding a £10,000 transfer. The victim had been taking drugs for around 10 hours and often transferred money for drugs.

Pleaded guilty to wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. Has six previous offences. Stuck in a trough of alcohol and drugs all her adult life and played a lesser role in the assault.

19 Mar 2026

Brinsley Forrester

Burglary *

Sentence

930 days' immediate custody

On July 31, 2025, Brinsley Forrester, a 34-year-old drug addict of no fixed address, burgled a house in Holborn Avenue, Nottingham, while one of the occupants was inside the property. He stole a backpack containing an iPad, a mobile phone, bank cards, and jewellery. This was his third burglary offense, following a 27-month sentence in November 2024 for burgling a student's room in Howard Street, stealing a wallet and games console, and a 15-month sentence in 2023 for a spree of break-ins in Derby.

Pleaded guilty to burglary. Third-strike offense, statutory minimum sentence. Defendant expressed desire for longer sentence to break cycle of reoffending due to drug addiction. Judge Philip Head presided.

17 Mar 2026

Daniel Faulkner

Robbery *

Sentence

3 years in a young offender's institution

On the early hours of an unspecified date in 2026, Daniel Faulkner, along with two younger accomplices he had just met, approached an intoxicated man walking home in Nottingham city centre on King Street. They demanded his possessions, and when he refused, they savagely assaulted him, punching, kicking, and stamping on him while he lay defenceless on the pavement. Faulkner filmed the attack on his phone. The victim suffered broken ribs, concussion, and bruising to his head, requiring two weeks off work. The attackers stole around £20 in change and a silver chain before fleeing into an alleyway near Zara, where Faulkner was apprehended.

Admitted to robbery. Judge Michael Auty KC described the attack as brutal and utterly devoid of mercy. Has three previous convictions for six offences, including attempted robbery. Did not know co-defendants prior to the incident; had been kicked out of his brother's university accommodation.

13 Mar 2026

Reece Sinclair

Wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm *

Sentence

12 years custody plus 9-year extended licence

On April 30, 2025, at HMP Ranby, Reece Sinclair, then 25 and of Nelson Street, Rotherham, fashioned a makeshift weapon from shards of porcelain broken from his cell's toilet and sink the previous day. While being escorted back from the shower block, he struck a prison officer on the back of the head with the weapon, causing severe injuries that put the victim's life in jeopardy. Sinclair admitted planning the attack to prove he was 'not to be messed with' and later threatened to stab another officer. The victim suffered physical injuries, hundreds of sleepless nights, and psychological trauma affecting his professional identity, self-worth, and family.

Pleaded guilty to wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. 11 previous convictions for 20 offences, including 30-month term for domestic assault. Mitigating factors include traumatic upbringing and mother's suicide. Apologised to victim.

13 Mar 2026

Robert Cooper Jr

Theft and breach of criminal behaviour order *

Sentence

16 months imprisonment

Robert Cooper Jr, 35, of no fixed address, breached a criminal behaviour order prohibiting him from entering the Co-op on Southchurch Drive in Clifton, Nottingham, on three occasions in February 2026. On February 16, he stole £30 worth of meat. On February 17, he stole £40 worth of laundry products. On February 18, he stole £80 worth of items. These thefts were part of 68 separate shoplifting offences over the past two years targeting the same supermarket.

Pleaded guilty to three counts of theft and three counts of breaching his criminal behaviour order. Refused to attend sentencing in person claiming diarrhoea, appeared via video-link from HMP Nottingham. Judge Michael Auty KC described him as an 'absolute menace' in the Clifton area with 68 separate shoplifting offences in the past two years. Capable of hard work and hopes to turn life around upon release.

13 Mar 2026

Edmund Mhembere

Possessing with intent to supply Class A drugs and possessing Class B drugs *

Sentence

3.5 years imprisonment

On January 22, 2026, officers in Newark spotted Edmund Mhembere, 22, from Bulwell, sitting in a car with the engine running. He refused to exit the locked vehicle and appeared to hide something. Officers removed him and found large quantities of cannabis in the car. Suspecting more drugs, they attempted to take him to the station, but he ran across a car park in Mather Road and threw a mobile phone over a wall. Police quickly apprehended him and recovered the phone. In custody, a package with 50 wraps of crack cocaine was found hidden under his clothes. The phone contained messages evidencing drug dealing.

Pleaded guilty to possessing with intent to supply Class A drugs and possessing Class B drugs. Tried to outrun officers and dispose of evidence.

11 Mar 2026

Trevor Jeffrey

Making and possession of indecent and prohibited images of children *

Sentence

20-month jail term, suspended for two years; 120 hours unpaid work; up to 40 rehabilitation sessions; 10-year sex offender register; 10-year sexual harm prevention order

Police executed a warrant at Trevor Jeffrey's home in Vedonis Park, Hucknall, on January 8, 2025, following information about accessing child abuse images online. Analysis of his computer revealed 328 Category A images (including one moving image), 126 Category B images (including two movies), 28,464 Category C images (including six moving images), and 326 prohibited images of children, mainly girls aged six to 12. Evidence showed 131,471 keyword searches for such material. Jeffrey admitted to viewing out of curiosity to his wife, with no evidence of intent for contact offenses.

Pleaded guilty. No previous convictions. Judge Michael Auty KC commented on the severity of the offense and the harm caused. Mitigation urged community order based on positive pre-sentence report.

11 Mar 2026

Evan Pidgeon

Theft and possessing a knife in a public place *

Sentence

31 weeks imprisonment

Evan Pidgeon stole £150 worth of clothing from an outdoor shop on Castle Boulevard on February 6, 2026. He was wanted by police and was spotted and arrested in Beeston town centre on March 9, 2026, by an off-duty PC Dean Bardill. A subsequent search uncovered a meat cleaver, a lock knife, and two screwdrivers in his jacket pocket.

Pleaded guilty to theft and possessing a knife in a public place.

10 Mar 2026

Peter Whetstone

Rape *

Sentence

10 years imprisonment

Peter Whetstone, aged 29 from Mansfield, targeted two vulnerable girls he met at a Mansfield skate park. He messaged them, persuaded them to send intimate videos and pictures, and sexually assaulted both. Aged 23 at the time of the offences, he then raped one of the girls at his Mansfield home. Described by victims as a talented skater who tried to impress them, he did not admit any offences for nearly five years.

Pleaded guilty to inciting sexual activity, sexual communications with a child, two counts of meeting a child following grooming and four counts of sexual activity with a child. Found guilty of rape and two counts of sexual assault following a trial in September 2025. Made the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order until further notice and will remain on the Sex Offenders' Register for life.

10 Mar 2026

Mark Fairbrother

Intentional strangulation *

Sentence

8 years imprisonment

Mark Fairbrother, 44, lay in wait for his ex-partner at her home in Heanor in November 2025. Despite a previous suspended sentence and restraining order for ABH and intentional strangulation against the same victim, he forced entry and subjected her to a prolonged series of attacks in every room of the house. He slapped, punched, strangled her using a toy dog as a ligature, stamped on her neck, dragged her by the hair, spat in her face, and threatened her with a knife, saying he would 'finish the job off'. He also killed her dogs. The incident was partially captured on chilling home CCTV footage. The victim used a codeword to alert a friend, who called the police.

Pleaded guilty to intentional strangulation, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, criminal damage, and breaching a restraining order and suspended sentence order. Lifetime restraining order imposed. Judge described the attacks as savage and reminiscent of horror movies.

10 Mar 2026

Joshua Snow

Voyeurism *

Sentence

9 months imprisonment

Joshua Snow, a 28-year-old school caretaker at The West Bridgford School in Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, secretly filmed three teenage girls changing after a PE lesson by placing his mobile phone over the top of the changing room door from a staff-only corridor. The incident was noticed and reported by the victims, leading to identification via CCTV by the headteacher. Police examination of his confiscated phone revealed the deleted recording and an additional video from two years earlier involving a fourth teenager. Snow resides at Bemrose Drive, Radcliffe-on-Trent.

Admitted to two counts of voyeurism. Placed on the sex offender register for 10 years and issued with a 10-year sexual harm prevention order. Judge Michael Auty KC dismissed the defendant's claim of no sexual gratification and expressed scepticism about low risk of reoffending.

10 Mar 2026

Farman Ali

Violent Disorder *

Sentence

12 months imprisonment

On July 2, just before midnight, a mass brawl occurred on Alfreton Road in Radford, Nottingham, starting as a dispute between two restaurant owners but escalating when the defendants crossed the road and confronted another group. Ali became involved in the violence after others had already used weapons, with the entire incident captured on CCTV and traumatizing a passer-by.

Became involved after the initial attacks. Of good character, respected member of the community, remorseful about out of character actions.

6 Mar 2026

Aso Mohammad

Violent Disorder *

Sentence

21 months imprisonment

On July 2, just before midnight, a mass brawl occurred on Alfreton Road in Radford, Nottingham, starting as a dispute between two restaurant owners but escalating when the defendants crossed the road and confronted another group. Mohammad fetched a longer pole and used it on a different person during the violence, which was captured on CCTV and traumatized a passer-by.

Briefly left the scene to fetch a longer pole and used it on a different person. Of good character, respected member of the community, remorseful about out of character actions.

6 Mar 2026

Bendr Omer

Violent Disorder *

Sentence

7 years and 9 months imprisonment

On July 2, just before midnight, a mass brawl occurred on Alfreton Road in Radford, Nottingham, starting as a dispute between two restaurant owners but escalating when the defendants crossed the road and confronted another group. Omer struck a man repeatedly with a metal bar, causing life-threatening injuries. The violence was captured on CCTV and traumatized a passer-by.

Struck a man with a metal bar at least six times until he stopped moving, leaving him with life-threatening injuries. Of good character, respected member of the community, remorseful about out of character actions. Incident described as five minutes of complete madness.

6 Mar 2026

Amin Arfali

Violent Disorder *

Sentence

28 months imprisonment

On July 2, just before midnight, a mass brawl occurred on Alfreton Road in Radford, Nottingham, starting as a dispute between two restaurant owners but escalating when the defendants crossed the road and confronted another group. Arfali instigated the attack by throwing the first punch, leading to the brutal violence captured on CCTV that traumatized a passer-by.

Instigated the attack by striking the first blow. Of good character, respected member of the community, remorseful about out of character actions.

6 Mar 2026

Neil Price

Controlling and coercive behaviour *

Sentence

3.5 years imprisonment

Neil Price began a relationship with the victim in September 2024, which lasted until August 2025. Initially described as the perfect partner, he quickly became controlling and paranoid, falsely accusing her of infidelity with various people including work colleagues, chance encounters, and even her daughter's partner. He bombarded her with voice notes and messages, undermining her actions. In February 2025, he demanded they drive around Arnold searching for a workman he accused her of seeing. From March to August 2025, he locked her in her house, hid her car keys, manipulated her into believing she had debts, continuously searched her phone, bank app, Uber account, handbag, and social media. He dragged her into the hallway and pointed a knife at her in her home, causing chaos. The victim, who had lived in her house for 10 years, felt broken inside, anxious, and jumpy, stopping showering, caring for her appearance, and changing bedclothes. She now feels unable to stay in her home due to traumatic memories.

Pleaded guilty to controlling and coercive behaviour, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and other offences. 10-year restraining order issued. Remanded in prison for past six months prior to sentencing.

5 Mar 2026

Levi Beckford

Possession with intent to supply Class A drugs *

Sentence

3 years and 4 months imprisonment

On September 19, 2025, police officers in Newark, Nottinghamshire, spotted Levi Beckford shouting in the street on Yorke Drive while dealing with a separate incident. After approaching him, they searched the 23-year-old and found a wad of cash and burner phones, raising suspicions of drug dealing. Although no drugs were found on him, further searches in the nearby woodland area near a play park revealed large amounts of crack cocaine discarded under a tree, where Beckford had walked from moments earlier. He was arrested for drug offences and later charged.

Pleaded guilty to possessing with intent to supply Class A drugs. Inspector Charlotte Ellam commented on the neighbourhood policing team's quick action in identifying and arresting him.

4 Mar 2026

Kimberley Tomlinson

Assisting an offender *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment, suspended for 2 years

Kimberley Tomlinson, 31, of Olton Avenue, Beeston, heavily pregnant ex-partner of Malcolm Francis, concealed his VW Golf car on her driveway using a cover purchased from Argos in Upper Parliament Street after the murder of Ricardo Cotteral in Nottingham city centre on April 24, 2022. Francis stayed overnight at her home post-killing, and she assisted in hiding evidence to help him evade justice.

Unanimously found guilty of assisting an offender. 31-year-old mother-of-two with 12 previous convictions for 17 offences. Sentence includes 20 rehabilitation sessions. Time elapsed since offence (four years) considered; manipulative influence of Malcolm Francis noted.

2 Mar 2026

Kai Pennell

Murder *

Sentence

life imprisonment

Kai Pennell, 35, brutally murdered Duane Keen, 47, a talented MMA fighter.

jailed for life for brutally murdering talented MMA fighter Duane Keen

2 Mar 2026

Julie Faulkner

Assisting an offender *

Sentence

jailed

Julie Faulkner and her daughter Elisha helped keep a murderer hidden after a killing in Nottingham city centre. They were foiled by an Argos purchase.

jailed for what they did after the killing in Nottingham city centre

2 Mar 2026

Keith Fielding

Assault *

Sentence

indefinite detention in secure mental health unit

Paranoid schizophrenic Keith Fielding stabbed a care worker because his father's voice told him to.

will only be released when deemed well enough; stabbed care worker because father's voice told him to

2 Mar 2026

Matthew Hill

Fraud *

Sentence

imprisonment

Matthew Hill, 38, and Richard Walker, 64, conned a food manufacturer out of £900,000 in a sophisticated fraud between 2018 and 2024.

helped swindle firm out of £900,000 in sophisticated fraud over six years

2 Mar 2026

Richard Walker

Fraud *

Sentence

imprisonment

Richard Walker, 64, and Matthew Hill, 38, conned a food manufacturer out of £900,000 in a sophisticated fraud between 2018 and 2024.

helped swindle firm out of £900,000 in sophisticated fraud over six years

2 Mar 2026

Elisha Faulkner

Assisting an offender *

Sentence

jailed

Elisha Faulkner and her mother Julie helped keep a murderer hidden after a killing in Nottingham city centre. They were foiled by an Argos purchase.

jailed for what they did after the killing in Nottingham city centre

2 Mar 2026

Thomas Morgan

Child cruelty *

Sentence

imprisonment

Thomas Morgan, full of rage, violently shook his stepson in the Swansea Valley while the mother left with overwhelming grief.

violently shook baby as mother left with overwhelming grief; was said to be fired up and full of rage

2 Mar 2026

February 2026 10 cases

Tyler Reilly

Trespass with intent to commit voyeurism, burglary, breaching sex offender register *

Sentence

8 years imprisonment with 6-year extended licence

Tyler Reilly, a 32-year-old convicted sex offender, committed a spree of offences in West Bridgford last summer. He spied on a 25-year-old woman getting undressed in her bedroom using his phone's flash, visible on CCTV. He broke into an 89-year-old woman's home on June 14, standing by her wardrobe and threatening her. He entered an 85-year-old woman's home and pulled back her shower curtain while she was washing. Arrested living in a tent in the Lady Bay and West Bridgford area.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of trespass with intent to commit voyeurism, burglary and breaching the sex offender register. Judge Stuart Rafferty KC commented on his difficult childhood but stated it was no excuse. 19 previous convictions for 42 offences, including a 2015 10-year sentence for sexual assault. Remain on sex offender register for life and three 10-year restraining orders.

26 Feb 2026

David Macquarrie

Sexual activity with a child *

Sentence

6.5 years imprisonment

David Macquarrie, 40, of Scrooby Close in Harworth, Nottinghamshire, repeatedly abused his underage victim between August and September 2025. He was aware of her age when he started talking to her online and engaged her in conversations of a sexual nature anyway. He met the child at his address several times and sexually abused her on each occasion. During this time, he was also engaging in other sexual conversations online, including with a decoy account set up by an online child activist group, which led to his arrest. The extent of his crimes became apparent due to the bravery of his victim in disclosing what happened.

Pleaded guilty to seven counts of engaging in sexual activity with a child, three counts of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, and both engaging and attempting to engage in sexual communications with a child. Placed on the sex offenders' register for life. Subject to a 10-year restraining order banning contact with the victim and a 15-year sexual harm prevention order.

26 Feb 2026

Gary Burrows

Sexual communication with a child *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Gary Burrows, 34, from Lime Street, Sutton-in-Ashfield, initiated sexualised social media conversations with a 15-year-old girl, enticing her to send sexually explicit images and sending his own in return. He arranged to meet her in Canada after she turned 16 and travelled there in September 2023, engaging in sexual relations. The case was reported to Nottinghamshire Police for offences committed when the victim was 15. His phone was examined, leading to his arrest in October 2023.

Pleaded guilty to making indecent photos of a child, causing a child aged 13 to 15 to look at an image of sexual activity, engaging in sexual communication with a child, and two counts of causing a girl aged 13 to 15 to engage in sexual activity. Placed on the sex offenders’ register and made subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

20 Feb 2026

Dung Nguyen

Production of cannabis *

Sentence

8 months imprisonment

Dung Nguyen and Van Nguyen were operating two adjacent cannabis farms in flats on Newcastle Avenue in Worksop. The properties were linked by a hole in the wall. Police discovered over 200 cannabis plants after attending one flat on December 3, 2025, due to reports of electrical alterations. The setup posed fire risks due to modified electrics and heat from growing equipment.

Pleaded guilty to producing cannabis.

19 Feb 2026

Van Nguyen

Production of cannabis *

Sentence

6 months imprisonment

Pleaded guilty to producing cannabis.

19 Feb 2026

Michael James

Sending threatening communications and breaching sexual harm prevention order *

Sentence

40 weeks imprisonment

On the evening of November 20, 2025, Michael James, a persistent caller to BBC Radio Nottingham identifying as 'Michael from Daybrook', sent a racist message to presenter Arun Verma during a live show. The message threatened to 'stab you 22 times in revenge for the Manchester Arena bombing' and used highly offensive racist language. The message was seen by station staff and the presenter. James then deleted the message, breaching the terms of a sexual harm prevention order imposed for past sex offences against younger people, which prohibited deleting messages without permission. He was arrested in November 2025 and has been in custody since.

Pleaded guilty to breaching a sexual harm prevention order and sending communication threatening serious harm. Extensive criminal record. Apologised to the victim and BBC. Health issues including tracheotomy, spinal tube, and 18 months life prognosis.

18 Feb 2026

Andrew Gray

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm and common assault *

Sentence

2 years and 9 months imprisonment

Andrew Gray, a 43-year-old dad-of-two from Abercarn Way, Bulwell, assaulted a woman in her Nottingham home. On May 30, 2025, after an argument following her return from a memorial service, Gray grabbed her by the hair, pulled her around, smashed her head against the bedroom wall, pushed her to the floor, stamped on her ribs and face, causing her to lose consciousness. He refused to let her go to hospital, used Sellotape on her wounds, and told her to keep the attack secret. On June 30, 2025, after drinking vodka, he kicked her several times in the stomach and face during another argument. The victim reported constant nightmares, fear like facing 'the Incredible Hulk', and is seeking safe housing through Nottingham City Council. Gray had recently been released from a six-year sentence for a 2018 robbery where he threatened a woman with a machete in her home in front of her child.

Admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm and common assault. Judge Philip Head noted that most of his violence is due to alcohol abuse and described the attacks as a gross abuse of the victim's hospitality. Also handed a three-and-a-half-year restraining order. Has 45 previous offences including a 2018 machete robbery and two other domestic violence incidents.

17 Feb 2026

Colin Longbottom

Causing death by dangerous driving *

Sentence

4 years and 5 months imprisonment

On December 12, 2024, Colin Longbottom, 63, of Woodhouse Road, Wakefield, was driving a lorry on the A46 northbound near East Bridgford. His vehicle had broken down, and Daniel Loft, 37, of Bingham, had exited his flatbed truck via the passenger side. Longbottom was using the built-in touch screen to turn off fog lights, failing to pay attention to the road, with his eyes off the road for approximately four seconds prior to the collision. The lorry crashed into the stationary vehicle, striking Danny and causing serious head injuries. Danny was treated in intensive care for 18 days at Queen’s Medical Centre but died on December 30, 2024. Police investigation revealed Longbottom had used his mobile phone minutes before to send Facebook messages and make calls, though not at the exact time of the crash. Internal cab CCTV captured him looking down for prolonged periods.

Pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving on January 6. Disqualified from driving for 5 years. Judge Rupert Mayo commented on the tragic nature of the case and the defendant's failure to observe the hazard due to eyes off the road for at least four seconds.

10 Feb 2026

Redis Shahini

Producing a Class B drug *

Sentence

22 months imprisonment

Redis Shahini, a 22-year-old Albanian man previously deported from the UK in 2024, was arrested after police raided a residential property in Manesty Crescent, Clifton, on November 20, 2025. Officers found 263 cannabis plants across three floors. He attempted to escape by fleeing through neighbouring gardens but was chased down and apprehended. The property was being used as a substantial cannabis production enterprise.

Pleaded guilty to producing a Class B drug and entering the UK in breach of a deportation order. Set to be deported again upon release.

10 Feb 2026

Jon Ruben

Sexual assault of a child under 13 by penetration *

Sentence

23 years and 10 months in custody with an extended licence of 8 years

In July 2025, Jon Ruben, a 76-year-old former vet from Ruddington in Nottinghamshire, ran a Christian summer camp at Stathern Lodge in Leicestershire. He laced sweets with sedatives purchased online and tricked young boys into eating them through a 'sweet game' offering prizes for eating quickest. While the boys were heavily asleep in their dormitory, he sexually abused selected individuals. The sedatives were more powerful than intended, leaving victims drowsy, nauseous, and disorientated. Concerns raised by volunteers led to discovery of syringes and drugs in his possessions by a relative. Affected children were hospitalised, Ruben arrested, and indecent images plus evidence of procuring drugs and attempting to join an online paedophile network found on his devices. He also admitted drugging his wife, a camp volunteer, to avoid detection.

Pleaded guilty to multiple offences including assault of a child under 13 by penetration (2 counts), sexual assault of a child under 13 (2 counts), cruelty to a person under 16 (8 counts), making indecent photos of children (3 counts), acquiring possession of dutiable goods with fraudulent intent, possession of a controlled drug class C (3 counts), and administering a poison or noxious substance with intent. Found to represent a danger to the public.

6 Feb 2026

January 2026 11 cases

Gordon Phillips

Making and distributing indecent images of children *

Sentence

6 years and 3 months imprisonment

Scott Topley, 46, and his partner Gordon Phillips, 41, formerly of Fall Road, Heanor, Derbyshire, made more than 1,000 indecent images of children, shared them online, and possessed material relating to extreme pornography and sexual abuse of their pet dog. Police seized a mobile phone during an unrelated investigation, identifying Topley performing a sex act while viewing indecent images of children. Their home was searched, leading to the discovery of the images on devices belonging to both men.

Admitted making, distributing and possessing indecent images of children, and possessing extreme pornographic images of sex with an animal. Handed a 15-year sexual harm prevention order and will remain on the sex offenders register indefinitely.

29 Jan 2026

Scott Topley

Making and distributing indecent images of children *

Sentence

6 years and 3 months imprisonment

29 Jan 2026

Simon Mchugh

Attempted murder *

Sentence

19 years imprisonment

On May 5, 2025, Simon McHugh tied up a woman and child at an address in Ripley, Derbyshire, using a dressing gown cord and tape, before leaving. On May 6, 2025, he travelled to Nottingham, where he stabbed driver Adam Suleman over 50 times in a frenzied attack inside and outside a moving car on Westdale Lane, Carlton, causing the vehicle to crash into a wall near the Co-op. McHugh told Suleman 'you know you’re going to die today' before the assault. He then fled, broke into a couple's home in Burton Joyce, and admitted to doing something bad. Suleman survived after multiple operations at QMC, suffering profound impacts including flashbacks and difficulty with daily tasks.

Pleaded guilty to attempted murder, burglary, and false imprisonment. Judge Mark Watson noted the frenzied and sustained attack with no apparent motive. Has 12 previous convictions for 25 offences. Described as a model prisoner since remand.

15 Jan 2026

Fred Matthew

Controlling or coercive behaviour and intentional strangulation *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

Fred Matthew, aged 49, of Chalfont Drive, Aspley, Nottingham, subjected his ex-partner to emotional and physical abuse for over eight years, including violence while she was pregnant. He treated her with absolute contempt, almost making her a prisoner in her own home by monitoring her movements via mobile tracking apps and CCTV. In August 2025, he strangled her with both hands after she received a call from her sister, shaking her by the neck and causing her to struggle to breathe. He threatened to 'chop up' her father and to pay someone to set fire to her sister's house. After the relationship ended, he bombarded her with messages, calls, and voice notes. Arrested in March 2025 after returning from Iraq via Heathrow Airport, he breached bail conditions by continuing contact and attempted further contact from custody.

Pleaded guilty to engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour and intentional strangulation. Judge Stuart Rafferty KC described him as a 'monster' created by refusing mental health medication and abusing drugs and alcohol. Subject to an indefinite restraining order prohibiting contact with the victim.

15 Jan 2026

Paige Tomlinson

Assisting an offender *

Sentence

18 months imprisonment

On May 6, 2025, Paige Tomlinson, a close friend of Simon McHugh, discussed and agreed to assist in a plan to rob, kidnap, and torture Adam Suleman. She booked an Uber for McHugh to travel to Suleman's address in Gedling. The plan culminated in McHugh's attempted murder of Suleman later that evening in Carlton. Tomlinson was involved in encouraging the offence but later contacted police, leading to McHugh's arrest outside his home.

Pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice and assisting an offender to commit kidnap. Assisted McHugh by booking an Uber and discussing the plan, believing it involved robbery, kidnap, and torture of victim. Ultimately called police to report McHugh's location. Has four previous convictions for nine offences.

15 Jan 2026

Corey Graham

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs *

Sentence

6 years imprisonment

Corey Graham, 24, of Hillington Rise, Bestwood, packaged heroin and crack cocaine worth £19,000 and resupplied couriers for Kirkby, Sutton, and Eastwood areas in the gang's operation from January 2023 to July 2024. Arrested in July 2024 with three ounces of crack cocaine, over £1,200 cash, and a drug phone; £20,000 cash also seized from his home.

Packaged and resupplied drugs, caught with drugs and cash, also sentenced for separate Lincolnshire case, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs (heroin and crack cocaine).

14 Jan 2026

Craig Beeson

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs *

Sentence

8 years and 9 months imprisonment

Craig Beeson, 41, of Pear Tree Court, Nottingham, acted as a courier supplying drugs in Sutton and as an enforcer threatening others, involved in the gang's operation from January 2023 to July 2024. Found at a Bulwell property with drugs, his fingerprints on heroin and crack cocaine containers, and texts showing enforcement role; also admitted punching a man unconscious in November 2024 causing GBH.

Courier and enforcer, fingerprints on drug containers, also sentenced for Section 20 GBH, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs (heroin and crack cocaine).

14 Jan 2026

Chadwyck Walton

Permitting use of premises for supply of class A and class B drugs *

Sentence

4 years and 6 months imprisonment

Chadwyck Walton, 31, of Merchant Street, Bulwell, allowed his home to be used for storing and supplying class A and B drugs during the gang's operation from January 2023 to July 2024. In Operation Drawbridge, police found 299.67g cocaine worth £28,000, 1.645kg cannabis worth £17,000, and 407g phenacetin cutting agent; he attempted to flee arrest.

Permitted use of premises for drug supply, home searched revealing cocaine, cannabis, and cutting agent, pleaded guilty to permitting the use of premises for the supply of class A and class B drugs (heroin and cannabis).

14 Jan 2026

Callum Knott

Dangerous driving *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

Callum Knott was the 'angry' driver responsible for a catastrophic head-on smash in Nottingham that left grandfather Stephen Kerry an amputee. The incident occurred while the victim was on his way home from seeing his wife in hospital.

Banned from the roads.

14 Jan 2026

Andrew Cox

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs *

Sentence

8 years imprisonment

Andrew Cox, 41, of Glenside, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, stored and distributed heroin and crack cocaine to street dealers in Kirkby and Sutton, operating drug lines as part of the gang's activities from January 2023 to July 2024. Large amounts of drugs and weapons including an air pistol, knives, and a crossbow were seized from his home in July 2024.

Held significant amounts of drugs for reloading dealers, ran two drug line phones, attempted to dispose of phones in paint tins, weapons found at home, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs (heroin and crack cocaine).

14 Jan 2026

Andrew Fitzgerald

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs *

Sentence

12 years imprisonment

Andrew Fitzgerald, 35, of Leybourne Drive, Bestwood, led the huge drugs operation transporting hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of class A drugs across Nottinghamshire between January 2023 and July 2024, using stash houses in Bulwell and Bestwood to store drugs and weapons including knives and a crossbow. He was arrested in July 2024 while attempting to flee the county along the A617 near Newark.

Head of the operation, arranged purchase of at least 16 kilos of heroin and cocaine, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs (heroin and crack cocaine).

14 Jan 2026

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