Nottingham Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 713 verdicts at Nottingham Crown Court (Nottingham). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

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Anthony Riley

Causing death by dangerous driving *

Sentence

10 years in prison

On 28 August, Anthony Riley, 32, from Forest Road, Clipstone, lost control of a stolen Volvo XC90 while driving at 89mph in a 30mph zone on Hawton Road, Newark. The crash killed his front-seat passenger, 35-year-old Mark Hunter from Mapperley, at the scene. Riley had been spotted by police pursuing the stolen vehicle and led them on a chase before crashing into a tree. He sustained broken ribs and a concussion. Riley has prior convictions including a suspended sentence and driving ban from 2021 for dangerous and drink-driving offences.

Pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving, driving while disqualified, failing to provide a specimen for analysis, and aggravated vehicle taking. Will serve two-thirds before release on licence. Also received a 10-year driving ban with extended retest. Judge Stuart Rafferty KC commented on the speed and consequences.

1 Jan 0001

Anthony Shannon

Conspiracy to supply cocaine *

Sentence

6 years imprisonment

Anthony Shannon participated in the conspiracy to supply high-purity cocaine from London into Nottinghamshire between July and November 2015. He pleaded guilty to the charge.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine.

1 Jan 0001

Anthony Kimberely

Causing grievous bodily harm with intent *

Sentence

15 years imprisonment

Anthony Kimberely, 59, attacked his 39-year-old son during an argument at an address in Garibaldi Road, Forest Town, Nottinghamshire, on 2 August last year. He stabbed his son three times, including wounds to the chest and arm. The fight started inside the house before spilling out into the garden. The victim was found collapsed in the street, having suffered a blow to his chest that punctured the membrane around his heart, requiring treatment in intensive care.

Cleared of attempted murder but found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm with intent. Given a restraining order forbidding contact with the victim.

1 Jan 0001

Anton Robinson

Conspiracy to supply cocaine *

Sentence

11 years imprisonment

Anton Robinson was part of the Nottinghamshire-based drug gang that received high-purity cocaine from London and distributed it on the streets. He was found guilty of conspiracy to supply cocaine between July and November 2015.

Found guilty of conspiracy to supply cocaine.

1 Jan 0001

Aodan O’Neill

Dangerous Driving *

Sentence

12-month Community Order with 150 hours unpaid work and 12 months driving disqualification

On November 4, 2024, PC Aodan O’Neill responded to an emergency call, driving a marked police car at speeds of up to 58 mph with blue lights and siren activated. He struck a pedestrian crossing Broadgate in Lincoln City Centre who was unaware of the approaching vehicle due to listening to music, causing minor injuries from which the pedestrian has fully recovered.

Convicted of dangerous driving. Also received written final warning following police misconduct hearing for gross misconduct.

1 Jan 0001

Alban Egra

Possession with intent to supply cannabis *

Sentence

2 months imprisonment

On 15 November 2025, police investigating unusual activity at an empty property on Pelham Street, Ilkeston, discovered Alban Egra inside. He was already the subject of an active deportation order. Officers found eight vacuum-sealed bags of cannabis weighing a total of 7.5kg, with an estimated street value of £24,000 to £30,000. Egra claimed he did not live there and was only using the property to meet his girlfriend. He also possessed keys to a BMW which he said was not his. Checks revealed he had a previous conviction from 2021 for tending a large cannabis grow of over 500 plants, valued at up to £470,000.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply cannabis at the earliest opportunity. The prosecution accepted he was holding the drugs temporarily for someone else. He was subject to an active deportation order and had a previous conviction for cannabis production in 2021. Judge Steven Coupland imposed a short sentence to allow immediate release into immigration detention for deportation.

1 Jan 0001

Alan Jackson

Dangerous driving *

Sentence

18 months imprisonment

On the evening of Saturday October 2, 2021, Alan Jackson was spotted driving a Ford Fiesta with suspected cloned numberplates. He was followed by police along the A60 towards Nottingham. The vehicle was targeted by a Stinger device, but Jackson continued driving on punctured tyres, going on the wrong side of the road and passing through red traffic lights. He was eventually boxed in by police cars but collided with a parked car in Daybrook. No one was injured. Jackson gave a false name upon arrest and falsely claimed his female passenger was driving.

Admitted to dangerous driving, driving whilst disqualified, and two unrelated counts of assault. Gave a false name to officers and falsely blamed his passenger.

1 Jan 0001

Adam Swanwick

Conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine *

Sentence

7 years imprisonment

Adam Swanwick was part of a gang involved in a conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine through phone-based drug lines in St Ann's, Nottingham. The police operation included test purchases between September 2014 and January 2015 and uncovered three drug lines. He was found guilty after trial.

Found guilty after trial.

1 Jan 0001

Adam White

Child cruelty by neglect *

Sentence

12 months imprisonment suspended for 18 months, 120 hours unpaid work, and 40 rehabilitation activity sessions

Adam White was the father of 18-day-old Hunter White, who died on 10 July 2020. White was a frequent user of cannabis and under the influence that night. He fell asleep while holding Hunter in his arms. When he woke, Hunter had slipped and was lying face down between himself and a chair, dying of positional asphyxia. White pleaded guilty to cruelty of a child by way of neglect.

Pleaded guilty to child cruelty by neglect. Frequent cannabis user; fell asleep holding baby, leading to positional asphyxia. Judge described him as wracked with guilt.

1 Jan 0001

Afran Chaudry

Fraud by false reputation *

Sentence

2.5 years imprisonment

Between November 2015 and March 2016, Afran Chaudry knocked on the doors of elderly residents in Sherwood, Forest Fields, and Whitemoor, claiming to be locked out of his home in Bulwell. He asked to use their phone and then to borrow money for a taxi home, which he promised to return, but never did. He was convicted after community reporting and police linking of similar crimes.

Admitted six counts of fraud by false reputation and a burglary and theft offence.

1 Jan 0001

Adam Kerley

Breaching a sexual risk order *

Sentence

16 months imprisonment

Adam Kerley was made the subject of a sexual risk order in November 2022, forbidding contact with children under 16 and requiring disclosure of phones, computers, tablets, and social media accounts. In January 2023, he was found in possession of an undeclared mobile phone and undeclared social media accounts. Child sexual abuse images, including two category A, were found on his phone.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of breaching a sexual risk order and two counts of making indecent images of children. Made the subject of an additional sexual harm reduction order.

1 Jan 0001

Adam Marsden

Conspiracy to supply cocaine *

Sentence

3 years and 4 months imprisonment

Adam Marsden was part of the drug gang supplying high-purity cocaine from London into Nottinghamshire. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine.

1 Jan 0001

Andrew Clark

Indecent assault and rape of children *

Sentence

23 years and six months imprisonment

Andrew Clark, 38, formerly of Bilborough, and his brother preyed on six vulnerable children over 25 years from the late 1990s, subjecting them to sexual assaults including indecent assaults and rapes. The offences only ended after reports to police. Both denied the allegations but were convicted following a three-and-a-half-week trial ending 9 September 2021.

Convicted after trial of three counts of indecent assault of a child under 14, indecent assault of a male on five occasions, attempted rape, sexual assault of a child under 13, sexual assault of a child, three counts of rape of a child under 16, rape of a child and indecent assault of a child. Also jointly convicted with brother of two counts of rape of a child under 16. Added to Sex Offenders Register for life. Must abide by a sexual harm prevention order.

1 Jan 0001

Alexander Hitch

Making indecent images of children *

Sentence

6 months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months

Alexander Hitch, 32, of Cheriton Drive, downloaded close to 1,000 child sexual abuse images and videos. Police raided his home on 4 December 2019 and seized his devices after his IP address was used to access the material. He admitted having hundreds of files, and officers found 17 Category A, 216 Category B, and 660 Category C images and videos.

Pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images. Detective Constable Andrew Taylor commented on the contribution to the cycle of abuse.

1 Jan 0001

Alexia Kelly

Aggravated vehicle taking *

Sentence

15-month community order with 30 hours unpaid work

Alexia Kelly was an occupant of a stolen hearse that was taken from Nottinghamshire Funeral Service Ltd on Foxhill Road East, Carlton, and crashed into a car in Jessops Lane, Gedling on 27 October 2018. She was carried in the hearse and pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicle taking.

Pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicle taking (allowing herself to be carried in the vehicle).

1 Jan 0001

Alfie Seagrave

Grievous bodily harm *

Sentence

2 years and 2 months custody

A lone student was set upon outside Fusion Sports Bar on St James's Street, Nottingham, at around 4am on 5 May 2025 after all involved were ejected from the venue. The victim was pushed to the ground and repeatedly kicked, punched and stamped on by a group of four men, leaving him unconscious and bleeding in the street. CCTV showed a knife being passed between two defendants shortly before the assault, though it was not used. The victim was hospitalised with head injuries but did not suffer long-term brain damage. Alfie Seagrave, who was one of the four, pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm and possession of a knife. In addition, he admitted an unrelated assault on a woman in Ilkeston and threatening behaviour in a separate incident. The judge described the group attack as a targeted act that could easily have been fatal.

Pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm and possession of a knife. Also admitted to an unrelated assault in Ilkeston, where he punched a woman in the Market Inn smoking area, and to threatening behaviour in a separate Nottingham city centre incident. Had previous convictions.

1 Jan 0001

Cameron Green

Drug and firearms offences *

Sentence

7 years imprisonment

Police searched Green's home in Mildenhall Crescent, Bestwood, and found over £17,000 worth of drugs, a loaded shotgun, CS gas sprays, and almost £17,500 in cash. He was charged with possessing criminal property, possessing disguised firearms, possessing a firearm (shotgun) without a certificate, and possessing heroin and cocaine with intent to supply.

Pleaded guilty on 10 March 2017. Fingerprints on a box containing the shotgun found at Green's address linked him to Asbury.

1 Jan 0001

Bryan Austin Fairweather

Rape *

Sentence

18 years imprisonment

Bryan Austin Fairweather raped a four-year-old girl multiple times over a two-year period beginning in 2008. He threatened to kill her and her family if she told anyone. He was arrested in October 2017 and denied all allegations. He was convicted of two counts of rape and one count of sexual touching.

Found guilty of two counts of rape and one count of sexual touching after trial. Denied allegations. Also given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

1 Jan 0001

Callum Clay

Fraud *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Callum Clay, 30, of Moor Lane, Calverton, operated two businesses, Abbey Rowe Ltd and Hywood Consultants Ltd, with Jamie Watkins. They cold-called small businesses nationwide, offering to reduce business rates. They completed free online applications to the Valuation Office Agency but never followed up with evidence, resulting in no reductions. They charged each business £399 or £499 and aggressively chased payment. The scam involved nearly 3,500 businesses, netting approximately £220,000, with a potential gain of over £1.6 million. Found guilty of fraud at Nottingham Crown Court.

Also banned from being a company director for seven years. The fraud netted around £220,000 with a potential gain of £1.6 million.

1 Jan 0001

Callum Nugent

Conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine *

Sentence

7 years imprisonment

Callum Nugent was involved in a conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine through phone-based drug lines in St Ann's, Nottingham. The police operation included test purchases between September 2014 and January 2015 and uncovered three drug lines. He pleaded guilty.

Pleaded guilty.

1 Jan 0001

Blerim Aga

Conspiracy to supply cocaine *

Sentence

12 years imprisonment

Blerim Aga was the head of a Nottinghamshire gang that received and distributed high-purity cocaine supplied by Mirjan Kola's network. Between July and November 2015, the operation moved drugs from London into Nottinghamshire. Aga pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine.

1 Jan 0001

Brady Hastings

Conspiracy to supply cocaine *

Sentence

4 years and 6 months imprisonment

Brady Hastings was convicted for conspiracy to supply high-purity cocaine as part of a drug-dealing network operating between London and Nottinghamshire between July and November 2015.

Found guilty of conspiracy to supply cocaine.

1 Jan 0001

Brandon Byrne

Murder *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with minimum term of 23 years

Brandon Byrne stabbed James Cook, a father of three, to death in Newark last year following an argument that began in a pub.

Found guilty of stabbing James Cook to death.

1 Jan 0001

Brandon Cross

Robbery *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

On 26 September 2022, shortly after 8.30pm, a 17-year-old male and his friend were at Titchfield Park in Mansfield when they were approached by Brandon Seaton-Gray, Brandon Cross, and Mckye Catton. The trio followed them, brandished knives, and demanded money. The victim dropped his iPhone while fleeing and, when he picked it up, was slashed twice on his right wrist. The offenders then stole the iPhone and fled.

Pleaded guilty to possession of a knife in a public place. Denied robbery but was found guilty by a jury.

1 Jan 0001

Courtney Mcleary

Murder *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with minimum term of 19 years

Courtney McLeary, aged 54, of High Cross Leys, murdered 22-year-old Davices Anderson by stabbing him to death in a flat in High Cross Leys, Nottingham city centre, on the morning of 28 April 2023. McLeary and David Francis set upon Davices in the flat where he was fatally stabbed in the chest. McLeary accepted in interview that he had a knife and may have stabbed Davices while they were wrestling on the floor. After the incident, McLeary stepped over the injured Davices with Lisa Barlow before leaving the building.

Found guilty by a jury following an eight-week trial.

1 Jan 0001

Connor Gillan

Grievous bodily harm *

Sentence

16 months imprisonment

Connor Gillan punched a 17-year-old boy to the side of the head during a fight involving a group of men in Burton Street, Nottingham city centre, on 25 February 2018. The victim was an innocent passer-by. The force of the punch knocked him to the ground, where he hit his head on the pavement and was knocked unconscious. He suffered a fractured skull and a bleed on the brain. The victim, a soldier in training with the Rifles Regiment, was unable to complete his training as planned due to the injuries. Gillan handed himself in after seeing a police CCTV appeal on Facebook.

Pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm. Previously of good character. The unprovoked attack left a 17-year-old soldier with a fractured skull and bleed on the brain, setting back his army training.

1 Jan 0001

Christopher Marshall

Attempting to meet a child following sexual grooming *

Sentence

three-and-a-half years imprisonment

Christopher Marshall drove 400 miles from Dundee with a balaclava, knife and Viagra-style tablets to meet a 13-year-old decoy girl in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, for sex. He had sent explicit photographs of his private parts to two decoy profiles posing as 12- and 13-year-old girls and engaged in sexual communication. He was confronted by a paedophile hunter group called Demon Hunters and arrested by police.

Pleaded guilty to attempting to meet a child following sexual grooming, attempting to engage a child in sexual communication and possession of a bladed article. No previous convictions. Lifetime sexual harm prevention order and placed on the sex offender register for life.

1 Jan 0001

Christopher David Clark

Sending indecent sexual messages to a child *

Sentence

20 months imprisonment

Christopher David Clark, a 56-year-old registered sex offender, sent indecent sexual messages to a 14-year-old girl from Grantham, a family friend. The messages included discussions of a sexual nature, such as shaving private parts and masturbation. The girl showed the messages to her family, who contacted the police, and Clark was arrested on 1 January 2022. The victim’s mother expressed guilt and betrayal in her impact statement. Clark had a history of sexual offences dating back to 1995.

Total sentence of 44 months, comprising 20 months immediate imprisonment and a 2-year extended licence period. Also made subject to a sexual harm prevention order for life and placed on the sex offenders register for life.

1 Jan 0001

Chester Holliday

Possession with intent to supply cannabis *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment

Chester Holliday was involved in the gang's drug-dealing operation. He pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply cannabis, and also admitted possession of morphine, MDEC, ketamine, cocaine, and a stun gun—a Section 5 prohibited firearm.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply cannabis, possession of morphine, MDEC, ketamine, and cocaine, and possession of a stun gun (a Section 5 prohibited firearm).

1 Jan 0001

Chris Mountain

Health and safety offences *

Sentence

20 week custodial sentence suspended for 2 years and a fine of £50,000

Chris Mountain, Managing Director of Mid-UK Recycling Ltd, was sentenced for two health and safety offences related to the accidental death of agency employee Karlis Pavasars, 55, in July 2013 at the Barkston Heath site. Mr Pavasars fell into a recycling shredder due to a lack of guarding around the conveyor leading to the machine.

Pleaded guilty to two offences relating to the same incident. Managing Director of Mid-UK Recycling Ltd.

1 Jan 0001

Chris Webber

Possession and distribution of indecent images of children and possession of extreme pornography *

Sentence

Two years imprisonment suspended for two years

Police attended Chris Webber's home in March 2022 and seized electronic devices. Analysis revealed almost 3,000 indecent images and videos of children collected over several years, including 616 Category A (most serious), 622 Category B, and 1,733 Category C images. Some material involved very young children. Webber used the online username "Pool Fun 23" to distribute indecent images between June and November 2015, including Category A, B, and C material. He engaged in deeply disturbing online conversations with another user. Indecent images remained on his devices and were still accessible at the time of seizure. Search terms linked to child abuse material were also found.

Pleaded guilty to possession and distribution of indecent images of children and possession of extreme pornography. No previous convictions. Mitigation: expressed shame, struggled with low self-esteem, family support. Ordered to complete 150 hours unpaid work and 35 rehabilitation sessions. Also made subject to a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order and sex offenders register for 10 years. Judge noted the case was unusual due to age of offending and sharing with individuals.

1 Jan 0001

Christian Lawson

Aggravated burglary *

Sentence

8 years and 3 months imprisonment

Christian Lawson committed an aggravated burglary at a home in Woodthorpe on 12 April, where he was discovered by the occupants upstairs, threatened them with a knife and stole £5. On 10 April he burgled a house on Elmhurst Avenue, Mapperley, taking two PS4s without the occupants’ knowledge. He also attempted to break into a house on Glebe Road, Carlton, causing damage to the rear door. Stolen items were found at his address. He was arrested following a forensic investigation linking the offences.

Pleaded guilty to aggravated burglary, burglary, attempted burglary and two counts of handling stolen goods. Concurrent sentences imposed for attempted burglary (2 years) and handling stolen goods (9 months).

1 Jan 0001

Christopher Asbury

Drug and firearms offences *

Sentence

7 years imprisonment

Police searched Asbury's home in Mansfield Street, Sherwood, and found a revolver, ammunition, shotgun parts, and evidence of a workshop where he converted deactivated handguns to accept live ammunition. He was charged with possessing a prohibited firearm, possessing a firearm (shotgun) without a certificate, possessing ammunition without a certificate, and possessing cannabis.

Pleaded guilty on 10 March 2017. Operated a workshop converting deactivated handguns to accept live ammunition.

1 Jan 0001

Desmond Rice

Conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration *

Sentence

four years six months imprisonment

Desmond Rice, 47, from Aylesbury, along with Banet Tershana, Klodian Shenaj and Jetmir Myrtaj organised people smuggling crossings from France and Belgium to the UK in October 2022. Rice purchased the boat Aquaholic for £22,500 from Poole, transported it with Shenaj to Brightlingsea Marina in Essex, filled 12 canisters with nearly £1000-worth of fuel on 22 October, and provided a kayak for access. GPS showed the boat travelled to Belgium and back. Arrested on 29 October with related documents found at his house.

Pleaded guilty on 1 August. Bought the boat Aquaholic for £22,500, transported it to Brightlingsea Marina, filled it with fuel, and provided a kayak for access.

1 Jan 0001

Dilon Price

Manslaughter *

Sentence

five years and 11 months’ imprisonment

Dilon Price started an argument shortly before 9pm and assaulted a man he followed into the pub’s beer garden at the Market Inn in Huthwaite on 8 June 2025. His victim, Harley Fox, 34, had tried to intervene in the disturbance and died after being punched.

Admitted manslaughter.

1 Jan 0001

Dritan Xhixha

Conspiracy to supply cocaine *

Sentence

6 years and 8 months imprisonment

Dritan Xhixha was a member of the cocaine supply network, conspiring to bring high-purity drugs from London into Nottinghamshire. He also possessed an identity document with improper intention. He received a concurrent sentence for similar Bristol offences.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine and possession of an identity document with improper intention. He was also sentenced for other matters of a similar nature in Bristol, to run concurrently.

1 Jan 0001

Elijah Henry

Possession of crack cocaine and heroin with intent to supply *

Sentence

five years imprisonment

Elijah Henry, 25, a Radford resident, was arrested at a property in Findern Green, Bakersfield on September 19, 2019, where police smashed a toilet downpipe and uncovered a plastic bag with crack cocaine and heroin, plus more drugs from a blocked sewer pipe, cash, mobile phones, weighing scales indicating drug dealing. In July 2022, the City Knife Crime Team found more Class A drugs in his car after forcing entry; a search of a nearby address revealed a large haul of drugs, phones, and dealing equipment.

Initially pleaded not guilty but later admitted to possessing crack cocaine and heroin with intent to supply, possession of criminal property, and four further Class A drug charges. Refused to answer police questions. Described as a career criminal.

1 Jan 0001

David John Clarkson

Possession and distribution of indecent images of children *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

David John Clarkson, of Yorke Drive, Newark, Nottinghamshire, chatted with teenage girls online, persuaded one 15-year-old girl from Derby to meet him, took her to Newark, and photographed her in a baby-doll outfit after she undressed. He swapped explicit images with another underage girl, shared pictures with a third 14-year-old girl performing a sex act on herself, and sent her images of the first victim. He contacted a supposed 13-year-old (actually a paedophile hunter) and sent a near-naked picture. Police were tipped off by the hunter. Clarkson was caught with sexually-explicit images of children.

Pleaded guilty to 15 charges relating to possession and distribution of indecent images, inciting sexual activity and sexual exploitation of minors. Must sign on the sex offenders register for life. Later received an additional 14 days for wasting court time on appeal.

1 Jan 0001

David Francis

Murder *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with minimum term of 16 and a half years

David Francis, aged 61, of Swale Grove, Bingham, murdered 22-year-old Davices Anderson by stabbing him to death in a flat in High Cross Leys, Nottingham city centre, on the morning of 28 April 2023. Francis and Courtney McLeary set upon Davices in the flat where he was fatally stabbed in the chest with a single stab wound.

Found guilty by a jury following an eight-week trial.

1 Jan 0001

Dawn Franklin

Fraud *

Sentence

3 years and 4 months imprisonment

Dawn Franklin, regional play and leisure coordinator at Autism East Midlands, used charity credit and debit cards to pay for 14 holidays for family and friends, personal holidays, electrical items, days out and concert tickets, totalling £145,000 between 2011 and 2018. She concealed her crimes by making fake receipts, false invoices and overcharging local authorities. She appeared at Nottingham Crown Court and was jailed for three years and four months.

Pleaded guilty to fraud by abuse of position of trust, fraud by false representation and false accounting. Spent charitable funds on personal holidays, electrical items, days out and concert tickets.

1 Jan 0001

Dayle Deville

Robbery *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

Dayle Deville, aged 23, of Valley Road, Carlton, committed a robbery on Rectory Road, Colwick in November 2018. He was found guilty at Nottingham Crown Court and sentenced to 5 years imprisonment.

Found guilty of robbery.

1 Jan 0001

Dayle Jean-Pierre Andre Deville

Robbery *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

On 17 November 2018 at around 11:15pm, Deville followed an 18-year-old man from Nottingham city centre onto a bus to Rectory Road in Colwick. After the victim got off the bus, Deville followed him along a dark street with no CCTV. When the victim turned around, Deville threatened him and demanded his belongings. When the victim refused, Deville punched him repeatedly in the face, ripped a chain from his neck, and took his mobile phone and bag. The victim suffered facial and dental injuries requiring ongoing treatment at Queen's Medical Centre.

Found guilty by jury. Detective Constable Richard Kinsey described the attack as unprovoked and pre-planned.

1 Jan 0001

Dean Carr

Murder *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with a minimum term of 14 years

Dean Carr was with Mark Martin and John Ashley when Martin strangled Ellen Frith to death on 24 January 2005 in a derelict flat in Marple Road, Nottingham. They escaped after Martin set fire to the property.

Accomplice in Frith murder. Convicted despite pleading not guilty. Not charged with other killings.

1 Jan 0001

Dean Gathercole

Sexual assault *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

Dean Gathercole, aged 58, former assistant manager of a children’s home in Carlton, Nottinghamshire, sexually assaulted a teenage girl during an overnight trip to a holiday park. The assaults began in a swimming pool and continued in a cabin. The victim, now in her 40s, came forward after learning of Gathercole’s other convictions. He was found guilty in February of three counts of sexual assault and sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court to a four-year custodial term, to run concurrently with his existing 17-year sentence for rape and indecent assault from 2018.

Found guilty of three counts of sexual assault. Already serving a 17-year sentence for previous rape and indecent assault convictions. The four-year sentence is to run concurrently. Detective Constable Stephen Dunn described his behaviour as ‘unforgivable’.

1 Jan 0001

Danny O’Keefe

Assisting an offender *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment

Danny O’Keefe, aged 50, of Keswick Court, Sneinton, assisted an offender after the murder of Davices Anderson on 28 April 2023 by allowing Courtney McLeary and Lisa Barlow to attend his address despite knowing McLeary was wanted for murder.

Found guilty of assisting an offender. Admitted in interview that McLeary and Barlow attended his home after the stabbing and that he knew McLeary was wanted for murder but was scared of him and unable to alert police.

1 Jan 0001

Darrell Anton Edwards

Possession with intent to supply Class A drugs *

Sentence

3 years, 10 months imprisonment

On 14 August, officers stopped Darrell Anton Edwards in a car on Queens Drive, Nottingham. When they noticed him throwing a white block out of the window, they forced entry and arrested him. A search of the car revealed over £3,500 in cash. Later that day, a drugs warrant at an address in Balmoral Road, Colwick uncovered over £1,500 cash, three wraps of powder, and three knives with powder on the blades. Documents linking Edwards to the address were found. The white block was tested and found to be cocaine, while drugs from the Colwick address were heroin and cocaine. Edwards was charged with possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and heroin. He pleaded guilty at Nottingham Crown Court on 16 November 2015.

Pleaded guilty.

1 Jan 0001

David Carey

Burglary *

Sentence

20 months imprisonment

David Carey smashed a window and entered a house on Deabill Street, Netherfield, in the early hours of November 7, 2020. He stole a woman's handbag containing a purse with bank cards, toiletries and cash. The victim and her partner were alerted by the sound of the window breaking and confronted Carey before he fled. He was arrested later that morning. Some of the stolen items were recovered nearby and forensically linked to Carey.

Pleaded guilty to burglary. Offence occurred in early hours of November 7, 2020.

1 Jan 0001

Daniel O’Keefe

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm *

Sentence

12-month jail term, suspended for two years

On December 17, 2023, Daniel O’Keefe, a 24-year-old resident of a mental health facility in Nottingham suffering from schizophrenia, punched a fellow resident twice causing him to fall, then stamped on his head an estimated 16 times until his shoe came off, put it back on, punched him another 12 times, kicked and stamped on his head again before leaving and informing staff. He told police he had no regrets, influenced by hallucinatory voices commanding the act. The victim suffered relatively minor injuries with no broken bones.

Pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm. No previous convictions. Ordered to attend 25 rehabilitation sessions and a 12-month mental health treatment programme. Judge noted the vicious attack but spared immediate prison due to remarkable improvement in mental health.

1 Jan 0001

Daniel Grady

Conspiracy to supply cocaine *

Sentence

9 months imprisonment

Daniel Grady, 29, of Birchfield Avenue, Arnold, was part of the drug supply conspiracy. During the police searches in August 2013, he was found in possession of benzocaine, a cutting agent commonly used to bulk out cocaine and increase dealer profits. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine and conspiracy to supply cannabis resin.

Pleaded guilty. Found in possession of benzocaine, a cutting agent for cocaine.

1 Jan 0001

Daniel Harrison

Sexual activity with a child *

Sentence

12 years imprisonment

Daniel Harrison, 44, of Roe Hill, Woodborough, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG14, sexually abused two teenage boys over several years, including offences in 2009. Investigated in 2018 after one victim reported the abuse. Initially denied the offences but later admitted 19 sexual offences. Described as a 'manipulative predator' who groomed and exploited the victims.

Admitted sexual assault on one boy and 18 offences (seven counts of sexual activity with a child and 11 counts of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity) against the other. Also put on the sex offenders register for life and given an indefinite sexual harm prevention order.

1 Jan 0001

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The court can be found at 60 Canal St, Nottingham NG1 7EL, NG1 7EL.

Accessibility provisions at this court include wheelchair accessible entrance.

For enquiries about cases heard at this court, you can contact the court by telephone on +441159103551 or visit the official court website for further information.

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Nottingham Crown Court Sentencing Results

Anthony Riley

Anthony Shannon

Anthony Kimberely

Anton Robinson

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Afran Chaudry

Adam Kerley

Adam Marsden

Andrew Clark

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Callum Nugent

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Brady Hastings

Brandon Byrne

Brandon Cross

Courtney Mcleary

Connor Gillan

Christopher Marshall

Christopher David Clark

Chester Holliday

Chris Mountain

Chris Webber

Christian Lawson

Christopher Asbury

Desmond Rice

Dilon Price

Dritan Xhixha

Elijah Henry

David John Clarkson

David Francis

Dawn Franklin

Dayle Deville

Dayle Jean-Pierre Andre Deville

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Danny O’Keefe

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