Nottingham Crown Court Sentencing Results

Sean Stacey, 38, of Mapperley, was a cousin of James Stacey. When police executed search warrants in August 2013, they found a cannabis grow with an estimated street value of almost £40,000 at his home. He was also found in possession of CS spray. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to produce cannabis, conspiracy to supply cannabis resin, and possession of CS spray.

Scot Fox amassed a collection of over 400,000 child sexual abuse images over approximately 20 years. He was arrested at his home in September 2020 after police linked him to online purchases of indecent material. Officers seized electronic devices and found a total of 402,017 photographs and videos, including more than 7,500 category A images depicting the most serious acts of sexual abuse against children. He immediately admitted his offending and later pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children (saving and storing the material).

On 20 February 2020, Stephen Dewan was seen driving a black van erratically in Colwick during rush hour. Police received a tip-off that the driver appeared drunk and located the vehicle, signalling it to stop. Dewan initially pulled over but then swore at officers and sped off, swerving onto the wrong side of the road and causing other drivers to take evasive action. Due to heavy traffic and pedestrians, police followed at a distance before finding the van parked in Douglas Avenue. Dewan was arrested and a roadside breath test showed 136 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, almost four times the legal limit of 35µg. He later pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, failing to stop, drink-driving and driving without insurance.

Steven Elvidge attacked a woman at his house, punching her in the face multiple times, striking her with a machete and causing a cut to her hand, and throwing a glass table and garden chairs at her. He also threatened to kill her. A man who tried to intervene was assaulted. When police arrived they discovered weapons, a cannabis grow, weighing scales, drugs bags, and a machete and drugs in his car.

Thuan Quoc Tran, 29, of South Shields, pleaded guilty to conspiring to produce cannabis. He was involved in a large‑scale cannabis production ring that operated across multiple properties, uncovered after a police traffic stop in January 2023.

Terri Walters was the mother of the 18-day-old victim, who died on 10 July 2020. She knew that the baby’s father was a heavy cannabis user but left the baby in his care while she went upstairs to sleep. She had also taken drugs. She initially denied responsibility but changed her plea to guilty for cruelty of a child by way of neglect.

Zoe Upchurch was found guilty of four counts of child cruelty in relation to the children and was sentenced in August 2026.

Vincent Hawkins, 33, of Sneinton, helped the killers cover up their crime after the victim was murdered and robbed at his home in Carlton.

Umair Karim and Muhammed Hassan engaged in mobile phone exchanges discussing the procurement and use of a handgun. Hassan approached Karim to secure a firearm, using the nickname 'Doctor'. Karim bragged about access to firearms including a Mac 11 machine pistol and AK-47. Messages also discussed drug dealing. Discovered during unrelated police investigation; warrant led to phone evidence.

On 4 March 2026, police attended Tiron Desuza's property in Hucknall to arrest him on unrelated matters. While officers secured the rear of the home, an officer noticed a landing window open and items being tossed onto a flat roof. A revolver and ammunition wrapped in a plastic bag were recovered. Desuza denied ownership, claiming the open window was due to incense. He later pleaded guilty.

Adrian Vaduva stalked a woman from December 2024 to September 2025, following her from her home to work and bombarding her with calls and messages. He ignored a Domestic Violence Protection Order. A jury at Nottingham Crown Court found him guilty of stalking causing fear of violence and threatening to share intimate images.

Alexander Hitch, 32, 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Adam White was the father of the 18-day-old baby, who died on 10 July 2020. White was a frequent user of cannabis and under the influence that night. He fell asleep while holding the baby in his arms. When he woke, the baby 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.

Anthony Johns barricaded himself inside a bedroom at a relative's home in Little Eaton on 6 March following an unrelated police call. During an eight-hour armed stand-off he threatened to harm himself and made threats towards officers while claiming to be armed. Specialist negotiators attended overnight, and officers forced entry at about 7am. During his arrest one officer was bitten and CS spray was used. Police recovered a knife, a sword and a pair of scissors from the bedroom, and the court heard two bottles of spirits had been consumed. He pleaded guilty to affray and was given an 18-month community order including 15 rehabilitation activity sessions.

Anthony Kimberely, 59, attacked his 39-year-old son during an argument at an address in 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.

Andrew Tizzard, formerly of St Michael’s Avenue, Gedling, first assaulted the boy when he was eight years old and continued to abuse him into his early teens. The abuse occurred over several years in the 1990s, progressing from grooming to full sexual intercourse, taking place in various Nottinghamshire locations. The victim, now an adult, reported the offences in 2014.

On April 13, 2024, following a funeral at The Man of Iron pub in Stapleford, violence erupted in the beer garden. Brian Wheeldon's partner threw a glass at the victim, who reacted by throwing a bottle. Brian then punched the victim in the jaw during the melee.

On 21 December 2014, Bartlomiej Wojciechowski took part in a revenge attack on the victim, who was dragged from his car and assaulted on wasteland off Alfreton Road, Nottingham. Bartlomiej was sentenced for his role in causing grievous bodily harm to the victim.