Peterborough Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 201 verdicts at Peterborough Magistrates' Court (Peterborough). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Jayden Wilmott

Conspiracy to supply heroin

December 9, 2025

Sentence: 4 years and 1 month in a Young Offender Institution

Jayden Wilmott, 20, of South Park Road, Ilford, London, was arrested as part of Operation Hypernova on March 19, 2025, in Regent Terrace, Cambridge. He was the front passenger in a white Ford Focus and had 75 wraps of heroin concealed in his underwear and £500 in cash. The arrest was part of a crackdown on county lines drug dealing between Cambridge and London, exploiting vulnerable people.

Ruben Howard

Conspiracy to supply heroin

December 9, 2025

Sentence: community order with 150 hours unpaid work

Ruben Howard, 24, of Wadloes Road, Cambridge, was arrested as part of Operation Hypernova on March 19, 2025, in Regent Terrace, Cambridge. He was the driver of a white Ford Focus and was found with cannabis and £100 in cash. The arrest was part of a crackdown on county lines drug dealing between Cambridge and London, exploiting vulnerable people.

Ryan Kouame

Conspiracy to supply heroin

December 9, 2025

Sentence: 2 years and 8 months in a Young Offender Institution

Ryan Kouame, 20, of Breakspears Road, Brockley, London, was arrested as part of Operation Hypernova on March 19, 2025, in Regent Terrace, Cambridge. He was the rear passenger in a white Ford Focus and had 21 wraps of heroin, £415 in cash, and a knife. The operation involved county lines drug dealing between Cambridge and London, exploiting vulnerable people.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply heroin, acquiring criminal property and possession of a bladed article.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Joseph Mcenaney

Controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate/family relationship

November 21, 2025

Sentence: 2 years and 3 months imprisonment

Joseph McEnaney, 31, of Carey Close, Ely, began abusing his wife in February 2025, three months after they married. He forced her to choose between him and her children from a previous relationship, and threatened to kill her and the children. In March, he punched her in the face and hit her head against the car door after accusing her of infidelity, then later woke her, picked her up by the throat, threw her to the floor, and punched and kicked her in the head. Days later, he bit her lip, threw her onto the bed, punched her, and pinned her down by the neck, restricting her breathing. In June, he grabbed her by the throat, pushed her against a door, and prodded a knife around her head, dragging it down her face and making a small cut. He also ridiculed her about her weight in front of others at a gym. The victim fled their home and reached a safe place later in June.

Pleaded guilty to engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate/family relationship, two counts of intentional strangulation, and three counts of actual bodily harm (ABH). One count of intentional strangulation ordered to lie on file. Detective Emily South described the case as shocking coercive control and violence, commending the victim's bravery.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Michael Bell

Sexual Assault

November 14, 2025

Sentence: 2 years imprisonment

Michael Bell, 68, of High Street in Yelling, St Neots, owned a shop in South Cambridgeshire. Between March and July 2021, he sexually assaulted a volunteer at the shop on seven counts by touching her body over her clothing multiple times over the four-month period. The incidents came to light on August 6, 2022, after he inappropriately touched a customer who reported it to the police.

Found guilty of seven counts of sexual assault after trial. Also received an indefinite restraining order and must register under the Sexual Offences Act for 10 years. DC Andy Watters commented that this type of behaviour should never be tolerated.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Stephan Mann

Actual Bodily Harm and Controlling and Coercive Behaviour

November 13, 2025

Sentence: 1 year and 6 months imprisonment

Stephan Mann, 41, of Valerian Gardens, Soham, launched a drunken attack on his partner on Christmas Day 2024. He had been verbally abusive throughout the day, accusing her of infidelity, and told a friend he wished she was dead. He threatened to hurt and kill her multiple times. At about 4pm, he tackled her to the floor and stamped on her head while threatening to kill her. His friend intervened, allowing the victim to escape and call the police.

Admitted actual bodily harm and engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour. Detective Constable James Lewis commented on the barrage of threats and violence, hoping the sentence allows the victim to move on.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Fabio Sanches-Kuiper

Dangerous driving

November 12, 2025

Sentence: 1 year imprisonment and disqualified from driving for 2 years

On November 10, 2025, in Hardwick, Cambridgeshire, police spotted a Ford Focus with no insurance or tax parked with multiple people inside. As officers approached, driver Fabio Sanches-Kuiper sped off, leading a pursuit through built-up estates, across a park, and along a pedestrian footpath. The car lost control on a bend and crashed into a house and a parked car in Ashmead Drive. Sanches-Kuiper and others fled but he fell while attempting to escape and was arrested at the scene. Further checks revealed he was already banned from driving following a previous pursuit in July.

Pleaded guilty to failing to stop, dangerous driving, driving without insurance, and driving while disqualified. PC Chris Cooke commented on the reckless act that could have had devastating consequences.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Alfred Stanley

Dangerous driving

November 7, 2025

Sentence: 14 months imprisonment and 45-month driving ban

Alfred Stanley, 45, of Sunnymead, Werrington, Peterborough, led police on a 15-minute high-speed pursuit starting from a building site in Ugg Mere Court Road, Ramsey Heights, near Ramsey, in the early hours of October 5, 2025. He drove at speeds up to 110mph on rural roads, swerved in front of cars, drove through red lights, and went the wrong way round a roundabout. He reversed into a police car in Lincoln Road, Werrington, Peterborough, to stop. He had been disqualified from driving until October 22, 2025, after accruing 21 points on his licence, and his vehicle was uninsured.

Admitted dangerous driving, driving while disqualified, driving without insurance, damaging property, and failing to comply with a serious crime prevention order. Found in possession of bolt croppers.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Luke Jarrett

Making and distributing indecent images of children

November 5, 2025

Sentence: 3 years and 4 months imprisonment

Luke Jarrett, 26, of Lords Lane, Wisbech, was arrested in 2024 after police seized his electronic devices and found 703 indecent images of children, 771 videos, 638 extreme pornographic images, and 288 indecent photographs of a child that had been distributed. He was on bail and scheduled to appear at Cambridge Magistrates' Court on September 22, 2025, for charges relating to illicit images of children. On that day, at about 9am, officers spotted him driving a green Jeep Cherokee on the A47 from Thorney Toll towards Wisbech. He failed to stop, accelerated aggressively, recklessly overtook vehicles by moving into the path of oncoming traffic, and reached speeds of 64mph in a 50mph zone. Police made tactical contact with the vehicle, causing it to swerve across the road and roll onto its side.

Pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, one count of distributing an indecent image of a child, three counts of making an indecent image of a child, two further counts of distributing an indecent photograph of a child, and possessing an extreme pornographic image. Also handed an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order, ordered to sign the Sex Offenders' Register, and banned from driving for 5 years and 4 months.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Yunis Ramadan

Dangerous driving

October 27, 2025

Sentence: 36 weeks imprisonment and disqualified from driving for 18 months

Just after midnight on Sunday, October 26, 2025, officers in Soham spotted a silver Mercedes A150 with no insurance. Ramadan accelerated away at high speed, leading police on a six-minute pursuit reaching 72mph in a 50mph zone, overtaking a lorry on a blind bend, and later 80mph in a 60mph zone towards Ely. A stinger device was used, but he continued driving before abandoning the car and fleeing on foot into a nearby field, where he was arrested. He had two passengers in the vehicle.

Pleaded guilty to all five offences. PC Oliver Wadsworth commented that Ramadan put the lives of his two passengers and other road users at risk while driving dangerously over a prolonged period of time.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Shoaib Mohammed

Being concerned in the supply of cocaine and perverting the course of justice

October 21, 2025

Sentence: 6 years imprisonment

Between November and March, Shoaib Mohammed, aged 25, of no fixed address, facilitated a drug dealing operation across Huntingdon, coercing a vulnerable drug user into storing large quantities of class A drugs in their home. He attempted to interfere with the investigation by making calls from prison urging a witness to withdraw a statement.

Pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine and perverting the course of justice. Ten-year restraining order preventing contact with the witness.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Haroon Mohammed

Being concerned in the supply of cocaine and threatening to destroy property

October 21, 2025

Sentence: 3 years and 8 months imprisonment

Between November and March, Haroon Mohammed, aged 23, of Sallowbush Road, facilitated a drug dealing operation across Huntingdon, coercing a vulnerable drug user into storing large quantities of class A drugs in their home. He threatened to ‘firebomb’ the home over a drug debt.

Convicted of being concerned in the supply of cocaine and threatening to destroy property. Ten-year restraining order preventing contact with the witness.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Bartlomiej Bialecki

Dangerous driving

October 16, 2025

Sentence: 1 year imprisonment, disqualified from driving for 2 years and 6 months

Bartlomiej Bialecki, 40, of Monument Street, Peterborough, was stopped by officers in Fletton Avenue, Fletton, Peterborough, at about 11.55pm on August 25, 2025. He sped off in a Mazda 3 with false number plates before getting out and running at the junction of Whittlesey Road and South Street, in Stanground. Bialecki was tasered and arrested before being taken to Peterborough City Hospital. The following day, while still under arrest and leaving the hospital with officers, Bialecki tried to run but was quickly caught.

Pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, fraudulently using a registration mark, escaping from lawful custody, driving with no insurance and driving with no licence.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Paul Norris

Voyeurism

October 10, 2025

Sentence: 8 months imprisonment

Paul Norris, aged 67, of Lynton Way, Sawston, secretly recorded intimate sexual acts of a woman in Stevenage without her knowledge between March 10, 2017, and August 28, 2018. The victim discovered the recordings after being contacted by another woman whom Norris had also recorded. He was found guilty in July 2025.

Found guilty of voyeurism after denying the charge. Also handed a 10-year restraining order and a sexual harm prevention order (SHPO). Required to regularly sign in at a police station. No remorse shown towards the victim.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Mohammed Chaudry

Robbery

October 3, 2025

Sentence: 7 years and 6 months imprisonment

Mohammed Chaudry, 51, committed a knifepoint robbery at the Premier Store in Robert Avenue, Dogsthorpe, on July 27, 2025, slashing a woman's arm with a kitchen knife as he stole money, leaving her bleeding heavily.

Pleaded guilty to robbery and inflicting grievous bodily harm without intent. Was on life licence for a previous murder committed while serving a prison sentence for knifepoint robbery.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Devon Cox

Actual Bodily Harm

October 2, 2025

Sentence: 1 year and 6 months imprisonment

On August 1, 2025, at about 6am, Devon Cox, 27, of Huntly Grove, Peterborough, punched and kicked a 42-year-old man repeatedly outside The Light Project homeless charity in Gravel Walk. Cox, wielding a wrench, pressed it into the victim's neck and demanded £500, threatening him and marching him along Bridge Street to Broadway to withdraw the money from a cash machine. After further punches and throwing the victim to the ground, the victim escaped by jumping on a nearby bus and received hospital treatment for serious facial injuries.

Pleaded guilty to ABH. DC Jake Boreham-Dennis stated this was a terrifying ordeal for the victim who bravely refused demands and escaped, offering reassurance that justice has been served and violence will not be tolerated.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Dodou Manneh

Possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and heroin

October 2, 2025

Sentence: 3 years in a young offenders’ institute

Dodou Manneh, 19, of Hanbury, Orton Goldhay, Peterborough, was a back seat passenger in a Citroen car pulled over by neighbourhood officers on patrol in Huntingdon in June 2023 at Wertheim Way. He was searched and found to have cannabis, a mobile phone, and more than £1,000 in his possession. A further search in custody revealed 43 wraps of crack cocaine and 27 wraps of heroin concealed in his underwear, with a street value of more than £1,000. In a separate incident on January 30, 2024, Manneh was stopped in Bridge Street, Peterborough, for an unrelated matter and provided his mobile phone to officers, which was later confirmed to be the 'deal line' for a Class A drugs line operating in Peterborough, sending bulk messaging offering the sale of crack cocaine and heroin.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and heroin and possession of criminal property.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Francie Doherty

Attending a hare coursing event

October 1, 2025

Sentence: To be sentenced

Francie Doherty, 47, of Gipsy Lane in Wellingborough, attended a hare coursing event in Chatteris on January 25, 2025, which involved driving 4x4 vehicles that churned up fields and broke gates, causing damage and fear in the community.

Pleaded guilty to attending a hare coursing event; awaiting sentencing for details of Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO). Released on unconditional bail.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Jason Smith

Rape

September 29, 2025

Sentence: 9 years imprisonment

Jason Smith, 34, of Main Street, Hardwick, forced himself on a vulnerable woman at a house in King’s Hedges, Cambridge, on 11 June 2023, while his partner and children slept upstairs. The victim repeatedly told Smith to stop, but he refused. He was arrested the same day and claimed in an interview that nothing sexual had happened. DNA evidence proved the assault, leading to a unanimous guilty verdict by a jury following a trial in July.

Found guilty by unanimous jury verdict on three counts of rape. Ordered to sign the Sex Offenders Register for life and handed a 10-year restraining order.

Sources: cambridgeindependent.co.uk

James Marriott

Coercive and Controlling Behaviour

September 24, 2025

Sentence: 1 year and 8 months imprisonment

James Marriott, 36, of Toppesfield Gardens, Hadleigh, Ipswich, breached a restraining order by bombarding his ex-partner with messages, calls, and threats after his release from prison. He was verbally abusive, pressured her for money, isolated her from friends, accused her of cheating, and raised his fist in a threatening manner. He also threatened a friend who posted a photo with the woman. Police arrested him at Cambridge Railway Station on July 29 after discovering his ongoing behaviour.

Admitted to the offences of harassment by breaching a restraining order and coercive and controlling behaviour. He had previously been given a restraining order and failed to comply.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

John Smith

Robbery

September 22, 2025

Sentence: 8 years imprisonment

John Smith, 55, of no fixed address, participated in a violent robbery at Emporium antiques and jewellery shop in Fishers Yard, St Neots, on December 23, 2024, just after 11am. Four masked men, armed with hammers, crowbars, and a metal pole, reversed a Ford Fiesta into the front door and stormed inside. Smith guarded the door with a metal pole during the ordeal where two women, a mother and daughter in their 60s and 40s, were threatened and display cabinets were smashed, stealing gold and silver jewellery worth up to £100,000. The daughter sustained a broken ankle when struck by the fleeing car. The car was driven dangerously through Market Square, wrong way on one-way streets, damaging street furniture, and narrowly missing members of the public. The vehicle was abandoned on Alington Road. Stolen jewellery was later found hidden in a rotting tree using police dog Hunter and CCTV evidence linked the suspects.

Christopher Thomas

Robbery

September 22, 2025

Sentence: 7 years and 6 months imprisonment

Christopher Thomas, 45, of Elizabeth Way, Gamlingay, participated in a violent robbery at Emporium antiques and jewellery shop in Fishers Yard, St Neots, on December 23, 2024, just after 11am. Four masked men, armed with hammers, crowbars, and a metal pole, reversed a Ford Fiesta into the front door and stormed inside. Thomas threatened the daughter behind the till, smashed a counter, and threatened her several more times with a crowbar before the till was ripped from her grip. Her mother was also threatened. Display cabinets were smashed to steal gold and silver jewellery worth up to £100,000. The daughter sustained a broken ankle when struck by the fleeing car. The car was driven dangerously through Market Square, wrong way on one-way streets, damaging street furniture, and narrowly missing members of the public. The vehicle was abandoned on Alington Road. Stolen jewellery was later found hidden in a rotting tree using police dog Hunter and CCTV evidence linked the suspects.

James Noshad

Possession with intent to supply cannabis

September 19, 2025

Sentence: 2 years and 4 months imprisonment

James Noshad, 41, engaged in drug dealing activities between January 2020 and January 2021, during which his bank account received £52,000 in cash deposits. Police executed warrants at his properties in Cambridge, discovering herbal cannabis, criminal property including designer clothes, shoes, accessories, and keys to luxury vehicles like an Audi R8 and Audi TT. His fingerprints were found on cannabis packaging, and phones seized contained evidence of drug dealing. He was arrested multiple times and claimed to be unemployed during interviews.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of possession with intent to supply cannabis and acquire/use/possess criminal property. DC James Collinwood noted that Noshad funded a lavish lifestyle through drug dealing.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

William Deadman Senior

Theft from a shop

September 19, 2025

Sentence: £200 fine, £85 costs, and £80 surcharge

William Deadman Senior stole a chocolate bar from a shop, as admitted in court. The incident was part of a broader investigation into hare coursing and related offences, though specifics of this theft were not detailed beyond his plea.

Pleaded guilty to theft from a shop. His defence stated he took a chocolate bar due to a 'sugar rush' and forgot to pay.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Olsen Isufaj

Possession with intent to supply drugs

September 18, 2025

Sentence: Two years and six months imprisonment

Olsen Isufaj, a 49-year-old man, was pulled over by police at 2am on 20 January in Greenside, Waterbeach, after being suspected of dealing drugs. Officers found cocaine in the centre console of his vehicle and a further stash of class A drugs along with £300 in cash hidden inside a fake coke can. He was arrested and later sentenced for his involvement in drug dealing activities.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply drugs, driving without insurance, and driving without a licence. Detective Aaron Fletcher commented on the removal of drugs from the streets and the commitment to tackling drug dealing.

Sources: cambridgeindependent.co.uk

Nicholas Hutson

Blackmail

September 17, 2025

Sentence: 45 months imprisonment

On May 4, 2025, Nicholas Hutson went to the victim's home in Ravensthorpe, Peterborough, around 10am, demanding £100 and threatening that a group was waiting to assault him if he did not comply. The victim withdrew £50 from a cashpoint in Westwood. Hutson returned at 2pm, repeated the threat, produced a knife, and forced the victim to withdraw another £50 from the same cash machine before being arrested after the police were called.

Admitted to two counts of blackmail. Used a knife to threaten the victim, who was terrified and in genuine fear of harm.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Shane Sinfield-Dynes

Assault by beating of an emergency worker

September 17, 2025

Sentence: 1 year and 6 months imprisonment

On September 21, 2024, at HMP Peterborough, Shane Sinfield-Dynes lured a prison officer to his cell by requesting toilet paper, then attacked the officer by charging at him, pushing him in the face in an attempt to escape, and headbutted another officer to the chest. He was later restrained and handcuffed. Additionally, in November 2024, while at HMP Norwich, he was found in possession of a weapon made from sharpened broken porcelain from his cell toilet.

Admitted to assault by beating of an emergency worker and unauthorised possession of an offensive weapon in prison. The sentence is consecutive to his existing sentence.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Mark Weekes

Non-dwelling burglary and shop thefts

September 17, 2025

Sentence: 30 weeks imprisonment and £400 compensation

Mark Weekes, 48, was part of a group that used wheelie bins to steal goods from behind Megadeals in Lincoln Road, Millfield, Peterborough on August 18. He also went on a crime spree, stealing about £700 worth of items from One Stop in St Pauls Road, New England, on five occasions between July 13 and August 11.

Admitted to five shop thefts and non-dwelling burglary. Received a three-year criminal behaviour order with conditions not to enter specific stores.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Malcolm Ravenhill

Theft

September 11, 2025

Sentence: 1 year imprisonment

Malcolm Ravenhill, 63, stole steaks worth more than £250 from a Co-op store in Orton Goldhay, Peterborough, on September 2, 2025, by hiding them in the rear of his mobility scooter and leaving the shop without paying. This incident occurred just six days after he received a suspended sentence for eight other counts of theft. He was identified through CCTV and admitted the offence at court.

Prolific offender who continued to offend despite a suspended sentence for previous thefts. Identified via CCTV footage and arrested at his home.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Joshua Garner

Assault

September 9, 2025

Sentence: 2 years and 1 month imprisonment

Joshua Garner, 30, was drinking at a venue in St Andrew’s Street, Cambridge, in October 2023, when he behaved aggressively, walking with clenched fists. He pushed staff, shouted, swore, spat at them, kicked, and attempted to bite a worker's leg during eviction. He was restrained by staff and later arrested by police.

Pleaded guilty to assault, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and assault on an emergency worker. PC Olivia Miles described his behaviour as appalling and uncalled for.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Joshua Smith

Criminal Damage

September 5, 2025

Sentence: 6 months imprisonment and must pay £50 compensation to each victim

On June 20, 2025, Joshua Smith slashed the tyres of 12 different vehicles using a knife in Church Street, Brook Street, Russell Street, and Tebbutt's Road Car Park in St Neots, with damages estimated at £200 for eleven sets of tyres and £400 for one set.

Indicated a guilty plea to 12 counts of criminal damage and one count of possession of a knife blade/sharp pointed article in a public place. Aged 21, from Phoenix Square, St Neots.

Sources: huntspost.co.uk

Terrance Nichols

Common Assault

September 5, 2025

Sentence: 8 weeks imprisonment

Terrance Nichols was arrested on July 1, 2025, and taken to Peterborough City Hospital for treatment. He attempted to remove a canula from his arm, but a police officer intervened. Nichols responded by kicking the officer in the face, spitting at him, and stating he hoped he had broken the officer's jaw. The officer was uninjured.

Admitted common assault of an emergency worker. PC Oliver Holmes stated that the officer was trying to prevent Nichols from harming himself and described the attack as disgusting.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Liam Monds

Dangerous Driving

September 3, 2025

Sentence: 30 weeks imprisonment and 18 months driving disqualification

Liam Monds was driving an Audi A5 suspected of having false plates. On September 10 of the previous year, he reversed at speed onto the pavement near Stanground Academy, drove over a pedestrian crossing, and fled from police during a pursuit. Officers recovered the car in Pandora Drive, Cardea, and he was arrested a week later in Abbots Close, Stamford.

Joshua Johnston

Possession of a knife in a public place

August 28, 2025

Sentence: 1 year and 18 weeks imprisonment

Joshua Johnston was spotted by CCTV operators carrying a knife near Queensgate Shopping Centre in Peterborough at around 10am on August 18. Police searched him outside Peterborough Magistrates’ Court, where no knife was found on his person, but he directed them to its location in a plant pot near the shopping centre entrance. He was subsequently arrested and admitted the offense.

Admitted possession of a knife in a public place. Sentence includes activation of a suspended sentence. PC Kris Mueller commented on the seriousness of knife crime and the court's stance against it.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

David Marriott

Indecent Assault

August 22, 2025

Sentence: 2 years and 4 months imprisonment

In 2003, David Marriott approached a 14-year-old girl from behind as she played on a slot machine in the garage of a Peterborough home. He unclasped her bra and touched her inappropriately underneath her clothes. The offence came to light after the victim confided in family members about what had happened, leading to Marriott being held accountable.

Denied the offence and was found guilty after a trial at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court in June.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Deividas Jursa

Possession with intent to supply a class C drug

August 22, 2025

Sentence: 1 year imprisonment, suspended for 18 months

On November 13, 2023, police stopped Deividas Jursa, 31, in his car at a BP filling station in Bretton as part of a drugs warrant. No drugs were found in the car, but a search of his home in Calverdale, Orton Longueville, uncovered a substantial amount of anabolic steroids, a class C drug, and drugs packaging equipment. He was later charged and appeared in court.

Charged with possession with intent to supply a class C drug. Detective Constable James Walker-Harrison noted that neighbourhood officers acted on information about Jursa's involvement in drug supply, highlighting the disruptive impact on the local community.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Darius Okuska

Dangerous Driving

August 20, 2025

Sentence: 44 weeks imprisonment suspended for 18 months, driving ban for two years, 240 hours of unpaid work, extended re-test

Darius Okuska, 33, of Selby Court, Huntingdon, led police on a pursuit on 29 July, speeding past officers on a blue Suzuki motorbike at the Spittals Interchange around 8.30pm. He reached speeds of up to 150mph on the A1(M), ignored red traffic lights, undertook vehicles, and was uninsured and unlicensed. Officers later pursued him in a black BMW after he fled from an industrial unit in Ravensthorpe, Peterborough, where he produced a fraudulent Lithuanian driving licence.

Pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, failing to stop, possessing a false identity document, two counts of driving with no third party insurance, and two counts of driving otherwise in accordance with a licence. PC Ruffell commented on his disregard for safety and lack of regard for road rules.

Sources: cambridgeindependent.co.uk

Damien Asplen

Harassment

August 4, 2025

Sentence: 10 months imprisonment for each of three harassment counts (concurrently), 6 months for failing to comply with Sex Offenders Register (consecutively), and 12 weeks for breaching a suspended sentence (consecutively)

Damien Asplen, who had an injunction against contacting his former partner after their relationship ended in 2024, breached it multiple times by sending messages via text, WhatsApp, and Facebook between January and March 2025, asking for money and help. The victim captured the messages and reported them to the police. Asplen, of no fixed abode, also failed to comply with requirements to update his location on the Sex Offenders Register and committed an offense during the qualifying time of a previous suspended sentence.

Admitted to three counts of harassment and other offenses. Detective Sergeant Beccy Steel commented that the sentencing reflects the unacceptability of such behaviour and hopes it serves as a reminder.

Sources: cambridgeindependent.co.uk

Paul O’Reilly

Assault

July 29, 2025

Sentence: six months in prison

Paul O’Reilly, 34, of Oundle Road, Peterborough, was spotted acting suspiciously on Waterslade Road, Yaxley, on the evening of February 6. He pulled out a seven-inch knife and lunged at a police officer, prompting the officers to draw a taser, after which he discarded the knife in a nearby bush. While in custody, he headbutted another officer.

Pleaded guilty to possession of a knife in a public place, using threatening behaviour with intent to cause fear, and assault by beating of an emergency worker. PC Dylan Donaldson commented on the dangers of carrying weapons and the escalation of incidents involving such weapons.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Phao Nguyen

Production of cannabis

July 25, 2025

Sentence: 13 months imprisonment

Phao Nguyen was involved in operating a cannabis factory in two new-build homes in Fen Drayton. On 7 January, police discovered 1,856 cannabis plants across 19 rooms, along with growing equipment, cash, and mobile phones. He ran from the property, jumped a fence, and was caught by officers. The drugs had a street value of £1.8 million.

Nam Nguyen

Production of cannabis

July 25, 2025

Sentence: 13 months imprisonment

Nam Nguyen was involved in operating a cannabis factory in two new-build homes in Fen Drayton. On 7 January, police discovered 1,856 cannabis plants across 19 rooms, along with growing equipment, cash, and mobile phones. He was found hiding in a cupboard on the top floor of one house. The drugs had a street value of £1.8 million.

Found guilty of production of cannabis at a trial. Of no fixed address. He was found hiding in a cupboard on the top floor of one house.

Sources: cambridgeindependent.co.uk

Thao Hoang

Production of cannabis

July 25, 2025

Sentence: 13 months imprisonment

Thao Hoang was involved in operating a cannabis factory in two new-build homes in Fen Drayton. On 7 January, police discovered 1,856 cannabis plants across 19 rooms, along with growing equipment, cash, and mobile phones. He was found hiding in a cupboard on the top floor of one house. The drugs had a street value of £1.8 million.

Pleaded guilty to production of cannabis. Of no fixed address. He was found hiding in a cupboard on the top floor of one house.

Sources: cambridgeindependent.co.uk

Ban Hoang

Production of cannabis

July 25, 2025

Sentence: 13 months imprisonment

Ban Hoang was involved in operating a cannabis factory in two new-build homes in Fen Drayton. On 7 January, police discovered 1,856 cannabis plants across 19 rooms, along with growing equipment, cash, and mobile phones. He ran from the property, jumped a fence, and was caught by officers. The drugs had a street value of £1.8 million.

Kyle Cripps

Robbery

July 23, 2025

Sentence: 10 months in a young offenders institution

On March 1, 2024, Kyle Cripps approached a 13-year-old boy on a bus in Peterborough, punched him in the head, demanded his phone and money, and stole his bus pass. He was arrested after a short chase in Cowgate.

Pleaded guilty to robbery. The victim suffered bruising to the head and required hospital treatment. DC James Walker-Harrison commented on the lasting impact on the victim.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Daniel Grix

Burglary

July 21, 2025

Sentence: 3 years imprisonment

Daniel Grix broke into a property in Milton Road, Cambridge, overnight between November 4 and 5, 2023, while the victim was away. He stole jewellery, high-value trainers, aftershave, and electrical items worth more than £2,000. A white and orange glove was discovered at the scene, and forensic tests revealed his DNA on it, leading to his conviction.

Denied burglary but was found guilty following a trial. DNA evidence from a glove at the scene was a billion times more likely to be from him than anyone else. PC Samantha Chapman noted that justice had been served.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Jordan Neale

Murder

July 18, 2025

Sentence: 16 years and six months imprisonment

Jordan Neale punched Gareth Jones three times in a cell at HMP Peterborough on July 12, 2024, after a verbal disagreement in the dinner queue over vapes. The pair had returned to Mr. Jones' cell, where Neale claimed Mr. Jones spat in his face, leading him to lash out. Mr. Jones, 42, was knocked unconscious, suffered a bleed to the brain, and died after his life support was turned off the following day.

Found guilty of murder by a jury following a 10-day trial. He admitted to punching the victim after being spat on during an argument over vapes.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Adele Machin

Possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and heroin

July 11, 2025

Sentence: 28 months imprisonment

Adele Machin, 47, was among a group of people approached by neighbourhood officers in a car park off Oxford Road, Millfield, Peterborough, on the evening of January 18. Officers found a bag of class A drugs behind an air conditioning unit near where she was sitting, and additional wraps of crack cocaine and heroin were discovered in her bra. In total, 64 wraps of crack cocaine and 45 wraps of heroin were seized.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and heroin, and possession of criminal property (£110 cash). The cash was ordered to be donated to a charity chosen by the force.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Christian Willoughby

Entering with Intent to Steal

July 10, 2025

Sentence: 11 months imprisonment

Christian Willoughby entered an unlocked room at Trinity College on 24 May 2024 while the student was sitting an exam, stealing bank cards, a £200 watch and over £100 in cash. He used the stolen cards for purchases including scratch cards, clothing, food and alcohol from various locations, and later stole more bank cards from a staff member at La Raza in Cambridge. He continued using the cards for food, drink and train tickets until his arrest, having been identified through CCTV footage and witness descriptions.

Pleaded guilty to entering with intent to steal, theft of a purse and 18 counts of fraud by false representation. Det Con Louise Clarke noted that Willoughby is an opportunist and praised the quick actions of the victims and staff.

Sources: cambridgeindependent.co.uk

Egret Hysa

Possession with intent to supply cocaine and cannabis

July 9, 2025

Sentence: 18 months in prison

Egret Hysa, a 29-year-old drug dealer from Cambridge, attempted to evade arrest by jumping from a first-floor window in Lisa Court on 9 May. Neighbourhood officers were conducting enquiries when he fled, leading to a chase and his eventual arrest. A search of his property uncovered 54 bags of cocaine and cannabis with a street value of £10,260, as well as £6,040 in cash.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine and cannabis. Det Con Ben Smith commented on the zero-tolerance approach to drug dealing in the community.

Sources: cambridgeindependent.co.uk

Brandon Lawson

Possession with intent to supply heroin and crack cocaine

July 7, 2025

Sentence: 32 months imprisonment

On March 11, 2021, police raided Brandon Lawson's home in Park Farm Crescent, Stanground, Peterborough, where he was found sleeping. Officers discovered 22 wraps of heroin, 117 wraps of crack cocaine, cannabis, and a small amount of cocaine, valued at up to £2,440. A mobile phone was also seized, containing text messages linked to drug dealing. Lawson was charged and stood trial at Peterborough Crown Court.

Admitted possession with intent to supply cannabis and possession of cocaine; denied possession with intent to supply heroin and crack cocaine but was found guilty after trial. Detective Sergeant Louis Scott commented that justice has been done and highlighted the community impact of drug dealing.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

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