Peterborough Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 36 verdicts at Peterborough Magistrates' Court (Peterborough). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Joe Ewing
Supply of heroin and crack cocaine
June 4, 2025

Sentence: 3 years and 6 months imprisonment

Joe Ewing, a 24-year-old identified as a county line boss, was raided by Cambridgeshire Police at his flat in Kingfisher Drive, Soham, on March 11. Officers found and seized £415 of cannabis, more than £1,500 in cash, a machete, a knife, and a phone with messages linking him to drug dealing between November and March. He had previously been handed a suspended sentence for drug dealing less than a year earlier.
Pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of heroin and crack cocaine, possession of cannabis, possession of criminal property and breaching a suspended sentence order. Less than a year after receiving a suspended sentence for drug dealing.
Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk
Paul King
Affray
May 23, 2025

Sentence: two years and seven months in prison

Paul King, 42, climbed onto the roof of a hostel in Wesleyan Road, Dogsthorpe, Peterborough on January 14, after becoming aggressive with staff who wanted him to undergo an alcohol test. He threw ceramic tiles, damaging three police cars, an ambulance, and a staff member’s car. The incident lasted five hours, during which he attempted to start a fire, requiring intervention from the fire service.
Pleaded guilty to affray and four counts of criminal damage. A charge of attempted arson will lie on file. Detective Constable John Pentney noted that King’s actions resulted in significant emergency service resources being used.
Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk
Lindjet Salillari
Production of Cannabis
May 23, 2025

Sentence: Three years and three months imprisonment

Lindjet Salillari was arrested in London Road, Peterborough, as part of a police operation on February 19 that uncovered more than 1,500 cannabis plants across eight properties in Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, and Norfolk, with a street value exceeding £1.7 million. He was involved in the organised growth and distribution of cannabis as part of a criminal group.
Pleaded guilty to production of cannabis and being concerned in the production of cannabis. Described as one of the most organised cannabis distributors in Cambridgeshire and faces deportation.
Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk
Lubian Arapi
Production of Cannabis
May 23, 2025

Sentence: Two years and ten months imprisonment

Lubian Arapi, with no fixed address, was arrested at Albert Street, Holbeach, where 102 cannabis plants were discovered during a police raid on February 19. He was part of a larger operation involving the growth of cannabis plants worth over £1.7 million across multiple properties.
Pleaded guilty to production of cannabis and being concerned in the production of cannabis. Identified as a principal member of an organised crime group and faces deportation.
Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk
Neritan Semanjaku
Production of Cannabis
May 23, 2025

Sentence: Seven months imprisonment

Neritan Semanjaku, with no fixed address, was arrested at Albert Street, Holbeach, alongside Lubian Arapi, where 102 cannabis plants were found as part of a police operation on February 19 targeting organised crime groups involved in cannabis production across Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, and Norfolk.
Pleaded guilty to production of cannabis.
Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk
Azis Beshiri
Production of Cannabis
May 23, 2025

Sentence: Seven months imprisonment

Azis Beshiri was arrested at Wyberton West Road in Boston, where 76 mature cannabis plants and 627 baby plants were discovered during a police raid on February 19, as part of an operation uncovering over 1,500 cannabis plants valued at more than £1.7 million across several properties.
Pleaded guilty to production of cannabis.
Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk
Leonard Zyka
Production of Cannabis
May 23, 2025

Sentence: Seven months imprisonment

Leonard Zyka was arrested at his home on Parsons Drive, Boston, where 104 cannabis plants were found during a police operation on February 19 targeting the production of cannabis plants worth over £1.7 million in Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, and Norfolk.
Pleaded guilty to production of cannabis.
Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk
Enkel Plaku
Production of Cannabis
May 23, 2025

Sentence: Seven months imprisonment

Enkel Plaku was arrested at his home on Eastfield Road, Peterborough, where 66 cannabis plants were discovered during a police raid on February 19, as part of a nationwide operation against organised crime groups producing cannabis valued at more than £1.7 million.
Pleaded guilty to production of cannabis.
Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk
Gentjan Agalliu
Production of Cannabis
May 23, 2025

Sentence: Seven months imprisonment

Gentjan Agalliu was arrested at Orange Grove, Wisbech, where 465 cannabis plants across three flats were found during a police operation on February 19, involving the discovery of over 1,500 plants worth £1.7 million linked to organised crime groups.
Pleaded guilty to production of cannabis.
Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk
Imran Ali
Assault
May 21, 2025

Sentence: 15 months imprisonment

Imran Ali, 40, of no fixed address, assaulted his partner by punching and kicking her behind a shop on Lincoln Road in Peterborough on April 11, 2025.
Pleaded guilty to escaping from lawful custody and assault. Also breached a suspended sentence.
Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk
Callum English
Supply of Crack Cocaine and Heroin
May 21, 2025

Sentence: 3 years and 4 months imprisonment

Callum English was involved in the supply of class A drugs, including crack cocaine and heroin. Police received a report of potential exploitation of a vulnerable person through 'cuckooing' on March 31, 2025, in Stanground. He was spotted as a passenger in a car, where officers found a burner phone with messages related to drug supply and small wraps of class A drugs on him. A search of his home in Arundel Road, Walton, Peterborough, uncovered additional mobile phones with evidence of bulk drug dealing messages.
Pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin.
Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk
Michael Janes
Aggravated Burglary
May 15, 2025

Sentence: 11 years and 9 months imprisonment

Michael Janes, 48, from Whitfield Close, Cambridge, attacked an elderly man in his 70s on his doorstep in September 2024, hitting him with a hammer and stealing £30 and a bank card. An accomplice knocked on the door first. He also broke into a dental practice on Chesterton Road, Cambridge, on May 7, 2024.
Pleaded guilty to aggravated burglary and fraud by false representation. Also admitted to another burglary. The judge considered his risk to the public.
Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk
Mariza Main
Aggravated Burglary
May 15, 2025

Sentence: 4 years imprisonment

Mariza Main, 51, from Whitfield Close, Cambridge, knocked on an elderly man's door claiming she needed money for a taxi, which led to an attack by her accomplice where the victim was hit with a hammer and items were stolen in September 2024.
Involved as an accomplice in the aggravated burglary with Michael Janes.
Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk
Gyokay Gelen
Causing death by dangerous driving
February 19, 2025

Sentence: 3 years and 6 months imprisonment and a driving ban for 5 years and 9 months

Gyokay Gelen was driving a white Skoda Octavia at excessive speed along the B1428 St Neots Road in Eaton Socon, a 30mph zone, at about 9pm on April 19, 2023, when he struck and killed pedestrian Jonathan Mills, 40, who was crossing the road. Gelen provided a positive roadside drugs wipe for cannabis, and investigations showed that driving within the speed limit would have allowed him to avoid the collision.
Found guilty by a jury after a trial; had failed to repair a fault with his car's anti-lock braking system and was initially arrested for causing death by dangerous driving and drug driving, though he was under the drug-drive limit.
Sources: huntspost.co.uk
Darren Wheeler
Burglary
December 18, 2024

Sentence: Two years imprisonment for GBH without intent and affray, and one year concurrent for burglary, all suspended for two years

Darren Wheeler broke into Underwood The Jewellers in Darling Mews, Peterborough, in the early hours of 29 February, using furniture to smash cabinets and steal more than £4,000 worth of jewellery including watches and earrings. In a separate incident on 27 June, he pushed a neighbour down stairs, hit him with a child’s bike and a wooden stick, causing a broken nose, a lump to the head, and concussion during a fight in St Thomas Close, Eastfield, Peterborough.
Pleaded guilty to GBH without intent, affray, assaulting an emergency worker, burglary, and possession of cannabis.
Sources: blackpoolgazette.co.uk
Mohammed Fatah
Criminal Damage
October 11, 2024

Sentence: 22 weeks imprisonment

Mohammed Fatah threw mayonnaise, eggs, and bread at Peterborough Magistrates Court on 10 July 2024 and threatened to damage the building on 18 September 2024. He assaulted two police officers by kicking and spitting at them, stole £20 worth of cleaning products from Savers in Westgate, Peterborough, and damaged a car window in Lincoln Road on 8 October 2024. His disruptive behaviour continued in custody, where he urinated in and damaged his cell.
Admitted to the charges. Also ordered to pay £130 in compensation. His behaviour included assaulting police officers and damaging property.
Sources: lancasterguardian.co.uk
Daryl Stevenson
Theft
June 12, 2024

Sentence: 34 weeks imprisonment

Daryl Stevenson, 37, of East Road, Cambridge, entered John Lewis in Downing Street, Cambridge on 5 June, picked up a bottle of rum worth £29, and attempted to leave without paying. He was confronted by shop staff, ran out, and threw a pen which narrowly missed their head. He was also involved in other thefts, including stealing 20 shirts worth £300 from Hollister in the Grand Arcade, Cambridge on 31 May, a bottle of Captain Morgan rum worth £24 from Sainsburys in Mill View, March on 10 June, and two sausage sandwiches worth £7.98 from Costa Coffee in High Street, March on 10 June. He was arrested on 10 June and sentenced for these offences.
Includes activation of a suspended sentence issued in February for possession of an offensive weapon and possession of cocaine.
Sources: cambstimes.co.uk
Kenneth Gowler
Possession of cocaine
May 22, 2024

Sentence: one month imprisonment

Kenneth Gowler was arrested on December 25 when police located him in the back seat of a car in Wisbech that had been reported moved from a driveway. Officers found a zip lock bag in his pocket containing 126g of cocaine, with a street value of more than £5,000. The incident involved a call from a friend reporting the car missing.
Admitted being in possession of cocaine. PC Dom Clarke commented that the seizure removes drugs from the streets and highlighted the negative impact of drugs on communities.
Sources: cambstimes.co.uk
Simon Woodall
Conspiring to convey prohibited items into a prison
April 7, 2024

Sentence: 30 months imprisonment

Simon Woodall was involved in a plot to smuggle drugs and mobile phones into HMP Whitemoor. A drone carrying the items crashed at the prison on November 13, 2023, and his DNA and fingerprints were found on the cargo, which included over 6kg of cannabis, 41 smart phones, 20 pieces of paper laced with spice, and steroid tablets valued at more than £200,000. He was also linked to similar incidents, including one involving a van stopped near HMP Durham in August 2023 and another where he was spotted and arrested near HMP The Mount in February 2023.
Admitted two counts of conspiring to convey prohibited items into a prison. DC Tom Adams commented on the seriousness of the smuggling attempt and its potential impact on the prison.
Sources: cambstimes.co.uk
Kieran Beart
Supply of Cocaine, Ecstasy, Ketamine, and Cannabis
April 4, 2024

Sentence: 5 years imprisonment

Kieran Beart was involved in a drug dealing enterprise in March. Messages on his phone from November 17, 2022, to June 23, 2023, showed him offering various drug deals, including amounts from 0.3g up to multi-kilo quantities costing thousands of pounds. He also implicated his partner by providing her bank details for payments.
Admitted to being concerned in the supply of cocaine, ecstasy, ketamine, cannabis, and acquiring criminal property.
Sources: cambstimes.co.uk
Paddy Beart
Supply of Cocaine and Cannabis
April 4, 2024

Sentence: 2 years and 8 months imprisonment

Paddy Beart was part of a drug dealing operation uncovered through phone data. His phone showed him arranging to purchase kilos of cannabis and organising runners to supply the drugs in March.
Admitted to being concerned in the supply of cocaine and cannabis, and acquiring criminal property.
Sources: cambstimes.co.uk
Kimberley Cox
Acquiring Criminal Property
April 4, 2024

Sentence: 1 year community order and £500 fine

Kimberley Cox was implicated in a drug dealing enterprise run by the Beart brothers. Messages revealed that buyers were given her bank details for payments related to drug transactions.
Admitted to acquiring criminal property.
Sources: cambstimes.co.uk
Ian Bowers
Dangerous Driving
April 4, 2024

Sentence: 17 months imprisonment

Ian Bowers, 56, of Parkhall Road, Somersham, was spotted drinking vodka behind the wheel of a parked Vauxhall Combo van in Church Street, Somersham, on October 9, 2023. A member of the public reported him, and when police arrived, he refused to unlock the vehicle and drove off. Officers pursued him until he reached the High Street, where another crew deployed a stinger to stop him. He was arrested and failed to provide a breath specimen both at the roadside and in custody.
Admitted to dangerous driving, driving whilst disqualified, failing to provide a specimen for analysis, and driving without insurance. PC Alan Stanford described his behaviour as completely irresponsible and noted that nobody was injured.
Sources: huntspost.co.uk
Christopher Holley
Drink Driving
March 31, 2024

Sentence: 16 weeks imprisonment suspended for 18 months, banned from driving for 4 years, 200 hours of unpaid work, and a £154 fine

On March 8, 2024, Christopher Holley, 34, of no fixed address, mounted the kerb and drove on the grass in Manchester Road, Brampton, while driving a Ford Transit without insurance and while already disqualified from driving. Officers noticed a strong smell of alcohol, and he provided a breath reading of 89 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres, exceeding the legal limit.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving, driving while disqualified, and driving without insurance. PC Chris McIntosh commented that Holley drove while drunk, putting himself and other road users at risk.
Sources: huntspost.co.uk
Charlie White
Assault causing grievous bodily harm with intent
March 27, 2024

Sentence: 4 years added to his existing sentence

Charlie White attacked a prison officer from behind at HMP Whitemoor on September 23, 2022, by throwing a barrage of punches that knocked the officer to the floor. He then attempted to knee the officer in the face and wrapped his arms around the victim's neck, causing him to struggle to breathe. The officer sustained a broken jaw requiring surgery with plates inserted, as well as nerve damage, fractures to his cheek bone, and eye socket. This incident followed a routine cell search on June 7, 2022, where an improvised weapon was confiscated from White.
Found guilty of assault causing grievous bodily harm with intent after denying the charge. He had previously been sentenced in 2018 for murder and was an inmate at HMP Whitemoor.
Sources: cambstimes.co.uk
Sheldon Squire
Possession with intent to supply cannabis
March 17, 2024

Sentence: Five months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, 150 hours of unpaid work, and a 25-day rehabilitation activity requirement

Neighbourhood policing officers carried out a drugs warrant at a flat in North Street, March, on August 17, 2023, after receiving information about suspected drug dealing. They found a suitcase containing various 'deal bags' of cannabis and hundreds of pounds in cash. Sheldon Squire handed himself into police on August 18, 2023.
Pled guilty to possession with intent to supply cannabis and possession of cannabis.
Sources: cambstimes.co.uk
David Feast
Causing serious injury by careless driving
March 12, 2024

Sentence: 9 months imprisonment and disqualified from driving for 1 year and 4 months

David Feast was driving in Clayhithe Road, Horningsea, near Cambridge, in the early hours of November 23, 2023, when he crashed into a motorcyclist, causing serious injuries including a fractured knee, arm, and pelvis. He drove off from the scene, leaving the injured man on the ground at night, and later claimed he thought he had hit a deer. Police found his number plate at the scene and his damaged car near his home in Doddington.
Pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by careless driving. Detective Constable Valentin Radulescu noted that Feast fled the scene and failed to report the collision.
Sources: cambstimes.co.uk
Tony Meenan
Threats to kill
March 7, 2024

Sentence: 27 months imprisonment

On December 24, at a property in Thomas King Drive, Huntingdon, Tony Meenan became violent during an argument with his mother. He punched holes in a wall, grabbed kitchen knives, pinned her against a wall with a knife above his head, and threatened to kill her. A relative managed to take the knife from him, and he fled but was arrested after returning to the property.
Pleaded guilty to threats to kill and threatening a person with an offensive weapon in a private place. Also admitted racially abusing a police officer but received no separate penalty. DC Maria Cale described his behaviour as deplorable and highlighted the seriousness of domestic abuse as a force priority.
Sources: huntspost.co.uk
Abdul Ali
Supply of Class B Drugs and Possession with Intent to Supply Cocaine and Heroin
March 7, 2024

Sentence: 3 years and 8 months imprisonment

Abdul Ali was stopped by police on February 9, 2023, in Cambridge while in a vehicle linked to drug dealing. Officers found mobile phones, £1,500 in cash, 35 wraps of cocaine, and 32 wraps of heroin on a woman with him. Ali admitted the drugs were his, and an investigation revealed messages linking him to running the ‘Dan’ drugs line between Cambridge and Huntingdon.
Pleaded guilty to concerned in the supply of class B drugs, possession with intent to supply cocaine and possession with intent to supply heroin. Detective Constable Callum Fullwood commented on the impact of county lines dealers preying on vulnerabilities.
Sources: huntspost.co.uk
Ricky Homer
Shoplifting
March 5, 2024

Sentence: 20 weeks imprisonment

Ricky Homer stole steak, pasta, and alcohol from Marks and Spencer and Aldi in Huntingdon, and Co-Op in Great North Road, St Neots, on four occasions between January 24 and March 1, 2024. He was also captured on CCTV interfering with a black Volvo in Priory Road, St Neots, and trying door handles of cars in Hawkesford Way, St Neots, on March 3, 2024. He had previous convictions and was subject to a Criminal Behaviour Order.
Pleaded guilty to four counts of shoplifting, two counts of vehicle interference, handling stolen goods, and breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order. He had a prior Criminal Behaviour Order from September 2023, and police noted his prolific criminal history.
Sources: huntspost.co.uk
Robert Fitzjohn
Burglary
February 13, 2024

Sentence: 16 months in prison, suspended for two years

Robert Fitzjohn broke into a barber’s shop in Market Place on September 14, 2023, and was caught attempting to steal the till by the owner as he arrived to unlock the premises. He was detained until police arrived and subsequently arrested. The defendant, aged 44 and from Deerfield Road, March, had the incident occur in the morning.
Pleaded guilty to burglary.
Sources: cambstimes.co.uk
Jordan Crowley
Grievous Bodily Harm
January 23, 2024

Sentence: 32 months imprisonment

On March 14, 2024, at HMP Whitemoor, a Category A prison, Jordan Crowley was let out of his cell to see a nurse but refused to return. When a prison officer confronted him in the gym and tried to reason with him, Crowley punched the officer, causing him to fall and hit his head, resulting in a bleed on the brain. The officer required surgery at Addenbrookes Hospital and was hospitalised for three months, with long-lasting impacts.
Admitted grievous bodily harm without intent. Originally serving a 34-year sentence for murder as part of a gang that stabbed a man to death in Northampton.
Sources: cambstimes.co.uk
Bekim Shoti
Supply of Cocaine
January 11, 2024

Sentence: Three years and two months in prison

Bekim Shoti was involved in a police raid at Cave Industrial Estate in Fen Road in March 2023, where he attempted to leave the scene in a vehicle. He was searched and found with a mobile phone, a fraudulent driving licence, and £335 in cash. His phone contained messages linking him to dealing cocaine. He was arrested, and the investigation revealed his involvement in drug supply and money laundering activities.
Pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine and possession of identity documents with intent. PC Mark Deal commented on efforts to tackle drug dealing and exploitation in communities.
Sources: cambstimes.co.uk
Daniel Squire
Cultivating cannabis
January 10, 2024

Sentence: £461 fine

While searching for Sheldon Squire, police visited Daniel Squire's home in Ellingham Avenue, March, where they discovered a small amount of cannabis plants being grown in a greenhouse, leading to his arrest.
Admitted cultivating cannabis.
Sources: cambstimes.co.uk
Sulejman Dauti
Being concerned in the supply of cocaine and dangerous driving
November 11, 2023

Sentence: two years and three months imprisonment

Sulejman Dauti was driving a vehicle that sped away from Cave Industrial Estate in Fen Road in 2023 during a police warrant related to drug supply and money laundering. He was searched and found with two mobile phones and £388 in cash. The phones contained messages linking him to dealing cocaine.
Pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine and dangerous driving. Also disqualified from driving for over four years.
Sources: cambstimes.co.uk
Mehmet Dauti
Being concerned in the supply of cocaine
November 11, 2023

Sentence: one year and eight months imprisonment

Mehmet Dauti was a passenger in the vehicle driven by Sulejman Dauti during a police operation at Cave Industrial Estate in Fen Road in 2023. He was searched and found with two mobile phones, which contained messages linking him to dealing cocaine.
Pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine.
Sources: cambstimes.co.uk

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