Sheffield Crown Court Sentencing Results

Jamie Galfsky was involved in firing a shotgun at a building in the Jump area of Barnsley on January 21, damaging a window. CCTV captured him and his brother travelling towards the property in a vehicle registered to Jamie Galfsky, which was later found burnt out near Wombwell Woods two days later. He handed himself in after his brother's arrest. Following a trial at Sheffield Crown Court, he was convicted of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.

Daniel Galfsky was involved in firing a shotgun at a building in the Jump area of Barnsley on January 21, damaging a window. CCTV captured him and his brother travelling towards the property. He was arrested after police received information that he was at a pub. Following a trial at Sheffield Crown Court, he was convicted of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and criminal damage.

Mark Broadhurst, a serving British Army chef, was arrested in September 2024 from Catterick Garrison after posting in online forums demonstrating racist and extreme right-wing views and an interest in forming a militia armed force. Searches at his home address in Chesterfield found knives, crossbows, black powder, 9mm ammunition, air pistols, rifles, and an improvised homemade cannon. He was charged in September 2025 with possession of a firearm without a certificate and making or possession of explosive under suspicious circumstances. He pleaded guilty to both offences, but the prosecution argued the items were possessed for terrorism-related reasons. Following a Newton hearing in June 2026, the judge concluded on 29 July 2026 that he was satisfied to the criminal standard that one reason for possessing the firearm and gunpowder was to try to ensure threats of serious violence were taken seriously by the group whose ideologies he wanted to advance.

On 18 June, Bradley Ingle attacked a victim in the Mexborough area with a machete, then threw a chainsaw at the victim. The victim was not seriously injured. Ingle drove away from the scene while only holding a provisional licence. The incident was captured on CCTV and he was identified and arrested.

On Sunday September 24, 2023, Emma Mackenzie was driving on the A57 Manchester Road at speeds of 75 to 78 mph and overtook a slow car before slowing for a bend. She was sentenced for dangerous driving in connection with the same incident in which another driver overtook her and collided with an oncoming car, killing the driver.

On Sunday September 24, 2023, George Firth was driving towards the Peak District at speeds of up to 95 mph after consuming cannabis and beer. On the A57 Manchester Road in the Rivelin Valley, he overtook another vehicle and collided head-on with an oncoming car. The driver of that car died from her injuries, and a passenger suffered a fractured pelvis. He admitted causing death by dangerous driving and two counts of causing serious injury.

Lewis Richard Wray kept dogs that were used to hunt and kill wildlife including foxes and badgers. RSPCA officers attended his property in Doncaster on 20 December 2024 as South Yorkshire Police executed a warrant and found four dogs with scarring and old injuries, some docked. Analysis of his phone showed videos of his dogs hunting, fighting and killing wildlife and chat messages with others involved in wildlife persecution. At Sheffield Crown Court he was sentenced to three years in prison and disqualified from keeping all animals for life.

Lewis Wray used dogs to hunt and kill badgers and docked puppies' tails. An RSPCA investigation began after information from social media profiles and posts by an animal welfare charity. When police executed a warrant at his address in December 2024, they found a wire-haired lurcher and three Patterdale terriers with scarring and docked tails. Further warrants in May 2025 uncovered a lurcher and terriers with multiple scars. All seven dogs were removed into the care of the RSPCA.

Jake Dominik McLay was involved with Lewis Richard Wray in regularly hunting wild mammals with dogs. Evidence from messages and videos showed dogs with scarring and untreated injuries, including a lurcher injured under the chin that was stapled at home rather than taken to a vet. At Sheffield Crown Court he was sentenced to nine months in prison suspended for 12 months, ordered to complete 250 hours of unpaid work, and banned from keeping all animals for 12 years.

On February 2, violence erupted on the streets of Page Hall, Sheffield, with two groups swarming the area and some people running around with weapons. Footage shown in court was said to show Mizigar carrying objects that looked like sticks during the disorder. Objects were thrown across the road and at parked and passing cars.

Philip Lister ran an illegal money lending operation in the Doncaster area for over 10 years, lending more than £950,000 and expecting over £1.7 million in return. He traded as Phil's Autos and had previously held a consumer credit licence, but did not reapply for authorisation after the Financial Conduct Authority took over regulation. He issued loans to people unable to access mainstream credit, often with interest rates around 50%, and some borrowers reported intimidation and threats.

Saadia Mohammad was linked to Farman Ali through shared domestic ties within the local Sheffield community. She facilitated his offending between late 2024 and early 2025, creating an environment that enabled Ali to maintain control over the complainant. She pleaded guilty on 5 May to charges relating to aiding the abuse and was acquitted of direct physical assault.

Zarina Zarina was linked to Farman Ali through shared domestic ties within the local Sheffield community. She facilitated his offending between late 2024 and early 2025, creating an environment that enabled Ali to maintain control over the complainant. She pleaded guilty on 5 May to charges relating to aiding the abuse and was acquitted of direct physical assault.

Martin Norton groomed an underage girl via social media, asking her for provocative images and leading her to believe he was her boyfriend. He arranged to meet the victim and forced her to have sex on their first meeting. Over several weeks, he travelled from Newcastle to Doncaster, bought her gifts and food, booked hotel rooms, and forced her to commit sexual acts in public. He was arrested in a hotel room in November 2025.

Luke King, an inmate at HMP Lindholme, arranged for a parcel containing a DVD player stuffed with drug-soaked paper, mobile phones, SIM cards, USB sticks and ketamine to be sent into the prison in November 2021. He agreed to arrange the delivery to clear debts with the help of a co-defendant on the outside. The spice-coated paper alone had an estimated prison value of over £117,000.

Jade Bell helped a co-defendant arrange for a parcel containing a hollowed-out DVD player stuffed with spice-covered paper, mobile phones, SIM cards, USB sticks and ketamine to be smuggled into HMP Lindholme in November 2021. The package was intercepted by drug-sniffer dogs and found to contain contraband worth over £110,000 inside the prison.

Fabian Mizigar, 23, was originally sentenced in July after carrying a sheathed knife to a brawl in Page Hall in June 2025, receiving a nine-month prison sentence suspended for 18 months and a two-month overnight curfew. He cut off his electronic monitoring tag on September 6 while intoxicated. Sheffield Crown Court heard there had been two previous curfew breaches in August, and that the defendant was the primary carer for his grandfather. The judge said she was only just persuaded not to activate the custodial sentence and extended the curfew by six weeks, warning that any further breach would result in custody.

Michael Everton laundered more than £34,000 linked to rogue roofing and property repair work carried out at the homes of five victims in Sheffield between 2022 and 2024. Victims were cold called at their homes, including older people living alone, and pressured into paying for unnecessary or poor-quality building work. Independent surveyors found that work was unnecessary, incomplete, poorly performed and grossly overcharged. In one case, a woman in her 70s from Sheffield was cold called and told repairs were needed to the front wall of her home; she was not given a price before the work was carried out and later paid £1,925 by cheque to Everton, while an independent surveyor estimated the work should have cost around £110 plus VAT.

Conner Griffiths carried out a campaign of domestic abuse and coercive control against his partner between December 2023 and January 2026. The relationship began in late 2023, and arguments frequently escalated into violence, including beatings in front of a child. On one occasion, when the victim refused to make him food, he threw a kitchen knife with such force it embedded in a door. He made the victim send him pictures of her whereabouts and companions, insulted her appearance, broke windows at her property, and assaulted her while she was holding his newborn son. After the relationship ended, he sent threatening messages including a threat to kill. He denied wrongdoing to police but later pleaded guilty to one count of coercive and controlling behaviour. The judge noted genuine remorse and that he had found work, tested negative for drugs, and received enhanced prisoner status while on remand.

Alex Hill entered a shop armed with a knife in May 2026, stabbed a shop worker more than 20 times, and stole approximately £50 before fleeing. Police released a CCTV image of him to the public, and he was located while on his way to hand himself in at a police station.

Neville Lockin was sentenced for wounding/inflicting grievous bodily harm without intent. He pleaded guilty on June 24, 2026.

Dylan Wilson, then a teenager, was involved in a prolonged and unprovoked attack on two men near Division Street, Sheffield, on January 11, 2025. After drinking to excess, Wilson threw a pint glass at the two victims and chased them into Division Lane. He repeatedly kicked one victim while he was on the ground and then turned his attention to the second victim, dragging him to the ground and kicking him. The victims suffered serious long-term physical and psychological effects. Wilson pleaded guilty to two counts of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm.

Ciaran Simonite, then a teenager, took part in a brutal and unprovoked attack on two men near Division Street, Sheffield, on January 11, 2025. After drinking to excess, he chased the victims into Division Lane and repeatedly kicked one victim while he was unmoving on the ground. He was seen to stamp on the victim with significant force and continued to kick him while a co-defendant assaulted the second victim, causing the first victim to fall unconscious. The victims suffered serious long-term physical and psychological effects. Simonite pleaded guilty to two counts of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm.

David Lockin was sentenced for section 18 grievous bodily harm with intent. He changed his plea to guilty, with no jury, on June 23, 2026.

Fidelis Okakpu was sentenced for possessing a knife blade or sharp pointed article in a public place. He was found guilty on June 29, 2026.

Ben Strutt was sentenced for dangerous driving, driving with alcohol above the legal limit, driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence, and using a motor vehicle without third party insurance. He was also banned from driving for 56 months.

Paul Skelton was sentenced for arson with recklessness as to whether life was endangered. He pleaded guilty on June 22, 2026.

Daniel Stevens was sentenced for engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship. He changed his plea to guilty, with no jury, on June 15, 2026. A 15-year restraining order was also imposed.