Sheffield Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 200 verdicts at Sheffield Crown Court (Sheffield). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

May 2025 3 cases

Donovan Chalmers

Possession with intent to supply cannabis *

Sentence

Two years and four months imprisonment

Donovan Chalmers was found with a significant amount of cannabis, valued between £11,000 and £17,840, at his home in High Green, Sheffield. Police recovered the drug in various containers along with £3,324 in cash. This occurred while he was on licence from a prior sentence for firearm and drug offences.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply cannabis and acquiring/using/possessing criminal property. He was on licence from a previous 16-year sentence and has been recalled to prison until 2028.

14 May 2025

Morgan Farr Varney

Misconduct in public office *

Sentence

10 months imprisonment

Morgan Farr Varney, a prison officer at HMP Lindholme, engaged in a romantic and physical relationship with an inmate. The affair began while she was on duty, involving sneaking into a cupboard and exchanging letters. Colleagues became suspicious, leading to CCTV evidence and a search that uncovered the relationship. She was arrested in January 2023 and the relationship continued even after the inmate was transferred to another facility.

Pleaded guilty to misconduct in public office. Was caught in a cupboard with an inmate, leading to an anti-corruption investigation. She resigned from her position and had romantic letters discovered.

10 May 2025

Lewis Darcy

Possession with intent to supply heroin, crack cocaine and cannabis *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

On March 12, 2025, officers from South Yorkshire Police were on patrol in Hexthorpe, Doncaster, when they observed Lewis Darcy leave a parked Citroen and bang on a property door. They became suspicious due to his behaviour and a smell from the car. He was arrested under Section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act, and a search revealed three bags of cannabis and wraps of Class A drugs, valued between £1,500 and £2,100. Darcy, aged 26 and from Carr View Avenue in Balby, was identified, and the drugs were subsequently destroyed by the police.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply heroin, crack cocaine and cannabis as well as driving without a licence and insurance. Detective Constable Ellen Hoszowski commented that Darcy was carrying a significant quantity of drugs prepared for onward supply, which could fuel organised crime.

9 May 2025

April 2025 18 cases

Kai Bean

Supply of heroin and crack cocaine *

Sentence

six years imprisonment

Kai Bean instigated drug deals, flooding the streets of Woodhouse with heroin and crack cocaine between July 2023 and July 2024. He took over homes of vulnerable people through cuckooing, using physical violence and threats to maintain control, forcing victims into debt bondage and exploiting them to deal Class A drugs. The gang sold 1.23kg of crack cocaine and 1.54kg of heroin, worth £276,930.

Pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of heroin and crack cocaine. Judge Richardson noted the exceptionally serious nature of the drug offending and the defendant's difficult upbringing.

28 Apr 2025

Tommy Maughan

Supply of heroin and crack cocaine *

Sentence

six years imprisonment

Tommy Maughan, along with accomplices, executed drug deals and took over homes of vulnerable people in Woodhouse to run a Class A drug enterprise from July 2023 to July 2024. They used violence and threats to control victims, forcing them to deal heroin and crack cocaine. The gang sold 1.23kg of crack cocaine and 1.54kg of heroin, worth £276,930. Maughan also committed driving-related offences and assaults.

Pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of heroin and crack cocaine, as well as two dangerous driving offences, a S20 wounding offence, criminal damage to a police car, assaulting a police officer, and driving without insurance and a licence. Additionally disqualified from driving for nine years. Judge Richardson highlighted the serious impact of drug offending and the defendant's background.

28 Apr 2025

Valentin Badica

Controlling prostitution for gain *

Sentence

two years and eight months imprisonment

Valentin Badica was involved in a sex trafficking ring that shipped 14 young women from Romania to Doncaster, Norwich, and Ilford in London between 2016 and 2019. The women were sexually exploited at multiple addresses in Doncaster and London, where they were subjected to sexual, physical, and financial abuse by the traffickers. The gang transferred large sums of money associated with the exploitation and drove the women across the UK for sex work.

Pleaded guilty to controlling prostitution for gain.

25 Apr 2025

Mihaela Matei

Controlling prostitution for gain *

Sentence

one year and ten months imprisonment, suspended for two years

Mihaela Matei was involved in a sex trafficking ring that shipped 14 young women from Romania to Doncaster, Norwich, and Ilford in London between 2016 and 2019. The women were sexually exploited at multiple addresses in Doncaster and London, where they were subjected to sexual, physical, and financial abuse by the traffickers. The gang transferred large sums of money associated with the exploitation and drove the women across the UK for sex work.

Pleaded guilty to controlling prostitution for gain.

25 Apr 2025

Iuliana Mavroian

Controlling prostitution for gain *

Sentence

one year and ten months imprisonment, suspended for two years

Iuliana Mavroian was involved in a sex trafficking ring that shipped 14 young women from Romania to Doncaster, Norwich, and Ilford in London between 2016 and 2019. The women were sexually exploited at multiple addresses in Doncaster and London, where they were subjected to sexual, physical, and financial abuse by the traffickers. The gang transferred large sums of money associated with the exploitation and drove the women across the UK for sex work.

Pleaded guilty to controlling prostitution for gain.

25 Apr 2025

Ionica Badica

Controlling prostitution for gain *

Sentence

two years and two months imprisonment

Ionica Badica was involved in a sex trafficking ring that shipped 14 young women from Romania to Doncaster, Norwich, and Ilford in London between 2016 and 2019. The women were sexually exploited at multiple addresses in Doncaster and London, where they were subjected to sexual, physical, and financial abuse by the traffickers. The gang transferred large sums of money associated with the exploitation and drove the women across the UK for sex work.

Pleaded guilty to controlling prostitution for gain.

25 Apr 2025

Ionut-Leonard Bahica

Controlling prostitution for gain *

Sentence

11 months imprisonment, suspended for two years

Ionut-leonard Bahica was involved in a sex trafficking ring that shipped 14 young women from Romania to Doncaster, Norwich, and Ilford in London between 2016 and 2019. The women were sexually exploited at multiple addresses in Doncaster and London, where they were subjected to sexual, physical, and financial abuse by the traffickers. The gang transferred large sums of money associated with the exploitation and drove the women across the UK for sex work.

Pleaded guilty to controlling prostitution for gain.

25 Apr 2025

Cristian Damaschin

Controlling prostitution for gain *

Sentence

two years and eight months imprisonment

Cristian Damaschin was involved in a sex trafficking ring that shipped 14 young women from Romania to Doncaster, Norwich, and Ilford in London between 2016 and 2019. The women were sexually exploited at multiple addresses in Doncaster and London, where they were subjected to sexual, physical, and financial abuse by the traffickers. The gang transferred large sums of money associated with the exploitation and drove the women across the UK for sex work.

Pleaded guilty to controlling prostitution for gain.

25 Apr 2025

Adrian Cioroaba

Controlling prostitution for gain *

Sentence

11 months imprisonment, suspended for two years

Adrian Cioroaba was involved in a sex trafficking ring that shipped 14 young women from Romania to Doncaster, Norwich, and Ilford in London between 2016 and 2019. The women were sexually exploited at multiple addresses in Doncaster and London, where they were subjected to sexual, physical, and financial abuse by the traffickers. The gang transferred large sums of money associated with the exploitation and drove the women across the UK for sex work.

Pleaded guilty to controlling prostitution for gain.

25 Apr 2025

Iran Johnson

Blackmail *

Sentence

37 months imprisonment

Iran Johnson and an accomplice drove a victim to woodland and beat him over a drug debt, using a blunt implement to cause a fractured skull that required surgery. Johnson threatened to kill the victim if the debt was not repaid, leaving the victim in fear for his life.

Pleaded guilty to blackmail and grievous bodily harm with intent; Judge Michael Slater noted the victim was left fearing for his life and described the experience as extremely frightening.

16 Apr 2025

Majid Janjua

Blackmail *

Sentence

32 months imprisonment

Majid Janjua and an accomplice threatened a victim with violence over a drug debt, leading to the victim being driven to woodland and beaten, resulting in a fractured skull that required surgery.

Pleaded guilty to blackmail and battery; played an equal role in the blackmail with his accomplice, though less involved in the violence.

16 Apr 2025

Philip Blythen

Assault *

Sentence

12 months imprisonment

Philip Blythen, aged 45, attacked his ex-partner after becoming jealous over a New Year's message on her phone. The assault occurred at his home address on New Year's Eve 2024, where he repeatedly kicked, punched, and slapped her during an argument while both were intoxicated.

Pleaded guilty; Judge Michael Slater described the incident as a prolonged and unpleasant attack on an ex-partner, sentencing in accordance with the basis of plea.

15 Apr 2025

Leslie Noel

Blackmail *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

Leslie Noel demanded increasing sums of money, up to £20,000, from a victim at or around the victim's home on or around November 4, 2023, threatening serious violence against the complainant and his female family members. This incident was linked to a burglary involving stolen expensive items and drugs, where Noel had a close connection to aggrieved individuals. The victim lived in fear, suffered mental health deterioration, installed CCTV for safety, and remained worried about Noel's capabilities even from prison.

Found guilty of blackmail after a trial; was on licence for previous offences; Judge Jeremy Richardson KC described it as 'history repeating itself'; prior convictions for blackmail and grievous bodily harm were noted; health issues were raised in mitigation, including recent hospitalisation.

14 Apr 2025

James Bradder

Stalking involving serious alarm or distress *

Sentence

Hospital order under Section 37 of the Mental Health Act 1983 with a Section 41 restriction order

James Bradder conducted a nine-month stalking campaign against a professional footballer, starting with private messages on Instagram and escalating to public posts on X (formerly Twitter) after being blocked. The messages were obsessive and grotesquely sexual, causing the victim significant fear for her safety, anxiety, and disruption to her family life and career. She altered her routines and routes to avoid potential encounters, and the ordeal strained her relationship with her partner. Bradder's actions were influenced by untreated psychosis and substance misuse.

Pleaded guilty to stalking involving serious alarm or distress. Diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and suffering from psychotic delusions at the time of the offences. Has a criminal record of 30 previous offences and was on remand in prison since November 2024. A restraining order was also imposed without limit of time.

11 Apr 2025

Nathan Peacock

Dangerous Driving *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment

Nathan Peacock led police on a high-speed chase in Doncaster, driving an Audi A3 with cloned plates on the wrong side of the road towards oncoming vehicles. He evaded officers by abandoning the car, switching to a moped, and fleeing through residential areas into woodland, where he hid in a bush. The pursuit began on March 19, 2025, after officers spotted him and signalled for him to stop.

Admitted the offences at an earlier hearing. Disqualified from driving for five years, must take an extended test, and ordered to pay a £228 victim surcharge.

11 Apr 2025

Robert Evans

Rape *

Sentence

17 years imprisonment

Brothers Mark and Robert Evans from Rotherham targeted vulnerable girls over two years starting when they were 18 and 21, luring them with alcohol and drugs to isolated spots for rape; victims described as commodities.

Groomed and raped vulnerable girls, plying them with alcohol and drugs before attacking them in locations like a barn and alleyway.

10 Apr 2025

Mark Evans

Rape *

Sentence

14 years imprisonment

Groomed and raped vulnerable girls, plying them with alcohol and drugs before attacking them in locations like a barn and alleyway.

10 Apr 2025

Joshua Rafferty

Causing death by dangerous driving *

Sentence

9 years imprisonment and banned from driving for 15 years and 3 months

Joshua Rafferty, 20, was driving a stolen Ford Mondeo on July 26, 2024, in Doncaster when he crashed into a lamppost and an electric box after losing control at speed while under the influence of alcohol and cocaine. His half-brother, Aiden Allen, 30, died at the scene from a traumatic brain injury. Rafferty was trapped in the car, taken to hospital, and Class A drugs were found on him. He had no valid licence or insurance.

Plea not specified; police investigation concluded he was driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, speeding, on a provisional licence without insurance, and lost control of the vehicle.

8 Apr 2025

March 2025 10 cases

Stephen Clarke

Robbery *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

Stephen Clarke, 38, pushed a man to the floor outside a bank in Doncaster city centre and robbed him of £40 at knifepoint on December 18. He was armed with a knife, demanded money, and fled the scene, but police tracked and arrested him just 24 minutes later.

Admitted to robbery, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place, and possession of cocaine and heroin. Given an extended sentence due to the violent nature of the offence.

28 Mar 2025

Kieron Hall

Attempting to inflict grievous bodily harm *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment and £228 victim surcharge

On 13 January 2024, at Sheffield railway station, Kieron Hall was loudly and aggressively berating someone on the phone. A member of the public confronted him about his language due to the presence of children and families. Hall punched the man in the head, causing him to fall, punched him again, and then kicked him several times in the head before being restrained by others. He later ran back and kicked the victim in the head with full force.

Pleaded guilty to attempting to inflict grievous bodily harm at a hearing in October.

27 Mar 2025

Morgan Cutts

Supplying crack cocaine *

Sentence

2 years and 4 months imprisonment

Morgan Cutts, 25, was involved in supplying crack cocaine as part of the D Line drug network in Doncaster. He was caught during a covert operation called Operation Dream Alpha, where he admitted to having just left jail and not wanting to return. The offences occurred while he was on licence, contributing to a city-wide crackdown on drug supply.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of supplying crack cocaine, one count of being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine, and failing to surrender to court bail. Was on licence at the time of offending and had just been released from prison.

26 Mar 2025

Matthew Harris

Causing death by dangerous driving *

Sentence

10 years and 8 months imprisonment and a 12 years driving ban

Matthew Harris, aged 36, drove after consuming 11 pints of lager, exceeding the 30 mph speed limit by travelling at 39 mph on High Street, Bawtry, Doncaster, on July 24, 2022. He struck and killed Keita Mullen, a 30-year-old mother-of-three, and her friend who sustained minor injuries, without attempting to stop properly before impact. Harris fled the scene, evaded police for four days, and was driving while banned and uninsured following a prior drink-driving conviction.

Exhibited genuine remorse; judge condemned his 'cowardly and outrageous' conduct and highlighted aggravating factors such as unnecessary driving while angry and inebriated.

21 Mar 2025

Damien Hunt

Supplying crack cocaine *

Sentence

1 year and 6 months imprisonment

Damien Hunt, 39, was investigated for supplying Class A drugs on a 'ring and bring' basis as part of the D Line drug network in Doncaster. He was apprehended through Operation Dream Alpha, a covert police operation targeting illicit drug networks, and his actions were part of a broader effort to disrupt organised crime groups in South Yorkshire.

Pleaded guilty to three counts of supplying crack cocaine. Was on licence at the time of offending and had just been released from prison.

21 Mar 2025

Katie Evans

Misconduct in public office *

Sentence

21 months imprisonment

Katie Evans, a prison officer at HMP Doncaster, became romantically involved with an inmate between March and November 2020, performing a sex act and referring to herself as 'your queen' in messages.

Prison officer who engaged in romantic and sexual relationship with inmate at HMP Doncaster, communicating 140 times via smuggled SIM card.

15 Mar 2025

Sian Wallace

Possessing crack cocaine and heroin with intent to supply, burglary and theft *

Sentence

2 years and 9 months imprisonment

Sian Wallace, 36, of Chequer Road, was arrested in March 2025 after police searched a property in the Hexthorpe area of Doncaster and found bags containing crack cocaine and heroin. She was involved in dealing crack cocaine and heroin in Doncaster, along with burglary and theft.

Possessing crack cocaine and heroin with intent to supply, burglary and theft.

13 Mar 2025

Susan Hemsworth

Possession of crack cocaine, cocaine, and heroin with intent to supply *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

Susan Hemsworth, 54, of Carr House Road, was arrested in March 2025 after police searched a property in the Hexthorpe area of Doncaster and found bags containing crack cocaine, cocaine, and heroin. She was involved in dealing crack cocaine and heroin in Doncaster.

Possession of crack cocaine, cocaine, and heroin with intent to supply.

13 Mar 2025

Ratislav Pecha

Possessing crack cocaine and heroin with intent to supply *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment suspended for 2 years

Ratislav Pecha, 22, of Apley Road, was arrested in March 2025 at a property in the Hexthorpe area of Doncaster where police found bags containing crack cocaine and heroin.

Admitted possessing crack cocaine and heroin with intent to supply. Required to complete 200 hours of unpaid work.

13 Mar 2025

Andrew Thompson

Wounding with intent *

Sentence

7 years and 4 months imprisonment

Andrew Thompson attacked Norton Bulgacs, a 21-year-old Doncaster Knights player, outside The Angel and Royal pub in Doncaster city centre on July 26. After being refused entry to the pub, Thompson stabbed Bulgacs repeatedly in the groin with a knife, causing life-changing injuries that left him unable to father children naturally and fighting for his life in hospital. Thompson was in possession of four kitchen knives during the incident.

Pleaded guilty to wounding with intent, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and possession of offensive weapons. Sentenced by the Recorder of Sheffield, Judge Jeremy Richardson KC.

8 Mar 2025

February 2025 3 cases

Stuart Trentham

Misconduct in a public office *

Sentence

9 months imprisonment

Stuart Trentham, a 41-year-old former South Yorkshire Police officer based in Doncaster, was investigating a vulnerable woman's complaint in June 2022 about intimate images of her being posted online without her consent. Instead of pursuing the case properly, he closed the investigation but lied to the woman, sending increasingly sexualised WhatsApp messages. He forwarded the link to the images to his personal email, commented on her appearance, and sent a picture of himself in uniform. The woman, who has ADHD and severe mental health issues, felt compelled to respond and suffered a catastrophic impact on her mental health.

Pleaded guilty to misconduct in a public office. Judge Jeremy Richardson KC noted it was a serious breach of trust that undermined public confidence in the police. The defendant resigned from South Yorkshire Police and was later sacked from another job due to the case.

17 Feb 2025

Jamil Talukder

Inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Jamil Talukder, a 23-year-old from Sheffield, pleaded guilty to sex offences including inciting a boy under 13 to engage in sexual activity, carried out against two young boys. He was working as a carer for a severely disabled, mostly non-verbal boy and was caught on a nanny cam abusing the child. Talukder had arrived in the UK from Bangladesh in October 2022 to study for a marketing degree and began working as a carer a year later.

Pleaded guilty to a string of sex offences. The sentence was later appealed and increased to 8 years by the Court of Appeal.

1 Feb 2025

Leslie Crossland

Breach of disqualification as company director *

Sentence

16 months imprisonment

Leslie Crossland, a 75-year-old Barnsley businessman, was jailed for continuing to manage his businesses despite being disqualified as a company director. He failed to inform officials that he had withdrawn four pensions, using £23,300 to buy assets, including paying £9,000 to his wife for a car, in the months leading up to his bankruptcy declaration.

Continued to manage his businesses while disqualified as a company director and failed to inform Insolvency Service officials about withdrawing pensions, disposing of £23,300 in assets before bankruptcy.

1 Feb 2025

December 2024 4 cases

Lester Ramsey

Conspiracy to rob *

Sentence

4 years and 6 months imprisonment

Lester Ramsey, 25, of no fixed address, was involved in a group of men who conspired to rob a cannabis grow operating from a terraced house on Page Hall Road on December 11, 2023. The group arrived in a convoy, but the robbery was thwarted when the cannabis farmers confronted them. This led to subsequent events, including a fatal shooting by another member of the group.

Found guilty of conspiracy to rob. He was part of a group that planned the robbery but did not take the stand during the trial.

17 Dec 2024

Leon Waite

Conspiracy to rob *

Sentence

4 years and 6 months imprisonment

Leon Waite, 26, of no fixed address, participated in a conspiracy with other men to rob a cannabis grow on Page Hall Road on December 11, 2023. The group travelled in a convoy, but the plan failed after a confrontation with the cannabis farmers, which escalated into a separate fatal incident.

Found guilty of conspiracy to rob. He was part of the group planning the robbery and did not testify during the trial.

17 Dec 2024

Adam Mulligan

Conspiracy to rob *

Sentence

3 years and 6 months imprisonment

Adam Mulligan, 33, formerly of Catcliffe, Rotherham, conspired with a group to rob a cannabis grow on Page Hall Road on December 11, 2023. He drove several men to the location in his white van without licence plates and was intended as the getaway driver. The robbery attempt failed, leading to a confrontation and subsequent fatal shooting by another group member.

Found guilty of conspiracy to rob. He acted as the getaway driver, transporting members of the group in his white van, and testified during the trial but his claims were rejected by the jury.

17 Dec 2024

Jake Brown

Murder *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with a minimum term of 36 years

Jake Brown, 23, of Horninglow Road, was involved in a planned robbery of a cannabis grow on Page Hall Road on December 11, 2023. After the robbery failed and a confrontation occurred, Brown armed himself with a pistol and fired multiple shots at a silver Skoda he mistakenly believed belonged to the cannabis farmers. The car actually contained Kevin Pokuta, 19, and his brother, Dominik, 17, who were unrelated to the incident. Brown fired four or five shots, fatally wounding Kevin in the head, leading to his death on December 13, 2023.

Found guilty of murder, possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, attempted grievous bodily harm, and conspiracy to rob. The judge, Mr Justice Lavender, noted the mistaken identity and tragic loss, stating that the victim had no involvement in the events.

17 Dec 2024

November 2024 3 cases

Hanzel Scott

Conspiracy to Supply Class A Drugs and Rape *

Sentence

24 years imprisonment

Hanzel Scott operated a sophisticated criminal enterprise supplying kilograms of cocaine and heroin in South Yorkshire from January 2018 to June 2020, generating over £292,000 in illicit gains, which funded a lavish lifestyle. While on bail for these offences, he raped two teenage girls in separate incidents, subjecting them to multiple attacks, assault by penetration, and threats. He also assaulted a police officer by headbutting after being found with a knife.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply Class A drugs and other charges; convicted of rape and assault charges after trial; judge described him as a selfish bully and ordered him to remain on the sex offenders' register indefinitely.

6 Nov 2024

James Westrop

Conspiracy to Supply Class A Drugs *

Sentence

49 months imprisonment

James Westrop became involved in Hanzel Scott's drug empire starting as a customer in February, then acting as a courier by April, and managing logistics for supplying Class A drugs, including cocaine and heroin, until the operation was dismantled by police in June 2020.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply Class A drugs and related charges; initially involved as a customer before becoming a courier and manager; references indicate positive change since the offences.

6 Nov 2024

Jordan Massarella

Conspiracy to Supply Class A Drugs *

Sentence

32 months imprisonment

Jordan Massarella was persuaded by Hanzel Scott to join the drug enterprise as a dealer after the closure of Scott's furniture business in 2020, involving the supply of Class A drugs, including cocaine and heroin, in South Yorkshire.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply Class A drugs and related charges; previously had a clean criminal record and was recruited after working in Scott's legitimate furniture business, which closed due to Covid lockdown.

6 Nov 2024

October 2024 9 cases

Kirk Hackett

Possession with intent to supply a Class B drug *

Sentence

3 years and 9 months imprisonment

Kirk Hackett, 30, from Dungannon, was stopped driving a lorry on the A1 near Doncaster on 3 May 2024. He had travelled from Larne port to Cairnryan, then to Sheffield, where he picked up over £2 million worth of cannabis hidden in the trailer's coil well. The cannabis consisted of 70 large bags, each weighing a kilo, with a street value of £2.1 million. He used false registration plates, a false insurance certificate, and had tools to conceal the drugs. Hackett was arrested and charged as part of an investigation into a suspected crime network.

Pleaded guilty. Part of a wider National Crime Agency investigation into an organised crime group based in Northern Ireland.

24 Oct 2024

Kora Haley

Conspiracy to supply Class B drugs *

Sentence

3 years and 4 months imprisonment

Kora Haley, 30, from Holme Lane, Bradford, supplied Class B drugs, smuggled mobile phones into HMP Lindholme, and laundered money from the network operating between 2018 and 2020, which flooded the prison with drugs causing seven deaths and high dependency rates.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply Class B drugs, conspiracy to convey phones into prison, and money laundering.

18 Oct 2024

Lee Holmes

Conspiracy to supply Class B drugs *

Sentence

2 years and 3 months imprisonment

Lee Holmes, 44, from Sylvia Terrace, Stanley, supplied Class B drugs, smuggled them into HMP Lindholme, and laundered proceeds between 2018 and 2020, as part of a network responsible for introducing contraband that caused seven spice-related deaths.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply Class B drugs, conspiracy to convey drugs into prison, and money laundering.

18 Oct 2024

Leighton Kemp

Conspiracy to supply Class B drugs *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

Leighton Kemp, 29, from Erewash Gardens, Nottingham, was involved in smuggling Class B drugs and mobile phones into HMP Lindholme and laundering proceeds between 2018 and 2020, as part of an operation that supplied 216,000 doses of spice worth £50 each behind bars, linked to multiple deaths.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply Class B drugs, conspiracy to convey drugs into prison, conspiracy to convey phones into prison, and money laundering.

18 Oct 2024

Kieran Murphy

Conspiracy to supply Class B drugs *

Sentence

7 years and 9 months imprisonment

Kieran Murphy, 26, an inmate at HMP Altcourse, was involved in coordinating the smuggling of Class B drugs, mobile phones, and knives into HMP Lindholme between 2018 and 2020 as part of a network that sold contraband to other prisoners. The operation flooded the prison with drugs like spice, contributing to seven related deaths and severe harm to inmates.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply Class B drugs and conspiracy to convey phones into prison; found guilty by jury of conspiring to convey knives into prison after a four-day trial in June 2023.

18 Oct 2024

Jordan Needham

Conspiracy to supply Class A drugs *

Sentence

9 years and 6 months imprisonment

Jordan Needham, 31, an inmate at HMP Dovegate, participated in smuggling Class A and B drugs, including spice, and mobile phones into HMP Lindholme between 2018 and 2020. He sold spice to inmates, resulting in one victim spending 10 days in a coma, losing leg use and sight in one eye. The network was linked to seven spice-related deaths at the prison.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply Class A drugs, conspiracy to supply Class B drugs, conspiracy to convey drugs into prison, and conspiracy to convey phones into prison.

18 Oct 2024

Joseph Whittingham

Conspiracy to convey drugs, phones and a knife into prison *

Sentence

11 years and 4 months imprisonment

Joseph Whittingham, a 35-year-old inmate at HMP Leeds, coordinated a smuggling network at HMP Lindholme between 2018 and 2020, bringing in drugs (including spice, cannabis), mobile phones, and knives. He initiated a sexual relationship with prison nurse Amy Hatfield in 2018, using her to smuggle contraband. He also recruited his wife Lucy and father Paul to launder proceeds. The operation involved selling prohibited items to other inmates and was linked to seven spice-related deaths, including one where a batch from Hatfield matched the drug that killed Kyle Batsford in September 2019.

Admitted conspiracy to supply class B drugs, and conspiracy to convey drugs, phones and a knife into prison. Judge determined he had a leading role and exploited Hatfield's feelings to recruit her.

18 Oct 2024

Lucy Whittingham

Money laundering *

Sentence

2 years suspended sentence and community order

Lucy Whittingham, 37, from Bradford, laundered money from the sale of drugs, phones, and knives smuggled into HMP Lindholme between 2018 and 2020, recruited by her husband Joseph as part of the conspiracy that led to seven spice deaths.

Pleaded guilty to money laundering. Recruited by husband Joseph Whittingham to receive payments for contraband.

18 Oct 2024

Lydia Pinnington

Money laundering *

Sentence

14 months suspended sentence and community order

Lydia Pinnington, 23, from Clieves Road, Liverpool, laundered money from the HMP Lindholme contraband network operating between 2018 and 2020, which involved smuggling drugs like spice, leading to seven prisoner deaths, though acquitted of direct smuggling charges.

Pleaded guilty to money laundering; found not guilty of conspiracy to convey drugs into prison and conspiracy to convey phones into prison.

18 Oct 2024

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