Stoke On Trent Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 220 verdicts at Stoke On Trent Crown Court (Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

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Florin-Gabriel Marolicaru

Harassment *

Sentence

4 months imprisonment

Florin-Gabriel Marolicaru, 39, used a brick and a vase to break a window at an address where his ex-partner was staying on February 16, 2026. He was arrested and bailed but returned to the address on February 20, demanded cigarettes, threatened to kill everyone there, and used a brick to smash the back window. The victim was his ex-partner's mother.

Pleaded guilty to harassment and two charges of criminal damage. Of Stoke Road, Shelton. Committed the offences while drunk. Had spent two months in custody on remand. Sentence intended to lead to immediate release. Judge Richard McConaghy noted it was aggravated by use of alcohol and committing second offence after arrest for the first.

1 Jan 0001

Jamie Whiller

Rape *

Sentence

8 years imprisonment

Jamie Whiller, a former squaddie then aged 35, raped a vulnerable 16-year-old girl on High Street, Stoke-on-Trent. He forced himself upon her and had full unprotected sex on two occasions. The victim suffered anxiety, depression, stress and sleep issues, and reported the abuse to her mother, leading to police involvement. Whiller initially denied rape claiming consent but later pleaded guilty.

Pleaded guilty to two charges of rape and another serious sexual offence. No previous convictions. Subject to indefinite restraining order, sex offenders' register indefinitely, and barred from activities involving children and vulnerable adults. Will serve two thirds of sentence before eligible for release.

1 Jan 0001

Jason Mark Adams

Possession with intent to supply cocaine and cannabis *

Sentence

four years and one month imprisonment

On Sunday 19 April 2020 at 11:05pm, Jason Mark Adams was a passenger in a VW Golf driven erratically along King Street, Fenton. The vehicle failed to stop, was pursued for 40 minutes, hit by a stinger, and collided with another vehicle on Uttoxeter Road. Adams was arrested along with the driver. A search uncovered cocaine, £2290 in cash, digital scales, tick list and cannabis in the boot. Evidence from mobile phones linked him to supply and dealing of cocaine and cannabis.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine and cannabis.

1 Jan 0001

Jason Mccouaig

Publishing an obscene article *

Sentence

10 months imprisonment

Jason McCouaig, 40, sent obscene messages and pictures of two schoolgirls to sex offender Michael Bickerton after communicating online for a week last summer. They engaged in highly sexualised conversations about sexual activity with the girls. McCouaig met Bickerton in a North Staffordshire pub, gave him girls' knickers, and they committed a sexual act using the knickers. McCouaig later told Bickerton to delete the conversation after receiving an image of a naked child.

Pleaded guilty to publishing an obscene article between August 14 and 22 last year. Ordered to pay £1,250 costs. Judge Paul Glenn noted the offending was so serious it required an immediate jail sentence, describing the messages as disgusting.

1 Jan 0001

James Whitehead

Breach of a restraining order *

Sentence

22 months imprisonment

On 17 January, James Whitehead forced his way into his ex-girlfriend's home in Silverdale, having arrived unannounced. He was subject to a 2023 restraining order after assaulting her and had already breached it twice. He refused to leave, barged into her bedroom while she called the police, attempted to take her phone, and later returned to knock on the kitchen window. He took cocaine in front of her and threatened to slap her. The victim stated she lives in constant fear and believes he will kill her one day.

Pleaded guilty to breaching a restraining order and a suspended sentence order. Previous convictions were a significant aggravating factor. Must serve at least half of the sentence before release. Existing restraining order extended indefinitely.

1 Jan 0001

Ivan Keeling

Historical sexual assault against a child *

Sentence

additional 4 years imprisonment

Ivan Keeling, from Cheadle, sexually assaulted a girl aged between 11 and 14 between 2011 and 2014 in Staffordshire.

Found guilty after trial of nine counts of historical sexual assault offences against a child, inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity, sexually assaulting a child under 16 and inciting a child under 16 to engage in sexual activity. Currently serving 17 years for an unrelated offence.

1 Jan 0001

Jay Norbury

Making a threat with a bladed article in a public place *

Sentence

13 months imprisonment

On December 19, 2024, Jay Norbury, aged 32, of King Street, Fenton, was in J D Wetherspoons, Hanley, with his partner and baby. After drinking six to eight double Jack Daniel's and taking cocaine, he argued with three men who threatened him. He took a serrated steak knife from the pub (from his pizza order), chased the group outside while brandishing it to threaten and intimidate them. No one was injured. Incident witnessed by many in busy city centre. Arrested on Tontine Street.

Pleaded guilty to making a threat with a bladed article in a public place. Mitigating: reaction to threats from others, homeless at time but now has accommodation, remorseful. Judge: so serious only immediate jail appropriate; intoxicated on whisky and cocaine.

1 Jan 0001

Jayke Pender-Lovatt

Assault *

Sentence

9 years 6 months imprisonment

Jayke Pender-Lovatt, 32, along with two brothers, lured a businessman to his premises by smashing a window, attacked him with a baseball bat and vodka bottle, and caused extensive damage. The victim believed he was going to die.

Prior convictions for horrific assault and drink-driving. Lured victim to business premises and attacked with bottle of vodka.

1 Jan 0001

John Saunders

Indecent assault and assaulting a child under 13 by penetration *

Sentence

13 years' imprisonment with an extended 2 years' licence

Former prison officer John Saunders, of Liverpool Road, Cross Heath, Newcastle-under-Lyme, indecently assaulted his first schoolgirl victim in the mid-1990s (not prosecuted at the time) and assaulted a second schoolgirl by penetration in 2018. The second report led to re-opening the first case.

Denied two charges of indecent assault and one charge of assaulting a child under 13 by penetration but convicted by jury in October. Must serve half of custodial term (six-and-a-half years) before parole consideration. Placed on sex offenders' register for life.

1 Jan 0001

Joshua Checksfield

Breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order *

Sentence

30 months detention in a young offenders' institution

Joshua Checksfield breached the terms of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) made in December 2020 by contacting a 15-year-old girl on a number of occasions using a secret phone and Snapchat via a web browser, discussing sexual matters, lying about his age, and meeting her three times in Manchester in July. The mother discovered the messages indicating grooming attempts.

Pleaded guilty to two charges of breaching a SHPO. Judge revoked previous three-year community order from December 2020 and re-sentenced for that offence as well. Prior conviction for causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity.

1 Jan 0001

Kashif Ahmed

Drug offences *

Sentence

4 years and 5 months imprisonment

Last March, officers raided an address in Normacot, Stoke-on-Trent, where Kashif Ahmed was caught red-handed with a large quantity of drugs including over 9 grams of crack cocaine, heroin, cocaine, and £2,000 cash. Ahmed hurled two mobile phones out the upstairs window as police entered. Messages on the phones advertised the drugs for local sale. A package from America containing pre-rolled cannabis cigarettes and vapes was also confiscated during the raid.

Pleaded guilty to multiple drug offences.

1 Jan 0001

Katie Myatt

Supply of cocaine and cannabis *

Sentence

28 months suspended for 21 months, Rehabilitation Activity Requirement for 25 days, 100 hours unpaid work

Katie Myatt was linked through evidence from seized mobile phones detailing messages involving the supply and operation of dealing cocaine and cannabis by all defendants.

Sentenced for drug offences.

1 Jan 0001

Kaylem Lewis

Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity *

Sentence

27 months in prison

Kaylem Lewis, of Bellingham Grove, Hanley, groomed a 12-year-old girl by exchanging numbers, sending constant sexual texts, telling her he loved her and they would make love soon, attempting to touch her bottom, inviting her to his house, and asking her to delete messages. This occurred over two weeks in January and February. The girl confided in a friend, leading to police involvement and examination of phones.

Pleaded guilty to causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity. One previous conviction for assault. A 10-year sexual harm prevention order imposed. Judge David Fletcher noted clear grooming behaviour.

1 Jan 0001

Lamin Jallow

Being concerned in the supply of a class A drug *

Sentence

5 years and 7 months imprisonment

Lamin Jallow, 46, from West Lothian, was involved alongside Peter Nwankwo in supplying class A drugs to a dealer line in Stoke-on-Trent. Arrested last July at a Sackville Street address controlled by Nwankwo after being seen entering his BMW, from which £13,000 worth of crack cocaine, 14.6 grams of heroin and £3,550-£4,260 worth of cannabis were seized. His phone showed evidence of supplying cocaine, acting as go-between for contacts including 'Chairman', aware of large cannabis quantities.

Pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of a class A drug and possession with intent to supply a class B drug. Mitigating factors included redundancy from a high-paying job, mental health issues, cocaine habit; performed limited function as middle man paid in drugs. Judge noted involvement in the operation with significant communication with Nwankwo.

1 Jan 0001

Lawrence Simms

Attempting to engage a child in sexual communication *

Sentence

9 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years

Lawrence Simms, 54 (now 58), from Keyham Road, Plymouth, Devon, travelled 250 miles from Plymouth to Stoke-on-Trent on March 21, 2020, to meet who he believed was a 14-year-old girl after online grooming and sexual chats for about a month, including requests for swimwear pictures and asking what she wore under pyjamas. He booked a hotel room. Confronted by paedophile hunters outside Potteries Centre, Hanley, and arrested by Staffordshire Police. No previous convictions.

Pleaded guilty to attempting to engage a child in sexual communication and attempting to meet a child following sexual grooming. Made subject of Sexual Harm Prevention Order for 10 years and placed on Sex Offenders Register for 10 years. Mitigating: isolated individual, family issues.

1 Jan 0001

Levi Watkis

Sexual activity with a child *

Sentence

five years in prison

Levi Watkis from Meir was found guilty of sexual activity with a girl, aged between 13 and 15, between July 2006 and July 2007. He took advantage of his victim’s age by paying her compliments in the run up to the attack. They were alone and he pressurised and scared her into doing what he said.

Found guilty following a trial at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court in May. Put on the Sex Offenders register for life.

1 Jan 0001

David Williams

Possession with intent to supply class A drugs *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

David Williams, 23, was living with his grandmother on Bentley Road, Chell Heath, when police executed a search warrant in October 2025. They found 831 grams of cocaine and 1,949 grams of cannabis in his bedroom, along with £61,080 in cash, scales, and snap bags. Messages on his phone indicated he was supplying drugs to street users and other dealers. The total value of drugs was estimated between £80,000 and £100,000. Williams pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply class A and class B drugs and possession of criminal property. The court heard he had no previous convictions and his family were supportive. Recorder Robert Smith said the sentence was inevitable for a professional, sophisticated drug operation run solely for financial gain.

Pleaded guilty to possession of class A and class B drugs with intent to supply and possession of criminal property. No previous convictions. Recorder described him as a greedy, profit-driven drug dealer.

1 Jan 0001

Dean Rowlinson

Possession with intent to supply cocaine and cannabis *

Sentence

40 months imprisonment

Dean Rowlinson was arrested after police searched his home in Fegg Hayes in October 2024 and recovered cocaine with a street value of up to £14,400 and cannabis worth between £20,560 and £53,440, along with mobile phones containing messages linking him to the supply of both drugs. He was found in possession of burner phones, a cannabis cigarette, and cash. He pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply class A and B drugs and possession of criminal property. Rowlinson, 28, of Kelly Green, Fegg Hayes, had become addicted to both drugs and began dealing. He has expressed remorse and sought help for his addictions.

Pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine with intent to supply, cannabis with intent to supply, and possession of criminal property. He was addicted to drugs, sought help, and expressed remorse. Judge noted drugs ruin lives and highlighted Rowlinson's progress in addressing his addictions.

1 Jan 0001

Dominic Peaty

Assault *

Sentence

47 months imprisonment

Dominic Peaty smashed the victim's phone, damaged items in her kitchen, and punched her to the face, breaking her eye socket. He was bailed by Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court but ignored a condition not to contact his victim by bombarding her with calls and messages, approaching her at work, being offensive and abusive, and making threats to her and her animals including her horses.

Bailed by the court but ignored a condition not to contact his victim.

1 Jan 0001

Dwayne Spence

Rape *

Sentence

18 years imprisonment

Dwayne Spence, 39, was convicted at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court of committing a series of grave sexual crimes against children aged 11 to 13 over a six-year period, including rape, attempted rape, sexual assault, and sexual activity with a child. He worked for E.ON and volunteered at a football academy, positions that gave him access to young victims. The prosecutor detailed the devastating psychological impact on the complainants. Spence fled the UK before his sentencing hearing, and in his absence, Judge Graeme Smith imposed an 18-year custodial sentence along with a five-year extended licence and an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order. The judge described Spence as a paedophile and a coward, and praised the bravery of the victims.

Convicted of multiple sexual offences against children. Fled before sentencing, sentenced in absentia. Judge Graeme Smith condemned him as a paedophile and a coward, and imposed an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order and a five-year extended licence period.

1 Jan 0001

David Dingwall Coughtrie

Breach of Sexual Harm Prevention Order and failure to comply with notification requirements *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment

David Dingwall Coughtrie, a 54-year-old resident of Etruria in Stoke-on-Trent, has a lengthy history of sexual offences dating back to 2005. In the most recent incident, police visited his home on 12 December 2022 and discovered he had deleted WhatsApp messages and an image of a child, breached his Sexual Harm Prevention Order by not declaring access to a games console and a tablet, and failed to comply with notification requirements. He admitted three charges.

Pleaded guilty to three counts of breaching his Sexual Harm Prevention Order and failing to comply with notification requirements. Described as having a 'bad record' with dozens of offences dating back to 2005. Previous breaches had resulted in a 'final chance' warning.

1 Jan 0001

David Gallimore

Assault of a child and possession of indecent images of children *

Sentence

32 months imprisonment

David Gallimore of Bright Street, Blackpool, abused the trust of a vulnerable woman to access her young child and satisfy his depraved sexual urges. He also sought out indecent images on his personal device, including category A images.

Convicted on 16 July following a four-day trial. Received 22 months for six counts of assault of a child and 10 months for three counts of possession of indecent images of children, to run consecutively. Did not accept responsibility for his actions.

1 Jan 0001

David Lockett

Violent disorder *

Sentence

20 months imprisonment

David Lockett, 53, participated in widespread disorder in Hanley on 3 August 2024, centred around Town Road near a mosque. He shouted 'You dirty Muslim b******s, come on', abused counter-protesters and police including saying 'I will f*****g stab you, you black c**t', made threatening gestures, and moved towards a police line before being pushed back. His actions were caught on CCTV. He was arrested in October 2024 and later pleaded guilty to violent disorder. He had 27 previous convictions for 51 offences.

Pleaded guilty to violent disorder. The judge noted an unexplained delay of a year in listing the case for sentence. Aggravated by demonstration of religious hostility. Lockett has a history of substance abuse and mental health issues, and claims he has no racist views, attributing his language to mental incapacity. He will serve 40% of the sentence in custody.

1 Jan 0001

David Malcolm Williams

Possession with intent to supply class A and B drugs *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

David Malcolm Williams, 23, from Chell Heath, Stoke-on-Trent, had approximately £150,000-worth of drugs and cash seized during a warrant. He pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine and cannabis, and acquiring/using/possessing criminal property.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of class A – cocaine and B – cannabis, and one count of acquiring / using / possessing criminal property.

1 Jan 0001

David Nwosu

Rape of a child under 13 *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

David Nwosu, a 21-year-old computer science student at Keele University, groomed a 12-year-old schoolgirl online, telling her he wanted to have sex with her and sending intimate pictures of himself. She lied about her age saying she was 14 going on 15. He had sex with her during their second meeting. He also bombarded a 15-year-old girl from South Wales with messages between Christmas and New Year, persistently asking for naked pictures of her breasts and bottom despite her disclosing her true age; she sent some but they never met.

Admitted rape of a child under 13 and causing or inciting sexual exploitation of a 15-year-old child. Placed on sex offenders' register for life. 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order. Judge David Fletcher: 'It is quite clear you were attracted to teenage girls.'

1 Jan 0001

Dale Hicks

Fraud by false representation *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Dale Hicks, 35, of Cheadle, Stoke-on-Trent, abused his position as treasurer of charity Life Keys by lodging false Gift Aid repayment claims between 2014 and 2016, stealing over £270,000. He diverted the money into his own bank account and spent at least £76,000 on cruises and luxury holidays, which he posted about on social media. The charity became suspicious when large sums arrived and were moved on, and he was asked to step down in March 2016. He made false claims in the name of the charity's chief executive, which were 30 times higher than actual donations. He also attempted to change the charity's nominated bank account to one under his control. He claimed he spent the money on good causes, including a church and humanitarian aid, but his bank accounts showed large payments to a travel firm. At Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court, Judge Paul Glenn jailed him for three years, saying he had lied to cover his tracks and that his actions deprived deserving causes of funds.

Pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation and two charges of producing false documents. The judge described his actions as a significant breach of trust.

1 Jan 0001

Christine Leon

Aiding and abetting sexual offence *

Sentence

Two-year community order with 30-day rehabilitation activity requirement and six-month mental health treatment requirement

Christine Leon participated in her husband Paul Leon having sexual intercourse with the victim, aiding and abetting the sexual offence.

Pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting her husband to commit a sexual offence. Judge commented that the defendants behaved in an appalling way, thinking only of their own sexual satisfaction.

1 Jan 0001

Brwa Abdulla

Wounding with intent *

Sentence

10 years imprisonment

Brwa Abdulla, 19, from Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, sat in his BMW on College Road in Shelton on the evening of 4 August 2025 when he spotted his victim, a teenage boy, out walking. He deliberately drove the car at him at speed, hitting him at the junction with Beresford Road. The victim was taken to hospital with serious injuries. It was described as a targeted attack. Abdulla drove away but returned to the scene later that day and was arrested after presenting himself to officers.

Previously admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving, found guilty of wounding with intent after a trial. Also received a driving ban of almost 12 years.

1 Jan 0001

Callum Lovatt

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment

Callum Lovatt, 24, of Hamilton Road, Coventry, subjected his ex-girlfriend to a violent campaign of abuse, attacking her on three separate occasions between December 2024 and August 2025. During the final assault, he headbutted her so violently that she suffered a concussion.

Pleaded guilty to two charges of assault by beating and three offences of assault occasioning actual bodily harm at an earlier hearing.

1 Jan 0001

Bledi Almadhi

concealing/disguising/converting/transferring/removing criminal property *

Sentence

18 months imprisonment

Officers stopped a black BMW 7 Series car on 27 January 2021 at junction 12 of the M6. Officers discovered a large green carrier bag in the boot of the car, containing more than £160,000 in cash, in brown packages. The cash, along with mobile phones and a bank card were seized by officers. The car had also been used between September 2020 and January 2021.

Pleaded guilty to concealing/disguising/converting/transferring/removing criminal property at an earlier hearing. Ordered to pay a discharge of £149.

1 Jan 0001

Angela Vickers

Arson *

Sentence

3 years and 2 months imprisonment

Angela Vickers, aged 35, who had lived in her flat on Ruxley Road in Bucknall, Stoke-on-Trent for six years, started a fire in her own home in the early hours of December 13 after discovering eviction proceedings by landlord Staffordshire Housing. She had made repeated threats to 'torch' the block following neighbour complaints about her abusive and noisy behaviour. The blaze caused £1,850 worth of damage but firefighters arrived within four minutes and found her asleep on a mattress.

Repeated threats to burn down the flats after eviction proceedings due to complaints of loud music, slamming doors, verbal and written abuse, and gluing locks. Confessed to starting the fire after smoking cannabis.

1 Jan 0001

Anthony Ainslie

Sexual assault *

Sentence

9 years imprisonment

Anthony Ainslie, 32, of no fixed abode, sexually assaulted a child on six counts. The offences took place in 2018 in Stoke-on-Trent. He was arrested in November 2018.

Found guilty by jury of six counts of sexual assault. Also known as Tony Geo, often called himself Tom Geo.

1 Jan 0001

Anthony Walker

Robbery *

Sentence

three-and-a-half years imprisonment

On January 5 at Milton Co-op, entered at 6pm, selected steak and other items, picked up £11 crate of beer, produced hammer, swung it at shop worker blocking exit, tussled, held hammer to worker's head, kicked him while he recovered steaks, made off with beer. Another customer intervened. Next day at 3pm at Hanley Farmfoods on Leek Road, selected meat worth £131.92, manager recognised him and called 999, saw him holding metal bar in pocket, did not approach. Arrested January 11. Of no fixed address.

Pleaded guilty to robbery, two charges of possessing an offensive weapon, and theft. Has five convictions for six offences. Mitigating: no intentional swing of hammer, first time in prison prior to remand, personal circumstances including bereavement, homelessness, alcohol and drug use. Judge Richard McConaghy noted defendant produced hammer at Co-op, grappled and kicked worker, and reached into pocket with metal bar at Farmfoods.

1 Jan 0001

Anthony Wright

Possession with intent to supply class A and B drugs *

Sentence

seven-and-a-half years' imprisonment

On 16 October 2018, officers executed a search warrant at a property in Ward Place, Chell Heath, Stoke-on-Trent, where heroin, crack cocaine and cannabis with a street value of up to £300,000 were found, along with drugs paraphernalia. Anthony Wright, of Alcester Close, Chell Heath, was linked to the drugs and group by a phone top-up voucher, repeated calls following the warrant, fingerprints and DNA on bags containing crack cocaine and a taped package of 994 grams of heroin, and evidence on his phone of supplying cannabis and cocaine.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply class A and B drugs.

1 Jan 0001

Ashley Attwood

Sexual assault *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

Ashley Attwood attended a barbecue in Stoke-on-Trent on 18 August 2018 where numerous people were present. Instead of going back to Eccleshall, Attwood went to have drinks at a house in Trentham. He was drinking with a man at the property. At around 3:20am, the victim was woken from her sleep upstairs at the property. She was sexually assaulted and, as she stirred, saw Attwood, who was not wearing trousers, run from the bedroom. Attwood was told to leave. He later messaged the man he’d been drinking with about the incident. Following arrest, Attwood’s phone was seized and, when forensically examined, it was found that 11 images of the victim had been deleted.

Pleaded guilty at the start of his trial. Aged 51, from Eccleshall.

1 Jan 0001

Aaron Michael Edwards

Making indecent photographs and pseudo-photographs of a child *

Sentence

1 year 8 months imprisonment

Aaron Michael Edwards, a 42-year-old man from Stoke-on-Trent, was arrested in April 2023 after police attended a property and seized his mobile phone. Forensic examination revealed 291 Category A indecent images of children, the most serious classification. He initially denied knowledge but later pleaded guilty at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on 19 February 2024 to making indecent photographs and pseudo-photographs of a child. He was sentenced to one year and eight months' imprisonment.

Pleaded guilty to making indecent photographs and pseudo-photographs of a child. Initially denied having indecent images on his phone but later admitted the offence.

1 Jan 0001

Simon Hulme

Attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment

Simon Hulme, of Rosedawn Close West, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, initiated contact on social media site Kick in December with a fake profile 'Shelly' posing as a 13-year-old girl. He disclosed his age as 35, sent videos of himself performing a sex act, requested pictures and live video of her, became aggressive, demanded she view his videos, and expressed desire for sex despite knowing her stated age. The woman discontinued chats and reported him to Protecting the Innocent group, who confronted him at Bucknall Park leading to police arrest. Offences occurred between December 1 and January 5.

Pleaded guilty to breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order; attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child; and attempting to engage in sexual activity with a child. Placed on the sex offenders' register indefinitely and made subject of a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order. Judge noted similar behaviour shortly after release from previous 30-month sentence in 2016 for child sex offences.

1 Jan 0001

Samuel Thomas Egerton

Robbery *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

At 4.40am on Sunday 4 August 2019, Egerton got into a taxi on Dilhorne Road, Cheadle, and asked to be taken to his home address. A couple of minutes before they got to Grange Road, Egerton was racially abusive to the taxi driver and threatened him with violence and that he would steal his taxi. He then demanded money from the taxi driver and ran off with £19. A video of the incident was circulated on social media on 18 January 2020 and Egerton was arrested on 21 January 2020.

Pleaded guilty to robbery and religiously aggravated fear or provocation of violence.

1 Jan 0001

Samuel Wilton

Controlling and coercive behaviour *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Samuel Wilton, aged 24, of Barrie Gardens, Talke, engaged in controlling and coercive behaviour towards his pregnant partner between March and October 2025, restricting her movements, isolating her from friends and family, monitoring her actions, preventing her from leaving the address, controlling her personal care, pestering her for sex despite her illness, and making threats about the unborn baby including restrictions on cuddling or walking it and suggestions it would not be kept. On September 26, 2025, he assaulted her by repeatedly pushing her, dragging her into the living area, and taking her phone when she sought help. After the relationship ended and while on bail, he breached conditions by sending threatening messages to her and her mother, including threats to burn down the family home and harm family members. Victim now suffers flashbacks and panic attacks; discovered prior similar behaviour via Clare's Law.

Convicted after trial of controlling and coercive behaviour and assault by beating. Pleaded guilty to witness intimidation. In custody for six months prior to sentencing. Subject to a restraining order prohibiting contact with victims for five years. Judge noted he treated victim very badly, controlled her life, was violent, and caused serious alarm and distress.

1 Jan 0001

Thomas Webb

Attempted sexual communication with a child *

Sentence

18 months imprisonment, suspended for 2 years

Thomas Webb, aged 31, of High Street, Newcastle, was sentenced at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court after pleading guilty to attempted sexual communication with a child. The court heard that on 15 November 2022, Webb was using the Wink website when he began messaging a decoy who stated she was 13 years old. Webb, who claimed to be 27, sent explicit messages including a photograph of his genitals and discussed having sex with the child. He also asked for photographs of her stomach, stating he had a 'thing for stomachs', and instructed her on performing a sex act. Webb was tracked down by the paedophile hunter group to the shopping centre where he worked and was arrested on 27 November 2022. He had no previous convictions but had received a caution in 2014 for similar behaviour.

Pleaded guilty. No previous convictions but had a caution in 2014 for similar behaviour. Also given a 12-month mental health treatment requirement, Building Choices programme, 15-day rehabilitation activity requirement, 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order, and placed on the Sex Offenders' Register for 10 years.

1 Jan 0001

Tristan Shaughnessy

Failing to comply with notification requirements *

Sentence

12-month community order with 60 hours unpaid work

Tristan Shaughnessy, a 19-year-old sex offender from Tiverton Road, Berryhill, Stoke-on-Trent, breached the notification requirements of the sex offenders' register by staying over at a neighbour's address with three children for four days without notifying police and by setting up a Facebook account in the name Jay Shaughnessy. This followed a conditional caution on September 27, 2020.

Pleaded guilty to three offences of failing to comply with notification requirements. Ordered to pay £150 costs. Judge noted prompt guilty plea, breaches not the most serious, no inappropriate behaviour.

1 Jan 0001

Uangasane Hange

Attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent *

Sentence

two years and eight months in prison

In the early hours of Wednesday 14 September 2022, Hange ran over a dog near Cherry Hill Lane in Knutton, killing it. A confrontation broke out with the dog’s owner. After the victim walked away, Hange got into his Vauxhall Insignia, drove off towards Silverdale Road, turned around, and drove back towards Cherry Hill Lane at speed, directly at the victim, who hit the windscreen before falling to the ground. The victim was not seriously injured.

Admitted attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent and driving a motor vehicle dangerously. No remorse shown.

1 Jan 0001

Steven Banks

Assault *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

Steven Banks, of Beverley Drive, Bentilee, drove up to his 39-year-old victim at the Screwfix on Leek Road, Stoke-on-Trent, shortly after 5:30pm on Wednesday 27 May 2020. He kicked, punched and stamped on the man before driving off at speed. The victim was taken to hospital with serious injuries to his face, liver and spleen.

Sentenced for violent attack and unrelated drugs offences.

1 Jan 0001

Ryan Connor

Rape *

Sentence

6 years imprisonment

Ryan Connor, from Longley Road, Longton, raped two women he met on the Plenty of Fish dating app. He took them back to his house where, despite them making it clear they did not want full sex, he raped them. There was a 38-month gap between the attacks. Both victims had initially consented to kissing and less serious sexual activity.

Convicted of two rapes. Placed on the Sex Offenders' Register for life. Mitigating: messages were flirtatious; no violence used. Judge David Fletcher noted initial consensual sexual activity before the rapes.

1 Jan 0001

Ryan Mountford

Possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and heroin; offering to supply cannabis *

Sentence

one year at a Young Offenders Institute

Officers conducted a warrant at a property on Finstock Avenue in Blurton on 3 April 2020. Upon arrival, officers discovered a quantity of class A and B drugs. Mountford was arrested and later charged with possession with intent to supply crack cocaine, heroin and making an offer to supply cannabis.

Admitted the offences in court. Drugs and associated paraphernalia seized and destroyed.

1 Jan 0001

Reece Wigglesworth

sexual assault *

Sentence

eight-and-a-half years detention

Reece Wigglesworth, aged 15 at the time, and an accomplice robbed a 48-year-old disabled woman of her Vauxhall Corsa at knifepoint outside her home in Clare Street, Basford, at 12.50am on February 18. He took 50 pence from her purse, possessed the knife, and they drove off before being detained by police. Seven months later, on October 9 at 7.30pm, he burgled the home of a 79-year-old woman in Newcastle, pushed his way in after she mistook him for her son, sexually assaulted her by pushing her against a kitchen worktop and playing with his private parts, hit her on the head, and fled. Identified by DNA on her clothes and a neighbour's door handle. Arrested three days after the assault following media appeals.

Pleaded guilty to robbery, possession of a knife in public, burglary and sexual assault. Placed on the sex offenders' register indefinitely and barred from activities involving children and vulnerable adults. Prior caution for sexually assaulting a child.

1 Jan 0001

Richard Anthony Hudson

Breaching notification requirements *

Sentence

16 months' imprisonment

Richard Anthony Hudson, a convicted sex offender released from an extended prison term in 2019 and subject to lifetime notification requirements, failed to inform police of his engagement to a mother of two boys and stayed overnight at her family home on Lewis Street, Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, on 15 to 20 occasions between September and December 2020, breaching the requirement to notify for stays over 12 hours in a household with children. He also used an Instagram account (AntHunt37) from at least 25 August 2020 to contact a former girlfriend, who unwittingly sent him an unsolicited picture of her six-year-old daughter. Hudson has 13 prior convictions for 19 offences, including sexual crimes, and was classed as very high risk. He was recalled to prison following these offences.

Admitted three counts of breaching notification requirements. Judge Paul Glenn branded him devious. Prior convictions for sex offences; subject to lifetime notification requirements. Mitigator noted remorse and apology.

1 Jan 0001

Richard Carr

Arson being reckless as to whether life was endangered *

Sentence

four years’ imprisonment

Richard Carr started a fire in his room at a property in Hanley on 9 December 2020 at 10.05am. Police were called by Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service reporting people were trapped. Officers found Carr sat outside refusing to allow firefighters into the property. All occupants were evacuated. No-one was injured.

Pleaded guilty to arson being reckless as to whether life was endangered. Age 44, of Powell Street, Cobridge.

1 Jan 0001

Rafakat Abbas

Causing death by dangerous driving *

Sentence

4 years in prison

Rafakat Abbas, aged 30, from Lilleshall Street in Dresden, was the driver of a grey Audi A4 in the early hours of 3 November 2020 when it was involved in a single-vehicle collision on Sandon Road in Meir at the junction of Queensmead Road. The Audi was travelling at 115 miles-per-hour as it approached the right-hand bend, on a 30 mile-per-hour road. Abbas lost control of the vehicle, and following its collision with a residential wall, the vehicle was found on its roof. Front seat passenger Paul Hammersley, aged 65, from Meir, was pronounced dead at the scene. Abbas failed to provide a specimen of blood for analysis and admitted during police interview that a quantity of cannabis found at the scene belonged to him.

Pleaded guilty in May 2021. Handed a four-year driving ban and required to take an extended driving test.

1 Jan 0001

Phillip Yoxall

Rape *

Sentence

10 years and 6 months' imprisonment

Phillip Yoxall was convicted of a non-recent rape, engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour, and assault. Allegations of non-recent rape were reported by the victim in June 2018, leading to an investigation.

Found guilty after trial of rape, engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour, and assault. Concurrent sentences of 4 years and 20 months respectively. Placed on Sex Offenders Register for life.

1 Jan 0001

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Stoke On Trent Crown Court Sentencing Results

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Jay Norbury

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John Saunders

Joshua Checksfield

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Dale Hicks

Christine Leon

Brwa Abdulla

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Anthony Ainslie

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Ashley Attwood

Aaron Michael Edwards

Simon Hulme

Samuel Thomas Egerton

Samuel Wilton

Thomas Webb

Tristan Shaughnessy

Uangasane Hange

Steven Banks

Ryan Connor

Ryan Mountford

Reece Wigglesworth

Richard Anthony Hudson

Richard Carr

Rafakat Abbas

Phillip Yoxall

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