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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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

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