Taunton Crown Court Sentencing Results

Konrad Hicner carried out four burglaries in Taunton between October 2024 and February 2025. He stole a mobility scooter from a vulnerable person's underground car park in Compass Ride on October 19, 2024. He also stole a purse containing bank cards from Galmington Road, attempted to enter a property in Hoveland Drive where he was disturbed via a video doorbell, and broke into a home in Belmont Drive, stealing a bag that was later found discarded.

Steven Hentschel, 54, was sentenced for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old, as reported in the court news.

Dean Arnold drove on the A39 without due care and attention on May 21, 2021, causing a crash that resulted in the deaths of Craig Duffy and Susan Parminter. He was involved in the incident as the driver responsible for the collision.

In October 2023, Jack Larnach, then 34 years old and living in Stoke-sub-Hamdon, became involved in an argument with an elderly man and a group at Stoke-sub-Hamdon Working Men’s Club. He returned to the club later that evening, acting aggressively and shouting about being owed a pint. When the group left, Larnach followed them, continued threatening them, and pulled out a knife. Police arrested him and found the knife in his possession.

Jane Butcher entered a property in Holford Road, Taunton, on November 16, 2023, where she was found by the victim. She stole a purse, which was later discarded in the garden of the property. She was charged on November 24, 2023, and her actions were part of a pattern of offending that impacted the community.

Darren Ashton engaged in child sexual offences between October 2010 and November 2022. He contacted individuals in the Philippines, requesting images of young naked boys and offering to pay a 15-year-old boy's tuition fees in exchange for explicit performances. Investigations revealed 185 Category A, 244 Category B, and 266 Category C indecent images, plus 10 extreme or prohibited images on his devices.

On November 6, 2024, police attended Ryan Horrill's address on Haywood Road, Taunton, where they discovered 1.98 kilograms of cannabis and over £21,000 in cash in his house and a bin store outside. He was arrested and answered 'no comment' during his police interview. Horrill has a considerable criminal record and was previously given a suspended sentence for a similar offence but continued his activities.

Jonathan Farrelly committed two counts of assault causing actual bodily harm and harassment by breaching a restraining order in September and October 2024. He had a previous restraining order from December 12, 2023, which was discharged and replaced with a new order prohibiting contact with the victim and visits to certain areas until 2028.