Teesside Crown Court Sentencing Results

Sentencing date not recorded 27 cases

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James Hope

Conspiracy to convert criminal property *

Sentence

12 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years

James Hope was involved in a 22-person gang that defrauded vulnerable people across the North East, Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire of more than £1 million between May 2021 and August 2024. He was convicted of conspiracy to convert criminal property.

Convicted of conspiracy to convert criminal property.

ibtimes.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 18 Sep 2026

James Metcalfe

Wounding with intent and affray *

Sentence

54 months imprisonment

James Metcalfe committed wounding with intent and affray during an incident on June 28, 2025. He admitted the offences and was jailed for 54 months at Teesside Crown Court.

Pleaded guilty to wounding with intent and affray.

hartlepoolmail.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 28 Aug 2026

Joanne Swift

Theft and burglary *

Sentence

30 months imprisonment

Joanne Swift stole £40 from the wallet of a man with cerebral palsy, a friend living alone, on November 15, 2023, after visiting his home for drinks and claiming to have left something behind. In January 2024, shortly after release from prison, she barged into his home with an unknown man despite being blocked, and stole £55 from his wallet.

Pleaded guilty to theft and burglary. Has 81 previous convictions for 186 offences including theft, robbery, and attempted burglary. Recorder Taryn Turner noted her appalling criminal record and exploitation of vulnerable victim. Five year restraining order imposed.

uk.news.yahoo.com

Checked against source, except the date 28 Aug 2026

Joe Murphy

Attempted robbery *

Sentence

3 years 9 months imprisonment

Joe Murphy was looking for someone who had stolen jewellery from him when he and Alex Wild kicked their way into an entirely innocent man's home in Middlesbrough after getting the wrong address. On 25 January at about 22:45 GMT they knocked on the victim's door and asked for a person they were after. When the victim said he did not know who that was, Murphy apologised and shook his hand, but the pair lingered nearby. At 23:00 Murphy, wearing a red-and-white wrestling mask, kicked the front door off its hinges, was very aggressive, repeatedly asked where the 'stuff' was, and punched the victim in the throat. The victim, who was in his 50s, said the ordeal lasted about five minutes but felt much longer, and he later left his home of 10 years as he no longer felt safe.

Admitted attempted robbery. He was subject to a court order at the time and had been looking for someone who had stolen jewellery from him.

bbc.co.uk

Checked against source 2 Oct 2026

Jonathon Mark Turner-Miller

Fraud *

Sentence

3 years and 9 months imprisonment

Jonathon Mark Turner-Miller ran a property scam between 2011 and 2014, targeting vulnerable victims through a supposed government-backed rent-to-buy scheme. Victims were told to provide a 5% deposit, which Turner-Miller claimed would be held in a secure account and returned upon completion. Instead, he deposited the money into his personal bank account, using it to fund his lifestyle and service debts. A police investigation located 11 victims who lost significant sums.

Also banned from being a director for 10 years. Judge Ashurst noted the fraud caused extremely great harm, adversely affecting victims' financial and emotional states.

hambletontoday.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 28 Aug 2026

Jordan Benjamin

Theft *

Sentence

12 month community order

Jordan Benjamin followed a couple after one used a cashpoint, stole £50 from a woman's back pocket, and laughed when she asked for the money back. The theft was captured on CCTV.

Also ordered to attend 20 rehabilitation days and pay £50 compensation. Admitted theft.

gazettelive.co.uk

Checked against source 2 Oct 2026

Jordan Russell Blackburn

Conspiracy to produce amphetamine *

Sentence

8 years and 9 months imprisonment

Jordan Russell Blackburn, a director of a cleaning solutions company in West Yorkshire, co-led the amphetamine manufacturing operation with Stephen Singleton. He used the encrypted EncroChat system. The lab in Husthwaite was raided on 28 April 2020, where Philip Lister and Ryan Beer were producing amphetamine oil. 12 barrels of MAPA precursor were found, with a potential yield worth over £5m. Blackburn was convicted of conspiracy to produce amphetamine after a trial.

Convicted by jury. He was a director of a cleaning solutions company and co-led the operation.

hambletontoday.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 28 Aug 2026

Jordan Stevenson

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm *

Sentence

28 months imprisonment

Jordan Stevenson punched his cousin hours after they had attended a family funeral, leaving the victim with a black eye, a bruised face, and a bleeding lip. He later called the victim and threatened that he would 'finish the job' unless the victim retracted a statement to police.

Admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm, intimidating a witness, and multiple shop thefts.

gazettelive.co.uk

Checked against source 2 Oct 2026

Jonathan Philip Clayton

Sexual assault of a child under 13 *

Sentence

8 and a half years imprisonment

Jonathan Philip Clayton, a supply teacher, sexually assaulted six girls aged between 7 and 11 at a North Yorkshire school between March and May 2019. He touched the victims under the guise of providing comfort or helping them adjust clothing. He was found guilty on 13 charges of sexual touching.

Found guilty on 13 sexual touching charges. Received indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order and placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register for life.

hambletontoday.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 28 Aug 2026

Kalem Lodge

Robbery *

Sentence

27 months imprisonment

Kalem Lodge and another man confronted a 21-year-old man in Hartlepool on March 6, 2026, demanding he turn out his pockets in a mistaken attempt to take drugs. Lodge forcibly stole the victim's electric scooter worth around £650, pushing the victim into a door frame and causing him to fall before riding off on the scooter. The victim said he feared serious harm and was scared to leave his home.

Pleaded guilty to robbery. The judge described his record as appalling and assessed him as posing a high risk to the public. He had more than 30 previous offences including biting a person's ear off, possession of a machete, and violence towards prison staff.

hartlepoolmail.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 28 Aug 2026

Luke Ridley

Causing death by dangerous driving *

Sentence

11 years imprisonment

Luke Ridley, 24, of Thirsk, was driving a defective VW Bora at excessive speed in a race with another driver's Vauxhall Corsa on the A61 near Busby Stoop on 7 March 2018. The Bora collided with a Ford Focus, killing two passengers, both 17, and causing life-changing injuries to two other passengers. Ridley initially denied two counts of causing death by dangerous driving and five counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, but changed his plea to guilty.

Pleaded not guilty initially but changed plea to guilty at start of trial on 8 July 2019. Also banned from driving for eleven-and-a-half years.

hambletontoday.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 28 Aug 2026

Lynn Hadfield

Possession with intent to supply heroin and cannabis *

Sentence

24 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years

Lynn Hadfield and her son Tommy Hadfield were arrested after police raided their Hartlepool home in April and found 32 wraps of heroin, cannabis, mobile phone messages relating to drug dealing, and £1,818 in cash. Lynn admitted offending to pay off a debt connected to crack-cocaine addiction.

Pleaded guilty to possession of heroin and cannabis with intent to supply and possession of criminal property. Also ordered to undertake 35 rehabilitation days, a 12-session mental health treatment requirement, and drug monitoring.

gazettelive.co.uk

Checked against source 27 Sep 2026

Mark Freer

Possession of a class A drug with intent to supply *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

Mark Freer was caught with an eight-inch bread knife and cocaine worth £21,500 in Middlesbrough. He was inhaling nitrous oxide when first seen by police near police headquarters, then threatened officers, made racist and homophobic abuse, and spat at an officer. He had previously been released from a 71-month prison term for drug supply offences.

Pleaded guilty at Teesside Magistrates' Court to drug supply, assaulting emergency workers, possessing bladed articles, and other offences. Was on licence at the time.

gazettelive.co.uk

Checked against source 2 Oct 2026

Mark Roberts

Causing death by dangerous driving *

Sentence

27 months imprisonment and banned from driving for five years and one month

On July 8, 2022, PC Mark Roberts was driving a marked police car on Dunston Road in Gateshead when he ran a red light without slowing down or braking, colliding with a motorcycle ridden by the victim, 77, and his pillion passenger wife, 74. The wife died days later from her injuries, and the victim sustained serious injuries. Roberts treated the red light as a 'give way' sign, falling far below the standards expected of a competent driver.

Found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving. Responding to an emergency incident involving a five-year-old child with respiratory issues. Later dismissed from Northumbria Police for gross misconduct.

uk.news.yahoo.com

Checked against source, except the date 28 Aug 2026

Mark Steven Johnson

Sexual assault of a child *

Sentence

5 years and 3 months imprisonment

Mark Steven Johnson groomed a 12-year-old girl and began a sexual relationship with her when she turned 13. The offences came to light in September 2018 when his estranged wife discovered messages on his phone. Johnson attempted to destroy evidence by wiping the phone and exchanging it. He was arrested and denied the relationship, claiming the victim was obsessed with him. Digital forensic analysis uncovered messages confirming the sexual relationship. He pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual assault of a child.

Pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual assault of a child. Groomed victim from age 12, began sexual relationship when she was 13. Attempted to destroy evidence. Indefinite sexual harm prevention order imposed, lifetime sex offenders register.

hambletontoday.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 28 Aug 2026

Mason Caddick

Wounding with intent *

Sentence

9 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years with probation and 6 months alcohol treatment

Mason Caddick was involved in a verbal argument with a man in Hartlepool town centre when a woman pushed him a couple of times. He responded by punching her once to the face, causing her to fall and lose consciousness. The victim suffered a lost tooth and fractures to her leg and ankle. The incident, which was captured on CCTV, dated back to October 2022.

Admitted wounding with intent. The court heard he was intoxicated and in a cycle of binge-drinking at the time but is now in a better place.

hartlepoolmail.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 12 Sep 2026

Lewis Holliday

Sexual assault *

Sentence

18 months imprisonment

Lewis Holliday was convicted of sexual assault and jailed for 18 months.

Convicted of sexual assault.

hartlepoolmail.co.uk

Checked against source 26 Sep 2026

Liam Fox

Rape and sexual assault of a child *

Sentence

17 years imprisonment with 1 year extended licence

Liam Fox, 34, from Darlington, was found guilty of raping one girl and sexually assaulting another. The offences came to light after the second victim reported him. Both victims said the abuse devastated their young lives, with one saying he took everything away including her childhood, body and part of her soul. Fox denied wrongdoing but was convicted, and the court heard he had been assessed as posing a high risk of harm to girls.

Found guilty of raping one child and sexually assaulting another. Judge Richard Bennett said the impact on the victims had been very significant and enduring. Fox was assessed as posing a high risk of harm to girls and must sign the sex offender register for life.

bbc.co.uk

Checked against source 29 Sep 2026

Logan Lawson

Wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm *

Sentence

10 years and 10 months imprisonment

Logan Lawson pleaded guilty at Teesside Crown Court to wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm on November 4 last year and was locked up for 10 years and 10 months.

Pleaded guilty to wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm on November 4 last year.

hartlepoolmail.co.uk

Checked against source 26 Sep 2026

Leoni Prince

Robbery *

Sentence

5 years 3 months imprisonment

Leoni Prince went to the home of a man she knew through sex work in Middlesbrough with two men on April 19. The men forced their way in, kicked and punched the victim, and demanded his bank card. Prince searched his pockets and bedrooms while he was held down. The group left with cash, a bank card, laptops, consoles, and a Nintendo Wii. Prince had previous convictions for a similar robbery in 2023.

Pleaded guilty to robbery. She will serve half of her sentence before release on licence. A 10-year restraining order prohibits contact with the victim.

gazettelive.co.uk

Checked against source 27 Sep 2026

Layton Lawson

Grievous bodily harm *

Sentence

38 months imprisonment

Layton Lawson admitted committing grievous bodily harm on November 4. He was jailed for 38 months.

Pleaded guilty at Teesside Crown Court.

hartlepoolmail.co.uk

Checked against source 26 Sep 2026

Leanne Yates

Attempted robbery *

Sentence

3 years 9 months imprisonment

Leanne Yates, 41, was part of a group that approached a 70-year-old man walking his dog in Ayresome Gardens, Middlesbrough, on the evening of March 9 and asked him for money. When he said he had none, he took his dog home and then returned to walk another dog. The group approached again and a man in the group struck him in the face. After the victim was knocked to the ground, Yates repeatedly stamped on him and kicked him. The victim's satchel was taken and discarded when the group found it contained only a dog lead, bags, a hat and gloves. He suffered facial injuries including a closed right eye, bruising under his left eye and a cut on his cheek.

Pleaded guilty to attempted robbery, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and possession of a class A drug. The judge said she took the lead in kicking and stamping on the victim and that her sentence had been reduced because of mitigation.

gazettelive.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 12 Sep 2026

Kieran Connor

Attempted robbery *

Sentence

32 months imprisonment

Kieran Connor approached a couple in Middlesbrough town centre and demanded a man's trainers while armed with a razor blade. During the incident a separate theft occurred. He was later arrested and struggled with a police officer, leaving the officer with a bleeding lip.

Offences included attempted robbery and possession of a razor blade. Injured a police officer during arrest.

gazettelive.co.uk

Checked against source 2 Oct 2026

Kieren Smith

Conspiracy to supply cocaine *

Sentence

3 years and 6 months imprisonment

Kieren Smith was involved in a cocaine supply operation with James Chappell and Brandon Wales in Stanley and Consett, County Durham. An undercover report identified him and Chappell selling drugs from a grey Ford Focus in Consett, and the group sold cocaine to multiple people between January 2021 and 2022.

Admitted conspiracy to supply cocaine.

bbc.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 11 Sep 2026

Kieron Robinson

Possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence *

Sentence

6 years and 10 months imprisonment

Kieron Robinson was one of two hired gunmen who shot through the living room window of a family home in Thorntree, Middlesbrough, on the night of May 7, 2025. The mother was standing by the window and avoided being hit by jumping onto the sofa. A bullet lodged in the wall behind her. The men had been hired to force a man to pay an alleged £20,000 drugs debt. The mother had received prior threats of rape, arson, and acid attack. Robinson, masked, approached the house with co-defendant Dwayne Bates and an unidentified man. One firearm failed to discharge; the other fired through the window. Afterwards they burned their clothes. Robinson had no prior violent convictions but was heavily under the influence of drugs at the time.

Convicted after trial. Mitigation: was heavily under the influence of drugs at the time, no previous violent offences, voluntarily entered drug monitoring regime in prison and passed weekly tests.

gazettelive.co.uk

Checked against source 10 Oct 2026

Kelly Stokes

Burglary and actual bodily harm *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

Kelly Stokes, 47, from Hartlepool, admitted burglary and actual bodily harm and was sentenced to four years imprisonment at Teesside Crown Court. The article did not provide further details of the offences.

Pleaded guilty to burglary and actual bodily harm at Teesside Crown Court.

hartlepoolmail.co.uk

Checked against source 26 Sep 2026

Lee Hudson

Actual bodily harm and racially aggravated behaviour *

Sentence

35 weeks imprisonment

Lee Hudson had been drinking for around 12 hours when he attacked a customer in the Ward Jackson pub in Hartlepool after staff refused to serve him. The victim was minding his own business when he ended up on the floor and was bitten to the head, hearing a crunching sound and feeling pain in his right eyebrow. Hudson threatened to bite the victim's ears off. He was arrested at home later and used racist slurs towards a policewoman, later apologising but saying he did not care about the officer's feelings.

Admitted actual bodily harm and racially aggravated behaviour. Had similar offences on his record.

hartlepoolmail.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 28 Aug 2026

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