Warwick Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 464 verdicts at Warwick Crown Court (Leamington Spa). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Sentencing date not recorded 14 cases

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Ransford Buabeng

Rape *

Sentence

10 years imprisonment

Ransford Buabeng took part in the rape of a 15-year-old girl in September 2012 with Christian Acheampong. They invited three underage girls to Acheampong's home, gave them alcohol, then dragged one victim to a bedroom and raped her. Buabeng fled before his trial and was convicted and sentenced in his absence.

Tried in absentia after fleeing the country. Ordered to register as sex offender for life. Still wanted by police.

rugbyobserver.co.uk

Name and sentence checked against source 28 Aug 2026

Reace Jones

Attempted robbery *

Sentence

15 months imprisonment suspended for 12 months, with 150 hours unpaid work

Jones, along with Mendez and Powell, attempted to rob a 17-year-old victim on March 17, 2017, in Rugby. Jones punched the victim to the head, and after the victim fell, the group punched and kicked him. Jones initially denied involvement but was picked out in an identity procedure.

Pleaded guilty to attempted robbery.

rugbyobserver.co.uk

Name and sentence checked against source 28 Aug 2026

Reece Brightwell

Possession of cocaine with intent to supply *

Sentence

4 years and 1 month imprisonment

Reece Brightwell, 30, was spotted by plain-clothed officers dealing drugs from his car in Abbey Street, Rugby. The car was stopped a short time later in Oxford Street, where drugs, cash, and a phone were seized. A search of his home and another house he regularly resided in Gilbert Avenue uncovered more drugs, two knuckledusters, and two swords. Analysis of his phone revealed evidence of drug dealing over several months.

Admitted charges of possession of cocaine with intent to supply, being concerned in the supply of cannabis, and possession of an offensive weapon in a private place. Also sentenced for breach of a suspended sentence order.

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Name and sentence checked against source 28 Aug 2026

Reece Checkley

Sexual activity with a child *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment suspended for 18 months

Reece Checkley had sex with a 13-year-old girl at his home in Rugby in October 2013, taking her virginity. He bragged about it to a friend, leading to her father finding out. At the time, Checkley was on bail for inciting a 14-year-old girl to engage in sexual activity, for which he received a community order. He made no comment in police interview and later admitted falsely claiming he had never met the girl. The victim described embarrassment and humiliation, and her mother said her innocence was taken.

Convicted after trial of two charges of sexual activity with a child. On bail for similar offence at time. Judge noted delay in prosecution and allowed suspended sentence. Ordered to register as sex offender for ten years.

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Name and sentence checked against source 28 Aug 2026

Reegan Richings

Conspiracy to rob *

Sentence

8 years imprisonment

Reegan Richings took part in three shop robberies in Coventry over six days in December. During a robbery at a Subway branch he held a handgun and helped force staff into a back room before jewellery and a till drawer were taken. In further raids a manager was assaulted and cash and cigarettes were stolen. He was linked to the offences by phone evidence and clothing seized when he was arrested.

Admitted his role in the conspiracy to rob. Linked by mobile phone evidence and clothing seized on arrest.

coventryobserver.co.uk

Name and sentence checked against source 29 Aug 2026

Paul Walker

Conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin *

Sentence

10 years imprisonment

Paul Walker was a member of a County Lines drug gang that trafficked crack cocaine and heroin into Leamington and Stratford from January 2019 to July 2020. He initially assisted with delivering and storing drugs, and later assumed control of the operation after his brother Levi Pollard-Mersom was arrested. The gang supplied at least 2.5kg of drugs valued at almost £250,000 and exploited vulnerable people.

Found guilty following trial of conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin. He is the brother of Levi Pollard-Mersom, initially helped deliver and store drugs, then took control of the gang after Pollard-Mersom's arrest.

rugbyobserver.co.uk

Name and sentence checked against source 28 Aug 2026

Pavel Turek

Possession of amphetamine and cannabis with intent to supply *

Sentence

16 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years, with 240 hours unpaid work

Police stopped Pavel Turek, 47, in an Audi A6 in Clifton Road, Rugby. Officers noticed a strong smell of cannabis and found a large number of street deals of cannabis and amphetamine in the car. Turek admitted more drugs at his flat, where a search uncovered 17 ounces of cannabis, enough for 435 £10 deals, further amphetamine worth around £600, and a total of £7,640 in cash and 950 euros. He told police he supplied to friends and associates, making approximately £2,000 a week (later corrected to £2,000 a month), though he claimed not all cash was from dealing. Over £13,000 in cash deposits were also made into his bank account during the dealing period. Sentencing at Warwick Crown Court, Recorder Syfret emphasised that drug abuse undermines society.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply amphetamine and cannabis. Accepted to be supplying to friends and associates. Recorder Nicholas Syfret QC said: 'Even though you were supplying to your friends, drug abuse undermines society.' Confiscation proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act to follow.

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Name and sentence checked against source 28 Aug 2026

Phil Tedstone

Burglary *

Sentence

24 weeks imprisonment

Phil Tedstone broke into a flat above a hairdresser's shop on February 7, stealing a bicycle worth £400 and some hair straighteners. The flat was used as storage for the salon rather than as a home. The owner recognised him from CCTV as the person who had broken into the premises before. Tedstone said he had entered the flat to hide from someone and then took the bicycle.

Pleaded guilty to burglary. The prosecution agreed the premises should not be treated as a domestic burglary. He had previous convictions including 16 burglaries. The recorder noted he was making some progress in his battle against drugs.

leamingtonobserver.co.uk

Name and sentence checked against source 29 Aug 2026

Philip Mccarthy

Robbery *

Sentence

5 years and 5 months imprisonment

Philip McCarthy went on a spree of robberies in Coventry earlier this year, targeting shops and stealing hundreds of pounds of goods and cash. He threatened shop workers and members of the public with a knife. City centre police officers identified him as a suspect after examining CCTV and engaging with businesses, and he was arrested in February.

Charged with robbery, attempted robbery, possession of a knife and possession of Class A drugs.

coventryobserver.co.uk

Name and sentence checked against source 29 Aug 2026

Philip Wilson

Conspiracy to supply cannabis *

Sentence

18 months imprisonment

Philip Wilson was observed passing cannabis to a woman with a baby at Turpin House and seen leaving a suspected drug-dealing house with a phone and a bag, returning without the bag. He was part of a conspiracy to supply cannabis on the Brownsover estate.

Pleaded guilty to conspiring to supply cannabis. Involved in a closed conspiracy.

rugbyobserver.co.uk

Name and sentence checked against source 28 Aug 2026

Piotr Polakowski

Assault and possession of amphetamine with intent to supply *

Sentence

16 months imprisonment

Piotr Polakowski attacked a man at a home in Bath Street, Rugby, in May 2016, throwing stones at a bedroom window at 4:40 a.m., then punching, kneeing, and kicking the victim repeatedly, leaving him unconscious or semi-conscious in the road. The victim suffered badly bruised and swollen eyes and grazing. Polakowski also admitted possessing 69 grams of amphetamine when arrested, with a further 96 grams found at his shared house, a total worth about £1,600. He told police he had been selling the drug for four months to pay his and his mother’s rent, and that the victim had been harassing his girlfriend’s mother.

Pleaded guilty. Judge Stephen Eyre QC sentenced him to ten months for assault and six months for the drug offence. The judge noted it was a sustained and unprovoked attack and that Polakowski had no previous trouble with the police.

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Name and sentence checked against source 28 Aug 2026

Rachel Byrne

Supplying cocaine *

Sentence

4 years and 9 months imprisonment

Rachel Byrne, 34, of Worcestershire, part of cocaine supply gang. Caught with Shaun Neal in his car in 2023 with £13,000 cocaine.

Caught with Shaun Neal and £13,000 cocaine in 2023.

leamingtonobserver.co.uk

Name and sentence checked against source 28 Aug 2026

Richard Thomson

Aggravated vehicle taking *

Sentence

20 months imprisonment and banned from driving for 4 years

On June 18 at around 5.30pm, Richard Thomson drove a black Vauxhall Astra dangerously through Coventry during the evening rush hour after taking the car without the owner's consent. He skidded round corners, went the wrong way round a roundabout, hit a parked car, and rammed another car occupied by two adults and two children, causing the woman to need treatment for a neck injury. He then drove on the wrong side of the road and through red lights. A concerned motorist followed him, reported his driving to police, and took the car keys when Thomson stopped. He was found to be almost three times the legal alcohol limit.

Pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicle taking, driving with excess alcohol, having no insurance and driving while disqualified. He was almost three times the legal alcohol limit and had previous drink-driving-related convictions.

coventryobserver.co.uk

Name and sentence checked against source 29 Aug 2026

Rinaldo Sciolla

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm *

Sentence

21 months imprisonment

Rinaldo Sciolla assaulted a man in Cambridge Street in June 2017, leaving the victim, a man in his 40s, with facial injuries. He pleaded guilty at Warwick Crown Court.

Pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

rugbyobserver.co.uk

Name and sentence checked against source 28 Aug 2026

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About Warwick Crown Court

Warwick Crown Court, located in Leamington Spa, is a Crown Court that handles serious criminal cases including murder, rape, robbery, and other indictable offences. With 464 sentencing records in our database, it is one of the Crown Courts serving the Leamington Spa area. Crown Courts sit with a judge and jury, and have the power to impose the full range of sentences available under UK law.

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