Warwick Crown Court Sentencing Results

Ervin Negrobar took part in three armed shop robberies in Coventry over six days in December. He was armed with a knife during a Subway robbery and helped steal jewellery and a till drawer. He was later linked to a stolen getaway vehicle by DNA evidence and admitted his role in the plot.

On 30 August 2025, police officers attended a property in Bulkington to arrest Francis Burton on a warrant. A large Presa Canario named Boss, which Burton owned, attacked the officers from behind the property. The dog bit one officer on the right hip, pulling equipment from her belt and leaving bruising, then bit the second officer on the right arm for about five seconds, causing puncture wounds that required hospital treatment and stitches. A man at the property was also bitten on the wrist while attempting to control the dog. Burton said the dog had previously attended two obedience training classes without success and suggested the dog had opened the kitchen door to let himself out.

Elijah Stokes, 29, was the manager of a large cannabis growing operation at Whitehouse Farm in Ryton. Police stopped him on Black Prince Way in Cheylesmore on 3 December after seeing his car leave the farm. A search of the farm unit revealed a hatch hidden by tyres leading to an underground labyrinth of rooms containing cannabis plants at various stages of growth. The cannabis had an estimated street value of £215,000. He was also involved in producing cannabis at a property in Coventry, where 60 seedlings and hydroponic equipment were found. He had been under police observation for two months and had visited a hydroponics shop.

Emma Bayley falsely accused a taxi driver of rape during a journey from Tamworth to Warwick in March 2021. ANPR, telecommunications and GPS data proved the taxi was not stationary for more than 12 seconds during the journey, showing the alleged attack could not have occurred. She later pleaded guilty and was jailed for three years and nine months.

On 17 March 2017, Eamon McCarthy was seen in a stolen VW Passat in Rugby town centre. He and another man ran back to the car when police approached. McCarthy tried to drive off, first shunting a BMW in front, reversing along the pavement and hitting a brick wall, then hitting a Mercedes and accelerating into a lamppost. An officer struck the windscreen with a baton, but McCarthy reversed and hit the officer. He then drove straight at the police car, forcing another officer to jump clear as the Passat hit the police vehicle. He sped away into Clifton Road, where a young mother pushing her seven-month-old son in a pushchair had to step back onto the kerb – the car passed just a metre in front of them. McCarthy continued onto the wrong side of the road, through a red light, overtook an HGV on a blind bend, and the police pursuit was abandoned due to safety concerns. The car was later found abandoned on a pub car park 11 miles away.

Eddie Grant carried out a persistent and threatening campaign of contact against his former partner, breaching a non-molestation order for the fifth time. After being released from a previous prison term, he contacted her up to ten times a day, with messages that were sometimes imploring and sometimes threatening towards her and her new boyfriend. Some messages indicated he was in the area and one referred to the new boyfriend's address. His ex-partner reported receiving around 70 messages on January 29 and said she was terrified, suffered panic attacks, and was frightened to leave her home.

Dawn Brookfield, 53, from Knowle, Chantry Heath Crescent, stalked her married ex-lover's wife and made malicious calls to police with fabricated stories of violence. She talked hotel staff into letting her into his hotel room, littered it with presents and bottles of Champagne to lure him back. When he rejected her, she brandished a knife, threatened to kill him, and barricaded the door. Police forced entry and arrested her. This was part of a long-running ordeal after he ended the affair.

Dean Marshall subjected his ex-girlfriend to a sustained campaign of violence and controlling and coercive behaviour between November 2025 and February 2026. He restricted her phone access, allowing her to use it only at 7.30pm each day to speak to her son, and regularly checked her calls and photographs. He barricaded her in their bedroom and made her ask permission to use the bathroom or get a drink. He also prevented her from attending a cervical screening or contacting her GP. The court heard he hit her with a metal floor lamp, dragged her by her hair along a hotel corridor, and forced her to walk over broken glass. On 20 February 2026 he grabbed her by the throat and restricted her breathing after she said she wanted to see her son. The victim now suffers from night terrors, feels constantly on edge, flinches when anyone tries to touch her, and has needed therapy.

Dindar Hassan was involved in a conspiracy to handle stolen vehicles at a barn at Rouncil Farm in Kenilworth. Police found evidence of stolen cars worth hundreds of thousands of pounds being stripped for parts. Hassan was linked to the operation after his Mercedes van was found at the barn and his fingerprints were discovered on car parts. He was linked to a black Mercedes, a black Audi A5, a Range Rover, and a Volvo. His role was to work on cars for about two weeks, for which he was paid in cash, and the vehicles he was involved in stripping were worth less than £100,000.

Dominic Licursi was involved in a conspiracy to distribute counterfeit £20 banknotes across the UK between July 2 and July 31, 2022. Around £164,000 worth of counterfeit notes were recovered during the investigation. Licursi was stopped driving on the M45 towards Coventry on July 21, 2022, and officers found a cardboard box containing 74 bundles of counterfeit £20 notes worth around £148,000. Messages indicated he had collected counterfeit notes in Essex and was trusted by others in the conspiracy.

In May 2013, at the family home in Rugby, Alan Pickford shouted at one of his children. When his wife intervened, he punched her on the side of the head in front of their six children, aged between four and 13. He then picked up a carving knife, raised it above his head, and threatened to kill her, bringing the knife down to within a foot of her chest. He only stopped when he heard police sirens after one of the children called the police on a mobile phone, despite him pulling the telephone wires from the socket. He was arrested and subsequently detained in a psychiatric hospital for 28 days. He had previous convictions.

Alasdair Wilcoxson was involved in a mass brawl outside the Midas Lounge nightclub in Church Street, Rugby in November 2015 around 4:30am. CCTV showed him playing a prominent part as the fighting spread across the street, and he delivered blows to other people.

Adrian Hughes, 48, accessed child pornography online. In April 2017, police went to his home and seized his computer and hard drive, on which they found 101 indecent images of children, including girls as young as three being subjected to penetrative sex acts. He pleaded guilty at Warwick Crown Court to three charges of making indecent images of children. Recorder Kershaw told Hughes his conduct was 'absolutely disgraceful' and 'perversion', and that without viewers like him such images would not be produced. Hughes was given a three-year community order with a sex offender programme and rehabilitation activity, ordered to register as a sex offender for five years, fined £400, and ordered to pay £300 costs.

Andrew Mingaye exposed himself and performed a sex act while sitting in his car as two children walked past in Leamington. The children noticed a stationary black Renault before it moved to a layby ahead of them. As they passed, one child glanced into the car and saw the driver exposed. Mingaye was arrested two weeks later after an officer recognised his vehicle. He initially denied the offence and claimed an alibi, but later admitted exposure on the day of trial.

On December 7, 2014, Andrew Fox was driving on the M6 motorway with his 13-month-old son in a safety seat in the rear. While driving at 70-80mph, Fox adjusted the rear-view mirror to watch his son, taking his eyes off the road for about five seconds. When he looked back, he suddenly noticed a car immediately in front, panicked, and swerved, causing the car to career across the carriageway and crash into trees. The victim suffered severe head injuries and died three days later in hospital. Fox initially lied to the victim's mother about the circumstances.

On March 24, at 8.30am, Andrew Hallbrook was driving a Daf HGV southbound on the M6 approaching junction 2 near Rugby. Despite warning signs activated 1.5 miles back indicating slow traffic, he failed to slow down, only braking 12 metres before impact at 49mph after approaching at 55mph. He ploughed into the back of the victim's Vauxhall Insignia, which was caught in a tailback, shunting it under a flatbed lorry. The car was pushed under the trailer with such force that it hit another car, forcing it into a fifth vehicle. The victim suffered spinal cord damage, was hospitalised for seven months, and is now paralysed from the shoulders down. Hallbrook claimed he was momentarily blinded by the sun, but this was not supported by evidence.

In September 2015, police executed a search warrant at Carol Mosey's home in Rugby. She was found on her bed trying to conceal drugs down her leggings. Officers recovered 14 individual wraps of cocaine weighing 1.32 grams, a larger quantity of cocaine weighing 5.56 grams, and 4.54 grams of heroin—enough for about 45 £10 street deals. She also had £550 in cash. Mosey, a drug addict for over 20 years, claimed the drugs were all for personal use, funded by her wealthy father. A month later, while on bail, she was stopped in the street and found with a small amount of crack cocaine. She was acquitted of possession with intent to supply but convicted of simple possession.

Taylor was involved in a night-time street attack in Coventry on 25 February. He and another defendant approached a stranger making his way home, threatened to kill him, and attacked him. The victim was stabbed repeatedly and was chased as he sought help at nearby premises. Taylor was arrested at the scene. He was cleared of attempted murder but found guilty of wounding with intent.

Callum Dalton began a relationship with a woman in October 2025 and subjected her to controlling and coercive behaviour throughout her pregnancy. He questioned her about old messages, objected to her speaking to the father of her other child, isolated her from friends, and repeatedly insulted her. In January he stopped her leaving a hotel in Coventry after she discovered he was messaging another woman. On April 21 he grabbed her by the throat and took her keys. He verbally abused her during a prenatal appointment on May 4, and on June 27 slapped her and ordered her to stay on the bed. He also threatened to burn down her home while she was eight months pregnant and warned he would make her life a living hell. The victim suffered anxiety and sleep problems.

On the afternoon of Saturday 26 August, Painter was with friends in a Transit van that broke down on the M1 near Lutterworth. He took an unregistered off-road motorbike from the back and was spotted by police riding it without a helmet on the motorway. When officers tried to stop him, he sped away, leaving the M1 at junction 20 and heading towards Rugby along the A426, turning into narrow roads and past a police car attempting to block him. He overtook vehicles at 60mph, went the wrong way onto the A5, performed a U-turn, drove on the off-side of the road around blind bends, and sped through Shawell village at 50mph before finally slowing, putting his hands up and stopping. The pursuit covered about two-and-a-half miles. He had previous convictions for driving while disqualified and no insurance, and had been banned from driving for 12 months in July.

In the early hours of May 10, 2015, Carl Lopeman was seen by police driving a car too fast around a roundabout at the junction of Murray Road and Clifton Road in Rugby. When officers attempted to stop him, he sped away, leading them on a chase through residential streets at speeds of up to 54mph over speed bumps, then reaching 65mph along Evreux Way and Oliver Street. He turned into Stephen Street, then tried to make a left into Rowland Street, but collided with an oncoming vehicle. He attempted to reverse but was blocked in by the police car. Lopeman got out and surrendered. He was found to be over twice the legal alcohol limit. He stated he had been at a wedding reception with his partner, they argued, and he decided to drive the two miles home, knowing he was drunk but 'chancing his luck'. No one was injured.