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Warwick Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 454 verdicts at Warwick Crown Court (Leamington Spa). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

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Jason Richards
Conspiracy to commit burglary and conspiracy to commit fraud *
Sentence
4 years 3 months imprisonment

Jason Richards, 43, from William Malcolm House, Attoxhall Road, Coventry, targeted posh hotels around Rugby including Dunchurch Park, Brandon Hall and Coombe Abbey, as well as hotels in Gloucestershire, the West Midlands, Surrey, Cumbria, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire. Between November 2012 and early December 2013, he and an accomplice stole nearly £50,000 between them. They used stolen master keys to enter rooms, taking cash, bank cards and documents like driving licences. Victims were then tricked by someone pretending to be from their bank into revealing PINs, which were used to withdraw thousands of pounds. Richards committed these offences while on bail.

Pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit burglaries and conspiracy to commit frauds. Recorder Lance Ashworth QC noted the offences caused huge upset to victims at top-end hotels and were aggravated by a decade of similar offences and being committed on bail.
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Jason Bassett
Robbery *
Sentence
5 years and 4 months imprisonment

Jason Bassett robbed a pharmacy in Coventry on 24 November, brandishing a carving knife at two female staff members and demanding drugs and cash. When staff told him items were locked away, he took £100 from the till and fled. CCTV footage and distinctive clothing found at his nearby home linked him to the offence.

Pleaded guilty to robbery, attempted robbery and possession of a knife. Remanded in custody before sentencing.
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Jason Chambers
Assault occasioning actual bodily harm *
Sentence
9 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years, with 175 hours unpaid work; £500 compensation and £240 costs

Jason Chambers, a wedding guest, threw a bottle towards the doorway of a chip shop in Leamington at 2.45am on October 4 after becoming upset that his brother and others had been thrown out for jumping the queue. The bottle hit the victim on the head as he came out, causing a 2cm wound that required medical glue.

Pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Recorder Martin Hurst also ordered £500 compensation to the victim and £240 costs.
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Jason Kavanagh
Possession with intent to supply crack cocaine *
Sentence
2 years imprisonment

Jason Kavanagh was seen dealing crack cocaine with another man in Pump Room Gardens, Leamington, an area known for drug activity. Police watched as known drug users approached them. When officers followed them to the railway station, Kavanagh tried to run and threw down a bag containing a phone and SIM cards. At the police station he was found with 16 wraps of crack cocaine in £10 deals, £131 in cash and a lock knife. A search of his home found scales, dealer wraps and a further 13 deals of crack cocaine.

Pleaded guilty to possessing crack cocaine with intent to supply and possessing a bladed article. The court ordered seized money to be forfeited.
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Jason Killick
Conspiracy to supply cocaine *
Sentence
13 years imprisonment

Jason Killick, a self-employed builder, was found guilty after a trial at Warwick Crown Court of conspiring to supply cocaine, concealing £197,000 of criminal property, and money laundering. He also admitted conspiring to supply cannabis grown in Rugby and Coventry and possessing more than two kilos of amphetamine with intent to supply. The conspiracy involved ordering and collecting cocaine from Oldham and Sheffield to sell on the streets of Rugby. Killick's declared income as a builder was £89,392 from 2003 to 2012, but £286,411 was paid into his bank accounts during the period investigated. His mother, Susan Southern, was acquitted of money laundering.

Found guilty of conspiring to supply cocaine, concealing £197,000 criminal property, and money laundering. Admitted conspiring to supply cannabis and possessing amphetamine with intent to supply. Builder with declared income £89,392 but £286,411 passed through bank accounts.
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John Crisp
Robbery *
Sentence
5 years imprisonment

John Crisp, 42, of no fixed abode, went into a second hand furniture store on Wells Street in Rugby on July 6 with two others, and assaulted and violently threatened the 71-year-old owner before stealing cash and property belonging to the victim.

Found guilty of robbery after a three-day trial. The offence involved assaulting and violently threatening a 71-year-old shopkeeper before stealing cash and property.
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Jay Carmen
Concealing criminal property, fraud and burglary *
Sentence
eight years' imprisonment

Jay Carmen, of Swallows Close, Bromsgrove, took over a county lines drug operation using names 'Levi' and 'Cuzzy', selling class A drugs in Warwickshire. In November 2024, he falsely claimed via the Cuzzy line to raise money for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month from drug sales, setting up a fundraising page under 'Noah Carmen' but donating nothing. Using the alias 'Noah Carmen', he committed fraud and burglary against a woman in Leamington Spa in June 2022 by advertising manual jobs on NextDoor, being hired to paint her kitchen, then stealing £728 from her account, attempting to steal a further £19,999, and taking £1,000 worth of jewellery from her home. Arrested on 10 June 2025 with cocaine and drug dealing notes found.

Found guilty of concealing criminal property, two counts of fraud and burglary.
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Jay Drage
Assault causing actual bodily harm *
Sentence
18-month community order with 30 days rehabilitation and two-month curfew

On New Year's Eve, a young man with Drage danced on a car in Rugby. The victim, with his wife and three-year-old daughter, went to alert the car owner. During a verbal altercation, Drage punched the victim and then kicked him while he was down, in front of the victim's daughter.

Pleaded guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm. Was subject to a community order for an earlier assault at the time. Judge said he behaved disgracefully and imposed curfew to prevent similar New Year's Eve behaviour.
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Jay Skinner
Driving a vehicle taken without consent *
Sentence
7 months imprisonment (2 months for the new offences and 5 months activated from a suspended sentence) and 15 months driving disqualification

On 28 June, police were called to Knole Close, Rugby, about a quad bike being ridden repeatedly. Officers saw Jay Skinner riding the bike along Bilton Road with a passenger before it turned into Stowe Drive; he was stopped after getting off. The quad bike belonged to his mother and had been taken without her permission. Skinner was disqualified from driving at the time and had no insurance. He was subject to an eight-month suspended prison sentence imposed in January 2017 for four offences of dangerous driving, connected to riding off-road motorbikes in Rugby town centre between 1 and 22 October 2016, including doing wheelies, going through red lights and driving the wrong way round an island.

Admitted driving a vehicle taken without consent, driving while disqualified, and having no insurance. Judge Stephen Eyre QC activated five months of an earlier eight-month suspended sentence, noting Skinner had completed the unpaid work element but committed a similar offence while subject to the order. The original suspended sentence was imposed in January 2017 for four counts of dangerous driving.
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Jednor Lleshi
Being concerned in the production of cannabis *
Sentence
32 weeks imprisonment

Police attended a property in Ryton on August 29 after receiving a tip-off that cannabis was being grown there. Officers could smell cannabis from outside and saw vents on the roof, while inside they could hear fans and found the electricity appeared to have been bypassed. They found 568 cannabis plants and arrested two men. Jednor Lleshi pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing and was later sentenced at Warwick Crown Court.

Pleaded guilty to being concerned in the production of cannabis at an earlier hearing. Officers found 568 cannabis plants at the property.
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John Finch
Inflicting grievous bodily harm *
Sentence
2 years imprisonment for inflicting grievous bodily harm, with a consecutive 10 months imprisonment for controlling or coercive behaviour (total 2 years 10 months)

John Finch subjected his girlfriend to controlling or coercive behaviour and violence, including grabbing her, strangling her, pushing her against a door, sending threatening texts, and on one occasion throwing a TV remote at her, punching her, and pressing his foot on her head, causing her to lose consciousness. She suffered a fractured rib and a punctured lung and was in hospital for a week. The judge described the offending as violent and belittling and said it was aggravated by being committed in her own home.

Pleaded guilty. Had previous convictions for violence, including inflicting grievous bodily harm, and was subject to a community order at the time.
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Shaun Neal
Supplying cocaine *
Sentence
18-month suspended sentence, unpaid work and rehab activity

Shaun Neal, 39, of Nuneaton, part of cocaine supply gang. Caught in his car in 2023 with Rachel Byrne and £13,000 cocaine.

Caught with Rachel Byrne and £13,000 cocaine in his car in 2023.
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Sirfaraz Hussain
Possession of Class C drugs with intent to supply *
Sentence
16 weeks imprisonment suspended for 2 years

Police followed a man seen acting suspiciously near Coventry Indoor Market. He went to Hussain's stall, and when officers searched it they found 16 packets containing 520 steroid tablets of various types. Later searches of Hussain's home uncovered further steroids, gym equipment, used needles and £3,060 in cash, and his mobile phone contained messages requesting steroids. Hussain admitted possessing different steroids with intent to supply and possessing the proceeds of criminal conduct.

Pleaded guilty to six charges of possessing class C steroids with intent to supply and possessing criminal property. The judge said he had a significant role because he sold directly to the public.
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Stephen Brightwell
Making indecent images of children *
Sentence
20 months imprisonment

Stephen Brightwell secretly filmed two girls, aged 5 and 7, whose parents he knew. He filmed the 7-year-old changing in a bathroom, and in two clips he performed a sex act on himself after blindfolding the girls. He showed the recordings to Glynn Pritchard. The images were later discovered when a buyer checked a DVD recorder sold by Pritchard. Brightwell initially denied involvement but later admitted making the recordings.

Pleaded guilty to two charges of making indecent images of children and one of distributing them. Blamed medication for developing sexual interest in children. Expressed remorse. Wife severely disabled and requires his assistance.
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Stephen Kaye
Common assault *
Sentence
Community order with 12 months supervision, 150 hours unpaid work, and Thinking Skills programme

Kaye was at his aunt's house in Rugby when the victim and friends smoked cannabis. After the friends left, Kaye woke the victim at 3am, threatened him with a knife, and called Nicholls over. Kaye and Nicholls backed the victim into a corner demanding money. More men arrived, and the victim was later chased and assaulted. Kaye admitted threatening behaviour and common assault.

Pleaded guilty to threatening behaviour and common assault. Kaye threatened the victim with a knife in the house but denied involvement in the subsequent assault outside.
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Shane Mullen
Conspiracy to rob *
Sentence
5 years 4 months imprisonment

Mullen was involved in the carjacking of a woman's £40,000 car in Coventry. After the woman was dragged from the driver's seat, Mullen got into the passenger seat and the car sped away as she ran after it and tried to open the driver's door. The car was driven at more than 70mph along residential roads. He later pleaded guilty to conspiracy to rob.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to rob on the day of trial. Had previous convictions for burglary, handling and causing damage.
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Shaun Duffy
Burglary *
Sentence
3 years and 3 months imprisonment

Shaun Duffy, a convicted sex offender, moved from his mother's Leamington home to a caravan at a scrap yard in Balsall Common without notifying police of his change of address as required under sex offender registration. At the end of October, while his mother was on holiday, he returned, attacked her car on the drive with a hammer, threatened police with a knife and to set the house on fire. He was arrested in a nearby park. Upon mother's return, she found the house smashed (television, framed photographs, decorative plates) and £26 cash stolen.

Admitted causing criminal damage, burglary, and threatening to destroy property; found guilty of failing to notify police of change of address. Consecutive sentences: 3 months for damaging car, 18 months for burglary, 9 months for threat to destroy house, 9 months for failing to notify change of address. Restraining order prohibiting contact with mother or going to her home. Mental health issues and crack cocaine use noted.
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Shaun Hargie
Possession of heroin *
Sentence
12-month community order with one-month electronically-monitored curfew and 40 hours unpaid work

In April 2016, police raided Hargie's home with a warrant. He was found in his bedroom trying to swallow ten foil-wrapped £10 deals of heroin. He spat them out when ordered. He claimed they were for his own use, not supply. This was his first offence since 2009.

Pleaded not guilty to possession with intent to supply; guilty plea to simple possession accepted. Previous convictions for possessing heroin with intent to supply in 1999 and 2004. Judge Andrew Lockhart QC remarked on his 'scourge of class A drugs'.
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Stuart Baker
Sexual assault *
Sentence
2 years imprisonment

Stuart Baker groomed and repeatedly sexually assaulted the victim between 2017 and 2020 in Warwickshire and Coventry. He befriended the victim's family and moved house to be closer to the victim. The offending came to light in 2020 when he told a colleague while drunk that he was sending sexually explicit messages to an underage boy; the colleague contacted the NSPCC and police arrested Baker.

Pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual assault. Also placed on the sex offenders' register for 10 years.
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Stuart Pule
Possession of cannabis with intent to supply *
Sentence
8 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years, 150 hours unpaid work, and electronically-tagged curfew

Stuart Pule was caught running from the rear of the drug-dealing address with two packages of skunk cannabis and two phones containing messages directing the supply of cannabis. He admitted possessing cannabis with intent to supply.

Admitted possessing cannabis with intent to supply. Caught fleeing with skunk cannabis worth £180 and phones directing supply.
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Suzanne Edmondson
Assault occasioning actual bodily harm *
Sentence
2 years 8 months imprisonment

Suzanne Edmondson, a care worker, attacked an elderly dementia patient at a care home in February. She pinned the victim down and struck him in the face while swearing at him, causing a black eye, a cut above the left eye, bruising to both arms and swollen fingers. Another staff member witnessed the incident and alerted police. Edmondson later pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and an offence involving care home staff ill-treating a patient.

Pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and ill-treating a care home patient. The victim required hospital treatment.
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Swallaxadin Bashir
Fraud by false representation *
Sentence
18 months imprisonment

Swallaxadin Bashir sat driving theory tests for other people for £500. On 20 June he attended a test centre in Manchester posing as another learner but left when staff became suspicious. On 1 July he attended Wigan posing as a different learner, passed the test, and was later identified from CCTV. A number of documents were found at his home suggesting further booked tests.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud by false representation. He was on licence from a previous sentence for identical offences at the time. The judge warned that future sentences would get longer.
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Steven Bradshaw
Sexual assault *
Sentence
12-month community order with 150 hours unpaid work

In August 2013, at a gathering in Rugby, Bradshaw and the victim, who had been drinking and smoking cannabis, did not know each other. The victim had a brief consensual kiss with Bradshaw. Later, she was helped to a bedroom and fell asleep. Bradshaw got into the bed, cuddled up to her, and she initially responded thinking he was her boyfriend. Upon realising her mistake, Bradshaw sexually assaulted her before stopping when she said 'I don't want to do this'. He claimed he was 'trying his luck' and that the initial contact appeared consensual.

Convicted after trial; denied the offence. No previous convictions. Also ordered to register as a sex offender for five years. Recorder Redgrave commented that the crown court trial was sufficient warning.
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Shane Harris
Burglary *
Sentence
2 years 5 months imprisonment

In the early hours of March 16, Harris broke into a multi-occupancy house in Glebe Crescent, Rugby. A resident was woken at 4am by a commotion and saw Harris, who was extremely drunk, being detained by other residents who had caught him coming out of one of the rooms. Although he had not taken anything from that specific room, he had stolen alcohol, food and clothing from another room. The police were contacted and Harris, who had extensive previous convictions, was arrested. He made full admissions during questioning. This was his third domestic burglary conviction.

Pleaded guilty. Third conviction for domestic burglary. 20% discount for plea. Judge Anthony Potter stated it was the least possible sentence.
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Shane Hunt
Conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine *
Sentence
32 months imprisonment

Shane Hunt, 26, was involved in a conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine. A covert police investigation, Operation Clipper, targeted drug supply in the Brownsover area and centred on Hunt's home in Betony Road. He was arrested on 28 July 2015, and police seized property consistent with drug trafficking. He was sentenced at Warwick Crown Court.

Convicted as part of Operation Clipper, a covert investigation into class A drug supply in Brownsover.
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Seamus Mcdonagh
Conspiracy to steal caravans and motor homes *
Sentence
6 years imprisonment

Seamus McDonagh, 57, of Coventry, was part of an organised crime group that stole caravans and transit vans from Warwickshire and the West Midlands. The offences took place between September 2012 and the group's arrest, with the total value of stolen vehicles around £250,000. The police investigation began after Andrew Lee was arrested on the M6 towing a stolen caravan, and subsequent inquiries uncovered the wider conspiracy. McDonagh was convicted of conspiracy to steal caravans and motor homes.

Found guilty after a two-and-a-half week trial. Part of an organised crime group.
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Seamus Mcguire
Conspiracy to steal caravans and motor homes *
Sentence
8 years imprisonment

Seamus McGuire, 25, of Coventry, was part of an organised crime group that stole caravans and transit vans from Warwickshire and the West Midlands. The offences took place between September 2012 and the group's arrest, with the total value of stolen vehicles around £250,000. The police investigation began after Andrew Lee was arrested on the M6 towing a stolen caravan, and subsequent inquiries uncovered the wider conspiracy. McGuire was convicted of conspiracy to steal caravans and motor homes.

Found guilty after a two-and-a-half week trial. Part of an organised crime group.
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Saul Linton
Using a firearm with intent to resist arrest *
Sentence
4 years and 11 months imprisonment

Police attended Saul Linton's home in February last year to arrest another person. Linton sprayed CS gas and became violent, injuring officers. While on bail, on June 30 he climbed onto the cage covering the footbridge at Rugby railway station, refused to come down and said he was staging a protest. He moved until he was directly over the track, causing a four-hour stand-off before the fire service cut a hole in the cage. The power to the line was cut, 43 trains were fully or partly cancelled, one had a medical emergency, and compensation payments for disruption totalled £2 million. In November he stole a dirt track bike after pushing a rider off it, and days later climbed onto a roof opposite Rugby police station, where he dislodged the chimney and threw lumps of mortar at police before coming down after four hours. The offences followed his decision to stop drinking.

Pleaded guilty to multiple offences including possessing a prohibited firearm, using a firearm with intent to resist arrest, assaulting police officers, obstructing the railway, causing a public nuisance, and theft. The judge described the CS gas use on officers as the most serious offence. He had a lengthy list of previous convictions and described himself as a career criminal who wanted to stop.
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Sam Morgan
Possession with intent to supply cocaine and cannabis *
Sentence
3 years 6 months imprisonment

Sam Morgan, 24, was involved in dealing cocaine and cannabis. In November 2020, police raided his home on Grendon Drive and discovered large quantities of the drugs, along with cash, scales and mobile phones containing messages related to drug dealing. He was charged and later pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply both substances.

Pleaded guilty to the offences. Police found drugs, cash, scales, and phones with drug dealing messages during a raid in November 2020.
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Saman Khaled Ahmed
Smuggling counterfeit cigarettes *
Sentence
26 months imprisonment

Saman Khaled Ahmed was caught red-handed transferring boxes of counterfeit cigarettes between Transit-style vans in Coventry on August 3, 2022. He acted as a courier transporting goods around the country. The cigarettes were worth around £518,000, with more than £350,000 in duty avoided. He was found with a Romanian driving licence in a false name displaying his image.

Acted as courier; disqualified from driving for more than three years. Judge Thomas Rochford said he could be deported after serving his sentence.
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Samuel Biggs
Inflicting grievous bodily harm *
Sentence
12 months imprisonment

Tobie Arundell and Samuel Biggs attacked the victim as he walked home with his wife after a friend's birthday party in Warwick. Biggs joined Arundell in knocking the victim to the floor, fracturing his wrist as he put out his arm to break his fall, then hit him to the head and body while he lay on the ground. The victim required surgery and was off work for eight weeks.

Pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm. He had previous convictions for fraud and causing damage. The judge rejected an argument that the sentence could be suspended.
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Ryan Mitchell
Threatening behaviour *
Sentence
Community order with 12 months supervision

Mitchell was one of the men who arrived at the house during the incident where a 15-year-old autistic boy was threatened with knives and assaulted. He admitted using threatening behaviour.

Admitted using threatening behaviour.
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Ryan Nicholls
Assault causing actual bodily harm *
Sentence
15 months imprisonment for assault causing actual bodily harm, with concurrent six-month sentences for supplying cannabis

In October, a group of men including Nicholls, armed with knives, threatened a 15-year-old autistic boy at a house in Rugby over an alleged fake £20 note used to buy cannabis. The victim was chased, punched, and kicked by about five men. Nicholls pleaded guilty to assaulting the victim and common assault. In a separate incident in January, he was stopped by police in his car with accomplice Whiteley, and both were found with drugs and cash; Nicholls admitted being a cannabis supplier with approximately 30 customers.

Pleaded guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm and common assault against a 15-year-old autistic victim, and to two charges of supplying cannabis. Had no remorse, saying victim 'got what he deserved'. Defence conceded behaviour was 'despicable'.
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Steven Mccluskey
Burglary *
Sentence
4 years imprisonment; concurrent 16 weeks for cannabis cultivation

Steven McCluskey burgled a residential property in Coventry in October. A 14-year-old boy arrived home from school, heard noises from a bedroom, realised a burglary was in progress, and alerted a neighbour who called police. McCluskey, who cut his hand on a wardrobe door while searching, left blood at the scene, which helped identify him. Jewellery and cash were taken, and an untidy search was left upstairs and downstairs. When he was arrested, cannabis plants were found at his home.

Pleaded guilty to burglary and admitted an earlier burglary in Banbury. He had numerous previous convictions and these were his fifth and sixth burglaries.
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Tajorn Brown
Possession with intent to supply heroin and crack cocaine *
Sentence
3 years imprisonment

Tajorn Brown, 19, of Ruislip in London, was arrested in Maffey Court, Rugby, in August after CCTV operators reported spotting a suspected drug deal in West Leyes. He was searched and officers seized cannabis, a knife, cash and phones. A further search in custody discovered 34 wraps of heroin and 64 wraps of crack cocaine. Evidence suggested the drugs were being imported from London as part of a county lines criminal operation.

Pleaded guilty to possession of heroin and crack cocaine with intent to supply, possession of class A drugs, and having a bladed article. Arrested in Maffey Court after CCTV operators reported a suspected drug deal.
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Terry Hannifin
Burglary *
Sentence
33 months imprisonment

Terry Hannifin committed a series of offences in Rugby during November 2022. On 6 November, he stole a pushbike from Junction One Retail Park. On 11 November, he burgled a car showroom in Rugby and stole a car, and also stole a wheel from a pedal cycle in Church Street. On 15 November, he and Sean Ryan burgled a property in Charles Street. Officers responding to the burglary quickly detained both men nearby; a pair of nunchucks was seized from Ryan.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary, theft of a motor vehicle, driving while disqualified, driving without insurance, theft, and theft of a pedal cycle. Described as a prolific offender.
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Triston Dickens
Wounding/inflicting grievous bodily harm *
Sentence
2 years imprisonment

Triston Dickens assaulted a man in his 20s on High Street, Rugby, in the early hours of Sunday April 30, 2017, causing fractures to his leg that required surgery. He was identified after his image was released in the local media.

Pleaded guilty to wounding/inflicting grievous bodily harm.
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Ty Nguyen
Cannabis production *
Sentence
10 months imprisonment

Ty Nguyen, aged 46, was involved in the production of cannabis at a property in Nuneaton. Officers attended on September 7, 2023 after reports of drug-related activity and found four rooms converted into cannabis growing areas containing 238 plants, with electricity illegally abstracted. Nguyen said he had been coerced under threats of violence by the owners of the operation and had been taken from Leicester to the property three months before his arrest.

Nguyen was coerced into tending the cannabis plants under threats of violence. He was also ordered to pay a £187 victims' surcharge.
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Tyler Hemingway
Assault and possession of a bladed article *
Sentence
20 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years

Tyler Hemingway was involved in two incidents in Leamington. In May, outside Murphy's bar in Regent Street, he exchanged words with another man, took out a knife and struck the man, causing a two-inch cut to his chest. Just over a week later, he hit a man on the head with a motorcycle crash helmet in Admiral Way. Later that day, Hemingway, who had a history of self-harm, stabbed himself in the abdomen and spent two weeks in hospital. He had overcome a class A drug habit but continued to struggle with cannabis, and was described as drug-addled and paranoid.

Pleaded guilty to assault and possessing a bladed article, and also admitted battery and affray. He had previous convictions for battery but none for weapon offences, and was on post-release supervision at the time. The judge warned him that if he breached the order he would be locked up.
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Tymias Harris
Possessing heroin and crack cocaine with intent to supply *
Sentence
3 years imprisonment, with a consecutive one-month sentence for CS spray possession

Police investigating drug dealing in Steele Street, Rugby, observed Tymias Harris arriving at an address on a motorbike. Harris was seen placing plastic bags into a Skoda, which was then intercepted. When arrested, Harris had a CS spray can, £60 cash, £20 in his sock, two phones, and drugs. A search of his home found wraps of drugs with a street value of around £2,500 and a further £685 cash. One phone contained messages offering to supply heroin and crack cocaine. The offences occurred shortly before the March 2020 lockdown.

Pleaded guilty to possessing heroin and crack cocaine with intent to supply. Also admitted possessing a CS spray. Described as a lightly-convicted young man. Judge remarked that heroin and crack have ruined more lives than Covid-19.
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Tyreece Barnett-Leslie
Drug supply and firearm possession *
Sentence
4 years' imprisonment

Tyreece Barnett-Leslie was sentenced after police found four firearms hidden in a modified Vauxhall Corsa in Coventry. Searches uncovered cocaine, weighing scales, burner phones and cash linked to drug supply. Forensic evidence and photographs shared on Snapchat helped establish his involvement in drug supply, criminal cash and firearm possession.

Sentenced for offences relating to drug supply, possession of criminal cash and firearm possession.
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Tyrone Gray
Possessing a firearm while prohibited *
Sentence
20 months imprisonment

Tyrone Gray's DNA was found on a sawn-off shotgun discovered by police at a house in Main Street, Clifton-on-Dunsmore, during the investigation into the murder of the victim. Forensic tests confirmed the gun was not the murder weapon and that Gray had nothing to do with the shooting. However, he was prohibited from possessing a firearm because he had served a prison sentence within the previous five years. Gray claimed he had agreed to look after the shotgun for a week for an associate who had a conviction for possessing a shotgun cartridge while prohibited, and that the gun was not in a sawn-off state when he possessed it. He was already serving a 27-month sentence for a ram-raid at a travel agent.

Pleaded not guilty initially but admitted an alternative offence. Sentence is consecutive to a 27-month sentence for burglary. DNA found on a sawn-off shotgun during a murder investigation, but not involved in the killing. He was prohibited from possessing a firearm due to a previous conviction.
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Vijay James Masih
Manslaughter *
Sentence
6 years imprisonment

Vijay James Masih threw a single punch at the victim outside Moo Bar, Russell Street, Leamington, at around 1.20am on a Sunday night in April 2016. The two men had not previously known each other but had been involved in an argument involving their respective groups earlier in the evening. The victim, 28, from Rugby, fell to the ground striking his head and later died in hospital. Masih denied the charge but was convicted following a trial.

Pleaded not guilty. Found guilty by unanimous verdict after a week-long trial. The defendant threw a single punch, causing the victim to fall and hit his head.
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Vilson Hoxha
Producing cannabis *
Sentence
20 months imprisonment

Vilson Hoxha was driving a BMW in Rugby in October 2020 when patrol officers began following the car due to non-payment of speeding fines. He collected Klaudi Mehmetaj from a house in William Street. After stopping the car, officers smelled cannabis and found a large amount of cash. A search of the house uncovered cannabis plants valued at over £116,000. Hoxha pleaded guilty to producing cannabis, possessing criminal property, and driving while disqualified.

Pleaded guilty to producing cannabis, possessing criminal property, and driving while disqualified. Also banned from driving for three years and ten months.
rugbyobserver.co.uk
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Thomas Webster
Publishing written material to stir up racial hatred *
Sentence
2 years imprisonment

Thomas Webster, 29, shared antisemitic, racist and homophobic messages on social media over a 12-month period, intending to stir up hatred. He used multiple accounts on X and Substack, some of which had previously been closed for hateful conduct, and had boasted about discriminating against non-white people through his work at HMRC.

Pleaded guilty to twelve counts. Member of far-right group Patriotic Alternative. Dismissed from HMRC following an internal disciplinary process.
cps.gov.uk
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Tobie Arundell
Inflicting grievous bodily harm *
Sentence
12 months imprisonment

Tobie Arundell and Samuel Biggs attacked the victim as he walked home with his wife after a friend's birthday party in Warwick. Arundell ran towards the victim, joined by Biggs, and they knocked him to the floor, fracturing his wrist as he put out his arm to break his fall, then hit him to the head and body while he lay on the ground. The victim required surgery and was off work for eight weeks.

Pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm. At the time he was subject to a community order for common assault and had a previous conviction for battery. The judge rejected an argument that the sentence could be suspended.
leamingtonobserver.co.uk
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Malik Alabi
Possession of class A drugs with intent to supply *
Sentence
2 years and 8 months imprisonment

In Rugby, plain-clothed detectives on patrol acting on intelligence of county lines drug dealing were alerted by CCTV operators to a drug deal in progress. The officers located Omar Kemoko and Malik Alabi at a fast food restaurant in Evreux Way, where both were searched. Police seized 95 wraps of crack cocaine and heroin, mobile phones containing evidence of drug dealing, and a packet of cigarette papers with a telephone number and letters indicating drugs were for sale. Both pleaded guilty at Warwick Crown Court.

Pleaded guilty to possession of class A drugs with intent to supply and being concerned in the supply of class A drugs. Caught after advertising drugs on a packet of cigarette papers. Sentenced with co-defendant Omar Kemoko.
rugbyobserver.co.uk
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Mamadou Bah
Robbery *
Sentence
3 years imprisonment

Mamadou Bah followed a man off a Central Line train at Chancery Lane Underground station in the early hours of 20 December 2025 after noticing the man asleep and seeing his gold chain necklace. Bah grabbed the man's collar from behind and tore the necklace from his neck, breaking the clasp. The victim restrained Bah near the station escalators until station staff attended and contacted British Transport Police. Officers searched Bah and found two gold chains, including the one taken from the victim. Bah initially claimed self-defence but became silent when shown footage of the robbery.

Pleaded guilty to robbery at an earlier hearing.
standard.co.uk
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Marcus Conrad Towey
Benefit fraud *
Sentence
15 months imprisonment

Marcus Conrad Towey falsely claimed housing and council tax benefits, income support and incapacity benefits for two-and-a-half years. He failed to declare that he had a job and had married, and that his spouse was also employed. The fraud was discovered during an investigation; he cited ill-health as a defence. He agreed with the district council to repay the overpaid amount.

Pleaded guilty to benefit fraud offences. Made false statements to claim housing and council tax benefits, income support and incapacity benefits, and agreed to repay the debt.
leamingtonobserver.co.uk
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Mariglend Cela
Being concerned in the production of cannabis *
Sentence
6 months imprisonment

Police attended a property in Ryton on August 29 after a tip-off about cannabis cultivation. Officers could smell cannabis outside and saw vents on the roof, while inside they could hear fans and found the electricity appeared to have been bypassed. They discovered 568 plants and arrested two men. Mariglend Cela pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing and was later sentenced at Warwick Crown Court.

Pleaded guilty to being concerned in the production of cannabis at an earlier hearing. Officers found 568 cannabis plants at the property.
coventryobserver.co.uk
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