Wolverhampton Crown Court Sentencing Results

On April 15, Omari Johnson-Thomas, 24, was in a Skoda car pulled over by police near Goldthorn Hill in Wolverhampton. A search revealed a loaded modified firearm hidden in a carrier bag on the back seat, along with seven rounds of live ammunition and £1,000 in cash. He was arrested and charged shortly after.

On April 15, Tyreique Hislop, 22, was in a Skoda car pulled over by police near Goldthorn Hill in Wolverhampton. A search revealed a loaded modified firearm hidden in a carrier bag on the back seat, along with seven rounds of live ammunition and £1,000 in cash. He was arrested and charged shortly after.

Alex Westwood, an actor known for roles in Netflix's Sex Education and BBC's Doctors, committed 26 sexual offences against five victims, four of whom were children at the time of abuse, over an 11-year period. He used his minor celebrity status to prey on impressionable young girls under the guise of acting lessons. Specific instances include raping and sexually assaulting two 16-year-old pupils between November 2020 and September 2021, and May to August 2021 respectively, forcing them to act out inappropriate scenes. He also systematically abused a young girl for seven years, including forcing her to drink his urine.

Mohammed Sullaiman Khan was driving his Audi RS3 at speeds up to 92mph in a 40mph zone, engaging in competitive driving against a Bentley, when he crashed into a BMW driven by the victim in Birmingham New Road, Wolverhampton, on March 14, 2019. The collision killed her two sons, the older son (10 years old) and the younger son (23 months old), who were in their pyjamas after collecting a meal, and seriously injured the victim with damage to her coccyx and three displaced spinal fractures. He fled the scene, returned later but did not surrender, and attempted to cover up the incident with assistance from his brother.

Mohammed Asim Khan made a false report to West Midlands Police claiming that his brother's Audi had been stolen in a burglary on the night of the crash, March 14, 2019, in an attempt to obstruct the police investigation into the fatal collision.

Darren Pritchard's two American bulldogs escaped through a hole in the garden fence and mauled his 85-year-old neighbour, the victim, who had dementia, to death in her own garden on April 2, 2021. Pritchard was at work at the time, and the dogs attacked her, causing fatal injuries to her neck and leg. Neighbours and the victim's daughter witnessed the attack and had to barricade themselves inside a house until Pritchard returned to intervene. Police searches of his home revealed cannabis with a street value of nearly £20,000, cannabis plants, and cash bundles totalling around £35,000. Neighbours had previously reported Pritchard mistreating the dogs.

Matthew Evans was part of a 21-person child sex abuse ring that systematically abused seven children under 13 over nearly 10 years in the Walsall and Wolverhampton areas. The abuse involved using children as sexual objects, leading to severe psychological harm, including PTSD, depression, and suicidal attempts among victims.

Natasha Webb was part of a large child sex abuse ring involving 21 people that systematically abused seven children under 13 in the Walsall and Wolverhampton areas over almost a decade. The offences caused extreme psychological harm to victims, including trauma and PTSD.

Violet Griffiths was involved in a 21-person child sex abuse ring that abused seven children under 13 over nearly 10 years in the Walsall and Wolverhampton areas. The abuse left victims psychologically damaged, with some experiencing psychotic episodes, depression, and PTSD.

John Griffiths participated in a depraved 21-person child sex abuse ring that targeted seven children under 13 in the Walsall and Wolverhampton areas over almost a decade. The campaign was prolonged and sustained, causing victims to suffer terrible psychological damage, including trauma and PTSD.

Royston Hallard, aged 30, was part of a five-strong gang known as the 'Sticky Bandits' that targeted businesses across the West Midlands, including in Kidderminster, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall, Bilston, Perry Barr, Brierley Hill, Tamworth, and Shrewsbury. The gang conducted raids in 2022, primarily over the Christmas period, stealing machines and metals worth £1.6 million from industrial units and factories. They used heavy-duty machinery to steal goods, sold metal to scrap dealers, and left messages like 'Ha ha. Merry Xmas, Happy New Year' at one site after torching a lorry. The gang was caught using CCTV and phone records, causing total losses of £1.6 million in materials and vehicles, £200,000 in building damage, and over £800,000 in additional costs.

Lee Fletcher, aged 33, was part of a five-strong gang known as the 'Sticky Bandits' that targeted businesses across the West Midlands, including in Kidderminster, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall, Bilston, Perry Barr, Brierley Hill, Tamworth, and Shrewsbury. The gang conducted raids in 2022, primarily over the Christmas period, stealing machines and metals worth £1.6 million from industrial units and factories. They used heavy-duty machinery to steal goods, sold metal to scrap dealers, and left messages like 'Ha ha. Merry Xmas, Happy New Year' at one site after torching a lorry. The gang was caught using CCTV and phone records, causing total losses of £1.6 million in materials and vehicles, £200,000 in building damage, and over £800,000 in additional costs.

David Smith, aged 36, was part of a five-strong gang known as the 'Sticky Bandits' that targeted businesses across the West Midlands, including in Kidderminster, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall, Bilston, Perry Barr, Brierley Hill, Tamworth, and Shrewsbury. The gang conducted raids in 2022, primarily over the Christmas period, stealing machines and metals worth £1.6 million from industrial units and factories. They used heavy-duty machinery to steal goods, sold metal to scrap dealers, and left messages like 'Ha ha. Merry Xmas, Happy New Year' at one site after torching a lorry. The gang was caught using CCTV and phone records, causing total losses of £1.6 million in materials and vehicles, £200,000 in building damage, and over £800,000 in additional costs.

David Williams, aged 44, was part of a five-strong gang known as the 'Sticky Bandits' that targeted businesses across the West Midlands, including in Kidderminster, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall, Bilston, Perry Barr, Brierley Hill, Tamworth, and Shrewsbury. The gang conducted raids in 2022, primarily over the Christmas period, stealing machines and metals worth £1.6 million from industrial units and factories. They used heavy-duty machinery to steal goods, sold metal to scrap dealers, and left messages like 'Ha ha. Merry Xmas, Happy New Year' at one site after torching a lorry. The gang was caught using CCTV and phone records, causing total losses of £1.6 million in materials and vehicles, £200,000 in building damage, and over £800,000 in additional costs.

Adam Shakespeare, aged 31, was part of a five-strong gang known as the 'Sticky Bandits' that targeted businesses across the West Midlands, including in Kidderminster, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall, Bilston, Perry Barr, Brierley Hill, Tamworth, and Shrewsbury. The gang conducted raids in 2022, primarily over the Christmas period, stealing machines and metals worth £1.6 million from industrial units and factories. They used heavy-duty machinery to steal goods, sold metal to scrap dealers, and left messages like 'Ha ha. Merry Xmas, Happy New Year' at one site after torching a lorry. The gang was caught using CCTV and phone records, causing total losses of £1.6 million in materials and vehicles, £200,000 in building damage, and over £800,000 in additional costs.

On July 26, 2016, Dylan Kalubi, aged 22, went to a flat in Spon End, Coventry, confronted a man over an alleged £25 unpaid drug debt, produced a knife from his pocket, and stabbed the victim nine times in a frenzied attack. The victim was found in a hallway with heavy bleeding and drifting in and out of consciousness. CCTV footage showed Kalubi entering the block of flats wearing a distinctive hooded McKenzie top, which was later recovered from a rubbish chute with both Kalubi’s and the victim’s blood on it. The victim made a full recovery but was left with scars. Additionally, on May 29, 2016, Kalubi knocked a man unconscious with a mop handle during trouble at So Club Room in Coventry, then punched and kicked him in the head while he lay defenceless, and threatened other clubbers with his belt. The injured man suffered facial fractures, a bleed on the brain, was placed in an induced coma for 20 days, and now has permanent blurred vision in his right eye.

He was part of an organised crime group responsible for 43 thefts and attempted thefts of vehicles worth around £1.1 million across Staffordshire, including Land Rovers, camper vans, Transit vans and quad bikes between January and April 2022, and more than 11 Range Rovers between August and October 2023.

Director of Rowanoak Waste Services Limited. Failure to comply with permit conditions and enforcement notices at Shaw Road, Dudley site. Abandoned nearly 2,000 tonnes of waste in 2016, leading to complaints of stomach-churning smells like rotting vegetables and sewage, dust covering vehicles, and debris blocking guttering and affecting air conditioning at nearby businesses.

Kent George was involved in an organised drone smuggling operation that delivered Class A and Class B drugs, tobacco, mobile phones and other contraband into HMP Onley and HMP Gartree during 2021 and 2022. The drones were used in targeted drops of packages containing heroin, cannabis and synthetic cannabis into prison grounds, with some hauls valued at over £37,000 inside prison. George was found guilty after trial of conspiracy charges.

He was part of an organised crime group responsible for 43 thefts and attempted thefts of vehicles worth around £1.1 million across Staffordshire, including Land Rovers, camper vans, Transit vans and quad bikes between January and April 2022, and more than 11 Range Rovers between August and October 2023.

He was part of an organised crime group responsible for 43 thefts and attempted thefts of vehicles worth around £1.1 million across Staffordshire, including Land Rovers, camper vans, Transit vans and quad bikes between January and April 2022, and more than 11 Range Rovers between August and October 2023.

He was part of an organised crime group responsible for 43 thefts and attempted thefts of vehicles worth around £1.1 million across Staffordshire, including Land Rovers, camper vans, Transit vans and quad bikes between January and April 2022, and more than 11 Range Rovers between August and October 2023.

Mervyn Foster participated in a drone‑based smuggling ring that transported Class A and Class B drugs, tobacco, mobile phones and other prohibited items into HMP Onley and HMP Gartree in 2021 and 2022. Packages containing heroin, cannabis and synthetic cannabis were dropped directly into the prison grounds, and one recovery was valued at more than £37,000. Foster was convicted after a trial.

Philip Danks, ringleader of a sophisticated online and filming piracy network, was sentenced to 33 months in prison at Wolverhampton Crown Court.

He was part of an organised crime group responsible for 43 thefts and attempted thefts of vehicles worth around £1.1 million across Staffordshire, including Land Rovers, camper vans, Transit vans and quad bikes between January and April 2022, and more than 11 Range Rovers between August and October 2023.

Ross O’Grady, 47, of High Street, Brownhills, was a West Midlands Police officer who sexually assaulted three victims between 2014 and 2016. He initially denied eight charges but later admitted five at court. Some offences took place while he was still a serving officer. He was dismissed from the force in 2016 for gross misconduct over an unrelated theft, but the full investigation into these crimes emerged the following year when victims came forward. The victims gave evidence in court, leading to his conviction.

Stuart Langford, 35, from Tipton, lured vulnerable boys with money and gifts before committing sexual abuse and filming them. He was caught after a 15-year-old boy reported relentless sexual harassment through texts, despite family warnings, and an arranged meeting where the boy escaped. Police uncovered footage on Langford’s laptop showing abuse of another child.