A man who trafficked teenagers to sell drugs will spend more time in prison, after his original sentence was referred to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme
Omorie Nixon, 20, used teenage boys to transport, hold, and run cocaine and heroin from London to Devon and to then supply the drugs in Devon. The boys transported the drugs inside their bodies, which presented a significant health risk. Nixon was sentenced to 7 years 9 months’ imprisonment on 28 January at Exeter […]
A mother and son have been convicted of running brothels in Exeter and Torquay
Edwina Kalay, 59, admitted to managing eight brothels, plus a joint offence of money laundering –relating to the transfer of over £98,000 through her bank accounts – and an offence of possessing in excess of £3,000 worth of criminal property. Kalay, using the name Edwina Christian-Stockwell, was sentenced at Exeter Crown Court yesterday, Monday […]
A man and a woman have been jailed for exploiting vulnerable young men in the supply of heroin and crack cocaine throughout Devon and Cor…
Miss Itman Ismail, 28, from Stratford, and Mr Omorie Nixon, 20, from Ilford, were convicted of three counts of human trafficking, involving four youths, between December 2019 and March 2020, having pleaded guilty to the offences. Nixon was also convicted of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs – heroin and crack cocaine – and […]
A man and a woman have been jailed for exploiting vulnerable young men in the supply of heroin and crack cocaine throughout Devon and Cornwall
Miss Itman Ismail, 28, from Stratford, and Mr Omorie Nixon, 20, from Ilford, were convicted of three counts of human trafficking, involving four youths, between December 2019 and March 2020, having pleaded guilty to the offences. Nixon was also convicted of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs – heroin and crack cocaine – and […]
Farm worker convicted after cyclist left brain damaged by loose straw bales
A farm worker has been convicted of causing serious injury by dangerous driving after failing to secure a load of straw bales which fell on to a cyclist causing him brain damage he’ll never recover from. Matthew Shapcott, 40, from Silverton, was convicted yesterday, Tuesday 12 January, after entering a guilty plea at Exeter […]
Two men jailed in connection with the death of a Penzance woman
Blaze Fisher and Clayton Hawkes guilty of perverting the course of justice Two men have been jailed for perverting the course of justice in connection with the death of Cecilia Seddon, 32, in Penzance in April 2018. Both men had been accused of concealing Cecilia’s body after her death. Blaze Fisher, 24, from Redruth […]
A driver who ‘used his car as a weapon’ and ploughed into a police officer during a road rage rampage at an Exeter supermarket has been j…
Damien Price had already attacked and reversed into a couple after seeing red in a row over a one-way system at Sainsbury’s in Pinhoe. He then sped into Sergeant Alex Howden (pictured) as he tried to stop the suspect fleeing the busy car park – sending him flying into the air and breaking his […]
A driver who ‘used his car as a weapon’ and ploughed into a police officer during a road rage rampage at an Exeter supermarket has been jailed for six-and-a-half-years
Damien Price had already attacked and reversed into a couple after seeing red in a row over a one-way system at Sainsbury’s in Pinhoe. He then sped into Sergeant Alex Howden (pictured) as he tried to stop the suspect fleeing the busy car park – sending him flying into the air and breaking his […]
An organized crime group have been sentenced to 16 years in prison as part of a large-scale drug operation
Lester Purdy, aged 66, of Station Road, Ide, pleaded guilty in Exeter Crown Court on 13 October to conspiracy to supply Class A controlled drugs and of possession of MDMA (ecstasy) and cannabis and was sentenced to seven years and eight months in prison. Jake Purdy aged 25, also of Station Road, Ide, pleaded […]
An organized crime group have been sentenced to 16 years in prison as part of a large-scale drug operation
Lester Purdy, aged 66, of Station Road, Ide, pleaded guilty in Exeter Crown Court on 13 October to conspiracy to supply Class A controlled drugs and of possession of MDMA (ecstasy) and cannabis and was sentenced to seven years and eight months in prison. Jake Purdy aged 25, also of Station Road, Ide, pleaded […]
A serial woman beater from Torquay who viciously attacked his girlfriend and her 12 year-old son has been jailed
Robert Beer locally known as ‘Bobby’ of Torquay appeared at Exeter Crown Court where he was sentenced to two years and one month relating to a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The court was told that Beer who already had 21 convictions for 34 offences and who worked in traffic management had […]
A sex offender who lied about being cured of his sexual desires for small boys has been jailed after he groomed and 11-year-old boy
James Watson had been convicted a decade earlier for doing exactly the same thing while living in Essex, Exeter Crown Court was told. Watson completed a sex offenders’ treatment programme after that offence and later claimed to have a certificate from a counsellor which proved he was no longer a risk to children. He […]
Police are appealing for the public’s help in tracing a man who is wanted in connection with theft offences in Oxford
Craig Ballantyne, aged 32, of Oxford, is wanted for failing to appear at Exeter Crown Court in June and theft offences, which occurred in Oxford. Ballantyne is described as white, around 5ft 6ins tall and of a slim build. He has blue eyes, very short and fair coloured hair and stubble. He is known […]
An award-winning firefighter has been jailed for giving bare bottomed spankings to boys when he was a cub leader
Christopher Richards, from Cullompton, invented petty excuses to dole out what he called punishments to the boys who were aged as young as seven. He then made them take down their trousers and pants and either smacked or rubbed their bottoms. He spanked one boy so hard that it hurt him to sit […]
