A convicted sex offender has been jailed again after breaking the terms of a court order put in place to prevent him from reoffending
Lee Billingham, aged 46, formerly known as Lee Murray, was sentenced to 32 months at Northampton Crown Court after breaching a sexual harm prevention order (SHPO) imposed in 2014 following a number of incidents in which Billingham engaged in sexual contact and communication with children under the age of 16. During a scheduled probation […]
Four members of an organised crime gang have been sentenced to more than 39 years in prison following a case which has seen the county’s …
Micah Thomas, 32, Marlie Ashby, 27, Twvarni Riviere, 20 and Jahmani Mitchell, 19, were found guilty of various drugs and modern slavery offences at the end of a trial in May, before being sentenced for their crimes at Northampton Crown Court, yesterday, August 5.The four stood trial following a two-year investigation by the Northamptonshire Police […]
Four members of an organised crime gang have been sentenced to more than 39 years in prison following a case which has seen the county’s first modern slavery sentencing linked to drug dealing
Micah Thomas, 32, Marlie Ashby, 27, Twvarni Riviere, 20 and Jahmani Mitchell, 19, were found guilty of various drugs and modern slavery offences at the end of a trial in May, before being sentenced for their crimes at Northampton Crown Court, yesterday, August 5.The four stood trial following a two-year investigation by the Northamptonshire Police […]
A pair of robbers who tricked their way into a man’s home before torturing him in order to steal cash and tech gadgets have been jailed
Juliano Racca, aged 31, and Ricky Randall, aged 29, had met their victim online, but when they arrived at his Northampton home late on the evening of October 27 last year, it became clear that rather than enjoying drinks together as planned, the pair were intent on robbing him. The man was handcuffed before, […]
A man who took over a vulnerable man’s Northampton home to sell drugs from it has been jailed for seven years
Brett James Franks, aged 46, of no fixed address, was arrested on January 6 this year after a man contacted Northamptonshire Police to say Franks had taken over his home, a practice known as cuckooing, and had been selling Class A drugs from the property.
A man convicted of trying to kill a man and seriously injuring two others has been imprisoned for 22 years, with three others who took part in the attack also jailed
In the early hours of January 1, 2020, the four men entered a caravan site in Gypsy Lane, Irchester, and used knives, machetes and billhooks to attack the occupants of two caravans after one of their victims had intervened to stop an assault on a stranger while the two groups had been out together celebrating […]
A man convicted of trying to kill a man and seriously injuring two others has been imprisoned for 22 years, with three others who took pa…
In the early hours of January 1, 2020, the four men entered a caravan site in Gypsy Lane, Irchester, and used knives, machetes and billhooks to attack the occupants of two caravans after one of their victims had intervened to stop an assault on a stranger while the two groups had been out together celebrating […]
Burglar sentenced to 18 months in prison as part of Operation Crooked
A 34-year-old woman has been handed 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to burgling two vulnerable people. Maria Rowland, 34, previously of Weedon, pleaded guilty to the offences at Northampton Crown Court this week. The first burglary happened on October 23, 2020, when Rowland broke into the home of a disabled person in Weedon […]
A 37-year-old man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for his part in the robbery of a Corby taxi driver in 2019
William Hugh Smith, 37, of no fixed abode, took part in the Kensington Walk robbery alongside 38-year-old Shaun Alexander who is already serving six years and nine months for the offence. The incident happened just after 1am on June 1, 2019, when the taxi driver made his way to the Corby street to pick up […]
A 38-year-old man who sexually assaulted a woman in Kettering has been sentenced to four years and four months in prison
Oliver James Edwards, 38, of no fixed abode, assaulted the woman at an address in the town on June 6, 2015. The incident happened just after 10pm that evening when a social gathering was taking place within the house. The woman had decided to go to bed early due to feeling unwell however was awoken […]
A Thrapston man has been charged with drug supply offences following an operation that uncovered thousands of pounds worth of Class A and B drugs along with a large amount of cash
The operation was headed by Northamptonshire Police’s Serious and Organised Crime Team and also involved the Road Crime Team, Neighbourhood Policing Team, Operation Revive, Dog Unit and Joint Operations Team.
A Thrapston man has been charged with drug supply offences following an operation that uncovered thousands of pounds worth of Class A and…
The operation was headed by Northamptonshire Police’s Serious and Organised Crime Team and also involved the Road Crime Team, Neighbourhood Policing Team, Operation Revive, Dog Unit and Joint Operations Team. Lewis Manning, 25, of Charles Street, Thrapston, has been charged with possession with intent to supply cocaine, possession with intent to supply cannabis and […]
A Rushden paedophile who inappropriately touched a young girl and sent her sick messages has been ordered to complete a sex offender programme
Scott Loakes, 27, admitted four child sex offences before a judge but denied there was any sexual element to the messages. And he even claimed he was seeking to boost his victim’s self-esteem when he was interviewed by a probation officer On Thursday (March 18) he was spared from prison at Northampton Crown Court. The […]
A Rushden paedophile who inappropriately touched a young girl and sent her sick messages has been ordered to complete a sex offender prog…
Scott Loakes, 27, admitted four child sex offences before a judge but denied there was any sexual element to the messages. And he even claimed he was seeking to boost his victim’s self-esteem when he was interviewed by a probation officer On Thursday (March 18) he was spared from prison at Northampton Crown Court. The […]
A couple who created a fake email address in an attempt to exonerate one of them of a crime have been sentenced for perverting the course of justice
Jamie Jess Kightley, 27, formerly of Northampton, and Danielle Louise Driver, 27, of Sam Harrison Way, Northampton, concocted the plan in an effort to acquit Kightley for a separate offence. They attempted to do this by sending an email from a fake email address, purporting to be from the person who made the allegation. In […]
A couple who created a fake email address in an attempt to exonerate one of them of a crime have been sentenced for perverting the course…
Jamie Jess Kightley, 27, formerly of Northampton, and Danielle Louise Driver, 27, of Sam Harrison Way, Northampton, concocted the plan in an effort to acquit Kightley for a separate offence. They attempted to do this by sending an email from a fake email address, purporting to be from the person who made the allegation. […]
A Woman who deliberately set fire to the bedroom of her Kettering flat has been jailed for five years
Lilian Mwuaura, aged 32, of Windmill Avenue, was arrested following the arson attack which happened at about 2am on January 5 last year. Northampton Crown Court was told the property was part of a two-storey block of 10 flats and that the subsequent investigations revealed fires had been started in at least three separate […]
Two men who attempted to supply heroin and cocaine throughout Northampton have been jailed
Investigative work led the East Midlands Special Operations Unit (EMSOU) to Bradley Mundin and Christopher Cain, and as the investigation unfolded, they suspected that the pair were using a Ford Focus as a ‘stash site’ to store drugs and then pass them along for re-sale. The duo kept the car at different locations, but […]
