PAEDOPHILES who raped children, migrants who entered the UK illegally and then broke the law, and two brute brothers were among the Warrington criminals brought to justice in May.
Every month, the Warrington Guardian takes a look back at some of the court cases that have been featured in the paper in the weeks previously.
Other defendants appearing during May included a careless driver who seriously injured a pensioner, knifemen and serial reoffenders.
Here are 29 criminals sentenced by the courts in May:
NAME: Terry Jones
AGE: 56
COURT: Liverpool Crown Court
DATE: Tuesday, May 2
CRIME: Three counts of making indecent images of children (IIOC), possessing IIOC, possessing prohibited IOC and possessing extreme pornographic images involving animals.
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: "The chat logs reveal Jones has an obsession with the physical abuse of children by spanking.”
SENTENCE: Eight months in prison suspended for two years
Terry Jones
NAME: Lee Brown
AGE: 21
COURT: Liverpool Crown Court
DATE: Wednesday, May 3
CRIME: Two counts each of attempting to incite a child to engage in sexual activity, attempted rape of a child and inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, and sole counts of sexual assault and attempted sexual assault
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: “You exploited them, and you abused them. There is some cunning and some guile in convincing the girl to do what he wanted them to do.”
SENTENCE: Four years and four months in custody
Lee Brown
NAME: Perry Stanley
AGE: 30
COURT: Warrington Magistrates' Court
DATE: Wednesday, May 3
CRIME: Theft
The thief caused ‘emotional distress’ by stealing a high-value ‘Nukeproof’ bike in Stockton Heath.
SENTENCE: 18 weeks in prison
Perry Stanley
NAME: Carl Davies
AGE: 34
COURT: Warrington Magistrates' Court
DATE: Wednesday, May 3
CRIME: Drink driving
The motorist was caught while FOUR times the legal drink-drive limit and given an alcohol ban.
SENTENCE: 12 weeks in prison suspended for 12 months
He was caught by police
NAME: David Jervis
AGE: 63
COURT: Liverpool Crown Court
DATE: Thursday, May 4
CRIME: Sexual assault
A teenager bravely kicked a paedophile in the groin as he tried to sexually assault her.
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: "I do conclude that you present as a dangerous offender."
SENTENCE: Jailed for five years
David Jervis
NAME: Deborah Cubas De Souza
AGE: 27
COURT: Liverpool Crown Court
DATE: Friday, May 5
CRIME: Causing serious injury by careless or inconsiderate driving, driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence and driving without insurance
SENTENCE: Eight months in prison
Deborah Cubas De Souza
NAME: Thomas Berry
AGE: 27
COURT: Chester Crown Court
DATE: Tuesday, May 9
CRIME: Conspiracy to commit burglary
SENTENCE: Four years and one month in prison
Thomas Berry
NAME: Jacob Maxted
AGE: 26
COURT: Liverpool Crown Court
DATE: Tuesday, May 9
CRIME: Possession with intent to supply cocaine
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: “The offence is extraordinarily serious. To traffic class A drugs is to traffic misery."
SENTENCE: 20-month custodial sentence suspended for 18 months
Liverpool Crown Court
NAME: Sharell Harry
AGE: 32
COURT: Warrington Magistrates' Court
DATE: Tuesday, May 9
CRIME: Dangerous driving, failing to stop for police, possessing cannabis and driving without third-party insurance
The motorist posed a risk to the public and police through his dangerous driving on the motorway.
SENTENCE: 16 weeks in prison suspended for 12 months
It happened on the M6
NAME: Mitko Asenov
AGE: 27
COURT: Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court
DATE: Tuesday, May 9
CRIME: Theft
SENTENCE: 12-month community order
Stretton Fox pub
NAME: Dana Mustapha
AGE: 34
COURT: Warrington Magistrates' Court
DATE: Thursday, May 11
CRIME: Three counts of exposure, threatening behaviour, assault by beating and two of harassment, one of which put the victim in fear of violence
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: “This is a serious matter, and it has passed the custody threshold. We are going to send you to custody today.”
SENTENCE: 46 weeks in prison
Dana Mustapha
NAME: Ryan Jarvis
AGE: 37
COURT: Liverpool Crown Court
DATE: Friday, May 12
CRIME: Stalking, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and two counts of criminal damage
A woman was left ‘cowering with fear’ in believing this abusive thug would ‘beat her to death’.
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: “There is a pattern of similar behaviour that you have shown on previous occasions with at least two other female partners, which is an extremely worrying tendency.”
SENTENCE: Two years and seven months in prison
Ryan Jarvis
NAME: Paul Harrison
AGE: 49
COURT: Warrington Magistrates’ Court
DATE: Tuesday, May 16
CRIME: Two counts of harassment without violence and one of sending a communication of an indecent or offensive nature
The harasser made and sent more than 1,000 calls and messages to a woman over nine days.
SENTENCE: 12-month community order
He made more than 1,000 calls
NAME: Nikolas Buchholz
AGE: 37
COURT: Liverpool Crown Court
DATE: Thursday, May 18
CRIME: Attempted sexual communications with a child, attempting to meet a child after grooming, attempting to cause a child to engage in sexual activity and two counts of attempting to cause a child to watch sexual activity
Police pounced on the paedophile who arranged a sex meet-up with a 'child' at McDonald’s.
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: “The fact she was 13, or so you believed, did not deter you. It encouraged you, such was your perversion.”
SENTENCE: 43 months in prison
Nikolas Buchholz
NAME: David Chadwick
AGE: 34
COURT: Liverpool Crown Court
DATE: Thursday, May 18
CRIME: Breach of a restraining order and breach of a suspended sentence
SENTENCE: Seven months in prison
David Chadwick
NAME: Christopher Berry
AGE: 67
COURT: Crewe Magistrates' Court
DATE: Saturday, May 20
CRIME: Breach of a criminal behaviour order and assault by beating of an emergency worker
Dancing Chris has been jailed again for assaulting a police officer and causing alarm and distress.
SENTENCE: Six months in prison
Dancing Chris
NAME: Nina Zhgenti
AGE: 37
COURT: Chester Crown Court
DATE: Monday, May 22
CRIME: Possession of fake identity documents with intent, possession of criminal property and possession of cannabis, amphetamine, MDMA and heroin
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: “There are an increasing number of tragic cases of those entering the UK illegally."
SENTENCE: 12 months in prison
Nina Zhgenti
NAME: Lucas Sexton
AGE: 20
COURT: Liverpool Crown Court
DATE: Monday, May 22
CRIME: Possession with intent to supply cocaine and cannabis and possessing criminal property
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: "This was quite deliberate street dealing by you, and you knew the risks."
SENTENCE: Three years in a young offender institution
Lucas Sexton
NAME: Shahid Rahim
AGE: 62
COURT: Liverpool Crown Court
DATE: Monday, May 22
CRIME: Breach of sex offender register requirements and breach of a suspended sentence
Police were unable to check up on the convicted sex offender who breached his register obligations.
SENTENCE: six months in prison suspended for 12 months
Liverpool Crown Court
NAME: Ian Coatup
AGE: 51
COURT: Liverpool Magistrates' Court
DATE: Monday, May 22
CRIME: Assault, criminal damage, breach of a criminal behaviour order and two counts of threatening behaviour
The abusive offender damaged a coffee shop and refused to leave when ordered by staff.
SENTENCE: 12 weeks in prison
Ian Coatup
NAME: Lam Tan Cahn
AGE: 35
COURT: Liverpool Crown Court
DATE: Tuesday, May 23
CRIME: Production of a cannabis
The illegal migrant was involved in a Penketh cannabis farm which had a value of up to £500,000.
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: “You had the option to return back to Vietnam, but instead you chose to carry out work that was thoroughly illegal.”
SENTENCE: 18 months in prison
Lam Tan Cahn
NAME: Michael Jones
AGE: 42
COURT: Liverpool Crown Court
DATE: Wednesday, May 24
CRIME: Inflicting grevious bodily harm with intent
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: “For no reason you attacked him repeatedly, punching him in the face"
SENTENCE: 20 months in prison
Michael Jones
NAME: Shaun Scanlon
AGE: 47
COURT: Chester Magistrates' Court
DATE: Wednesday, May 24
CRIME: Threatening behaviour and threatening to damage property
The serial offender has been put back behind bars after threatening to smash pub windows.
SENTENCE: 12 weeks imprisonment
Shaun Scanlon
NAME: Paul Emery
AGE: 21
COURT: Warrington Magistrates’ Court
DATE: Wednesday, May 24
CRIME: Possessing a blade in a public place and possession of cannabis
SENTENCE: 16 weeks in custody suspended for 12 months
The knife seized
NAME: Audie Day
AGE: 23
COURT: Warrington Magistrates' Court
DATE: Thursday, May 25
CRIME: Inflicting grievous bodily harm without intent
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: "This type of offence could have ended up in a very different place. That boy could have died."
SENTENCE: 12-month community order
Audie Day
NAME: Adam Lees
AGE: 35
COURT: Chester Magistrates’ Court
DATE: Thursday, May 25
CRIME: Theft from a shop and refusing to provide a sample for class A drug test
SENTENCE: Four weeks in prison
Adam Lees
NAME: Thomas Rayment
AGE: 32
COURT: Liverpool Crown Court
DATE: Friday, May 26
CRIME: Sending an electronic communication conveying a threatening message
SENTENCE: 52-week prison sentence suspended for 18 months
Thomas Rayment
NAME: Shane Roberts
AGE: 43
COURT: Liverpool Crown Court
DATE: Friday, May 26
CRIME: Six counts of breaching a sexual offences prevention order
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: “Plainly this is a persistent and quite deliberate breach of a SOPO – a serious and persistent breach of the order.”
SENTENCE: Three years in prison
Shane Roberts
NAME: Jonathan Mills
AGE: 33
COURT: Liverpool Crown Court
DATE: Friday, May 26
CRIME: Stalking
The stalker ‘bombarded’ a woman with messages and even hid in bushes after their break-up.
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: “This behaviour of yours has been described as obsessive and fixated – and it is simply that."
SENTENCE: Three months in prison suspended for 18 months
Liverpool Crown Court
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