Showcase Cinema gunman, man who accident shot himself and paedophile vicar were among crooks locked up this month
The Showcase cinema gunman, a man who accidentally shot himself in the face and a paedophile vicar were among the Merseyside criminals jailed this month.
Swann admitted taking indecent images, possession of indecent images, possession of prohibited images and three counts of making indecent images. He was jailed for five years.Anthony Morrissey subjected the youngster to a catalogue of sexual abuse then told her to "keep everything secret". He shook his head as he was jailed for his sickening crimes.
Jamie Crawford, a serving prisoner at HMP Risley in Warrington, had been moved to a new wing within the prison due to drug use. He started the blaze having apparently been unhappy over this decision and was found by guards rubbing a liquid, believed to be shower gel, all over his body.John Roberts Garrett pleaded guilty to eight offences including possession of a firearm and ammunition with intent to endanger life, two counts of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, attempted robbery and possession of ammunition without a certificate. Appearing in the dock wearing a grey Nike jumper and with a cross on show around his neck, he was handed 14 years in prison plus an extended licence period of four years.
Darren D'Cruze's lewd chatroom messages led to the discovery of his stash of hundreds of indecent images, including films showing boys and girls aged as young as three being raped. He was also caught sharing such depraved materials with fellow perverts for a second time, having sent a vile video to a contact over WhatsApp.
Officers initially suspected he was a burglar, but he grabbed a pan of boiling water from the stove and hurled it at one PC. Lloyd pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of class A drugs with intent to supply and assaulting an emergency services worker and was handed 27 months in a young offenders' institute.A man accidentally shot himself in the face then told police officers: "I don't know how I'm still alive boss.
He also suffered numerous stab wounds during the "prolonged and persistent" attack, leaving him with a collapsed lung and "blood dripping down his back and arms". However, an investigation was unable to determine whether these injuries had been caused by Mather or Holcroft. Jay Williams threatened nightclub staff with a metal bar before engaging in a nine-hour stand off with officers. It came after he began "hearing voices telling him that people were laughing at him".
Amy Portwood and Adrienne Juniper smuggled drugs and other contraband into the jail where they were employed as carers, acting on behalf of convicted robbers Darren McAndrew and Philip Phythian. They also exchanged a string of "overtly sexual" texts and WhatsApp messages with their behind bars boyfriends, whose initials they allegedly had tattooed on their bodies.
Mark Gardener and Kurtis Lamptey stole cash, booze and cigarettes during a "cowardly" knifepoint robbery at a convenience store. One masked attacker also made a parting threat to burn the premises down. Thomas Speed was identified as the user of the EncroChat handle "Simple Creek" after his supposedly secret messages showed him referencing a chip shop near to his house, as well as his tarmacking business. He and two other men, James Salkeld and Scott Roseau, were handed a combined total of more than 65 years behind bars, having used the encrypted communications platform to traffic firearms and wholesale quantities of class A drugs.
Andrew Peel preyed upon his victim after she had passed out through drinking. He then conjured up a "cowardly and pathetic excuse for his abhorrent behaviour", alleging that he had effectively been sleepwalking at the time of the incident. Michael Moore, Natalie Devlin and Lauren Jones conspired to ship drugs from the Knotty Ash area into Wigan. They were jailed for nine years, six years and four years respectively.Sidharth Nair had worked at the site for only a matter of weeks before he subjected his victim to a series of outrageous and "predatory" attacks "for his own sexual gratification".
Tyler Watling confessed to officers that he "got a buzz" from downloading indecent images and fantasizing about sexual activity with children. The matchday worker at Anfield and Goodison Park then became "addicted" to viewing these scenes of depraved abuse, which he began sharing with fellow perverts on encrypted messaging app Telegram - including one with the username Crazy Frog.
Ethan Kelly was found with the wraps when stopped by police on Oliver Street in Birkenhead. The 29-year-old pleaded guilty to possession of heroin and supply crack cocaine with intent to supply and was jailed for 37 months.A vile rapist pretended to come to the aid of a woman he found stranded at a bus stop in the early hours but instead sexually abused her.
Shaw admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm, criminal damage and theft. Appearing via video link to HMP Styal, she was handed a 12-month imprisonment suspended for two years plus rehabilitation activity requirement of up to 20 days and a six-month drug rehabilitation requirement. William Strowbridge spent 14 years hoarding a staggering amount of vile pictures and videos showing kids aged as young as three being raped. After being caught red handed, the grandad told the police that he had merely "stumbled across" such materials and found them "addictive".
James Jackson brandished the weapon towards the police on a Liverpool city centre street, having claimed to have found the item discarded in a bin behind a hotel. He ranted "you're lying" as he was locked up.Anthony Wilson
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