Here we take a look at some of the criminals locked up during the first four months of the year.
All of the information below comes from either Sussex Police or our reporters attending court in person.
65. Locked up in Sussex 2024: These are some of the criminals jailed between January and April
A woman has been jailed for leaving her victim with permanent facial injuries in Worthing. Officers were called to Liverpool Road, near the Montague Centre, around 2am on December 10, 2023 after a 43-year-old man was assaulted. It was heard that Learna Wood cut a part of his ear off with a Stanley knife and slashed his face. On February 7, Wood, 47, of Grange Road, Southwick pleaded guilty to Section 18 grievous bodily harm and possession of a knife in a public place. She appeared before Lewes Crown Court on March 27 and was sentenced to three years and six months’ imprisonment. Wood was also ordered to pay £228 Photo: Sussex Police
66. Locked up in Sussex 2024: These are some of the criminals jailed between January and April
A West Sussex man has been jailed for almost three years after being found with thousands of indecent images of children, police have reported. Sussex Police said William Mousdell, 49, of Beeches Crescent in Crawley, was arrested at his home on December 14, 2022, after police linked his address to the uploading of indecent images of children to the internet. Police said several devices were seized and found to contain thousands of indecent images of children, including hundreds of the most serious, Category A, moving and still images. Sussex Police said Mousdell was subsequently charged with, and convicted of, three counts of making or possessing indecent images of children. At Lewes Crown Court on March 28, police said Mousdell was jailed for 31 months, given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order, ordered to sign the Sex Offenders’ Register and given multiple Restraining Orders. Photo: Sussex Police
67. Locked up in Sussex 2024: These are some of the criminals jailed between January and April
A paedophile found in possession of cocaine tried to hide a mobile phone from police who attended his address in Sussex, police have reported. Sussex Police said Jonathan Price downloaded multiple indecent images onto his phones. Police said he was initially arrested, and strict bail conditions were imposed so digital forensic work could be completed. But while on bail he continued to download and distribute sexual images of children. Sussex Police said the 35-year-old also downloaded extreme pornographic images. When officers went to arrest him again for new offences, police said he tried to hide a mobile phone and resisted arrest. At interview Sussex Police said he claimed that the phones belonged to friends, despite evidence which showed his direct use of the devices. Police were able to also show how he had attempted to engage in sexual communication with children online. Sussex Police said Price, formerly a motor mechanic of an address in the Tilgate area of Crawley, eventually pleaded guilty to all 16 offences and at Lewes Crown Court on March 28 he was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison. Photo: Sussex Police