Here we take a look at some of the criminals locked up during the summer of 2025.
All of the information below comes from either Sussex Police or our reporters attending court in person.
9. Locked up in Sussex 2025: These are some of the criminals jailed between May and August
A man who sexually assaulted a woman while she slept on board a flight has been sentenced. Momade Jussab, 66, was sat next to the victim in the aircraft bound for Gatwick from Doha in Qatar. The victim, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, had not met Jussab before. She awoke during the flight to find he was sexually assaulting her. When the aircraft landed, she reported her experience to police, and she has received support from specially trained officers. Police investigated and Jussab was arrested. He was subsequently charged with one count of sexual assault by penetration and two counts of sexual assault, and was found guilty after a trial in March. At Lewes Crown Court on May 12, Jussab, of Swinfield Close, Feltham, was jailed for six-and-a-half years as part of an extended sentence. It means he will not be released automatically half way through his sentence, but will instead have to serve at least two thirds of the sentence in prison before he can be considered for parole. Jussab was also placed on the sex offenders' register indefinitely. The court was told about how the incident happened on September 28 last year. The victim recalled how cabin lights were switched off and most passengers were asleep during the flight when the sexual assaults took place. The crimes continue to have an ongoing impact on the victim. Photo: Sussex Police
10. Locked up in Sussex 2025: These are some of the criminals jailed between May and August
A prolific burglar has been jailed after admitting his latest offences in Bognor. Tristram Francis entered a Co-op store in Pagham to steal alcohol and charity collection boxes containing cash. He smashed his way into the front of the shop, then left the area. But officers from Bognor Response attended the store and identified him on CCTV footage, and he was arrested soon after. The 42-year-old was charged with two business burglaries and one count of going equipped, after officers found him in possession of a hammer, crowbar, Stanley knife and a screwdriver. Francis, of Felpham Road, Bognor, was in breach of a suspended sentence for similar offences. He appeared before Crawley Magistrates’ Court on April 28 where he admitted the three charges, and was jailed for a total of eight months. The court was told how the theft was reported at 2am on April 26 after an alarm sounded at the Co-op store. Officers attended the store and viewed CCTV footage. They located Francis nearby, still wearing the same clothes as those in the CCTV footage. Photo: Sussex Police
11. Locked up in Sussex 2025: These are some of the criminals jailed between May and August
A dangerous driver caused serious injuries to a passenger after reaching speeds of 100mph near Hassocks. Brandon Lee, 28, failed to stop for police while driving a Ford Fiesta on the A23 near Pyecombe. He drove down Clayton Hill on the A273 on the wrong side of the carriageway before losing control. The vehicle hit a phone box on a bend, leaving a passenger in the vehicle with serious injuries in the wreckage. Lee was arrested and was charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving. At Lewes Crown Court on April 25 he appeared for sentencing after admitting the charge. Lee, of Forest Close, Horsham, was jailed for two years, and disqualified from driving for two years and eight months. The court was told about how the incident happened after 2am on December 8, 2023. Officers followed the Ford Fiesta as it drove out of Brighton on the A23, and activated blue lights after Lee reached speeds of 100mph in a 60mph zone. Lee failed to negotiate a left-hand bend after driving on the wrong side of the carriageway. The road was closed while the vehicle was recovered, and a woman suffered life-changing injuries while travelling as a passenger. Photo: Sussex Police
12. Locked up in Sussex 2025: These are some of the criminals jailed between May and August
A prolific shop thief has been sentenced over his latest offences in Crawley. Kenny Grubb was the subject of a Criminal Behaviour Order, preventing his access to stores in the Ifield area and the wider town. But the 33-year-old was arrested again after breaching the order not to enter stores. In June, he entered the Co-op store in Ifield Drive and repeatedly stole items from inside. But he appeared in court and has been jailed for one year for his crimes. At Crawley Magistrates’ Court on June 18, Grubb, of Midhurst Close, Ifield, admitted four shop thefts, four breaches of a Criminal Behaviour Order, and possession of cannabis. The court was told how he had entered the same Co-op store in Ifield Drive four times between June 6 and June 17. On June 6 he entered the store at 6.45pm and was seen filling a duffle bag with beer and washing detergents before leaving without any making any attempt to pay. On June 7 at 5.45pm he entered and stole food and alcohol. On June 14 at 10pm he pushed his way into the store as shutters were being lowered, stealing beer and energy drinks before leaving. Then on June 17 at 7am he was seen stealing meat and beer. Grubb was arrested and identified for the thefts, and for being in breach of the Criminal Behaviour Order. Photo: Sussex Police