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.
29. Locked up in Sussex 2025: These are some of the criminals jailed between May and August
Sussex & Surrey Serious and Organised Crime Unit have disrupted a UK-wide multi-kilo drug supply worth millions. Three men have been jailed, a woman has been given a community order, and one man has been convicted in relation to the supply of over 100 kilograms of class A and B drugs as a result of the investigation. The five defendants are linked to a major organised crime group believed to be responsible for a larger UK-wide supply of hundreds of kilos of drugs worth multi-millions of pounds, one of Sussex’s biggest operations. To date, 32 members of the wider organised crime group have been arrested, and a significant number of illegal drugs and weapons have been taken off the streets across Sussex. Robin Kingham, 34, of Swan Avenue, Upminster, Havering, pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of a class A drug, possessing an offensive weapon in a private place, acquiring, using or possessing criminal property and possession with intent to supply class A drug. He was sentenced to seven years in prison. Photo: Sussex Police
30. Locked up in Sussex 2025: These are some of the criminals jailed between May and August
An Arundel man who distributed indecent images of children has been jailed. Kieran Hornsby, 29, formerly of Canada Road in Arundel, distributed the most serious (category A) indecent images of children via an X (formerly Twitter) account owned by him. He was arrested in March, 2023, where several electronic devices were seized and found to contain evidence of distribution of indecent images, and material suggesting a sexual interest in children. In addition to the indecent images of children, a number of voyeuristic images were found of an adult woman, who was totally unaware of them having been taken. Hornsby was subsequently charged with distributing category A indecent images of children and voyeurism. He pleaded guilty to both charges and, at Lewes Crown Court on July 15 he was sentenced to a total of three years in prison, given a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order, and made subject to lifelong notification to the Sex Offenders Register, severely restricting his use of digital devices, the internet and overseas travel. He was also given a restraining order regarding the voyeurism victim, who in law will have lifelong anonymity. Photo: Sussex Police
31. Locked up in Sussex 2025: These are some of the criminals jailed between May and August
James Wadhawan has been jailed for sexual offences involving a teenage girl in Lancing. Wadhawan, 35, of Penalverne Crescent in Penzance, was issued with a Child Abduction Warning Notice (CAWN) in January 2024, following reports of inappropriate contact with teenager. On March 9, 2024, police received a report of Wadhawan having been seen with the victim in Lancing. Officers engaged with the girl and her family, while Wadhawan was arrested later that evening. He was released on bail with strict conditions while further enquiries were carried out. On March 13, 2024, Wadhawan was found again with the girl on a bridge in Lancing and arrested. He was charged with two counts of engaging in penetrative sexual activity with a girl aged 13 to 15 and one count of child abduction, and remanded in custody. Wadhawan pleaded guilty to all charges at Lewes Crown Court on May 12 and, at Hove Trial Centre on July 1, was jailed for 10 years, given an indefinite restraining order against the victim and will be a registered sex offender for life. Photo: Sussex Police
32. Locked up in Sussex 2025: These are some of the criminals jailed between May and August
Following two betting shop robberies in Brighton and Hove, a man has been jailed. Brandon Wells, 34, of no fixed address, entered a betting shop in George Street, Hove, on the evening of May 18. He took a seat and waited for the shop to empty before running towards the counter at around 6.30pm and jumping onto it. He demanded money from the staff member on duty, threatening violence if they did not comply, before managing to escape with some of the takings. The following evening, at a similar time, Wells entered another betting shop in Queens Road, Brighton. Again, he waited for the premises to be empty, and then approached a staff member from behind, grabbed her by the collar and demanded money. He then pushed her through the shop while continuing to issue threats before stealing some of the takings and fleeing. Wells was arrested on May 20 in a betting shop in Dyke Road, Hove, wearing clothing that matched CCTV footage from the Queens Road incident. Officers took him into custody where he admitted committing the offences during interview, and charges were authorised that evening. Wells appeared at Brighton Magistrates’ Court the following day and he was remanded in custody ahead of his next hearing. On June 26 at Lewes Crown Court, Wells pleaded guilty to both charges, and he was sentenced the same day to three years behind bars. Photo: Sussex Police