These are some of the most serious, high profile and prolific offenders who were jailed in the fourth month of 2024.
All information comes directly from Sussex Police.
13. Locked up in Sussex: These are some of the criminals jailed in April 2024
A man has been jailed after thousands of pounds worth of stock was stolen in a business burglary in Chichester. Police were called to reports of a burglary at Crew Clothing, South Street at around 10pm on December 13, 2023. Officers attended and it was found that Andrew Irvine had entered the premises and stole nearly £30,000 worth of stock which included more than 100 pairs of jeans. Irvine, 51, of Green Lane, Chichester was arrested at his address in relation to the incident and later charged with burglary. He was found guilty and was sentenced to 15 months’ imprisonment at Portsmouth Crown Court on April 9. Photo: Sussex Police
14. Locked up in Sussex: These are some of the criminals jailed in April 2024
An abusive airline passenger has been sentenced over his abusive and violent behaviour on board an aircraft. Omar Edwards was travelling back from Jamaica to London Gatwick on November 12, 2022. Cabin crew issued warnings over him seizing items from other passengers’ seats, vaping on board, and grabbing refreshments. He repeatedly ignored the warnings about his behaviour, and assaulted one of the cabin crew workers. His behaviour caused alarm and distress to other passengers. Sussex Police is sharing details about the case to raise awareness that abuse of cabin crew workers on board flights is not acceptable. At Crawley Magistrates’ Court on March 27, Edwards was found guilty of behaving in a threatening, abusive, insulting and disorderly manner to cabin crew, contrary to the Air Navigation Order 2016, and assault. Edwards, 26, a labourer of Medway Road, Bow, London, was sentenced to five months in prison. He was also ordered to pay compensation of £2,400 to the victims on board, a £500 fine, and £675 court costs. Photo: Sussex Police
15. Locked up in Sussex: These are some of the criminals jailed in April 2024
A dealer who used mobile phones to advertise and operate a drug supply line in Brighton has been jailed. David Bakare was seen using a hire car in Brighton linked to the supply of heroin and crack cocaine. Officers from the Specialist Enforcement Unit (SEU) stopped him outside an address in Eastern Road, Brighton. They noted how the 28-year-old was clenching his buttocks. His vehicle was searched and drugs were found, so he was arrested. In custody, officers found wraps of drugs which Bakare had stashed inside himself. Bakare, of Tadema Road, Kensington, was already under investigation for supplying a psychoactive substance in Brighton in an earlier incident, where he was arrested by Brighton Response officers. Following an investigation by the Brighton Community Investigation Team (CIT), he was charged with offences. At Lewes Crown Court on April 4 he admitted being concerned in the supply of diamorphine (heroin), being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine, and supplying a psychoactive substance. He was sentenced to four years and four months in prison. Photo: Sussex Police
16. Locked up in Sussex: These are some of the criminals jailed in April 2024
Two drug-dealers have been jailed after a prolific County Drugs Line was shut down by police. On October 11, police observed a suspected drugs deal take place in the vicinity of Max Miller Walk – the public walkway above Madeira Drive in Brighton. A man was seen to get into a vehicle, which was subsequently stopped by officers. The occupants were searched and detained, and a quantity of cash, drugs and mobile phones were seized. Two officers were assaulted in the process. Zak Marsden, 34, of Normandy Road, Hastings (left), was arrested and charged with being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin. Joel St Pierre, 31, of Goodwood Way, Brighton (right), was arrested and charged with possession with intent to supply cocaine and heroin, and assault on an emergency worker. Both men were remanded in custody to appear before Lewes Crown Court on November 10, and later pleaded guilty to the offences. At Lewes Crown Court on April 2, Marsden was sentenced to four years and six months’ imprisonment. At Lewes Crown Court on March 6, St Pierre was sentenced to two years and nine months’ imprisonment. Both defendants were arrested as part of Sussex Police’s County Lines Intensification Week in October. As a result, the ‘Tasty’ drugs line was intercepted and shut down. Photo: Sussex Police