These are some of the most serious, high profile and prolific offenders who were jailed in the first month of 2026.
All information comes directly from Sussex Police.
13. Locked up in Sussex: These are some of the criminals jailed in January 2026
A man from Bognor Regis has been jailed after sexually assaulting two women while they slept. At Lewes Crown Court on January 19, Harry Triggs, 24, from Merton Close, Bognor Regis, was handed a 36-month sentence - 18 months to be served in custody, 18 months on extended licence - after pleading guilty to multiple sexual offences. He was also made subject to a 10-year restraining order, protecting both women. The court heard how in August 2021, Triggs sexually assaulted a female at her home while she was asleep. In a separate incident in July 2022, Triggs sexually assaulted another woman by penetration while she was in a vulnerable state and asleep. Triggs was first arrested in August 2022 in connection with the July 2022 offence. He was later released on bail while police carried out further enquiries. The two women knew of each other, and it was the victim-survivor of the July 2022 assault who first came forward. This led to the victim-survivor of the August 2021 offence reporting what had happened to her. Following a thorough investigation, on September 1, 2025 Triggs was charged with two counts of sexual assault and one count of sexual assault by penetration. Triggs was subsequently arrested again on September 30, 2025 after failing to attend court. Triggs pleaded guilty to all charges in November 2025, avoiding the need for a trial. Sentencing took place on January 19. Photo: Sussex Police
14. Locked up in Sussex: These are some of the criminals jailed in January 2026
A shop thief has been jailed admitting his latest series of offences in Worthing. Linton Woolley, 37, entered shops and stole items without payment. Several of his offences were in breach of a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) which had banned him from entering an Co-op stores. At Lewes Crown Court on January 21 he admitted ten new shop theft offences and five breaches of a Criminal Behaviour Order. The court heard that his latest offences saw Woolley take stock worth nearly £1,000 from shops including Sainsbury’s, Morrison’s and the Co-op. He targeted Co-op stores in Field Place, Goring Road, and Rowlands Road. Woolley, of no fixed address, also entered Sainsbury’s a Lyons Farm and at Rustington Retail Park, and Morrison’s at Hawthorn road and in Littlehampton during the latest series of theft offences. He had previously been made subject of a five year CBO in 2024, which banned him from entering Co-op stores. Woolley was sentenced to one year in prison for his latest offences. Photo: Sussex Police
15. Locked up in Sussex: These are some of the criminals jailed in January 2026
A 64-year-old man who raped a woman in Horsham has been sentenced at court. Oslen Kelman, of Lambert Road in Lambeth, London, was charged with three counts of rape relating to a woman who was known to him. The victim reported being raped by Kelman in a motorway service station toilet in the early 1990s. She also reported that Kelman had raped her multiple times over a sustained period of time. When the allegations were first reported to Sussex Police, the victim was given specialist support by officers and our partners, which has continued throughout the investigation and judicial process. Kelman was arrested, charged and faced a trial that concluded with a hung jury in March 2025. Following a retrial at Lewes Crown Court on November 28, Kelman was found guilty of one count of rape – relating to the offence at the motorway service station – and not guilty of two separate counts of rape. At the same court on January 30, he was sentenced to four years in prison. Photo: Sussex Police