These are some of the most serious, high profile and prolific offenders who were jailed in the fifth month of 2026.
All information comes directly from Sussex Police.
9. Locked up in Sussex: These are some of the criminals jailed in May 2026
A 36-year-old man has been jailed for over three years for supplying class A drugs in Crawley. Robin Raison was sentenced at Lewes Crown Court on April 29. Raison was arrested on June 4, 2024 on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a class A drug after a quantity of cocaine and £5,000 in cash were found on him at a property he had rented for one night in Crawley. The owner of the property was not involved with the incident and Raison was bailed whilst enquiries were ongoing. Following further investigation, on July 14, 2025 Raison was charged with possession with intent to supply a class A drug. He was summonsed to appear at Crawley Magistrates’ Court on August 20, 2025 and was granted court bail. Raison was later arrested and charged with an additional count of possession with intent to supply a Class A drug. He appeared at Crawley Magistrates’ Court on March 3 this year where he pleaded guilty to both charges and was remanded into custody. Raison appeared at Lewes Crown Court on April 29 for sentencing. Robin Raison, 36 of Padstow Walk, Crawley, was jailed for three years and two months and was ordered to forfeit £3,000 cash as well as drug paraphernalia and a mobile phone. Photo: Sussex Police
10. Locked up in Sussex: These are some of the criminals jailed in May 2026
A drug dealer supplying class A drugs was identified after officers found him inside an address in Crawley. Alexis Zibi was dealing crack cocaine and heroin in Bewbush. Officers attended an address and seized a green Adidas bag containing the drugs. The 32-year-old initially tried to claim the bag was not his, but his passport was found inside it. At Lewes Crown Court on April 15 he appeared for sentencing after admitting being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin, possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and heroin, and possession of cannabis. The court was told how evidence linked Zibi, of Dalewood Gardens, Crawley, to dealing between March and May 2022. Officers attended an address in Waterfall Crescent on May 27 that year over concerns about drug dealing. Zibi was inside and was in possession of class A drugs with intent to supply. He has been jailed for four years in total. Photo: Sussex Police
11. Locked up in Sussex: These are some of the criminals jailed in May 2026
A controlling stalker who took pictures inside a woman’s home has been sentenced. John Harris caused serious alarm and distress to the victim, a woman known to him, in Crawley. On one occasion he had taken a hammer to her address. It followed a period of controlling behaviour where he demanded to see messages on her phone and on social media, as well as constant knowledge of her whereabouts. Harris, 41, also bombarded her with unwanted messages and contact. “I lived every day watching over my shoulder,” the victim said. At Lewes Crown Court on April 28, Harris, of Pound Hill, Crawley, was jailed for three years and three months in total, and was put under a restraining order not to contact her. He was found guilty of stalking causing serious alarm or distress and coercive control, and admitted possession of cannabis at an earlier hearing. The court was told about how Harris was arrested in March last year, following his contact with the victim who he met in 2024. The victim described how she feared repercussions if she did not grant him access to her phone. Harris would regularly degrade and abuse her, the court was told, and also monitored her movements and routine. Then later, the victim reported how Harris would turn up unannounced in public places where she was attending events. The victim said it left her feeling afraid even in her own home and feeling “trapped and hopeless”. Photo: Sussex Police
12. Locked up in Sussex: These are some of the criminals jailed in May 2026
A man has been sentenced for manslaughter following a grievous assault in Eastbourne. Cameron Grocutt assaulted a 66-year-old man in Canute Close. The 66-year-old man who was initially taken to hospital, but tragically was later pronounced deceased. Police launched an investigation, and through witness testimony and CCTV were able to trace a red Mini in the area. Grocutt, 24, of no fixed address, was linked to this vehicle and it was established he was at the scene. He initially admitted causing grievous bodily harm without intent, but was further summonsed with a charge of manslaughter following the victim’s death. At Lewes Crown Court on May 7 he appeared for sentencing after admitting the manslaughter charge. He also admitted driving while disqualified was sentenced to four years and four months in prison. The court was told how the incident happened at about 6pm on October 26 last year. A witnessed described how the victim was approached by Grocutt and was struck to the head, then fell backwards. He suffered fatal injuries and died from his injuries in hospital on November 12. Photo: Sussex Police