These are some of the most serious, high-profile and prolific offenders who were jailed in the penultimate month of 2023.
All information comes directly from Sussex Police.
17. Locked up in Sussex: These are some of the criminals jailed in November 2023
A man caused the death of an 11-year-old boy by failing to secure the scaffolding boards he was transporting on the rear of his van. Russell Le Beau was driving on the B2095 Top Road at Hooe in East Sussex when the collision took place. One of the boards was left suspended in mid-air at an angle across the carriageway in the opposite direction. It gave Lee Dennis, the driver of a Volkswagen Passat in the opposite direction, no time to react to prevent a collision. He was travelling with his 11-year-old son Harry in the front passenger seat and his 13-year-old daughter in the rear. The scaffolding board struck the windscreen of the vehicle and caused serious injuries to Harry who had to be flown to Kings College Hospital in London. Tragically, Harry died just days later from his injuries. Le Beau, 34, a scaffolder of Alexandra Road, Eastbourne, was arrested and later charged with causing death by dangerous driving. At Lewes Crown Court on November 3, he was sentenced to four years in prison, and was disqualified from driving for seven years. Photo: Sussex Police
18. Locked up in Sussex: These are some of the criminals jailed in November 2023
Crawley man has been jailed following a violent incident in the town. Ryan Heroseau, 19, of Povey Cross Road has been sentenced to 21 weeks’ imprisonment for possession of a knife and two counts of assault by beating of an emergency worker. On 28 June 2023, two police officers approached Heroseau in Memorial Gardens, Crawley due to a him being involved in a suspected drug deal, he then resisted and proceeded to punch the two officers. When searched, Heroseau was also found with a kitchen knife. Heroseau appeared before Crawley Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, 25 October, where he was handed a two-year Serious Violence Reduction Order (SVRO) and Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) in addition to the custodial sentence. Photo: Sussex Police
19. Locked up in Sussex: These are some of the criminals jailed in November 2023
An Eastbourne man involved in the supply of cocaine estimated to be worth millions of pounds has been jailed for 10.5 years. Darren Shand, 45, of Selwyn Road, was stopped by police in Colchester, Essex in July 2023. During a search of his Mercedes Vito van, officers found several individually wrapped packages inside two black holdalls. Suspecting these contained illegal drugs, officers arrested Shand on suspicion of possession with intent to supply. Following an investigation into Shand’s activities, officers identified that on another occasion in 2023 he had used the same van to deliver to an address in London. The total value of cocaine recovered is estimated to be around £3.7million. Shand was charged with being concerned in the supply of cocaine and possession with intent to supply cocaine. At Isleworth Crown Court on Wednesday 25 October, Shand was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison having pleaded guilty to all charges. Photo: Sussex Police
20. Locked up in Sussex: These are some of the criminals jailed in November 2023
A Worthing man has been jailed for his persistent offending. Ryan Breach, 34, of Manor Road, Heene, Worthing, was handed a suspended sentence order on 25 March this year, following a racially aggravated assault on a police officer in Hove on 23 September 2021, and a theft of a bike in Worthing on 9 August 2022. Breach activated the order and committed the following crimes since those offences: Theft of a bike in Worthing on 25 October 2022; Assault of a man in Worthing on 11 July 2023; Assault of a paramedic in Worthing on 7 July 2023; Distribution of an offensive sign or writing to a police officer in Worthing on 9 September 2023; Three counts of assault of a police officer at Centenary House custody centre, Worthing, on 9 September 2023. Breach pleaded guilty to all offences and appeared before Lewes Crown Court on 9 October, where he was sentenced to a total of 40 weeks’ imprisonment. Photo: Sussex Police