A Leeds dad who posed for pictures with sawn-off shotguns, a bitter ex who torched his children’s home and a road-rage plumber have all been locked up this week.
Leeds Crown Court also heard the cases of a brazen burglar who demanded a cup of tea while ransacking the home of an elderly woman and a predatory paedophile caught during a police sting. Three people were also locked up over the murder of a HGV driver Gary Steel.
Here are 10 criminals jailed in Leeds this week.
1. 10 criminals locked up this week
These defendants were jailed at Leeds Crown Court Photo: WYP
2. Rocky Hoban
A dad “revelled” in posing for pictures with his drug gang’s sawn-off shotguns that were later found at his Leeds home, along with £11,000 worth of high-purity cocaine. Police raided the home of Rocky Hoban and found two fully-working shotguns, a blank-firing semi-automatic pistol adapted to fire live ammunition, 32 cartridges of live ammunition and two bags of steel ball bearings. The 42-year-old was jailed for 10 years. Photo: WYP
3. Peter Timothy Law
A jealous ex who refused to accept his relationship was over torched the home of his ex-partner and children in Leeds. Peter Timothy Law broke into the empty Bramley home and started the blaze in four different areas of the property, including the bedroom and stairwell, destroying valuables, furniture, clothes and toys. The 42-year-old was jailed for eight years and eight months. Photo: WYP/Google
4. Ryan Woodhead
A brazen burglar barged his way into the Leeds home of an elderly dementia sufferer, then demanded she make him a cup of tea while he searched for valuables. Drug addict Ryan Woodhead, 31, followed the terrified 78-year-old home then told her he was “coming in” when she reached the front door. He was jailed for three years. Photo: WYP
5. Gavin Woodhead
A wanted prisoner was caught hiding under a bush after police chased him through Beeston. Gavin Woodhead, 36, was caught with a carrier bag that contained 42 wraps of powder that turned out to be heroin. He also had two mobile phones on him, one of which contained messages related to dealing. Woodhead was jailed for 30 months. Photo: WYP
6. Jonathan Nettleton
A road-rage plumber from Leeds stopped his van in the middle of the busy A1 road and got out to challenge another driver to a fight. Furious Jonathan Nettleton was told by a judge there could have been “catastrophic” consequences when he halted his VW van on a live lane near the M62 junctions at Ferrybridge, before trying to get at the terrified motorist who was forced to stop behind him. The 40-year-old, previously of Model Avenue, Armley, but who has since moved to Nottingham, was jailed for eight months Photo: Google