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Here are the criminals who have been jailed in August 2022. You can read more about why we publish defendants' names and addresses here.
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Jack Donegan, 33 months
A man threatened to have his pregnant partner raped and have her baby cut out of her, a court heard. Jack Donegan assaulted the woman on multiple occasions.
Ultimately he deluged her with vile messages on social media. They included threats to stab her, damage her property have her raped and her baby cut from her.
Donegan, 25, of Hartcliffe Road in Bristol, pleaded guilty to three charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and one of stalking. He appeared before Bristol Crown Court for sentence. Judge James Patrick jailed him for 33 months. Read the full story here.
Richard Campbell, three years and four months
When a 'predatory and manipulative' offender tried to arrange to sexually abuse a man's young daughter he was in for a surprise. The man was an undercover policeman.
Richard Campbell chatted to the officer online and tried to set up the abuse of the child. Bristol Crown Court heard Campbell sent the officer an indecent image of a four-year-old girl which he claimed to have abused in the past and described the effect it had on her.
Police who raided his home found he had a phone and iPad which he had not declared under the terms of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO). And he was found with a small number of indecent images of children representing all three categories of concern
Campbell, 49, of Grace Drive in Kingswood, pleaded guilty to breaching a SHPO. He also admitted three charges of making an indecent image of a child and a single charge of distributing an indecent image of a child. Judge Mark Horton jailed him for three years and four months. Read the full story here.
Craig Graydon, 18 months
An alcoholic rogue builder ripped off clients around Bath and Bristol to the tune of just over £15,000, a court heard. Craig Graydon purported to be qualified in construction, Bristol Crown Court was told.
Time and time again customers contacted him, he took deposit payments for architectural drawings, work and materials, but the work was never done. And when customers complained refunds were not made.
Graydon, 50, of Stothert Avenue in Bath, pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation, carrying on the business of a company with intent to defraud creditors/for other fraudulent purpose, and trader knowingly, recklessly engaging in a commercial practice. Judge Mark Horton jailed him for 18 months and disqualified him from being a company director for 10 years. Read the full story here.
James Wilson, seven years and four months
A drunken electrician crashed his car after a Christmas bash before trying to gouge out a police officer's eyes. And now he's in prison.
James Wilson lost control of his car in Downend on December 22 last year, Bristol Crown Court heard. But when police arrived at the scene all hell broke loose, with Wilson attempted to gouge out one officer's eyes and spitting at another. The 33-year-old, of Albert Road in Hanham, was found guilty of attempted grievous bodily harm after a trial. He pleaded guilty to assaulting an emergency worker, driving while unfit through drink, driving without insurance and failing to provide a specimen of breath.
Judge Mark Horton jailed him for seven year and four months. He banned him from driving for three years and eight months. The judge told him: "You were intending to gouge out the eyes of the officer in the case. You were applying as much pressure as you could to the victim's eyes and he believed he may be about to lose his eyes." Read the full story here.
Marco Pierre White junior, 11 months
The drug-addict son of celebrity chef Marco Pierre White was jailed for a plethora of thefts from shops. Bristol Crown Court heard Marco Pierre White junior had a privileged start in life and was from a good family.
But the court heard the former Big Brother contestant has been struggling with heroin addiction from the age of 18. And, after three times breaching the terms of a suspended sentence, he has finally been put behind bars.
Pierre White pleaded guilty to 14 offences of shoplifting, possessing a knife, possessing heroin, a racially-aggravated public order offence. The offences spanned January last year to April this year and relate to the Bath area.
Judge Mark Horton jailed him for 11 months, with 32 weeks of a previously suspended jail term to run consecutively. The judge told him: "It is addiction that causes intelligent people, from good backgrounds, who had every prospect, to cheat, lie and steal on a regular basis with a complete incapacity to stop doing so." Read the full story here.
Joshua Malone, 26 months
A remand prisoner due to be sentenced for assaulting police declined to attend court. But a judge pressed on in his absence.
Joshua Malone was brought to Bristol Crown Court after admitting a plethora of offences. The court heard he was so anxious he refused to face the judge to learn his fate. Malone, 29, of Bath Road in Totterdown, pleaded guilty to assault with intent to resist arrest and assaulting an emergency worker. He also admitted attempted theft of a high value cycle and battery of a shop worker.
Judge Michael Longman jailed him for 26 months. Judge Longman told the court: "The offences are aggravated by an extremely long record, including offences of violence towards police." Read the full story here.
Matthew Stevens, 20 months
A man chatting online about sexually abusing youngsters claimed he wasn't attracted to children. But a judge didn't agree with him and jailed him for 20 months.
Matthew Stevens had been handed a Sexual Harm Prevention Order banning inappropriate activity online. Police, however, found he had conducted lewd chats about children and posted inappropriate images - including an "upskirt" photo of a girl aged between six and eight.
By the time officers located him he had deleted his internet history. But Bristol Crown Court heard experts used URL evidence to establish that he had been viewing indecent material - and he was also found with a movie and still image of youngsters aged four and six being sexually abused.
Stevens, 46, of Shrubbery Avenue, Weston-super-Mare, pleaded guilty to breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order between March and June 2019. He also admitted possessing two indecent images of children in July 2019.
Judge Mark Horton jailed him for 20 months. He told Stevens: "You divorced yourself from recognising the savage reality that you gain enjoyment from watching the sexual abuse of young children." Read the full story here.
Gabriel Coelho, four years and three months youth custody
A Kingswood teenager who admitted importing cocaine with a street value of some £80,000 from Brazil to the UK was sent to youth custody. Deliveroo driver Gabriel Coelho initially claimed he was bringing in jewellery, Bristol Crown Court heard.
He was rumbled after Border Force officials intercepted a consignment of car suspension arms at East Midlands Airport and found just under a kilo of the Class A drug secreted inside them. An operation led by the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit then zeroed in on Coelho in Bristol and, thanks to a sneaky scientific move, he was brought to book.
Coelho, 19, of Courtney View, pleaded guilty to being concerned in the importation of a Class A drug in February. He also admitted stealing a mobile phone. Judge Michael Longman handed him to four years and three months youth custody. He told Coelho: "It seems to me you performed a limited function under direction." Read the full story here.
Jamie Smith, three years and three months
A roofer who ripped off more than a dozen people with work that made their issues worse was jailed. Jamie Smith admitted defrauding 15 householders in the South West to the tune of £117, 740, Bristol Crown Court heard.
The court was told he sometimes caused damage to rooves himself. And on one occasion, when told he wouldn't be paid, he threatened to smash tiles he had fixed.
Smith, 36, of Kerrow Lane, Stenalees in St Austell, Cornwall, pleaded guilty to fraudulent trading between January 2018 and August 2020. Judge James Patrick jailed him for three years and three months. Read the full story here.
Cameron Fraser, two years and six months
Three women who enjoyed an Elvis tribute act were brutally attacked by a man afterwards. And after devastating their lives, the attacker is behind bars.
Cameron Fraser took umbrage to the females during the show at the Windsor Castle pub in Weston-super-Mare. After telling them they were being disrespectful by talking, he launched a ferocious attack on them as they left.
Fraser, 53, of Ashleigh Road in Weston-super-Mare, pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and common assault in December last year. He appeared for sentence at Bristol Crown Court.
Judge Martin Picton jailed him for two years and six months. He told Fraser: "You devastated the lives of the three victims and their extended families and friends all wrapped up in the destruction you wrought that night for no reason." Read the full story here.
Alexandru Ciuciulete, two years
A Fishponds man's strategy to beat the fuel crisis backfired. After managing to steal £56,000 worth he landed up in jail.
Alexandru Ciuciulete worked as a delivery driver for Bristol-based Arthur David food distribution company as well as food supplier Apetito. Bristol Crown Court heard that it emerged he acquired fuel cards from the businesses and used them to fraudulently fill up containers of fuel.
Ciuciulete, 28, of Ridgeway Road, pleaded guilty to fraud. He appeared at Bristol Crown Court for sentence.
Judge James Patrick jailed him for two years. He told Ciuciulete: "There was very significant dishonesty over a long period of time, against not one but two employers. The public would be affronted if I did anything other than to send you immediately to prison today." Read the full story here.
Rose Lazarus, 14 months
A Bishopston woman who pushed and kicked police when violence erupted at a Bristol Kill the Bill protest was jailed. Rose Lazarus was captured on camera for some two hours as trouble flared outside Bridewell Police Station on March 21 last year,
Lazarus, 21, of Beverley Road, denied a charge of riot but pleaded guilty to violent disorder. She appeared at Bristol Crown Court for sentence.
Judge James Patrick jailed her for 14 months. He told Lazarus: "This was two hours of active offending and encouragement of physical violence towards police. Read the full story here.
Timothy James, five years
A Minehead man who admitted wounding someone with a candle stick holder was jailed. Timothy James took a couple back to his flat after buying booze for them.
But, after they began kissing, James flipped and bashed Charles Cox with the iron implement. Mr Cox sustained multiple deep cuts as a result and has been left with nightmares and anxiety, Bristol Crown Court heard.
James, 36, of Friday Street, pleaded guilty to wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm on December 4 last year. No evidence was offered on an attempted murder charge.
Judge Martin Picton jailed James for five years. The judge told him: "You set about your victim with a weapon of some kind and the effects of the severity of the blows are graphically depicted in the photographs of his injuries. Read the full story here.
Reece Donovan, 30 weeks
A judge told a Horfield man he had tried hard to keep him out of jail. But he said Reece Donovan had put himself there.
Donovan appeared at Bristol Crown Court for breaching a suspended sentence handed to him for assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Although he completed a Building Better Relationships Programme he managed to do just nine-and-half hours out of 130 hours' unpaid work handed to him.
Donovan, 27 of Melton Crescent, admitted the breach. Judge James Patrick activated 30 weeks of the previously suspended prison sentence.
The judge told him: "I've tried quite hard to keep you away from custody. You have put yourself there. You have done the Building Better Relationships Programme. But with the punishment you have failed." Read the full story here.
Jay Woodman, three years
A man operating a Class A drug phone supply line between Bristol and Weston-super-Mare was jailed. Jay Woodman was using drugs in 2021 when he ran up a £3,500 debt, Bristol Crown Court heard.
The court was told when he failed to pay the money back he was put to work on the supply line. He was told if he failed to do so his family would be harmed.
Woodman, 25, whose address was given as Cotham, pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin. He appeared for sentence at Bristol Crown Court. Judge James Patrick jailed him for three years. He told Woodman: "You were running a drugs supply line for months between Bristol and Weston-super-Mare." Read the full story here.
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