The latest offenders to face justice before the courts ranged from a stalker, to an arsonist who set fire to his ex-girlfriend's family home. Two men released lengthy jail terms - one being a violent drug dealer who exploited two highly vulnerable women - and the second, a heavily-convicted offender who tried to rob men in a van.
Read about their cases here:
Lucky Pemberton
Violent drug dealer Lucky Pemberton exploited two highly vulnerable women. His custody image was released by Nottinghamshire Police after Pemberton, of no fixed address, was jailed for six years and five months for possessing drugs with intent to supply at Nottingham Crown Court on Monday, December 19.
Concurrent sentences were handed down to Pemberton for two offences of assault, causing bodily harm, after he left one of the victims he exploited with a graze to her head, and the second with swelling and bruising to her thigh after using a machete to injure her. Read the full story here
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Gary Reid
Witnesses helped to rescue a terrified woman repeatedly shouting for help from a car after a violent attack at the hands of her then partner. Gary Reid, 56, of Milton Street, Nottingham city centre, went on to plead guilty to assault, causing bodily harm, and was jailed for 25 months. Read the full story here
Jason Gordon
Dramatic police dash camera footage was released of the moment drink driver Jason Gordon led officers on a high-speed chase.
The clip showed Gordon in a Seat car on January 9 at about 9pm speeding along streets and driving on the wrong side of the road at one stage.
Recorder Sprawson jailed him for a total of 12 months for dangerous driving and drink driving, and added three months consecutively for further offences of disqualified driving and drink-driving on a stolen moped in August - when on bail and subject to an interim driving ban from the January 9 offences.
Concurrent sentences, which were lower, were imposed for separate offences, as well a licence endorsement for having no insurance. A driving ban of of three-and-half years was imposed .Read the full story here
William Robinson
William Robinson targeted a van with two men inside - but one of them bravely put up a fight. Robinson, 45, of Berridge Road, Forest Fields, was found guilty of attempted robbery, in Littleover Avenue, Oak Tree, Mansfield, and possessing offensive weapons - a crowbar and knife.
Robinson was jailed for six years and four months, with an extended licence of three years on his release, for attempted robbery which took place on Friday, October 8, last year. Sentences of 15 months in prison were handed down concurrently on the possessing offensive weapons charges. Read the full story here
Declan Gilluley
Police released the custody image this week of arsonist Declan Gilluley who set fire to his ex-girlfriend's family home.
Gilluley, 26, of Cox's Lane, Mansfield Woodhouse, was jailed after pleading guilty to arson at a Nottingham Crown Court hearing. Read the full story here
Mark Kirk
Stalker Mark Kirk threatened to kill a woman and turned up at her workplace with a hammer. Kirk, 40, was convicted of two counts of stalking involving fear of violence, one count of assault by beating and a further count of controlling behaviour.
Kirk, of Chewton Street, Eastwood, was jailed for 22 months when he appeared at Nottingham Crown Court for sentencing on Thursday, December 15. Read the full story here
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