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BBC News
03-04-2025
- BBC News
Drug dealer caught with criminal cash jailed on Isle of Man
A drug dealer caught with £9,323 in criminal cash and 30 MDMA tablets has been jailed for four years and one 4 June 2023 Keane Liggins was reported for acting suspiciously in the sunken gardens in Douglas at about 13:20 BST.A search found the purple tables, worth £450, stashed in a green plastic wrap hidden in his underwear, with the cash later found at his Courthouse heard the 19-year-old was on police bail for those offences when he crashed his partner's car on the A18 Mountain Road after taking it without her permission. One witness said he narrowly missed a head on collision with the white Nissan as Liggins pulled out into oncoming traffic to overtake the vehicle in an "idiotic" manoeuvre, the court Nissan, which was also carrying two passengers, swerved off the road and rolled down the hill two to three times before coming to a rest, the court was pleaded guilty to possession of a Class A drug with intent to supply, possession of criminal property, dangerous driving, taking a vehicle without consent, driving without a license and driving without him for four years and one month, Deemster Graeme Cook said it was "lucky" nobody had been hurt in the was also banned from driving for five years, and will have to take an extended driving test. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
BBC News
13-03-2025
- BBC News
Port Erin: Trio found with £9k of cannabis 'immature', deemster says
Three men have been spared jail cannabis with a street value of more than £9,000 was found in one of their homes on the Isle of ManSome 465g of cannabis was found in various wraps and containers in Finley Corrin's home in Port Erin along with two cannabis plants, during a police raid on 4 August had been following up reports of a smell of cannabis coming from the house. Corrin, 19, Morgan Baker, 19 and Joshua Maxwell, 19, who all pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply, were called "immature, young fools" by the deemster. The court heard cannabis paraphernalia, grinders and scales were also found in the raid.A total of 117 of the cannabis wraps that had been found, had been stashed in a backpack separated into two bin bags, Douglas Courthouse heard. 'Young fools' Corrin, Maxwell and Baker, who were all at the house at the time of the search, were arrested and £2,000 of criminal cash was found on said he had been given the money to hold by an acquaintance. The fingerprints of Maxwell and Corrin were found on some of the cannabis wraps, while Baker's fingerprints were found on bin bags used to stash some of the cannabis two cannabis plants were grown by Corrin, which his defence advocate argued was "experimental", adding that the possession of the drugs was to fund his own habit. All three men pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis with intent to supply, with Corrin also pleading guilty to the cultivation of cannabis and Baker admitting possession of criminal property. Sentencing the trio Deemster Graeme Cook told them they had all been "immature, young fools". "There is too much cannabis on this island and you played a part in that, albeit a small part," he has been handed a 14-month sentence suspended for two years, Baker an 18-month sentence suspended for two years and Maxwell a 16-month sentence suspended for two years. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
BBC News
10-03-2025
- BBC News
Man found with more than £110k of drugs in Greeba jailed
A man has been jailed for seven years after being found with more than £110,000 worth of about 16:40 GMT on 18 October, Darby Roberts, 25, was stopped by police on Main Road in Greeba due to the speed he was driving.A search of his car found 190 tablets of MDMA and cocaine later found to be worth £3,150. Some £114,292 of cannabis was subsequently found in his property stashed in sealed bags in a hatch and £1,292 of cash was located hidden in rubber gloves along with electronic weighing scales. The prosecutor told the court that police had identified a number of messages from people seeking a police interview the following day, Roberts said the cocaine was for personal use, but replied no comment in response to questions about the cannabis and cash, Douglas Courthouse was had pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine with intent to supply, possession of MDMA with intent to supply and possession of cannabis with intent to had no previous convictions, the court heard, and references described him as a "hard-working man" who had "given back to the community" through charity the 25-year-old, Deemster Graeme Cook said: "I struggle to understand why you became involved in this sort of activity," adding "you are someone who should have known better". Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
BBC News
21-02-2025
- BBC News
Man who drank on Isle of Man ferry before driving jailed
A man who drank alcohol on an overnight ferry to the Isle of Man before driving off the vessel has been jailed for 15 Askari, 27, was traveling to the island on the Manxman on 11 February for a trip when he was reported to the authorities for being Courthouse heard he failed a roadside breath test after being stopped by port officers after he drove his Alfa Romeo off the vessel in Douglas at about 05:40 him for driving while under the influence of alcohol and disqualified, Deemster Graeme Cook said he had an "appalling" driving record. The court heard he roadside breath test had recorded a result of 45 micrograms of alcohol per 100 micrograms, the legal limit is 35 were called by port officers after Askari became "argumentative", and he was was subsequently found out that the UK resident was disqualified from driving at the time. 'Blatant disregard' The 27-year-old pleaded guilty to driving while over the legal alcohol limit and while court heard he had several previous convictions for similar driving offences in West Cook said Askari had a "blatant disregard" for court orders and for other vehicles and while he had pleaded guilty straight away, he would only be given some credit for that due to the overwhelming evidence against him. The deemster noted that although the maximum sentence for driving while disqualified was six months in the UK sentencing guidelines, it was 12 on the Isle of him, Deemster Cook said it was "one of the most appalling driving records I have ever seen".Askari was also banned from driving for five years, and banned from returning to the island for five years after being released. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Yahoo
Man guilty of causing death by dangerous driving
A man who accelerated while another man was on the bonnet of his car before breaking sharply, propelling him off, has been found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving. Jackson Paul, 35, left Jordan Thomas with serious head injuries after the 29-year-old fell backwards onto Harbour Road in Onchan on 25 February 2024. Mr Thomas died nine days later in Aintree Hospital in Liverpool. Paul was found guilty by a jury after a four-day trial at Douglas Courthouse and was remanded in custody until sentencing on 24 February. Over the course of the trial the court heard Paul had been driving on Harbour Road with his flatmate in the car when Mr Thomas jumped onto the bonnet of his black BMW. While he had initially reversed, he then stopped, before driving forward and braking while Mr Thomas was on the front of the vehicle. The court heard the 29-year-old had broken one of the car's windscreen wipers and punched the glass twice before Paul had accelerated. Giving evidence, Paul said he had thought the vehicle was still in reverse and had moved it forward by "mistake". In his closing address, his advocate Stephen Wood argued Paul was in "genuine fear of his safety" and in "adrenaline fuelled panic" had thought he was going back but instead moved forward. But prosecutor Roger Kane said while Paul had "no intention of hurting anyone", he was nevertheless "responsible for the loss of Jordan". He said the court would "never know" what had caused Mr Thomas to get onto the car but he had "paid the ultimate price". Mr Kane said there was "no doubt" that Paul's driving caused the death of Mr Thomas, and the driving itself was dangerous, and he had "exaggerated" the level of threat posed. Paul had made a "catastrophic error of judgement in driving dangerously" and so should be held responsible, however it was "a case where there are no winners", he told the court. Addressing the jury after the verdict was returned, Deemster Graeme Cook said the case had involved "tragic circumstances" but it was "my view you have come to the right decision". He said: "The ultimate thing that you had to consider was whether or not he was in immediate danger of serious physical injury or death, and you might have struggled with that. "It was more than careless driving, it was careless driving." Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X. Death by dangerous driving accused 'panicked' Jury shown video of man on car bonnet before death Opening of death by dangerous driving trial Isle of Man Courts of Justice
