Here are 27 heinous criminals who were locked up in Leeds during May 2026.
Their crimes include a drug-dealing gunman who shot an innocent bystander during a drive-by attack outside a petrol in Wakefield.
Also locked up at Leeds Crown Court during May 2026, was a vile paedophile who paid for videos of children, as young as five, from the Philippines to be horrifically abused.
Here are the names and faces of 27 criminals who were locked up by judges last month...
1. Leyton Davies
Drug dealer Leyton Davies, 28, was jailed for a minimum of 33 years for the killing of innocent bystander Dale Stogden during a drive-by shooting in Wakefield last year. Mrs Justice Jennifer Eady said Mr Stogden was sadly in the "wrong place at the wrong time”. Davies' two accomplices were found guilty of manslaughter and were sentenced earlier this year. | WYP
2. Angela Edeson
Angela Edeson was part of a drunken gang that stamped and kicked on a father and son after an international football match telling them: “You’re in Leeds now.” The 47-year-old appeared at Leeds Crown Court this week, admitting two counts of ABH. She was jailed for 12-months having been the only culprit identified. | WYP
3. Liam Chadwick
"Disgraceful" thug Liam Chadwick was jailed for 22 months and handed a 10-year restraining order to keep him away from a woman, who the court heard he repeatedly punched and kicked in an unprovoked assault in Leeds, before grabbing her by the throat until she almost fell unconscious. The 25-year-old, of The Keep, Kingston Upon Thames, London, admitted ABH, strangulation and stalking. | WYP / YEP
4. Kamar Karim
Kamar Karim was jailed for 18 months and handed a lifelong restraining order after his ex told a court she “genuinely believes man will kill her”, after he refused to follow a court order to keep away. Karim, of Meadow View, Hyde Park,has a history of violence, and rang the woman up to 20 times a day, despite being subject to a non-molestation order. | WYP / Adobe
5. Stephen Morris
Crazed thug Stephen Morris was already on a suspended sentence after he tried to attack police officers with an axe last year when stabbed a refuse worker with a screwdriver moments before he hopped onto a motorbike and drove at a police officer with a machete, attempting to slash at him. He was jailed for 34-months. | WYP
6. Frederick Arthur
Frederick Arthur was jailed for 32-months after he stabbed a stricken man up to 14 times during a dispute over drugs has been jailed, just hours after they attended the Leeds West Indian Carnival together. Arthur, of Darfield Avenue, Harehills, was found guilty after a trial of GBH without intent. He claimed he could not remember the reason the pair had "fell out." | WYP