Here are 27 of the most violent criminals who have been locked up in Leeds in 2026 so far.
Their crimes include a dangerous sexual predator who picked up a woman that thought he was her pre-booked taxi and then raped her.
Among those who also faced justice at Leeds Crown Court this year was a a drug-dealing gunman who shot an innocent bystander during a drive-by attack outside a petrol in Wakefield.
All 27 of the criminals pictured were sentenced to over 10 years behind bars by judges. View our gallery below...
7. 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
8. Adam Ahmed and Marc Carter
Adam Ahmed and Marc Carter were both jailed for 12 years after being found guilty of the manslaughter of 50-year-old Dale Stogden, who was known as Brett, after a drive-by shooting in Wakefield who it is believed was targeted by mistake. A third man, Leyton Davies, 28, was found guilty of murder and was jailed for 33 years. | WYP
9. Dylan Maxwell
Off-duty pub doorman Dylan Maxwell was jailed for 13 years and 10 months at Leeds Crown Court this week after he "bounced like a boxer" and repeatedly punched 25-year-old Luke Thompson, causing fatal head injuries. A jury found Maxwell, of Wood View Avenue, Castleford, guilty of manslaughter by a unanimous verdict after a five-day trial in May, rejecting the claim he was pre-empting an attack and hit out first in self-defence. | WYP
10. Damien North
Vile paedophile Damien North, who abused three young girls, has been jailed for 18 years. The 38-year-old, of no fixed address, admitted two counts of rape, one of engaging in sexual activity on the presence of a child and 10 counts of sexual assault of a child. He was also given an indefinite-length restraining order, a lifelong sexual harm prevention order and put on the sex offender register for life. | WYP
11. Keith Whitaker
Convicted rapist Keith Whitaker was given a 13-year sentence this week following a trial at Leeds Crown Court in October. He was found guilty of attacking a woman while she was “incapacitated”. The 41-year-old, of Monkswood Hill, Seacroft, was also put on the sex offender register for life. The brave woman said Whitaker’s actions had a “profound and lasting impact” on her. | WYP
12. John Bootland
“Functioning alcoholic” John Bootland was handed a life sentence, with a minimum term of 15 years, after he murdered his partner Colleen Westerman in a “ferocious and frenzied” drunken rage after she told him that she would leave him. The 57-year-old stabbed Ms Westerman, 62, 17 times at the flat where they lived on Melville Gardens in Woodhouse. | WYP