From a hit-and-run driver who catapulted a pedestrian 20 metres along the road, outside a pub in Morley, to two Leeds gang members jailed for the “sadistic” 19-hour torture of a man with a blow torch.
Also in the headlines this month was a number of predatory paedophiles, including one who pulled down the pants of a 12-year-old boy while filming him.
Here are 31 of the criminals who appeared before judges at Leeds Crown Court during September.
13. Ronan Manion
Hammer-wielding drug addict Ronan Manion, 26, was already on a restraining order for attacking his former girlfriend when he threatened to “smash it” over his ex’s head. Judge Simon Batiste gave him an overall 24-month jail sentence, and extended the restraining order for an indefinite length. | WYP
14. Callum Collinson
Callum Collinson and Kadie Clark were caught carrying cocaine and cannabis with their four-month-old baby in the car. A backpack belonging to Collinson was found to contain the drugs. Clark had £4,780 in cash in her possession. He was jailed for two years, while she was given a six-month community order with 10 rehabilitation days with probation. | WYP
15. James Maloney
James Maloney, 21, was caught with wraps of cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin and more than £2,000 in cash in his car not long after being released from his previous sentence. He was jailed for 45 months and warned him that should he be caught again, he will face a mandatory seven-year sentence. | WYP
16. Joshua Middleton
Leeds Crown Court was told how Joshua Middleton, 28, pulled down the pants of a 12-year-old boy while filming him and touched his naked genitals. He was jailed for 30 months, put on the sex offender register for life and given a sexual harm prevention order (SHPO) to allow the authorities to monitor his behaviour. | WYP
17. Christopher Sykes
Christopher Sykes, 45, was jailed for 27-months and handed a 24-month driving ban after admitting burgling a factory before purposely smashing into a police car during the ensuing chase. He also admitted two shoplifting charges from a supermarket, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and assault by beating. | WYP
18. Rachid Mougoyd and Youseff Tarfasi
Rachid Mougoyd and Youseff Tarfasi stole a £25,000 Rolex from a man’s wrist as they pretended to break up a late-night drunken fight on Briggate. The court heard how the pair travelled from Sheffield to Leeds to target vulnerable people. Mougoyd was handed a 41-month sentence, with Tarfasi receiving 48 months. | WYP