Their crimes include a fairground worker who groomed a child on Snapchat before taking her to a field to have sex with her, and a vile toddler rapist who was told he had caused “permanent” psychological harm to his three-year-old victim.
Also locked up at Leeds Crown Court during January 2026, was an international footballer found guilty of raping a woman in the toilet of a Leeds flat.
Here are the names and faces of 53 criminals who were locked up by judges last month...
37. Adam Kirk
Adam Kirk was jailed for 40 months and banned him from driving for six years and eight months for a sickening high-speed crash which left the man in intensive care with bleeds on his brain and a fractured spine. Judge Ray Singh blasted the 36-yearold calling him a “coward” and lamented his own lacks of power to make Kirk serve his latest sentence consecutively. | WYP
38. Shane Earp
Opportunistic burglar Shane Earp was seen on CCTV climbing through the unsecure kitchen window of a property in Harehills and leaving with the 55-inch TV. Neighbours later recognised him and detained him, along with the householder of the burgled property. Earp was given an additional 18 months’ jail, to run consecutively to an existing 27-month sentence he is serving for other break-ins. | WYP / YEP
39. Marlon Mahelengamo
Marlon Mahelengamo, who waved a knife at staff at the 02 shop in Wakefield city centre, was for 44 months after he admitted charges of robbery and possession of bladed article in public. The 21-year-old was part of a gang of four that travelled up from London and robbed the phone shop at knifepoint, but got away with just £294. The victim impact statements of the three members of staff were read to the court, with all of them saying they had suffered since the terrifying robbery. | NYP
40. Boden and Stewart
Desperate drug addicts Christopher Boden and Samuel Stewart were deemed to be a danger to society and handed extended jail sentences after they threatened staff at a Morrisons Daily in Seacroft with a knife and a hammer into handing over the till takings. Boden was given a four year jail sentence, while Stewart received four years and four months. They both received four-year extended licence periods. | WYP
41. Thomas Stables
Thomas Stables pointed a gun at a man’s throat in a terrifying “vigilante” attack on Elm Tree Street in Wakefield. The 24-year-old was later found hiding another pistol at his home and during a separate incident, rammed a police vehicle while behind the wheel of a stolen car. He was jailed for six years and six months, and banned from driving for four years and three months, and ordered to take an extended re-test. | WYP
42. Fallie Biasonama
Drug dealer Fallie Biasonama, who was spared jail two years ago, has been locked up for a total of 52 months after he was found selling again following a police chase in which he almost drove into a pedestrian. The 25-year-old desperately tried to flee officers in a black Mercedes before crashing and getting away on foot. He has also been banned from driving for 60 months and ordered to take an extended retest. | WYP / YEP