Disabled spice dealer jailed after early-morning raid on Wakefield home
Wheelchair-bound criminal found with a selection of substances
A disabled drug dealer has been jailed after he was caught selling illegal substances for a fourth time.
Daniel Hornshaw, who requires a wheelchair, was found to have quantities of the synthetic cannabis - also known as spice, - along with heroin and crack cocaine at his Wakefield home. He also had a small amount of cannabis.
Leeds Crown Court heard that officers, armed with a search warrant, forced their way into his property on Sawley Close, Eastmoor, at around 8am on March 23.
They found 38-year-old Hornshaw sat in his wheelchair outside of his bedroom.
Asked about drugs, he told officers there was a bag of spice in his wardrobe. They also found a “Zombie” knife and cash.
Recovered was 127 grammes of spice, almost six grammes of crack cocaine and 10 wraps of heroin. There was also six grammes of cannabis.
On a phone they seized they also found messages indicative to dealing.
Hornshaw admitted two counts of dealing in Class A drugs, one in Class B and possession of Class B.
He has 34 previous convictions for 66 offences, including drug dealing in Class A and B drugs.
Mitigating, James Holding said that having been held on remand since his arrest, Hornshaw was finding it tougher in prison than others because of his disability.
The judge, Recorder Ella Anderson said she had taken his issues into account, jailing him for 38 months.
But she warned him that if he acquires another drug-dealing conviction on his record, he will face a mandatory seven-year sentence.