Their crimes include a Wakefield pervert who uploaded footage he took of a sexual encounter with two females onto Snapchat with a tagline of “free porn”.
Also locked up at Leeds Crown Court this week, was a thug who threatened his estranged wife with a hammer and refused to leave her alone.
View our gallery below for the full round-up of criminals locked up in Leeds this week...
1. Damien Howe
Sleeping thug Damien Howe, 39, chased a taxi driver along the street shouting racist abuse at him, before sitting back in the cab and refusing to move. Howe was jailed at Leeds Crown Court for the incident, along with others in which he attacked a friend and refused to leave his ex partner alone. Judge Alex Menary jailed him for 38 months and gave him a 10-year restraining order to keep him away from his ex partner. | WYP
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2. Ryan Semeniuk
Ryan Semeniuk, 33, was handed a five-year mandatory jail sentence after armed police found a Colt Thunderer double-action revolver from the 1800s under his bed. Extensive tests were carried out on the pistol, which was capable of firing, not with the trigger but by cocking the hammer. Semeniuk was previously jailed for possessing a gun buried in a garden. | WYP
3. Hardeep Garcha
Drunken Hardeep Garcha has been jailed for 23 months after he began throwing punches at passers-by on Lower Briggate. CCTV showed Garcha approaching a man from behind who was minding his own business, “blindsiding” him with a punch that caused him to momentarily fall unconscious. The victim suffered chipped teeth and a broken jaw that required a metal plate to be inserted. | WYP
4. John Cairns
John Cairns broke into a Leeds home as the occupants slept upstairs then led police on a high-speed chase with the car he stole from outside of the property. He took car keys, house keys, £50 in cash, bank cards and a rucksack containing headphones. The 33-year-old wept as the details were read out at Leeds Crown Court. Judge Simon Phillips KC jailed him for 38 months and handed him a 55-month driving ban. | WYP
5. Kevin Gomersall
Kevin Gomersall, who threatened his estranged wife with a hammer, has been jailed again after refusing to leave her alone. He was handed a new 18-month jail sentence at Leeds Crown Court after admitting breaching the restraining order put in place to stop him from making contact. The 43-year-old has three previous convictions for eight offences, all related to his ex wife. | WYP
6. Kenneth Smith
Kenneth Smith was told he “preyed on hard-working small businesses” in Headingley after admitting 10 offences, including eight burglaries and two burglaries with an intent to steal. His spree began in June when he broke into a takeaway on Otley Road, wearing a face covering and a crowbar, he smashed his way in and causing £1,000 worth of damage, before emptying the till of £500. He was jailed for four years. | WYP / Google Maps / YEP