A violent thug who smeared cat litter over his partner’s face, a swindling employee and a man who threatened to kill a taxi driver have all been jailed in Leeds this week.
Leeds Crown Court also heard cases of five men jailed over a shooting in Chapeltown and a drug dealer claimed £27,000 found stashed at a house came from a friend who won £1 million on a lottery scratchcard.
Here are nine criminals locked up at Leeds Crown Court this week.
Here are nine criminals locked up at Leeds Crown Court this week.
![Motibur Rahman, 24, of Harehills Avenue, was also locked up over the shooting - he was found to be the getaway driver. He was found guilty of conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and conspiracy to commit criminal damage. Rahman was jailed for five and a half years](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjM2MGQyMmVjLTczYjYtNGRiNS05OTY4LWMxNzRlM2NiNjYwYTo2M2M0ZDFjMS1iYTBiLTQ2MjItYWVjNy00OGVlY2M4MzRkYzE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
7. Motibur Rahman
Motibur Rahman, 24, of Harehills Avenue, was also locked up over the shooting - he was found to be the getaway driver. He was found guilty of conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and conspiracy to commit criminal damage. Rahman was jailed for five and a half years Photo: WYP
![Leeds Crown Court heard that Hassanuj Jamal, 21, of Hill Top Avenue, Chapeltown, fired the shots. He was found guilty of conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and conspiracy to commit criminal damage - and jailed for six years and seven months.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjM0NWY4YmRhLTg1YjQtNGJlMC05MDE3LWRmZDgyNTg4OWQzZjo4NTYyNGY5Yi05NDk0LTRmNDktYWQ2NS00MTNjNTgwMzc2ODU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
8. Hassanuj Jamal
Leeds Crown Court heard that Hassanuj Jamal, 21, of Hill Top Avenue, Chapeltown, fired the shots. He was found guilty of conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and conspiracy to commit criminal damage - and jailed for six years and seven months. Photo: WYP
![18-year-old Mohammed Ahmed, of Markham Avenue, Chapeltown, acted as an organiser in the shooting and was jailed for six and a half years. He was found guilty of conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and conspiracy to commit criminal damage.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjY4YzI3YmM2LTY4OTEtNDNmNS1hM2RmLTY2YTM4Yjc4ODc2Yzo3N2ViNDE4ZC1lZGI4LTQyNDUtYWRhMy02ODhkMjUxMzdlMGU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
9. Mohammed Ahmed
18-year-old Mohammed Ahmed, of Markham Avenue, Chapeltown, acted as an organiser in the shooting and was jailed for six and a half years. He was found guilty of conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and conspiracy to commit criminal damage. Photo: WYP
![Mohammed Arman Rashid, 20, of Hill Top Avenue, Chapeltown, was the fifth man jailed over the shooting and acted as the lookout as well as an organiser. He was found guilty of conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and conspiracy to commit criminal damage and was jailed for seven years and three months.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjk0MDVhNzc0LTJkZTgtNDA2MC05N2IxLWUwOWU2ODc3OWUxNzo2MmQ4Y2IyYy02YjU1LTQ0MTktODU2ZC1kZmExMmQ2ZmExNTM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
10. Mohammed Arman Rashid
Mohammed Arman Rashid, 20, of Hill Top Avenue, Chapeltown, was the fifth man jailed over the shooting and acted as the lookout as well as an organiser. He was found guilty of conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and conspiracy to commit criminal damage and was jailed for seven years and three months. Photo: Google