Their crimes include a homeless sex predator who preyed on a drunk woman before carrying her back to his makeshift shelter to rape her.
Also locked up at Leeds Crown Court this week, was a gang of masked robbers who burst into a Morrisons convenience store in Pudsey and threatened a terrified worker with a knife.
View our gallery below for the full round-up of criminals locked up in Leeds last week...
1. Darlington Asante
Homeless predator Darlington Asante, 27, pretended to be a Good Samaritan and help a drunk woman after he saw her fall over in the street, but preyed on her vulnerability before carrying her back to his makeshift shelter on Recreation Place and raping her. Judge Mairs gave him a nine-year custodial sentence, with a three-year extended licence period, making a 12-year sentence. He was put on the sex offender register for life. | WYP / Adobestock
2. Thomas Sawyer
Pervert Thomas Sawyer was deemed a danger to children after forcing a 14-year-old girl into degrading sex acts. The 30-year-old admitted a string of offences, but only after the victim was forced to give evidence at trial. He was given an extended 15-year sentence at Leeds Crown Court, given a lifelong sexual harm prevention order (SHPO) and put on the sex offender register for life. | WYP / Adobe
3. James Garahan
HGV driver James Garahan kicked his partner unconscious on the street before threatening her with a knife as he downed pills in a bid to kill himself. The 49-year-old who has a history of violence, was jailed at Leeds Crown Court after admitting charges of ABH and making threats with a bladed article. Judge Penelope Belcher jailed him for 28 months and activated 10 weeks of his suspended sentence to run consecutively. | WYP / YEP
4. Wieslaw Michniewicz and Aleksandra Timoszek
Married couple Wieslaw Michniewicz and Aleksandra Timoszek trafficked young women to Leeds with the promise of legitimate work, but then put them to work as prostitutes. The devious couple lived a lavish lifestyle on the profits, driving expensive sports cars, the court heard. Michniewicz was sentenced to 15 years’ jail, with Timoszek, given a term of seven-and-a-half years. | WYP
5. Jonathan Nye and Tyler Kemp
Jonathan Nye, who has a long criminal record, was jailed, along with an accomplice Tyler Kemp with whom he tried to burgle a home in Pudsey. Nye also tried to outrun police on a stolen moped in Leeds city centre, mounting pavements and running red lights. Judge Simon Batiste jailed the pair for four years and two years respectively. Nye was also given a five-year driving ban. | WYP
6. Asif Hussain
Convicted killer and drug dealer Asif Hussain is back behind bars after a 110mph chase in which he had a car filled with more than £60,000 worth of drugs. The 28-year-old has previous convictions for dealing and for causing death by careless driving after a hit-and-run in which he killed an elderly couple in Newcastle in 2019. Judge Simon Batiste jailed Hussain for five years and banned him from driving for another five-and-a-half years. | WYP / YEP