Here are 27 heinous criminals who were locked up in Leeds during May 2026.
Their crimes include a drug-dealing gunman who shot an innocent bystander during a drive-by attack outside a petrol in Wakefield.
Also locked up at Leeds Crown Court during May 2026, was a vile paedophile who paid for videos of children, as young as five, from the Philippines to be horrifically abused.
Here are the names and faces of 27 criminals who were locked up by judges last month...
7. Jamie Beckett
Wakefield man Jamie Beckett demanded for children as young as five to be abused and raped for as little as £6 a time. The vile 37-year-old was caught after those responsible for the abuse were uncovered by investigators in the United States, and Beckett’s Paypal account was found to have sent multiple amounts of cash. He was given a 16-year custodial sentence, with a seven-year extended licence period. | NCA
8. Edward Swanson
Known burglar Edward Swanson was jailed for 29 months under the "three-strike rule" that stipulates criminals who commit three or more burglaries must serve an immediate prison sentence. Leeds Crown Court heard how the 43-year-old, who has more than 140 criminal offences to his name, broke into a home and tried to use a stolen bank card in a petrol station. | WYP / YEP
9. Reece Cockroft
Drug dealer Reece Cockroft was jailed for six years after Leeds Crown Court heard how he began to use the home of a drug-addicted couple in Wakefield “as if it it was his own.” The 21-year-old would threaten them and made threats to harm their dog. He later shattered the man’s jaw in a savage assault after he accused the pair of owing him money. He admitted two counts of supplying Class A drugs and ABH. | WYP/YEP
10. Archile Voci
Archile Voci was jailed for 18-months this week after admitting growing cannabis at his property on Linden Avenue, Beeston. 184 plants in various stages of growth, along with the usual set up of lamps, fans, filters and transformers were found after police raided the property. As officers approached the front door, the 36-year-old tried to flee on foot, but was quickly detained. | WYP
11. Henok Bekel
Thug Henok Bekel has been handed a 23-year jail sentence following a vicious assault in which he tied a woman up and beat her mercilessly. The 30-year-old, now of Preston Road, Birmingham, attacked the woman when he was living in Beeston, punching her about the head and strangling her. She was left with permanent and “life-affecting” injuries. | WYP / Adobestock
12. Kyle Bibby
Thuggish boyfriend Kyle Bibby attacked his partner when she tried to flee from him, getting out of the car on the M1 and running along the sliproad. Kyle Bibby was jailed for 34-months after being convicted after a trial of ABH. The 32-year-old, of no fixed abode, also admitted charges of driving while banned and having no insurance. He received a new 46-month driving ban. | WYP / PA