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...
19. Gareth Barnes
Slurring driver Gareth Barnes was given a 42-month jail sentence and a driving ban of five years and nine months, after he drove through a red light and smashed into a car on a crossroads, leaving a woman with a shattered collarbone. The 39-year-old also admitted harassing his ex-girlfriend and burgling her house, for which he was given a five-year restraining order. | WYP / YEP / Google Maps
20. Madoc Holmes
19-year-old Madoc Holmes was jailed for 27-months after being identified as part of a gang that used a blowtorch to break into a Tingley couple's home, stealing their high-powered BMW M4, before returning hours later to take their other car, an Audi A6. Holmes, of Howden Close, Barnsley, had to be restrained as police took hold of him after crashing the Audi. He had a balaclava and gloves on him. | WYP / YEP
21. Daniel Hornshaw
Disabled drug dealer Daniel Hornshaw was jailed for 38-months after a police raid at his home in Wakefield uncovered quantities of the synthetic cannabis, along with heroin and crack cocaine. The 38-year-old, who was caught selling illegal substances for a fourth time, was told he faces a mandatory seven-year sentence if he acquires another drug-dealing conviction. | WYP / YEP / Goolge Maps
22. Andrew Stevens
Drug addict Andrew Stevens was jailed for 32 months after he pulled out a 12" knife during an attempted robbery at the Go Local shop in Bramley. The 40-year-old left the shop empty handed after a quick-thinking staff member hit the panic button which caused Stevens to run from the shop, putting the knife back in his coat as he went. | WYP
23. Kallum Bruines-Larkin
Thug Kallum Bruines-Larkin, who has a “propensity for violence,” was jailed for 30 months after he knocked out his partner’s tooth during a flurry of punches, then later knocked out her new cosmetic tooth during a second sickening attack. The 20-year-old, of Aysgarth Drive, Wakefield, was also given an indefinite-length restraining order to keep him away from the victim. | WYP
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24. Michael Doherty
Michael Doherty received a life sentence with a minimum term of 33 years after pleading guilty to murdering 21-year-old Courtney Angus. The 38-year-old, of Norfolk Street in Batley, confessed to the killing after being arrested following a knife-wielding rampage in Dewsbury town centre. A forensic post-mortem found Courtney Angus also had injuries indicative of a serious sexual assault. | WYP