Here are the names and faces of 48 criminals who were locked up in Leeds during August 2026.
Their crimes include a drug addict who was found guilty of murdering his friend in a tower-block bloodbath before dumping his body in the street.
Also sentenced at Leeds Crown Court last month, were four men who dumped their friend's lifeless body on the pavement after a botched revenge attack, and a predatory paedophile who called himself “Epstein”.
View our gallery below for the full round-up of criminals who were locked up in Leeds during August 2026...
1. Scott Silkstone
Drug addict Scott Silkstone (pictured left) was found guilty by unanimous verdict of the horrific murder of his friend Dwayne Tuohey. Leeds Crown Court heard how the 51-year-old drug addict murdered his friend in his own flat before dragging him outside and dumping his bloody body near communal bins. He was remanded back into custody and will be sentenced on Monday, September 7. | WYP / YEP
2. David Auckland
Motorist David Auckland was jailed for 14 months and given a 31-month driving ban after he drove a stolen Ford Fiesta from Durham and smashed into two cars while trying to outrun police in Bramley. The 37-year-old, of Chapel Street, Crook, Durham, admitted dangerous driving, aggravated vehicle taking, driving while banned and having no insurance. | WYP / YEP
3. Jordan Brown and Aaron Conlon
Jordan Brown and Aaron Conlon were both jailed for 35 and 40 months respectively after they callously snatched young Staffordshire Bull Terrier puppies from a woman's house. 29-year-old Conlon pulled the woman to the ground and wrestled with her before getting away. The puppies’ mother was accidentally hit and killed by a responding police car after she tried to chase down the thieves. | WYP
4. Darrin Docherty and Nathan Deighton
Burglars Darrin Docherty and Nathan Deighton were jailed for 49 months and 26 months after they stole a VW Transporter van from outside of an address in Belle Isle, while the couple were asleep. They later used an AirTag attached to the keys to track the van to an address in Walton, near Wetherby. Docherty stole almost £500 worth of items in another burglary before being arrested. | WYP
5. Danny Farmer
Possessive thug Danny Farmer, who has a history of domestic violence, told a woman she belonged to him after an violent attack during which he dragged her upstairs and pinned her to the bed before strangling her. The 37-year-old forklift driver had only been seeing the woman for 10 weeks but refused to leave her home which left her feeling trapped. He was jailed for 27 months and given a five-year restraining order. | WYP / PA
6. Mustang Howard
Teenager Mustang Howard, who sought revenge over comments allegedly made over Facebook has been ordered to serve three years and six months in a young offender institute for a terrifying machete attack. Howard, who was only 17 at the time, was with a gang who went to a man’s home and tried to stab at him through his door as he fought to keep them out. | WYP