They all appeared as defendants before Leeds Crown Court, with jails sentences ranging from just a few months to several years.
Judges dealt with a hammer-wielding Leeds man who made threats outside his former partner's house, and a homeless couple who threatened to burn down the home of a terrified mum, among others.
Here are nine of the criminals who were locked up in Leeds this week -
Here are nine of the criminals who were locked up in Leeds this week -
![Kevin Gomersall, 41, of no fixed address, was jailed for 20 months and handed a 10-year restraining order from his former partner after admitting stalking involving the fear of violence, possession of cocaine, possession of an offensive weapon in public, using threatening or abusive words or behaviours, harassment without violence and possession of a knife. It came after he made threats outside the terrified woman's house while armed with a hammer, as well as other incidents.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/02/16/12/35/Kevin%20Gomersall.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
7. Kevin Gomersall
Kevin Gomersall, 41, of no fixed address, was jailed for 20 months and handed a 10-year restraining order from his former partner after admitting stalking involving the fear of violence, possession of cocaine, possession of an offensive weapon in public, using threatening or abusive words or behaviours, harassment without violence and possession of a knife. It came after he made threats outside the terrified woman's house while armed with a hammer, as well as other incidents. | West Yorkshire Police/National WorldPhoto: West Yorkshire Police/National World
![Jordan Donaldson, 31, of Leasowe Garth Hunslet, was jailed for 27 months and given an indefinite restraining order from his former partner after admitting a charge of coercive and controlling behaviour. During their seven-month relationship, he caused bruising to the victim's face and eyes, chin and legs.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/02/16/12/14/Jordan%20Donaldson.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
8. Jordan Donaldson
Jordan Donaldson, 31, of Leasowe Garth Hunslet, was jailed for 27 months and given an indefinite restraining order from his former partner after admitting a charge of coercive and controlling behaviour. During their seven-month relationship, he caused bruising to the victim's face and eyes, chin and legs. | West Yorkshire Police/National WorldPhoto: West Yorkshire Police/National World
![Curtis Whitaker, 38, of Green Lane, Lofthouse, Wakefield, was jailed for 16 months after admitting intentional strangulation and ABH. It came after an attack on his former partner in December of last year in which he grabbed her by the neck and pushed her to the floor with such force it smashed a coffee table.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/02/16/12/13/Curtis%20Whitaker.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
9. Curtis Whitaker
Curtis Whitaker, 38, of Green Lane, Lofthouse, Wakefield, was jailed for 16 months after admitting intentional strangulation and ABH. It came after an attack on his former partner in December of last year in which he grabbed her by the neck and pushed her to the floor with such force it smashed a coffee table. | PA/National WorldPhoto: PA/National World