Four men convicted of the murder of Sam Davies, who was lured to a park in Lincoln and stabbed twice in the chest, were given life sentences and among those put behind bars in Greater Lincolnshire in April.
There was also a notable case close to the border in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire of an unprovoked nightclub attack which left the victim with permanent scars.
The Lincolnite’s court reporters cover the biggest cases heard in our region every day. Here’s a round up of signifiant cases resulting in prison sentences in April 2022:
Daniel Heydari, Joe Jameson, Eimantas Gochman, and Billy Gill
(Left to right) Daniel Heydari, 25, Joe Jameson, 24, Eimantas Gochman, 20 and Billy Gill, 21, were found guilty at Nottingham Crown Court. | Photo: Lincolnshire Police
Four Lincoln men were handed life sentences for the tragic murder of local man Sam Davies.
Joe Jameson and Daniel Heydari were told they will serve a minimum of 25 years.
Eimantas Gochman and Billy Gill will serve a minimum of 24 and 23 years respectively.
Nine men face a combined decades in prison for their roles in dealing class A&B drugs in Gainsborough. | Photo: Lincolnshire Police
Nine people responsible for dealing crack cocaine, cocaine, heroin and cannabis in Gainsborough over several months were sentenced to decades in prison following an investigation.
Jerry Maughan, also known as Smith, 28, of Lea Road West, Gainsborough. Sentence: For conspiracy to supply Class A Crack Cocaine he was sentenced to five years, eight months. He received the same sentence for conspiracy to supply Cocaine, to run concurrently. He was also given a 10 month sentence to run concurrently for supply of class B drug (Cannabis)
Andrew Burgess, 41, of Marshall’s Rise, Gainsborough. He was sentenced to three years for supplying a Class A drug (Cocaine). He is now released on licence based on time served
William Andrews, 51, of High Street, Gainsborough. For conspiracy to supply a controlled drug of Class A (Crack Cocaine), he was sentenced to 3 years in prison. He received a further three year sentence for conspiracy to supply a controlled drug of Class A (Cocaine), to run concurrently. He received a further two years and seven months for possession of a Class A drug with intent to supply (Heroin), which will run concurrently. He was also sentenced for offences predating the investigation. He received a 20 month sentence to run concurrently for possession of Class A drug with intent to supply (Diacetylmorphine), and a 20 month sentence to run consecutively for possession of Class A drug with intent to supply (Crack Cocaine)
Declan Boswell, 20, no fixed address. He was sentenced to three years for conspiracy to supply a controlled drug of Class A (Crack Cocaine). He is now released on licence based on time served
Ben Glastonbury, 35, previously of Clinton Terrace, Gainsborough. He was sentenced to two years in prison for conspiracy to supply a controlled drug of Class A (Crack Cocaine). He received a further two year sentence for supply of controlled drug Class A (Heroin). This sentence will run concurrently
Ty McLaggan, 23, of Park Springs Road, Gainsborough. He was sentenced to three years and three months for conspiracy to supply Class A drug (Crack Cocaine), and a further 3 years and 3 months to run concurrently for supply of controlled drug of Class A (Heroin). He is now released on licence based on time served
Declan Mulholland, 22, of Ropery Road, Gainsborough. He was sentenced to three years and three months for conspiracy to supply Class A drug (Crack Cocaine), and a further two sentences each of three years and three months for conspiracy to supply Class A drug (Cocaine) and supply of controlled drug of Class A (Heroin). Those sentences will run concurrently. He is now released on licence based on time served
Nathan Stevenson, 31, of Queensfield, Gainsborough. He was sentenced to three years and six months for conspiracy to supply Class A drug (Cocaine)
Robert Blakestone, 75, of Thurstan Way, Worksop. He was found guilty of Conspiracy to supply Class A drug (Crack Cocaine) and Conspiracy to supply Class A (Cocaine). He was sentenced to two years a three months for each count, to run concurrently
Fiona Lewis was given a jail sentence of four years and four months imprisonment and will have to serve a further three years on licence after her release from custody. | Photo: Lincolnshire Police
A mentally ill Lincoln woman was given a seven year extended sentence by a judge after arming herself with a carving knife and carrying out a “terrifying” attack on her own mother. Fiona Lewis was given a jail sentence of four years and four months imprisonment and will have to serve a further three years on licence after her release from custody.
Nathan Waterman was jailed for five years. | Photo: Humberside Police
Nathan Waterman, 33, was sentenced to five years in prison after demanding drugs from a woman who he then assaulted by hitting her head against the wall and kicking her.
Mark Crosby, also known as Mark Fisher, was jailed for four years. | Photo: Cambridgeshire Police
Mark Crosby, 27, who is otherwise known as Mark Fisher, was jailed for four years after an unprovoked attack with a glass on someone in a Wisbech nightclub left them with permanent scars.
Joshua Mulrooney was jailed for three years and nine months. | Photo: Lincolnshire Police
Prolific burglar Joshua Mulrooney, 26, escaped through the bedroom window of a sleeping nine-year-old girl after being disturbed by the terrified occupants. Mulrooney was jailed for three years and nine months.
Luke Papworth was jailed for two years. | Photo: Lincolnshire Police
Luke Papworth, 34, was jailed for two years after throwing petrol at his former partner and threatening to set her on fire when she revealed the identity of her new boyfriend.
Daniel Barrass was sentenced to 12 months in prison. | Nottinghamshire Police
Daniel Barrass, 32, was jailed for 12 months after ramming two police cars, driving the wrong way on a dual carriageway and crashing into two vehicles, leaving officers fearing for their lives.
A father who abducted his young daughter from her Lincoln home and took her to Ireland was jailed for 18 months, but he cannot be named because of an order protecting his daughter’s identity.
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Excited customers arrived early as a queue of people waited to get into the 2022 Lincoln Beer Festival, which is now officially open at The Drill.
The event has been taking place in the city for more than 40 years with the first festival held in the upstairs room of the Stag’s Head on Newport in 1977.
This year’s festival opened at The Drill on Free School Lane at 12pm on Thursday, May 26 and will run until 9pm on Saturday, May 28 (12pm-11pm Thursday and Friday, and 12pm-9pm on Saturday).
The queue outside The Drill before the 2022 Lincoln Beer Festival opened. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Enjoying this year’s Lincoln Beer Festival. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Lincoln Beer Festival will be serving 106 real ales, as well as 24 ciders and perries. Some of the ales will be from Lincolnshire’s newest brewery – Shadow Bridge Brewery, which opened in Barton-upon-Humber last month.
The entry to the event is £15, which includes admission, a £3 refundable deposit for a glass, and some beer tokens. CAMRA members will also receive bonus beer tokens.
Lincoln Beer Festival will be serving 106 real ales, as well as 24 ciders and perries. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Serving one of the first pints at this year’s Lincoln Beer Festival. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Inside the Lincoln Beer Festival. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
There was a three-year absence caused by the coronavirus pandemic, and the closure of The Drill Hall, which has since reopened under the new name of The Drill, but the event is now back in its traditional much-loved format.
Lincoln CAMRA Secretary Steve Renshaw at the opening of the 2022 Lincoln Beer Festival. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Speaking to The Lincolnite Podcast, Lincoln CAMRA secretary Steve Renshaw revealed his joy at being able to bring the event back after the COVID pandemic, especially at the now-named The Drill, which was taken over by Lincoln College Group after a period of uncertainty.
More than 50 volunteers transformed The Drill ready for the festival and they will help ensure it runs smoothly.
The Lincoln Beer Festival is held at The Drill. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
The Lincoln Beer Festival starting to fill up on Thursday, May 26, 2022. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
We have spoken with a 59-year-old man in relation an incident involving eggs being thrown at a statue of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on 15 May.
He has been given a £90 fixed penalty notice under Section 5 of the Public Order Act.
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