Desborough Man Jailed For 11 Years For Shooting Police Officer In The Face

A man from Desborough who shot a Police officer three times in the face has been jailed for eleven years.

Marshall Coe, 40, used a pistol loaded with metal pallets to shoot Sergeant Dave Cayton, who had responded on his own to reports of an incident at a house in Neuville Way on November 20^th last year.

Sgt Cayton has been left with a scar

Despite the pain he was experiencing, the officer went on to arrest Coe, before being rushed to hospital for treatment.

Sgt Cayton has recovered and is now back on duty, although has been left with a scar.

Coe, formally of Neuville Way, Desborough, was convicted of wounding with intent and being in possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence at Northampton Crown Court.

He was found to be a dangerous offender and handed an extended jail sentence, with the custodial part of that extended sentence set at 8 years and 8 months.

Marshall Coe has been jailed for 11 years Pic: Northants Police

The judge at Northampton Crown Court has recommended Sgt Cayton for the highest possible commendation from the Chief Constable.

Sgt Cayton has spoken about what happened:

Chief Constable Nick Adderley, said: “Dave is an incredible police officer and I was so proud to hear of Judge Mayo’s comments regarding his bravery – commendations such as these are only handed out in very special circumstances which really demonstrates the level of courage Dave displayed that day during this absolutely horrific incident.

“I would walk through the gates of hell for my police officers and I will do everything in my power to protect them, including making sure that every instance of violence against them is pursued through the courts.

“When I heard about this incident, it chilled me to my core and it mirrors the rising levels of violence we are seeing against police officers across the country as a whole.

“This is why I will never apologise for being the first police force in the country to arm all frontline officers with a Taser and that rollout is going well with all frontline officers now trained in the use of Taser across Northamptonshire Police.

“This was a top investigation by our CID and eleven years is a great sentence. It is also a real example that if you assault any of my police officers, we will come after you with the full force of the law behind us and do everything in our power to put you behind bars where you belong.”