Men Jailed After Shooting
Written by HFM News on 7th May 2019
Fourteen people have been jailed for a total of 69 years after a teenager was shot at the Greenfields Travellers site, between Great Oxendon and Braybrooke, in 2016.
It follows two trials, which we can only now report on, due to legal restrictions.
The 17-year old-boy suffered life changing injuries in the shoot-out, including punctured lungs, the loss of sight in one of eye, a fractured bone in his neck, broken nose and multiple shotgun pellets embedded in his head, neck, torso and heart.
Northampton Crown Court heard the violence erupted on the evening of July 8th 2016, after a group from the site became involved in an argument with another group over the purchase of illegal drugs.
The aftermath of the incident
Picture: Andy Carpenter
Those sentenced pleaded guilty to offences including conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm, violent disorder and drugs offences:
Trial 1 – September/October 2018
- Nathan Hadfield, 36, of Bedford Close, Barton Seagrave, found guilty of conspiracy to commit GBH, found not guilty of attempted murder. Sentenced to 14 years.
- Christopher Julian, 33, of St Clare Street, Penzance, found guilty of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs. Sentenced to two and a half years.
- Richard Loveridge, 27, of Lower Ecton Lane, Northampton, found guilty of conspiracy to commit GBH, cultivation of cannabis, possession of criminal property and being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs. Sentenced to 16 and a half years.
- Alfred Davis, 43, of Norwood Lane, Peterborough, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit violent disorder. Sentenced to three years in prison.
- Billy Harrod, 37, of Countess Close, Eaton Socon, Cambridgeshire, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit violent disorder. Sentenced to three years in prison.
- Lee Harrod, 34, of Brington Road, Huntingdon, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit violent disorder. Sentenced to two and a half years in prison.
- Shane Jelley, 31, of Wyre Close, Desborough, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit violent disorder and conspiracy to supply Class A drugs. Sentenced to five and a half years.
- Adam Panther, 27, of Bath Road, Kettering, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply Class A drugs and will be sentenced at a later date.
- Robert Davis, 43, of Brington Road, Huntingdon, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit violent disorder. Sentenced to three years in prison.
- John Holmes, 36, of Dyes Lane, Stevenage, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit violent disorder. Sentenced to three years in prison.
- Nathan Milne, 40, of Honey Crescent, Kettering, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit violent disorder and will be sentenced at a later date.
Trial 2 – March/April 2019
- Fred Holmes, 30, of Dyes Lane, Stevenage, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit violent disorder, part way through the trial. Sentenced to three years in prison.
- Lee Smith, 32, of Lower Ecton Lane, Northampton, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit violent disorder, part way through the trial. Sentenced to three years in prison.
- Jason John Davis, 30, of Lower Ecton Lane, Northampton, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit violent disorder. Sentenced to two and a half years in prison.
- Jonathan Kinnell, 36, of Welford Avenue, Irthlingborough, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit violent disorder. Sentenced to two and a half years in prison.
- Thomas Glen Smith, 27, of Osbourne Close, Corby, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit violent disorder and conspiracy to supply Class A drugs. Sentenced to four and a half years in prison.
(Pictures numbered in order of sentence list)
Northamptonshire Police has welcomed the sentences:
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