Man who destroyed David Oluwale plaque among those in court in …
A man who watched videos of humans having sex with dogs[1] is among those who have appeared in court[2] in Leeds this week.
Also making an appearance was a man who left his friend seriously injured after he was thrown from an off-road bike he was driving. He avoided a prison sentence for that offence.
A man will also stand trial in October after he admitted destroying a plaque dedicated to David Oluwale, but denied a separate charge of racially aggravated criminal damage.
A variety of hearings - sentencings, trials, further case management and plea, trial and preparation hearings - are held at the courts across Leeds every week and LeedsLive's[3] reporters are on hand to cover those cases.
Christopher Reid
Sick Reid watched videos showing humans having sex with dogs after his "inhibitions were lowered" after he took drugs.
Officers examined his laptop and mobile phone and he was charged with four counts of possessing an extreme pornographic image. A chat log with a person called Lesley where he sent them an image of someone having sex with a dog was also found.
He avoided an immediate prison sentence and instead was handed an 18-month community order and told he must undertake 30 days rehabilitation activity requirement.
James Harrington
Prolific offender Harrington was jailed earlier this week for using the bank card that was stolen from a man during a robbery undertaken by convicted murderer Aiden Ramsdale.
Aiden Ramsdale was jailed for the murder of Bradley Wall earlier this year (Image: West Yorkshire Police)
Ramsdale robbed the man just days before murdering Bradley Wall in Beeston in June last year.
Harrington was caught on CCTV in a takeaway using the card and was jailed for for 22 weeks. He had already spent 189 days on remand in custody and will be released shortly.
Jack Campbell
Campbell narrowly avoided a prison sentence for causing serious injury while dangerous driving.
Leeds Crown Court heard how he had drank and taken cocaine before getting onto the off-ride motorbike with his friend on the back. The bike was seen by witnesses before it collided with a parked car.
The passenger suffered a fracture to part of his skull and bleeding to his brain. Campbell also suffered serious injuries and was handed a two-year sentence suspended for two years.
Gregory Michael Palmer
The plaque commemorating the life of David Oluwale (Image: Mellissa Dzinzi)
Palmer appeared at Leeds Magistrates' Court earlier this week where he pleaded guilty to destroying a plaque dedicated to David Oluwale.
He admitted two counts of criminal damage but denied one count of racially aggravated criminal damage in relation to a second alleged incident at a business premises in Wellington Street on April 17 last year. He will appear before the court again on October 13 for trial in relation to that charge.
Liam Hunter
Hunter was jailed for 20 months after "holding his hands up" and admitting that he hid two mobile phones from police.
He was subject to a sexual harm prevention order that ordered him to let police know if he had acquired any devices that could access the internet within three days of doing so. When he was paid a visit by the authorities, a phone dropped from his pocket and a further search of his then-home in Harehills uncovered another in a sock.
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- ^ Accident on A1M today leaves man seriously injured as police chase sees car smash into lorry (www.leeds-live.co.uk)
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