From drug dealers to violent offenders, a number of criminals have been put behind bars this year.
Here we take a look back at some of the worst offenders from the Watford area during 2022, who were sentenced to more than four years in prison.
Joel Deeny, 34, formerly of Watford, had previously been jailed in June 2021 for making “indecent or grossly offensive calls” to Watford area schools or nurseries last year.
He was in custody this year following an incident involving a knife on Lambeth Bridge, London, in November 2021.
He was then jailed for a further eight years at Southwark Crown Court on July 28, after throwing boiling water into the faces of a prison guard and a prisoner in a wheelchair.
Ian Harris, of Pentland Road, Bushey, was originally arrested in April 2020 for his involvement in the supply of at least 17 kilos of cocaine in Watford, Bushey, and the surrounding area.
The 50-year-old appeared at St Albans Crown Court on May 9 and was sentenced to 14 years and five months for conspiracy to supply class A drugs.
Eamon Goodfellow, 50, from St Albans was arrested by National Crime Agency officers on June 14, 2018 and all of his electronic devices were seized for analysis.
A number of chat logs were recovered which showed Goodfellow discussing the abuse of children with facilitators, one of whom was based in the Philippines and the other in Romania.
Martin Ludlow, from the National Crime Agency, said: “He attempted to arrange for the most horrific abuse of vulnerable children thousands of miles away from him for his own gratification.”
The comedian and former Camelot worker was jailed for four years and nine months, by St Albans Crown Court, in June this year.
Drug dealer Scott Anthony, 29, who ran a line which supplied drugs out of Watford into the Thames Valley area, was given extra jail time after it was discovered he continued to run the network from his cell in The Mount prison in Bovingdon.
Anthony, who was already serving seven years for drug offences, was found guilty of being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin and of being in possession of a prohibited item (phone) in prison at St Albans Crown Court on March 11 of this year.
Ten days later, he was jailed for an extra seven years and six months.
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David Daniel (Image: Hertfordshire Constabulary)
David Daniel, 30, was captured on CCTV attacking a man, who he knew, with a lock knife outside Roosters Piri Piri in the high street in the early hours of New Year’s Day.
St Albans Crown Court heard Daniel then fled into Wellstones but was quickly caught.
The knife was discovered on the roof of Holy Rood Catholic Church after he was seen throwing it away.
Appearing in court on January 31, Daniel pleaded guilty to all charges and was sentenced by Judge Philip Grey to four years in prison.
(Ages are correct for when the men were jailed)
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