Drug dealers, thieves and violent brutes.
These are the faces of fourteen people from Corby who were put behind bars during 2021. They include Alex McConnell who was sent to jail for more than ten years for his part in a major drugs conspiracy, and Scott Moffatt who gave illegal morphine to a 19-year-old boy who died.
Some are already back in our community - but others will be spending the next few years in jail.

5. Jerome Cole
A judge gave Cole, 25, of Stephenson Way, an extended prison term when he appeared before the court in December to face three charges of threatening to kill his victim, one of coercive control and one of assault occasioning ABH. The court heard how he knelt on her neck and subjected her to a terrifying reign of abuse. He was jailed for four years, with a further four on licence.

6. James McClafferty
McClafferty, 37, of Crick Close, Corby along with accomplice Woods, 36, formerly of Kettering robbed four small shops in Desborough, Brigstock, Broughton and Market Harborough within a seven-day period. In January, Woods was sentenced to seven years and nine months in jail and McClafferty was given eight years and nine months.

7. Lewis Coe
In August, baby-faced Lewis Coe was jailed for 13-months for intimidating a witness, causing a domestic abuse trial in which he was the defendant, to collapse. He was also convicted of assaulting a police officer.

8. Mateus Dacosta
Back in June, Northampton Crown Court heard how Dacosta, 22, of Breedon Close, had struggled to find work Corby to enable him to send money home to his mum and son in Portugal. But when he turned to drug dealing to pay his debts, he was seen handing over crack and heroin by police. He was jailed for two years and four months.

