COUNTY DURHAM MAN GIVEN SIX-MONTH SENTENCE FOR ASSAULT AND ESCAPE
A man who changed plea on the day of his scheduled trial and admitted assaulting his partner received a total six-month prison sentence.
But with time served in custody prior to the hearing, Gordon Wright was expected to be promptly released.
The 38-year-old of Hesleden, was arrested in Durham on suspicion of domestic violence on Saturday, April 5.
He fled from the back of a police vehicle in Sherburn Road, Durham, as he was being taken into custody.
He admitted a charge of escaping lawful custody at a hearing at Durham Crown Court on May 6, but he denied assault causing actual bodily harm on his partner.
A trial was scheduled to take place on that charge this week, but Wright changed his plea to guilty on the day of the hearing.
Judge Nathan Adams imposed prison sentences totalling six months for the two offences, but as the defendant has been in custody since prior to his May court hearing, the custodial period of the sentence is expected to have expired.
This is a probabilistic continent or country-group signal from public name datasets. It is not proof of nationality, ethnicity or personal background.
Likely region signal
UK
Country
from United States
- based on surname
45.8%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United Kingdom
42.7%
Surname region
UK
United States
45.8%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Verified Conviction
Detected legal outcome
ay, April 5. He fled from the back of a police vehicle in Sherburn Road, Durham, as he was being taken into custody. He admitted a charge of escaping lawful custody at a hearing at Durham Crown Court on May 6, but he denied assault causi...
