A convicted killer back in court for robbery and a prolific criminal who headbutted a police officer twice have also been jailed during recent Sheffield Crown Court hearings.
The nine men pictured here are all currently languishing behind bars after being jailed during recent Sheffield Crown Court hearings.
City judges passed down prison sentences to each of these criminals during hearings held in May and June 2026.
Some of these defendants owned up to their crimes, and consequently received a commensurate reduction off the total length of their sentence.
Others took their case to trial, and were convicted by a jury of their peers.
The longest sentence passed down to those pictured here is one of life imprisonment, with a minimum term of 30 years, whilst the shortest is one of 13 months.
You can read more detailed court reports on the cases featured here by following the below links:
- Doncaster car thief and heartless burglar jailed in Operation Castle crackdown on thefts
- Rotherham man James Clarke sobs as he is jailed for campaign of witness intimidation which left victim in fear
- Killer driver jailed over death of friend in horror crash at Bramall Lane roundabout in Sheffield
- South Yorkshire man with 99 offences on record headbutted female police officer
- “I cannot see any other way to protect the public": Killer branded "danger to public" back behind bars
- Face of Sheffield domestic abuser Jack Staniforth who controlled, isolated, stalked and abused former partner
- "This has destroyed our family," says heartbroken dad as killer brothers learn fate
1. Jailed in May and June 2026
Top row, left to right: Liam Shead; Antony Wilks and James Clarke. Middle row, left to right: Hamza Hussain; Adam Chopra and James Walker. Bottom row, left to right: Jack Staniforth; Zulkernain and Armaan Ahmed | Adobe/SYP
2. Liam Shead and Antony Wilks: Jailed for six years in May 2026
A prolific car thief and a burglar are the latest to be jailed following thorough investigations by Doncaster's dedicated Operation Castle team. Op Castle is Doncaster's dedicated and detective-led approach to tackling and investigating residential burglaries in the city. So far this year, it has seen multiple offenders jailed for a total of almost 40 years, with Liam Shead and Antony Wilks both sent to prison at the end of May 2026. Shead committed a series of car thefts, with the 34-year-old targeting parked vehicles in Doncaster before driving off in them. Shead committed a series of car thefts, with the 34-year-old targeting parked vehicles in Doncaster before driving off in them. Shead was responsible for multiple thefts, a comprehensive package of evidence was compiled to ensure he could be held accountable for every single offence he committed. With the evidence against Shead laid out to him, the 34-year-old of Rowena Drive, Scawsby, pleaded guilty to six counts of theft of a motor vehicle and was jailed for three years during a sentencing hearing at Sheffield Crown Court on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. Antony Wilks has also been jailed after he targeted an elderly woman and stole from her home while posing as a workman. Wilks offered to clean her gutters and took money from her before raiding her drawer while her back was turned. Wilks stole her purse and sentimental jewellery as well as 43-inch TV. However, Wilks was identified and traced thanks to telecommunications work after he gave the victim a telephone number to ring him on. Wilks, 31, of Queens Crescent, Edlington, pleaded guilty to burglary dwelling and theft and was also given a three-year prison sentence at Sheffield Crown Court on Thursday, May 28, 2026 | SYP
3. James Clarke: Jailed for 13 months in May 2026
A criminal sobbed as he was jailed for a campaign of witness intimidation, which left the woman he targeted fearing for her safety. Sheffield Crown Court heard how the woman made a serious allegation against James Clarke, but subsequently decided she did not wish to proceed with the case due to “not feeling up to” or “ready” to pursue criminal proceedings. Neil Coxon, prosecuting, said that following the allegation made by the complainant, Clarke was released on bail by police with a number of conditions, prohibiting him from contacting her. Despite this, Clarke, aged 37, contacted the woman directly, through friends and family, and via her workplace. Appearing at court via a prison video link, Clarke sobbed as Judge David Dixon sentenced him to 13 months’ imprisonment. He told Clarke: “It didn’t stop you badgering her, telling her to drop the charges, making threats to an extent.” “Whatever the situation between you and her, you are not allowed to tell her: ‘Do not pursue me’ - and that’s what you’ve done.” Judge Dixon described the offence of intimidating a witness - which Clarke pleaded guilty to at an earlier hearing - as being an “extremely serious” one | SYP
4. Hamza Hussain: Jailed for five years, four months in May 2026
A dangerous driver killed one friend and seriously injured another as he travelled at around 20 miles per hour above the speed limit on the approach to a Sheffield roundabout. Hamza Hussain, of Harney Close, Darnall, Sheffield, was sent to begin a prison sentence of five years, four months on May 19, 2026, for causing the death of teenager Mohammed Waheed, who was a passenger in the vehicle. Hussain was also sentenced for causing serious injury to a second passenger, a boy who was just 15-years-old when the crash occurred. Using a friend’s “sporty and powerful” VW Golf F vehicle, Hussain, then aged 21, was travelling at around 61mph on the approach to Bramall Lane roundabout, of St Mary’s Gate, which is subject to a 40mph limit. Crash investigators subsequently determined there to be a four-mile margin of error either way, putting the speed range at between 57mph and 65mph. Hussain, now 23-years-old, lost control of the vehicle as he attempted to over steer, crashing into street furniture shortly before 2am on June 17, 2024, the hearing heard. He fled the scene in the immediate aftermath of the crash, leaving Mohammed and the second passenger seriously injured in the vehicle. The sentencing hearing heard Hussain returned to the vehicle but failed to call the emergency services. Hussain pleaded guilty to charges of causing death by dangerous driving; causing serious injury by dangerous driving and causing death by driving a vehicle - driver unlicensed / uninsured at an earlier hearing | SYP