Leeds cannabis dealer sentenced after 'running through three gardens' to escape police

By Richard Beecham
Published 10th May 2022, 04:45 BST
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A man who was caught with more than 300 grams of cannabis before attempting to run away from police has been handed a suspended prison sentence

James Lyons, 29, of Torre Mount, Burmantofs, had pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply, after police found 320 grams of skunk cannabis in his flat, as well as digital scales and a "large quantity of cash".

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A sentencing hearing at Leeds Crown Court was told Lyons made an escape when he was visited by police at a flat in Rydal Drive in Morley, running through three gardens before eventually being injured and taken to hospital.

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