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flag Eleven sentenced in Essex for protests, fatal crash, drugs, and theft; one awaits trial.

flag Eleven people have been sentenced in Essex in October 2025 for offenses including violent disorder during protests near a hotel housing asylum seekers, fatal dangerous driving, drug trafficking, and theft. flag Three men—Martin Peagram, Dean Smith, and Stuart Williams—were jailed for roles in violent clashes, with sentences from one year and 10 months to two years and four months, after assaulting officers and climbing rooftops. flag A fourth man, Luke Fleming, 21, denies charges and awaits trial. flag Joshua Claydon, 20, received six years and three months for a 2023 crash on the A13 where he drove at 81mph, killing 18-year-old Ellie Jo Evers and causing permanent injury to another passenger; the car was overcrowded, lacked a functioning black box, and only one seatbelt was used. flag Perry Scopes, 39, a former charity fundraiser, was sentenced to over three years for cocaine supply, admitting he continued dealing while on a suspended sentence for prior drug offenses. flag His co-defendant, Darren Shrubb, 55, also pleaded guilty to drug charges.

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