Among those jailed in Devon in August were a sex pest who terrified women in Exeter city centre, a racist thief, and a man who bit a one-legged wheelchair user on the nose. The longest sentence of the month went to Tiverton drug dealer Nigel Reed, who had a tidy business delivering drugs for an organised crime gang. This round-up also includes violent thugs and Albanian drug couriers. These are the men sent to prison in Devon in August 2026.
Josh Smith, aged 30, was jailed for biting a wheelchair user on the nose and assaulting a police officer. He had known his one-legged victim, David Frost, for a long time, Exeter Crown Court heard. On July 28 of this year, Smith spotted Frost leaving supported accommodation in Smythen Street and ran towards him. Before Frost could reverse out of the way, he was punched several times. Smith then grabbed hold of Frost and bit him on the nose. Police were called and found Smith asleep in a car park in Howell Road. He resisted arrest and kicked the door of a police van, causing it to swing into a police officer. The offences put Smith in breach of a community order given to him for domestic violence offences earlier this year. Judge
August Jailings: Nose Biter, Racist Thief and Drug Dealer