Man jailed after holding knife to taxi driver's throat in Oxford
Aaron Johnson took out the weapon after the driver asked for payment, before making of with £6.09 from the taxi
A man has been sentenced to four years and eight months in prison after he robbed a taxi driver at knifepoint for around £6 in Oxford.
Aaron Johnson, aged 36, of no fixed address, was sentenced, following a hearing at Oxford Crown Court on Friday (25/4). He pleaded guilty at the same hearing to one count of robbery and one count of possession of a knife in a public place.
Exactly a month before, Johnson had requested a taxi to pick him up on Atkyns Road, Oxford.
The taxi driver picked up Johnson and drove him to a nearby address. The driver, a man in his forties, then requested payment.
At this point Johnson has drawn a large knife, threatening the taxi driver and holding the knife to his throat.
Johnson did not injure the driver, and made off with £6.09 in cash from the taxi.
The driver called the police and response teams apprehended Johnson two hours after the offence. He was charged that day and remanded in custody to await trial.
Detective Constable Butler said: “Officers from response and Oxford’s Priority Crime Team worked swiftly to respond, identify, locate and then arrest Johnson within hours and this is an excellent example of teams working well together.
“The victim was traumatised by the offender’s actions and officers have supported the victim throughout this investigation.
“We will continue to respond robustly to knife-enabled offences and we are happy justice has been served in this case and a clearly dangerous offender has been taken off the streets”.