Duo jailed after two-day violent crime spree in Stoke-on-Trent
They carried out multiple attacks and thefts
Two men have been jailed for 36 years combined after they went on a two-day violent crime spree in Stoke-on-Trent.
Lewis Thomas Jones, 24, of Abbey Hulton, and Jamil Wlazlo, 30, of HMP Dovegate, carried out multiple attacks and thefts on 28th March last year.
The pair forced entry into three homes, stabbed three people, and stole a car at knifepoint.
It's believed they were going after specific people, but got the wrong houses multiple times.
What happened?
Their crime spree began at a house in Bucknall, where they smashed windows with machetes and stabbed a man in the arm before realizing their mistake.
The man was not seriously injured.
Jones and Wlazlo then threatened two people inside a Kia with a knife.
The driver was stabbed but not seriously hurt.
The pair stole the car and drove off.
Later, they attacked a Longton home, stabbing another man in the thigh and stealing items including a laptop and phone.
He too was not seriously injured.
They broke into another house in Hanley before realising again, it was the wrong house.
A number of 999 calls were made, and officers say the incidents caused a lot of alarm.
Police tracked down and arrested Jones and Wlazlo, seizing a firearm from the front garden of one of the houses they targeted.
Forensic evidence linked them to the offences.
Their sentences
Lewis Thomas Jones admitted two counts of wounding/inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent, two counts of aggravated burglary, one count of possessing ammunition for a firearm without a certificate, and one count of robbery.
He was sentenced to 19 years in jail.
Jamil Wlazlo admitted two counts of wounding/inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent, two counts of aggravated burglary and one count of robbery.
He was sentenced to 17 years in jail.