Buckfastleigh man jailed for multiple offences

A man has been jailed after being convicted of various offences including criminal damage to property and possessing a knife in a public place.

26 year-old Danny Morgan, of Market Close, Buckfastleigh was sentenced at Exeter Crown Court on Tuesday.

He was sentenced for three years for taking prohibited items into a prison together with more local offences which took place in Buckfastleigh during 2025.

Morgan received additional time for possessing an offensive weapon in a public place - he was sentenced to five months imprisonment, as well as one month for the damage to property where he smashed a neighbour’s window and one month concurrent for possession of cannabis.

The force stated they are "satisfied that this offender, whose behaviour caused significant distress, is now behind bars and will not be causing the community any more problems for the foreseeable future."