Crown Court judge jails burglar for three years over break-ins at two Northampton homes

According to documents from Northampton Crown Court, 43-year-old Jermaine Lewis pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary dwelling and theft with no violence in June and July, 2024.

Lewis, said to be of no fixed abode, took cigars and a bank card during the first break-in and items including bank cards from the second around a month later. He also admitted three counts of fraud by dishonestly making false representations to purchase items for himself which were together worth more than £260.

The minimum punishment for domestic burglary is three years. Circuit Judge David Herbert sentenced Lewis to two prison terms of three years each at a hearing on October 17 plus a total of six months for the frauds — all to run concurrently. He was also ordered to pay a £228 surcharge to fund victim services.