Mansfield gang shot man in the legs then offered him £10,000 to change his story

A man was shot several times during an attack in Mansfield, including twice in his legs, once in the arm and once in the buttocks. The victim, who was in his thirties, went to a house in Noel Street, Mansfield on December 9, 2022, where he was attacked by two men.

Ti Carr, 36 repeatedly hit the victim in the face, before Vincent Brown, 40, shot him with a handgun. Both men fled whilst the victim went to a nearby home and the police were called.

He was taken to hospital and treated for serious facial injuries and gunshot wounds that were not life-threatening. Eight days after the attack Brown was arrested by officers following a police chase. Two firearms and a cannabis grow worth up to £60,000 were found at a house in Bulwell.

Brown and Carr were sentenced on Wednesday, April 24. Also sentenced was Zeke Dalziel, 28, and Pavel Stercl, 27. It was heard in court that Dalziel had asked the victim to come to the address where the assault took place, as the victim had previously been in a relationship with his mother, Angela Dalziel. Whilst Dalziel, Carr and Brown were in prison custody, they made arrangements from behind bars for Pavel Strecl and Sameer Taha to visit the shooting victim and pay him £10,000 to change his statement.

The victim had suggested to the court that he was attacked after he stole drugs from his ex-partner, Ms Dalziel, but this explanation was dismissed by Judge Mark Watson, who stated the true motive would never be known. Brown, a 40-year-old father-of-three, of no fixed address, and who has nine convictions for 24 offences - including possession of an imitation firearm - was found guilty of possession with a firearm with intent to endanger life and wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, and pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, perverting the course and was jailed for 23 years.

Carr, 36, of Allwood Drive, Carlton, and who has 13 convictions for 18 offences, was found guilty of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice and was sent to prison for 11-and-a-half years.

Zeke Dalziel, 27, of no fixed address, and who has 10 convictions for 34 offences, pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice and was found not guilty of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. He was jailed for 16 months meaning the time he has already spent on remand will mean his immediate, or almost immediate, release.

Stercl, 27, of Northwood Crescent, Daybrook, and who has 13 convictions for 32 offences, pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice and was sent to prison for 22 months.

On Thursday, April 25, the remaining three defendants were all sentenced. Taha, 28, pleaded guilty to committing a series of acts with intent to pervert the course of justice and was jailed for 22 months.

Goodman, 40, pleaded guilty to producing a controlled drug of Class B, three counts of possessing a prohibited weapon and possession of ammunition for a firearm without a licence, and was further sentenced in relation to Class A drugs being found at his address in 2019. He was jailed for six years.

Ms Dalziel, 49, pleaded guilty to committing a series of acts with intent to pervert the course of justice and was jailed for 18 months. Following the sentencing, Detective Chief Inspector Nick Hall, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: "Brown and Carr are particularly dangerous criminals whose cowardly actions could very easily have led to a loss of life. Securing their convictions was an exceptional achievement – not least as there was as concerted an effort to bribe, threaten and intimidate the victim as I can remember in an investigation.

"These efforts were ultimately futile and it is testament to the resilience and tenacity of the investigation team that convictions were also secured against several associates within the conspiracy. I hope this case serves as a warning to others about just how seriously we take all these offences and the lengths we will go to bring offenders to justice.”