Violent gang thug jailed three weeks after release for string of offences
A GANG leader who has terrorised a Plymouth community is back behind bars for attacking a police officer only three weeks after his release from custody.
Twenty-year-old Daryl Clough, from Efford, has been locked up again to serve the rest of his sentence for a brutal robbery.
Plymouth magistrates heard he committed a string of new offences after walking out of a young offender institution on licence about three weeks ago.
Clough, of Manifold Gardens, was handed a six-year anti-social behaviour order by the court back in 2006.
At the time, magistrates heard he continually terrorised residents in parts of Efford.
Arson attacks, threats of violence, harassment, trespassing and brandishing weapons were among the catalogue of complaints which led magistrates to grant the order after an application by Plymouth City Council.
He was convicted at Plymouth Crown Court last year of robbing a security guard.
That hearing heard Clough headbutted the man as part of a gang attack at a building site in Mutley. They escaped with his wages.
He was sent to a young offender institution for 32 months but has just been released on licence after serving half his sentence behind bars minus time spent on remand.
Now Clough has admitted assaulting a police officer, resisting another officer, breaching his Asbo and failing to disperse when directed by the police on August 30.
Magistrates sentenced him to 16 weeks in a young offender institution.
His solicitor Graham Kinchin said Clough's licence had already been revoked and he had been recalled to custody to serve the bulk of his remaining sentence — between 12 and 14 months.
Soo Jackaman-Hall, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said police directed Clough to leave the Union Street area just before 9pm.
She said officers saw Clough again in the Octagon at about midnight.
Miss Jackaman-Hall said Clough became abusive and grabbed the constable around the throat, scratching him on the face and neck.
Magistrates heard Clough had convictions for assault, theft and possessing ecstasy with intent to supply.
Mr Kinchin said Clough had himself been the victim of assault and had a black eye. He said Clough's contact with the officer's face had been brief.
Clough said he could not recall the incident and claimed his drink may have been spiked, said Mr Kinchin.
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by babs, st judes
Saturday, September 04 2010, 9:30AM
“omg what a munter he is so ugly im not saying im an oil painting but im sure to hell better then him he needs to be locked away and never set free hes the scum of the earth and a druggie jade what the hell are you doing being a friend of his you can do better and he dont want to be helped if he did he wouldve listened to you he must love being the centre of attention to keep getting into trouble yuk the scumbag”
by Will, Plymouth
Friday, September 03 2010, 10:26AM
“I like the thought process (in as much as it can be called one) that goes...'We are all ugly, poor and terminally stupid, let's glorify the only thing we can think of being, thugs, and pretend that its a choice'.
I wonder how they square their allegiance to the EDL with naming themselves after a Hindu cult?”
by andwhat, lipson
Thursday, September 02 2010, 3:14PM
“wt a fat ugly fart smelling crack head. He makes me wana barf over my screen. Efford is weak, just a load of little boys thinking there thugs.”
by Joker, Plymouth
Thursday, September 02 2010, 9:24AM
“Jade, After checking out your facebook you look quite hot, so what are you doing defending the shrek look-a-like??”
by dan, plymouth
Thursday, September 02 2010, 2:28AM
“what low live scum, i hope he spends the rest of his days in prison and he better wish he never crosses me, as i will show him what a real man is like.
check his facebook profile
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000746433382&ref=search.
heck, check jades profile, she works for sainsburys
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=719651579&ref=sgm
does work after all.
jade, you seem like a nice girl, i suggest you get better friends.
there is no excuse why this man did what he did other than he is low life scum unfit to live in our sociaty, play like the rules like the rest of us or be removed from it.”
by paul, ST JUDES/7 SEA'S
Wednesday, September 01 2010, 10:50PM
“I feel extremely sorry for Daryl. His family should be ashamed...... Who lets their children have hair cuts like that these days....... Daryl has a bonce like a sausage wrapped in cling film smashed with a hammer.... Daryl in prison learn to appreciate stuff..... Poetry,classical music..... shower fun. BYE BYE DARYL. I wish the council would pay for a CHAV catcher a bit like a Dog/Rat catcher. Take them all to the moors and let them start there own country.... Chavaland then Daryl could be king...... A bit like Jurrassic Park crossed with Shank.”
by Dick Barton, Plymouth
Wednesday, September 01 2010, 9:52PM
“And I'm Alan Partridge, ha ha!”
by Hangman, Plymouth
Wednesday, September 01 2010, 9:21PM
“Why have the Herald shown a picture of his Ar**??!! I hope he is not allowed to breed in the future. However, with a head like that, I think the only women who would be interested would be Vicky Pollard. In fact he looks worse than the Ugly Person who fell out the Ugly Tree and hit all the branches on the way down and landed on their face.”
by Sar, Plymouth
Wednesday, September 01 2010, 9:16PM
“''Efford taking over''
Excuse me?! Go get a life.”
by John Harrison, Newport Barnstaple
Wednesday, September 01 2010, 9:16PM
“What is the point of giving this dysfunctional reprobate an ASBO ?
his type see an ASBO as a badge of honour , something to be proud of.
The best punishment for his type would probably be to make them do some
work like picking up litter, cleaning toilets ect. they usually hate work.
but then the do good PC brigade will probably be up in arms saying it's against their human rights or something !”