A violent upset driver intentionally diminished a pedestrian, leaving his victim with damaged legs and a broken back after a row with the man’s partner. Jake Johnson-Atcherley, 21, of Watson Close, Upavon, was sentenced to 16 years in jail at Winchester Crown Court today for 2 counts of attack triggering severe physical damage and attack triggering real physical damage.
The event occurred in July in 2015, following a spoken run-in with a female who was walking her dog with her partner. Johnson-Atcherley drove his vehicle with three passengers in a loop around the Station Road car park.
He then drove his vehicle straight at them, intentionally striking the female’s partner, triggering him to fly into the air prior to landing on the ground sustaining serious breaks to his legs and arm, a big laceration to his head and a damaged spinal column among other injuries.
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Johnson-Atcherley repelled at speed with a shattered windshield and damage to his vehicle, leaving the man in a vital condition and getting emergency treatment from members of the general public.
The victim was airlifted to Southmead Hospital where he was stabilised, however he continues to recuperate and is striving with his continuous rehab.
In an effort to avert authorities, Johnson-Atcherley concealed at a friend’s house over night however was apprehended the following day. He was charged and remanded, however launched from court the following day.
He had actually dedicated the offense whilst under examination for an attack at The Kebab House, in Devizes, where he punched a man several times to the face, mistakenly thinking he had actually insulted a friend of his. The victim suffered a dislocated arm and a serious break to his jaw.
A 2nd man associated with the kebab house attack – Eddy Hitchcox, 21, formerly of Pans Lane, Devizes – was sentenced to a two-year neighborhood order, 45 days rehab, 150 hours of unsettled work and charged £1,000 to pay to his victim after pleading guilty for his participation.
And then in March this year, whilst on bail for the Station Road event, Johnson-Atcherley organized to satisfy a friend in Marlborough where he lured him out of sight of CCTV video cameras and punched him consistently to the face over a £20 financial obligation.
Today, he was sentenced to 16 years in jail for attack triggering severe physical damage, 8 months for a 2nd count of attack triggering severe physical damage to run simultaneously and 4 months for attack triggering real physical damage to likewise run simultaneously.
Detective Constable Simon Rogers said: “Johnson-Atcherley is an exceptionally violent culprit who has actually revealed definitely no regret for his actions. In intentionally driving his vehicle at his victim, he left him with life altering injuries. The victim has actually revealed extraordinary braveness and decision to at first make it through the attack and to continue with his rehab, almost a year on from the event.
“In the minutes instantly after this event, numerous members of the general public fasted to supply the man with emergency treatment in the most terrible of situations up until paramedics shown up on scene and he was airlifted to healthcare facility. Their quick-thinking undoubtedly saved his life.
“All three of these incidents were incredibly frightening for the victims and I would like to thank them, and the witnesses, for their support with our enquiries to speak up and ensure this violent offender could be put before the courts.”
