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29
Jul 2021
A Harrogate cocaine dealer who was caught dealing drugs outside an ex-servicemen’s club has been jailed for two years.
Wesley Waterworth, 29, was spotted handing a drugs package to an unnamed woman before going back into the social club on East Parade, York Crown Court heard.
When police went inside, Waterworth identified himself but when asked to step outside for questioning, he “repeatedly” swore at the two officers, said prosecutor Brooke Morrison.
When they tried to arrest him, Waterworth escaped out of the back fire exit, pulling off the door handle as he did so.
He was arrested after a short chase and police found cocaine and £580 cash on him, added Ms Morrison.
During a subsequent search of his home, officers found more wraps of cocaine, some cannabis, two sets of weighing scales, a Class C drug and a mobile phone with incriminating text messages.
Waterworth was jailed for just over two years and ordered to pay the social club £200 compensation for damage to its door.
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