Overview
- A Leeds Crown Court jury earlier found him guilty of belonging to The Base and of possessing and sharing terrorist documents.
- Jurors could not agree on preparing acts of terrorism, and the CPS told Mr Justice Wall it would not seek a retrial.
- Counterterrorism officers seized a crossbow, knives, chemicals and bomb-making manuals during a February 2025 raid at his Northumberland home.
- Prosecutors said he researched the Newcastle Reform Synagogue and consumed material linked to mass killers while posting recruitment messages for The Base.
- Investigators detailed online encouragement via Telegram, including Russian-speaking accounts and an automated bot sending AI-style messages.