Some people hide their past in the attic, but mine is logged on a police database under CRO number 132586/74X. Thirty-one offences spanning three decades, starting with a teenage break-in and ending in a courtroom in Kingston, Jamaica.
I am not looking for sympathy or trying to sugarcoat the truth. These pages are the raw blueprint of a life I walked away from, and they form the real-life scaffolding for everything you are about to read in *Nightmare in Jamaica*. You cannot rewrite the bad choices, but you can use the wreckage to build something completely different.

These are my criminal convictions from a chapter of my life that I am not proud of, but one that I do not hide from. They are part of my history and an important part of the journey that led me to completely change my life.

They also provide some of the real-life background to Nightmare in Jamaica. We cannot change the past, but we can learn from it, grow, and choose a better future. I hope my story reflects that.



The Criminal Record of Thomas James Kennedy
Personal Details
Name

Thomas James Kennedy



Place of Birth

Warrington, England




Summary
Total Convictions

17

Total Recorded Offences

31

First Conviction

7 October 1974

Last Conviction

30 October 2001

Offence Categories
17 Theft and burglary offences

3 Public order offences

3 Police/Court-related offences

3 Drug offences

1 Criminal damage/property offence

4 Miscellaneous offences

Chronological Record
7 October 1974
Court
Newton-le-Willows Juvenile Court

Offence
Burglary and theft – dwelling

Sentence
Detention Centre

3 months

17 March 1975
Court
Newton-le-Willows Juvenile Court

Offence
Burglary with intent to steal – dwelling

Sentence
Conditional Discharge

12 months

25 April 1975
Court
Chester Crown Court

Offences
Burglary and theft – dwelling (four offences)

One further offence was taken into consideration.

Sentence
Detention Centre

3 months

Remaining sentences served concurrently.

25 September 1975
Court
Chester Crown Court

Offence
Burglary and theft – dwelling

Sentence
Supervision Order

2 years

12 October 1976
Court
Chester Crown Court

Offences
Using threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour.

Assault on a police officer.

Sentence
Borstal Training

17 October 1977
Court
Warrington Crown Court

Offences
Shoplifting.

Reckless and dangerous driving.

Three additional minor road traffic offences.

Sentence
Returned to Borstal.

£1 fines for each road traffic offence.

Driving licence endorsed.

18 July 1978
Court
Warrington Crown Court

Offence
Being carried in a motor vehicle taken without the owner's consent.

Sentence
3 months imprisonment

Suspended for 2 years.

£50 fine.

Driving licence endorsed.

4 January 1979
Court
Warrington Borough Magistrates

Offence
Threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour.

Sentence
£125 fine

£45 costs

14 July 1979
Court
Warrington Crown Court

Offence
Taking a motor vehicle without consent.

Sentence
Community Service

80 hours

Driving licence endorsed.

22 August 1980
Court
Warrington Magistrates

Offence
Burglary and theft – non-dwelling.

Sentence
Community Service

240 hours

Compensation: £86.60

Costs: £20

1 December 1980
Court
Warrington Crown Court

Offences
Two burglaries involving non-dwellings.

Breach of Community Service Order.

Sentence
6 months imprisonment.

Concurrent sentences.

6 February 1981
Court
Warrington Magistrates

Offence
Burglary with intent to steal.

Sentence
6 months imprisonment.

11 December 1981
Court
Warrington Crown Court

Offences
Attempted burglary.

Going equipped for theft.

Sentence
9 months imprisonment.

Concurrent sentences.

17 August 1982
Court
Stockton Heath Magistrates

Offence
Resisting or obstructing a police officer.

Sentence
£75 fine.

£20 costs.

22 April 1983
Court
Warrington Magistrates

Offence
Shoplifting.

Sentence
6 months imprisonment.

Sentence suspended for 18 months.

£25 costs.

1 March 1987
Court
Horseferry Road Magistrates

Offences
Criminal damage.

Threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour intended to cause fear or provoke violence.

Sentence
£30 fine for each offence.

30 October 2001
Court
Half Way Tree Resident Magistrates' Court, Jamaica

Offences
Possession of Class A cocaine.

Supplying Class A cocaine.

Attempting to export controlled drugs.

Sentence
Possession:

Fine of 100,000 or 6 months' hard labour.

Supply:

Admonished and discharged.

Attempted export:

3 years' hard labour.

Fine of 200,000 or 6 months' hard labour.

Overall Record
Period Covered

1974–2001

Total Convictions

17

Total Offences

31

Primary Offence Type

Theft and burglary

Last Recorded Conviction

30 October 2001