A drug-dealing dad who put his children at risk has been spared jail because he's not the same person now. Hawk Davis-Carr, of Polweath Close in Penzance, was busted by police at his home address with his partner and children present
The 28-year-old had a large amount of Class A drugs with a street value of £8,790 inside the home and had £11,845 cash in connection to his illicit dealings in 2022. £7,000 of that cash was in a backpack addressed to a person in Liverpool.
Davis-Carr appeared at Truro Crown Court for sentence on Thursday, July 25, having pleaded guilty to possesson of cocaine, cannabis, cannabis resin and offering to supply both cocaine and cannabis and of being in possession of criminal property in relation to the cash.
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The prosecuting barrister said officers found £7,740 worth of cocaine, £370 of cannabis and £680 cannabis resin at the property and Davis-Carr was arrested. During two interviews he answered no comment.
Representing Davis-Carr, Barry Hilliard said the defendant was "taken advantage of" and that there was an element of coercian. He said his and his partner's children had been taken into care as a result.
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In his sentencing remarks, His Honour Judge Simon Carr began by saying he would not be sending him to prison. "As you know better than anybody else, the supply of Class A drugs causes misery and death. You were part of that. Your excuses that you did it in order to fund your own debt and because of the threats made is part and parcel of the drug industry."
He said: "Many people may think the sentence I pass is wrong. You have no relevant previous convictions. Unusually for those involved in the drug trade you have shown genuine remorse for the position in which you find yourself.
"You have paid a terrible price because as a result of your behaviour which was dealing drugs from your home, your children have been removed from your care and that may well be permanent."
Davis-Carr was given a suspended sentence of two years and must complete 30 sessions of Thinking Skills and 20 to 25 days of rehabilitation requirements in what the judge called a "wholly exceptional" case. Davis-Carr was also warned if he ever is caught offending again he will be sent to prison.
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