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| Patrick Adams jailed for nine years for shooting man 'he labelled a grass' Patrick Adams jailed for nine years for shooting man 'he labelled a grass' | |
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| A member of a crime family who shot an associate he had apparently accused of being a “grass” has been sentenced to nine years in prison. | A member of a crime family who shot an associate he had apparently accused of being a “grass” has been sentenced to nine years in prison. |
| Patrick Adams, 60, shot and injured Paul Tiernan in Islington, north London, on 22 December 2013. | Patrick Adams, 60, shot and injured Paul Tiernan in Islington, north London, on 22 December 2013. |
| The pair were longstanding associates who lived by the “same code”, Woolwich crown court heard, and days before the shooting, the victim had complained that Adams had called him a “grass”. | The pair were longstanding associates who lived by the “same code”, Woolwich crown court heard, and days before the shooting, the victim had complained that Adams had called him a “grass”. |
| During a search of Adams’s flat in the days after the shooting, police found a handwritten note from Tiernan, 54, which said “I ain’t no fucking grass” and urged his former friend to “face me”. | During a search of Adams’s flat in the days after the shooting, police found a handwritten note from Tiernan, 54, which said “I ain’t no fucking grass” and urged his former friend to “face me”. |
| Adams later fled abroad with his wife, Constance, 56. They were arrested in the Netherlands and extradited on a European arrest warrant last October. | Adams later fled abroad with his wife, Constance, 56. They were arrested in the Netherlands and extradited on a European arrest warrant last October. |
| The defendant admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent on Monday. The Crown Prosecution Service offered no evidence for a charge of attempted murder. | The defendant admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent on Monday. The Crown Prosecution Service offered no evidence for a charge of attempted murder. |
| As he entered the dock on Friday, Adams, wearing a light grey jumper and glasses, nodded towards his family in the public gallery. | As he entered the dock on Friday, Adams, wearing a light grey jumper and glasses, nodded towards his family in the public gallery. |
| Sentencing him, the judge, Christopher Kinch, said: “It was Patrick Adams who chose to make use of the loaded firearm when it was in his hands. That was a momentous decision. | Sentencing him, the judge, Christopher Kinch, said: “It was Patrick Adams who chose to make use of the loaded firearm when it was in his hands. That was a momentous decision. |
| “You are a man who has had some experience with firearms and has some understanding of their power. You took steps to dispose of evidence in this case, including the weapon. | “You are a man who has had some experience with firearms and has some understanding of their power. You took steps to dispose of evidence in this case, including the weapon. |
| “You also made sustained efforts to evade arrest, leaving the country and seeking refuge in the Netherlands.” | “You also made sustained efforts to evade arrest, leaving the country and seeking refuge in the Netherlands.” |