Suspected car thief appeared in court and charged with attempting to steal a luxury car belonging to me as a celebrity host Declan Donnelly.
Saturday night’s takeaway star’s black Range Rover was allegedly the target of a group of car thieves when it parked outside his £5 million home in West London.
Ellis Glynne, 29, Connor Murray, 21, Vinothkumar Ratnam, 37, Tommy Hutchinson and Alfie Chandler, 18, Perry Ogle, 23, Charlie Kavanagh, 26, and Ryan Crafts, 28, are all now charged with conspiracy. theft.
They are accused of trying to steal the December car during a five-month criminal frenzy between January 16 and June 6 this year and steal a luxury car worth approximately £750,000.
Allegedly, the stolen vehicles included nine Range Rover, a Land Rover Discovery and a BMW M3.
“This is related to crimes that usually involve high-value vehicles,” said prosecutor Nicholas Dunham.
According to reports, in April, Dec, his wife Ali and their youngest daughter Isla fell asleep in their seven-bedroom home when the police received a report that someone had attempted to break in.
On Friday, the defendants appeared together in the Kingston Royal Court and faced charges for the first time.
Crafts of Wokingham and Kavanagh of Ashford, Surrey, both pleaded not guilty to the charge of conspiracy to theft, and the remaining defendants will file their plea on September 1.
Glynne, Murray, Ogle and Chandler are also accused of stealing 11 electric bicycles from a Velospeed Electric Bike store in Yattendon near Reading in June this year. Jack Foley, 24, from Egham, Surrey, denied the accusation.
Between January 25 and February 7 last year, Glynne and Murray faced another allegation of theft against ATM theft in the small market. Neither person made a request today.
According to reports, Dec and his wife Ali were at home during the alleged raid
/ Adam David/PATyler Smallworth, 20, from Feltham, denied on January 26 last year that he had stolen a van with Connor Murray.
Judge Sarah Plaschkes QC adjourned the case to September 1, and set the trial date to January 5 next year.
Kavanagh, Crafts, Foley, Smallworth, Hutchinson, from Feltham, Chandler, from Hounslow, Ratnam, from Hounslow, Ogle, Surrey, Eggham, were released on bail until the next court hearing.
Glynne from Camberley and Murray from Hounslow have been remanded in custody awaiting trial.
