A prolific burglar has been jailed for three years and five months in prison after pleading guilty to ten offences in Lewes.
39 year old John Paul Healey, of The Forges, Ringmer, appeared at Lewes Crown Court on Tuesday (May 4) charged with two counts of burglary dwelling and theft, seven counts of attempted burglary dwelling with intent to steal, and one count of assault by beating of an emergency worker.
He pleaded guilty to all the offences and was sentenced to three years and five months in jail.
He was arrested in the early hours of Saturday, April 3 after officers responded to a report of a man acting suspiciously and looking through the windows of a house around 1.20am.
Officers viewed CCTV from the property and identified the man as John Paul Healey. He was found by officers shortly after 2am in Lancaster Street, Lewes.
He was wearing clothing that matched the CCTV footage and was carrying a rucksack that was found to contain laptops and a phone. He was also found in possession of vehicle keys.
Police conducted enquiries around the laptops and found they belonged to a resident in Friars Walk. Upon attending the address, officers confirmed the house had been broken into and the items were taken from inside.
Enquiries around the vehicle keys also identified a second property in Friars Walk that had been burgled.
Seven further addresses in Friars Walk were also found with damage to their windows where entry had been attempted.
As Healey was arrested for burglary and attempted burglary, he kicked a police officer in the chest and so was further arrested for assault of an emergency worker.
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