Judge offers drug dealing dad prison - or a chance to change for his son
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA drug-dealing dad was spared jail after vowing to turn over a new leaf and "to get my son back". Joshua Edge has been addicted to Class A drugs for a decade and, during that period, he had previously been imprisoned for domestic violence and stabbing his girlfriend's dog.
Despite his shady past, a judge offered him two choices today - prison or strict community-based orders. Liverpool Crown Court heard how police stopped a black Ford Focus on East Prescot Road in Liverpool, at around 8.40pm on April 4, 2020 where Mr Edge was found in the front passenger seat.
Mark Phillips, prosecuting, added that officers discovered two wraps of heroin, weighing 0.28g, and one wrap of cocaine, weighing 0.10g, totalling in an estimated value of £30 while searching the car, the Liverpool Echo reports. Read more: Mum slashed Next security guards with knife after trying to steal children's clothes A mobile phone was also seized by police accompanied by £60 in cash.
After searching through messages on the phone, police discovered texts "consistent with illicit drug supply". Mr Edge, of Goswell Street, Wavertree, provided no comment during the interview and was charged with two counts of possessing Class A drugs with intent to supply as well as two counts of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs, and possession of criminal property (the cash).
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