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Gloucester gang member jailed

WANNABE gangster rapper has been jailed after breaching a ban on gang activities three times in six months. Ashley Nicholls-Perry, 20, of Parliament Street in Stroud, was sentenced to six months jail at Bristol Crown Court after the third breach – being found with cannabis. ​ THIRD BREACH: Ashley Nicholls-Perry. In October, Nicholls-Perry, originally from Gloucester, was one of two men to have a 12-month injunction placed on him – meaning he was barred from gang activity. That included being banned from entering Barton, Tredworth and Barnwood, associating with other gang members, being in a group of three or more people, wearing clothes that obscured his face and the possession and supply of drugs. But the court heard he had already breached the injunction twice – and been given a suspended prison sentence – for possession of drugs and promoting gang activity on a social media website. Gloucester Chief Inspector Richard Burge: "This shows people that anyone causing problems like this is going to be dealt with and won't get away with it. "While the gang problem wasn't on the scale of the bigger cities it was something some members of our community were badly affected by and we had to act on. "What we have done to date has led to a vast improvement in the level of violence and intimidation in Gloucester and the gangs we were dealing with twelve months ago no longer wield the power they did. "We're not complacent about the situation and the team continues to monitor the possibility of new gangs emerging." Nicholls-Perry, a former music student at Stroud College, had the injunction imposed on him by Gloucester City Council, in partnership with Gloucestershire Police and Gloucester City Homes. Martin Shields, director of services and neighbourhoods for the council, which helped bring about the injunction, said: "This sentence demonstrates the commitment that all of the partners involved have given to dealing with the problems of anti-social behaviour in the city, making it a great place to live, work and visit. The message is very clear. Behaviour of this nature won't be tolerated."

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