A violent robber who pretended to be disabled to steal beer from a Kent supermarket has been jailed for more than three years.
On the evening of 3 June 2025, Davey Brown, 19, pretended to be a wheelchair user, assisted by an accomplice. He hid two crates of beer under a jacket on his lap and tried to leave without paying at a Sainsbury’s in Staplehurst.
When challenged by a security guard, Brown responded by punching the man and throwing beer bottles, cans, and other items at him. A further shop employee was injured by one of the thrown items.
PC Ricky Strong of Kent Police said Brown had left the security guard needing hospital treatment “for simply carrying out his job”.
Brown’s crime spree started when the car he was driving to the shops struck a stationary vehicle in Four Elms Road, Edenbridge.
When the victim got out Brown drove at her before speeding from the scene through a red light, reported Kent Police. He arrived at the supermarket a short while later.
Brown fled but was stopped and arrested, and bombarded officers with threats and abusive comments.
He was charged with robbery, affray, two counts of damaging property, common assault, using threatening words and behaviour and using a motor vehicle on a road without insurance.
He pleaded guilty and was sentenced on 6 November to three years and one month’s imprisonment, he was also disqualified from driving.
A 17 year old boy was also arrested and charged in connection to the incident and was sentenced on 12 July to serve six months’ imprisonment in a young offenders’ institute.
Strong added: ”Brown is a violent man who endangered another motorist, attacked a security guard and their colleague, and made threats to attending police officers.
“A custodial sentence means Brown will be unable to put any other members of the public at risk for some time.”
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