Curtis Rogerson, 45, has now been jailed
A driver who pepper sprayed two men after a row over a parking space in a leafy Cheshire village has been jailed. Curtis Rogerson, 45, left his victims with ‘burning’ faces after launching the ‘terrifying’ attack in Lymm last Autumn.
The men were in a van which had begun reversing into a parking space near Eagle Brow, in the centre of the village, when Rogerson drove his car into it first. One of the men ‘shouted his annoyance’, police said, prompting Rogerson to fly into a rage.
The men were were still the in the van, which had now found another space, when Rogerson pulled his car up alongside them, hitting the driver’s side wing mirror.
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He then sprayed a then unknown substance through the open window into the men’s faces before driving off. “Both men felt burning to their faces and were helped by passers-by” Cheshire Police said.
The substance was tested and identified as Capsaicinoids, which are typically found in pepper sprays. The two men have thankfully since made a full recovery, the force added.
An investigation was launched and Rogerson’s car was identified before he was traced and arrested.
He pleaded guilty to administering a noxious thing with intent to injure/aggrieve/annoy, possession of a weapon for the discharge of a noxious liquid/gas, and two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
He was also sentenced for two offences of intimidating a witness, which were committed in Trafford and which police said were unrelated to the Cheshire case.
Rogerson, of Chaise Meadow, Lymm, was sentenced to three years and four months by a judge at in prison at Chester Crown Court on Thursday (June 4).
In a statement issued following the hearing, Detective Constable Kelsie Sherratt from Cheshire Police said: “Rogerson let a small annoyance over a car parking space spiral out of control, purposefully spraying a substance into the faces of the two victims with the intent of causing them harm.
“The victims were merely sat inside their vehicle, and this must have been terrifying to suddenly be in pain with no knowledge of what they had been sprayed with and if they would be left with any lasting damage.
“Thankfully, both made a full recovery and Rogerson was held accountable for his actions and is now facing time behind bars.”
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