{"id":649584,"date":"2025-12-23T03:32:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T03:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/649584\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T03:32:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T03:32:21","slug":"birmingham-family-jailed-after-drugs-and-gun-seized-from-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/649584\/","title":{"rendered":"Birmingham family jailed after drugs and gun seized from house"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jon-James (Jayden), Kye, and Kaiden Lemathy have been jailed<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2_BeFunky-collage.jpg\" alt=\"From L-R: Kaiden, Jayden, and Kye Lemathy&#10;\" loading=\"eager\" \/>From L-R: Kaiden, Jayden, and Kye Lemathy<br \/>\n(Image: WMP)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A former budding footballer and two family members are behind bars after drugs and a firearm were seized from a property in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Birmingham<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/west-midlands-police\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">West Midlands Police<\/a> carried out a warrant on a Nissan parked outside an address linked to Jon-James (Jayden), Kye, and Kaiden Lemathy on Holte Road, Aston, in January 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A fully-loaded sawn-off shotgun and cartridges were recovered alongside a significant quantity of cannabis and cocaine with an estimated street value of more than \u00a312,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/birmingham-men-jailed-after-two-33106522\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More: Birmingham men jailed after two teenagers and woman injured in hit-and-run<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">CCTV analysis identify Jayden, Kye, and Kaiden as having accessed the Nissan several times over five days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Several confiscated mobile phones were forensically examined and found to be advertising drugs for sale in bulk quantities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Get breaking news on <\/strong><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/FJKVhwxllixI0DiCj9e2sk\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"BirminghamLive WhatsAppLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">BirminghamLive WhatsApp<\/a>, <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">click the link to join<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Jayden, 33, of Holte Road, admitted possession of a firearm and possession with intent to supply Class A drugs, and was sentenced to 10 years and eight months in prison.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Kye Lemathy, 21, also of Holte Road, admitted possession with intent to supply a Class B drug, and possessing criminal property.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Earlier this year, following a different investigation into a shooting in Aston, he admitted possession of a firearm with intent and jailed for more than nine years in total.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">We are now on WhatsApp. Join our dedicated community <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/HiSLU1pMS4WIRGDRbnDYAf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"hereLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">During this sentencing back in June, the court heard how <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/ex-footballer-jailed-wild-shooting-31778764\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Kye was once a promising footballer<\/a> but fell into crime after being let go from Walsall FC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Kaiden Lemathy, 18, also of Holte Road, was sentenced two years in prison for possession with intent to supply drugs and possession of a firearm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He was also sentenced to seven years in prison for causing grievous bodily harm with intent, three counts of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent, and dangerous driving following a separate investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Detective Sergeant Fisher, from Major Crime, said: &#8220;The end result of months of complex enquiries was three members of the same family being convicted for serious offences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;We know that they were responsible for issues arising from the supply of drugs in the local area \u2013 and we\u2019re more committed than ever to cracking down on that.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jon-James (Jayden), Kye, and Kaiden Lemathy have been jailedFrom L-R: Kaiden, Jayden, and Kye Lemathy (Image: WMP) 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