'Flippant' drug dealer escapes prison again

BUT HE WAS GIVEN A STARK WARNING BY THE JUDGE

- By MARK NAYLOR

A YOUNG drug dealer who was found with cocaine, Ecstasy and a large haul of cash has continued his prison-defying Houdini escape act for a third time - despite his casual and "flippant" approach to a court order.

Lewis Brown was criticised for originally having “an attitude” towards complying with the terms of a suspended prison sentence but he now finally realised that he needed to “put his shoulder to the wheel” and get himself out of the “very precarious position” that he had put himself in, Hull Crown Court heard.

Brown, 24, of Wormley Court, off Ellerburn Avenue, north Hull, admitted possessing cocaine and Ecstasy with intent to supply, possessing a large amount of money as criminal property and possessing cannabis on August 10 last year.