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Former hair model sold heroin

4:01pm Tuesday 5th August 2008 in


A former model who helped sell drugs to an undercover police officer is determined to kick her heroin habit, a court heard.

Joanne Shooter, 29, worked as a model for hair magazines before her addiction.

She appeared at Lewes Crown Court for sentence yesterday after admitting two charges of supplying class A drugs at an earlier hearing.

The court heard Shooter was caught helping her boyfriend supply heroin to an undercover police officer in Brighton in November last year.

After a detective, known as Jackie, contacted Shooter on her mobile phone an arrangement was made to meet outside the library in Whitehawk Way.

Shooter turned up with her boyfriend who handed over a wrap of heroin. A second deal to the same officer was made outside the library six days later.

Shooter, a mother of one, of Brentwood Road, Brighton, and her boyfriend were later arrested. He was given a drug rehabilitation order by magistrates in March.

Beverley Cherrill, defending, said: “She is determined to be drug free.”

Shooter told the court she started taking heroin at the age of 17.

She was given a 12-month community order with a requirement she completes a drug rehabilitation programme.

Judge Charles Kemp told her: “These courts take a serious view of anybody involved in the supply of class A drugs because you have absolutely no control over those drugs once they leave your hands.

“I hope you are going to take advantage of the chance you have been given. Don’t blow it.”

Comments(9)

bamboo says...
4:32pm Tue 5 Aug 08

Her name was Shooter, seriously?

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Conor says...
5:47pm Tue 5 Aug 08

bamboo wrote:
Her name was Shooter, seriously?
Shooter by name, shooter by nature.
The security word for this posting was "push-girl".
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Conor says...
5:52pm Tue 5 Aug 08

Reposted in the hope that it's formatted better.

Shooter by name, shooter by nature.
The security word for this posting was "push-girl".
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Conor says...
5:54pm Tue 5 Aug 08

Grr!
Reposted in the hope that it's formatted better.

Shooter by name, shooter by nature.
The security word for this posting was "push-girl".
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birthofanorange says...
6:18pm Tue 5 Aug 08

Conor wrote:
Grr!Reposted in the hope that it's formatted better.Shooter by name, shooter by nature.The security word for this posting was "push-girl".http://i
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Hahahaha!!! Write the security word in the little box below - nowhere else!

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Brightonian says...
7:11pm Tue 5 Aug 08

This vile, disgusting oxygen thief should be languishing in a prison cell now instead of attending rehab. The crime was drug dealing NOT drug taking, no wonder this country is a mess.

Let's hope her child is taken away from her, if they haven't been already. My thoughts are with the poor girl or boy. :(

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getreal says...
2:07pm Wed 6 Aug 08

Couldn't agree more

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SM says...
10:59pm Thu 7 Aug 08

Judge Charles Kemp told her: “These courts take a serious view of anybody involved in the supply of class A drugs.............

She was given a 12-month community order

F**K ME. I'd hate to see what this Judges sentence of a trivial matter is. 100 lines 'i must not sell drugs.....and no sellotaping two pens together either you naughty girl'


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Brighton Girl says...
5:43pm Fri 8 Aug 08

The reason she was given a 12 month community order was because her previous boyfriend who was the one that handed over the drugs was given only a drug rehabilitation order, she answered her mobile. it would have been unjust for her to get a prison sentance when he didn't get one either!

Herion addicts have an illness, shes been on drugs since she was 17.. still a child really! I personally think thats very sad.. she has said she wants help, I hope she does help herself for the sake of her child and her family.. thats who I feel for.

for people that say vile disgusting oxygen thief... what sort of person are you to make judgement of anyone after reading one news article? havn't you ever heard of the term "the're always two sides to every story"!!

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