Jeremy Kyle star jailed for drug dealing years after appearing on show
A JEREMY Kyle star has been jailed for dealing drugs years after appearing on the show.
Toni Hodgson appeared on the Jeremy Kyle show in November 2014, as part of an explosive episode captioned: ‘Daughters at War: Today I’ll prove I’m their father!’
The foul-mouthed mum-of-two shocked viewers when she ran on stage to hurl a tirade of abuse at an elderly man claiming to be her dad.
And now, the 31-year-old has been jailed for 30 months after appearing at Hull Crown Court on Tuesday.
The court heard that on March 14 this year Hodgson was arrested for an unrelated reason and taken to a police station.
But en route in the van, she decided to lie down and started kicking the seats, reports Hull Live.
When cops tried to remove her she kicked one of them in the shin and then kicked another officer in the stomach.
She then began to spit at officers and claimed she had “broken another officer’s jaw and would do it again”.
She managed to punch an officer in the face – but no one involved was seriously hurt.
A month later, on April 19, cops spotted Hodgson in Hull city centre and searched her.
Officers found seven wraps of heroin and seven of cocaine in her jacket and she was arrested.
When cops searched her home they found scales and other paraphernalia which suggested she was dealing.
Ben Hammersley, mitigating, pointed out that Hodgson had pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity and said she did not recall the assaults
He said: “My client played a lesser role. She was not getting paid as such but getting free drugs to feed her habit and to pay off debts. She knew who she was dealing to but had no knowledge of the wider operation.
“She accepts she has a disgusting record and, while it is no justification, she has suffered a number of recent tragedies. Her father died last year and she had just come out of a relationship involving domestic violence.
“Her cousin was also murdered two months ago and she lost her brother to violence three years ago.
“She has expressed remorse towards the officers and would like to apologise for her disgusting behaviour. But she is making the most of her time in prison. She is clean of drugs and is on a methadone programme. She is also seeking mental health support and she has taken English and maths classes.”
‘DISGUSTING THING TO DO’
Judge Mark Bury told Hodgson to make the most of her time in prison and try to turn her life around.
He said: “I do not just take into account the harm of the assaults but the intention as well. You also spat which is a disgusting thing to do but I accept you did not spit at the officers. I also accept you were dealing drugs at a low level.
“I am pleased to see you have been reassessing your life while in prison and expressing aspirations for the future. While you are serving this sentence out you need to continue your rehabilitation.
“Once you have completed your sentence perhaps you can make a positive contribution to society but that’s your choice.”
Hodgson was handed 26 months in prison for each offence of possession with intent to supply heroin and possession with intent to supply cocaine.
She was given a further four months for each offence of assaulting an emergency worker.