A Horfield man mixed up in drug dealing had a change of view while remanded in prison for sentence, a court heard. On reflection, Reece Gordon said: "Only when you get out of it you realise how stupid the whole thing is."
Gordon, 28, of Muller Road, pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of Class A and B drugs. He also admitted three charges of assaulting an emergency worker.
Judge Moira Macmillan jailed him for five years and four months. She ordered the forfeiture and destruction of drugs recovered in the case.
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Tabitha Macfarlane, prosecuting, told Bristol Crown Court police stopped a rented Vauxhall that Gordon was driving on the M5 on November 13, 2019. Gordon and his two passengers denied ownership of £4,000 cash, and later Class A drugs were recovered in a cell - though Gordon's plea to being concerned in the supply of cannabis was accepted.
Miss Macfarlane said in July 2021 Gordon was driving an Audi car in Brunswick Square, Bristol, in which police found 6.329g of cocaine valued at £640 as well as cash and two mobile phones. Gordon told police the drugs were for "personal use".
In November last year Gordon was driving a Mercedes in Lockleaze when police tried to arrest him on a warrant and he fled. In a struggle that ensued he punched three officers in the face and was found in possession of £370 cash and three bags of cocaine, the court heard.
Patrick Harte, defending, said: "He has let down his family. They are not blind to his failings.
"They support him. They love him and they can't wait until he comes home."
Mr Harte said his client was an intelligent man who supported his family. Mr Harte told the court: "He wants to never see prison again.
"He looks at older people and realises that is not a life that he wants. He says 'only when you get out of it you realise how stupid the whole thing is'.
"He was not making great money. He was doing something morally reprehensible."
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