Four jailed after Leeds revenge plot ended in friend's death
Four men have been jailed after conspiring to seriously harm a Leeds man in a revenge attack that ended with the death of one of their own group.
The court heard that before October 8, 2025, Dylan Earp, Jack Rider, Tray Plummer, Jack Stretton and Harry Abbott had agreed to seriously injure Alfie Milburn in retaliation for previous assaults on members of their group.
On October 8, the five men travelled to Milburn's home on Parkside View in Seacroft in a stolen Ford Focus fitted with false number plates.
Dylan Earp, 20, remained behind the wheel while the other four got out of the vehicle with their faces covered and armed with knives and machetes.
At around the same time, Milburn left his home and got into a taxi before being seen running away, pursued by Plummer, Stretton, Rider and Abbott.
Out of sight of CCTV cameras, Milburn fatally stabbed Abbott in the back, the court was told.
Within days of the incident, Earp and Rider were arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary.
As detectives established the motive for the group travelling to Milburn's address, the investigation led to the pair being charged with conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm.
Plummer and Stretton were later arrested and charged with the same offence.
In April this year, Earp, Rider and Plummer pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm and possession of offensive weapons or bladed articles.
Stretton entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm in June.
Alfie Milburn was convicted of the manslaughter of Harry Abbott and was sentenced to a 14-year extended custodial sentence on June 1.
At the latest hearing, Earp, of Cross Green Lane, Leeds, was sentenced to six years and nine months in prison and disqualified from driving for three years and 10 months.
Jack Rider, 19, of Conway Place, Harehills, was jailed for five years and four months, while Tray Plummer, 24, of Seaforth Road, Harehills, received a sentence of five years and eight months.
Jack Stretton, 28, of no fixed abode, was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison.
Detective Superintendent Matt Holdsworth, of West Yorkshire Police’s Homicide and Major Enquiry Team, said: “This group has made the decision to take the law into their own hands.
“They have driven around the area looking for Milburn after entering an agreement to cause him serious injury following previous violent incidents.
“There has clearly been a level of planning to this, with them travelling to Milburn’s home, with their faces covered, armed with knives and machetes. Sadly, a member of their own group has been fatally injured in the resulting altercation.
“They not only face the prison sentences they have been given today but the life-long impact of the knowledge that their choice to resort to violence that day led to the death of their friend.
“We know that the root causes and driving factors around young people carrying knives and machetes is much wider than policing alone. We continue to work with partners and our communities as part of projects such as Junior Detectives to have really honest, impactive conversations with young people about the consequences of knife crime to try and educate and deter young people from carrying weapons.”