Daniel Gee learns his fate after being caught on the run

Former gang leader Daniel Gee, who has been on the run for several weeks, has been sentenced to further jail time.

Gee, who turned his own property into a 24-hour drug-trafficking zone, escaped from Kirklevington Grange Prison in North Yorkshire on May 27. The 44-year-old was eventually apprehended by Merseyside Police officers in the Aspull area of ​​Wigan on Tuesday, June. 25.

A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police, who had taken over the investigation from their Merseyside counterparts, confirmed to the ECHO today that Gee was charged with being a prisoner on temporary release. He was sentenced to four months concurrent Public Protection Prison (PPP) in court on June 26.

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The IPP sentence – a prison sentence introduced in 2005 for serious crimes but abolished in 2012 after public pressure – was introduced for offenders deemed particularly dangerous. The new sentence will mean Gee’s likelihood of parole from his indeterminate sentence will be reduced.

The ECHO heard from eyewitnesses in the Greater Manchester city this week that Gee had bought a sandwich from an off-licence near the Kirkless Hall Inn pub when he was arrested. A man, who asked not to be named, said Gee had been seen several times in the area in the past week.

The man told the ECHO: “Yesterday he was buying a sandwich, he was talking, then the next minute the police came out of nowhere. They probably knew it was in the store. He complied with the officers when they told him to get on the ground. They handcuffed him and he was smiling and laughing with them as he was led away.”

The ECHO understands Gee has now been returned to prison. He was initially given an indeterminate sentence for the protection of the public in 2010 after being convicted of weapons offenses after plotting to arm himself in revenge against teenager Jamie Starkey. Courts heard he plotted to arm himself after threatening to kill 16-year-old gunman Starkey.

Gee was seriously injured after being shot by Starkey, which happened outside an Anfield pub in the early hours, with one of the bullets going through his stomach and lung before exiting the back. In an October 2009 trial, Gee was found guilty of two counts of making threats to kill and two counts of blackmail.

Jurors were unable to agree on the two more serious charges of conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy to possess firearms and ammunition. As his second trial was about to start, Gee, formerly of Maryport Close, Everton, admitted the second charge. Prosecutor Ian Unsworth KC said Gee’s desire for revenge “knew no bounds”.

The then Recorder of Liverpool, Judge Henry Globe KC, said: “I have no doubt that the public must be protected from you in the future. I really don’t know when it will be safe to release you.”

The investigation into Gee’s whereabouts was initially led by Cleveland Police – the local force at Category D Kirklevington Grange Open Prison. The force released two CCTV images of Gee as part of their investigation, including one of him boarding a train from Darlington to Liverpool Lime Street.

Merseyside Police confirmed its detectives took over the investigation on June 20 as evidence appeared to show Gee had moved to the North West. The ECHO previously spoke to former Metropolitan Police officer Peter Bleksley, star of Channel 4’s Hunted, who gave an insight into Gee’s mindset and the lengths investigators would go to. He told the ECHO: “In terms of staying on the run, a fugitive needs a network.

“They need someone to feed them, shelter them, clothe them, transport them. If you’re on your own, you have to resort to murder to get money, and that means you’re more likely to come to the attention of the police. Being a runaway on your own is practically an impossibility So many runaways can’t resist the pull of home.

“That’s where I know they have an established network. It’s their home territory. Liverpool being a port city also gives criminals the opportunity to run to more places. He could have returned to Liverpool so his network would- then take him out of the country.”

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