Footballer jailed for Gloucestershire drugs gang role please log in to view this image Clockwise from top left: Marlon Douglas, Leon Jeanne, Jamie Townsend, Karl Jones and David Cruse were convicted for conspiring to supply drugs Six men, including a former Cardiff City and QPR footballer, have been jailed for conspiring to supply cocaine, heroin and cannabis. Police said the men plotted to bring hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of drugs into Gloucestershire from London, Cardiff and Birmingham. Leon Jeanne, who played for a number of clubs during his career, was sentenced to 30 months in prison. Gang leader Marlon Douglas received a 13-year sentence......... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-32554083
Leon Jeanne - 12 appearances for us in 4 years (1997 - 2001). His footballing career was just one incident after another. please log in to view this image A talented winger Jeanne began his career at Queens Park Rangers, making his debut on February 1999 against Watford, but problems began to arise nearly as soon as he became a professional when he disappeared for over a week when he was meant to be reporting for Wales under-21 duty. However manager Gerry Francis revealed that it was not the first time the youngster had gone missing and that Jeanne was on his last chance at the club after being arrested for drink-driving the previous year.[1] He left QPR in 2001 to sign for his hometown club Cardiff City who hoped to curb his disciplinary problems only for them to spiral out of control during his time there. Just a few weeks after joining Cardiff he tested positive for a class A drug and was handed a two-year suspended sentence by the Football Association of Wales.[2] He started to show his quality with two appearances for the first team after the ruling but at the end of the season yet another situation arose. In May 2002 Jeanne was selected for random drugs testing and sent his sample away but the results came back only to show that the sample he had submitted was not urine. He refused to provide a second sample which led to Cardiff terminating his contract and he left the club.[3] After his release from Cardiff he attempted a comeback with Havant & Waterlooville in a pre-season friendly against League of Wales side Barry Town but was withdrawn from playing after officials at Barry questioned if he was allowed to play at which point it was revealed that he was currently banned from playing football.[4] He was allowed to resume playing a short while later and enjoyed a prosperous spell at Port Talbot Town but yet again he was involved in a scandal. In September 2002 he was arrested, along with two other men, on suspicion of dealing class A drugs. During the court case he revealed that he used to be addicted to cocaine. Eventually he and the other two men were cleared of all charges.[5] After the case ended he returned to football with Newport County followed by spells at Dinas Powys and Barry Town.[6] After a spell playing for Maesteg Park, Jeanne joined amateur side Carpenters Arms.[7] On 7 July 2009, Jeanne was arrested on suspicion of money-laundering after a police raid on his home.[8] Jeanne featured in two pre-season friendlies for Conference South side Weston-super-Mare on 9 and 11 July before signing on non-contract terms, making his debut on the opening day of the season in a defeat to Staines Town.[9] However he was released the following month due to a lack of fitness.[10] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Jeanne
What a tw*t - how many chances can one idiot be given? Clearly been destined for a spell at Her Majesty's pleasure for a while
Am I the only one surprised that he only played 12 times for us? Thought he had played a lot more then that! Like the title says- what a waste, I remember him being the supposed next big thing. Slightly off topic, the top in the pic above is one of my favourites- thick hoops, blue collar and 'Qpr' on the sleeve, still got one tucked away in the cupboard somewhere.
I recognise there are criminal geniuses. Looking at these five mugshots, it's clear the description doesn't apply to them
Compared to say this crowd - common link is that they will all likely end up in the same place:- Hatton Garden raid: Seven men arrested please log in to view this image please log in to view this image Thieves break into liftshaft, disable the lift, and abseil or climb down to basement They use tools, including an angle grinder and crowbars, to force through shutter doors Using a powerful drill, they then cut through the 0.5m reinforced concrete wall to vault After seizing jewellery and other valuables from 72 safety deposit boxes, they escape in a waiting van http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-32799703
