A judge says it was an “absolute miracle” a knifeman was not himself seriously injured after he was twice run over by a man he’d been threatening in a residential street.
Kieran Hogan, Mckenzie Warriner and Ruben Reynolds found themselves in court this week having participated in the “really unpleasant incident” in College Close, Newark, on 17 July 2025.
Nottingham Crown Court heard violence broke out after Warriner arrived in a Nissan Juke to pick up a friend.
While waiting for the friend to emerge, Warriner got out the car and for reasons that remain unclear fell into an argument with Hogan, who was having a cigarette from the upstairs window of an adjacent property.
Moments later, Hogan, 31, came outside armed with a knife and stabbed the grey Nissan in the driver’s door, before chasing Warriner, 18, and his friend around the car.
Reynolds, 44, heard the commotion and came out his front door, before running back inside upon seeing Hogan’s knife and fetching a van parked behind his house.
As he did so, Hogan continued threatening Warriner and his friend with the knife.
CCTV shows Warriner then climb into the car and accelerate at speed into Hogan, sending him hurtling to the ground where the knife fell from his grasp.
Hogan survived the impact and picked up the knife before again confronting Warriner, who attempted to run him over a second time. However, on this occasion, Hogan managed to jump out the way.
Reynolds then appeared in the van and almost struck Hogan during the commotion.
Next, Warriner made two further attempts to knock over Hogan with his car, with one attempt succeeding.
Hogan was ushered inside with police arriving in the cul-de-sac minutes later following a 999 call.
Hogan was the first person arrested after officers found him hiding in a cupboard. He’d suffered bruising and swelling from the collisions and a cut to his face that the court heard was self-inflicted and had occurred while he made angry threats with the knife.
Warriner was arrested next after he punched Hogan as officers led him to a police car. And Reynolds was arrested after being found in possession of a metal bar.
Following analysis of the CCTV images, all three were charged in relation to the incident and were sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court on Wednesday (21 January).
Hogan, of College Close, Newark, pleaded guilty to affray and possession of a bladed article in a public place. He was jailed for 15 months. The court heard he had a previous conviction for knife possession in a public place and committed these latest offences while subject to a suspended three-month prison sentence for breaching a restraining order. The judge activated the sentence, giving an overall prison term of 18 months.
Warriner, of Coneygrey Spinney, Flintham, Newark, pleaded guilty to affray, dangerous driving and assault by beating. The judge said he ought to have driven away but took into account his young age and lack of previous convictions and handed him a 18-month community order with supervision. He must complete 25 rehabilitation activity days and 100 hours of unpaid work. He was also disqualified from driving for a year.
Reynolds, of College Close, Newark, pleaded guilty to affray. The judge heard he has previous convictions and committed the affray while out of prison on licence, which led to him being recalled to prison following his arrest. The judge handed him a custodial sentence of 31 weeks.
