A teen crack dealer caused "misery" in Swindon, said the judge who jailed him.

Kydon Davis, of Wheatcroft Way, Swindon, was both selling and buying large amounts of crack cocaine and heroin at 19, having previously been attacked with machetes and set fire to in his own home.

At Swindon Crown Court on August 13, Davis pleaded guilty to supplying heroin and crack cocaine, intent to supply crack and possession of criminal property - namely thousands of pounds in drug money.

His drug dealing career came to a halt on February 22 when police raided a house in Raleigh Avenue, Swindon following intelligence the occupant was being “cuckooed”.

This is when people take over a vulnerable person's home and use it as a base for criminal activity.

Police detained Davis in the bathroom, said Mr Bolt, prosecuting, where they found nearly five grams of cocaine and clumps of white powder stuck to the toilet bowl.

Mr Bolt said: “This is indicative of an attempt to dispose of evidence.”

A total of £2,115 in cash, a further wrap of cocaine and a mobile phone were discovered in the house.

The phone was connected to a known drug line which has been operating between December 2023 and February 2024.

The line was used to send messages and arrange sales. Davis admitted he was responsible for the phone messages and dealing.

Davis was earning around £200 a week, which he spent on debt and his own cannabis drug addiction.

“He was a main operative on the ground in Swindon," summarised Mr Bolt.

Ten convictions for 17 offences, most before he was 18 for possession of knives and cannabis. This latest offence was committed in breach of a community order.

Emma Handslip, defending, revealed that Davis had been previously referred to the National Crime Agency as a victim of exploitation.

He was once attacked with machetes and set fire to in his own home. A closure order was placed on his house when growing up due to safety concerns.

Davis went on to become a father at a “very young age”.

Ms Handslip said: “He was in education until 15 and then really lost. This is important background to how we got here.

“Due to early trauma, this is someone with a great distrust of authority who finds it hard to form emotional bonds with people.”

The judge said he had a “patchy” engagement with probation. Davis wrote a letter to the court, a summary of which said he understood the impact of his crimes.

“He has been in custody and it is not something he wants to experience again”, said Ms Handslip.

“You played a very significant part in the drug distribution chain. You were the marketer, sourcer and distributor.

“Your childhood bears many of the signs of someone who emerges into an irresponsible adulthood. Whether you are able to break that pattern I know not.

“There is some hope that, despite a depressing record, you will see the journey of custody as a method of distancing yourself from your addiction and circles you were mixing in.”

He continued: “You have some insight into the misery, death and destruction which dealing drugs metes out.”

Davis was given immediate imprisonment of 28 months, with the possibility of early release after 14.

He will also serve a concurrent sentence of seven months for possessing crack cocaine. The posession of criminal property, namely cash, will lie on the file, and the supply of heroin was subsumed in the supply of crack cocaine charge.

He will be eligible for release after 14 months. The drugs will be destroyed and cash forfeited.