These are the faces of the two dangerous offenders who barged into a house then set fire to a car before brandishing a spade and a samurai sword at a family of three, while high on drink, drugs and petrol.
Adam Lewis, 28, and Hadrian Graham, 29, were jailed following a hearing at Preston Crown Court last Wednesday, after they pleaded guilty to affray, reckless arson and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.
The court heard how Graham had roped Lewis into helping him seek revenge on a man called Raymond, after it was discovered Raymond had been sleeping with Graham's ex-partner, with whom he had two children.
On March 22 at around 3.30pm, the two men barged their way into an address on Longfield Avenue in Coppull, demanding to speak with a woman who they believed knew where Raymond was.
They threatened the women inside, and demanded to know where this other woman was, and made reference to being in possession of a knife.
When it became apparent the woman was not home, Lewis told Graham they should leave as the police had been called by one of the other occupiers of the house.
The men left and around an hour later were spotted at a Morrisons fuel station filling up a container with petrol.
The next day, in the early hours of the morning, they made their way to Ward Street in Chorley to a house belonging to Sheree Evans, who is believed to be the mother of Raymond.
Lewis, using the petrol can from the night before, doused a Vauxhall Astra in the fuel and set it alight.
The fire destroyed the car and the front door of the house, with the flames blocking gates to the adjoining alleyway which led to the rear of the property.
After setting fire to the car, Lewis, armed with a spade, and Graham with a samurai sword, found their way to Eaves Lane in Chorley, where they aggressively approached a man, woman and small child, asking if they knew someone called Josh James, who they believed to be linked to Raymond.
So crazed were they in their approach, that the man, clearly terrified, ran out in front of a moving car.
The police were called and later found the men hiding in an outbuilding at a house in Croft Road.
Adam Lewis, who has 27 convictions for 45 offences, including affray, battery, GBH, robbery and assault on a police officer, told police he had been consumed with drink and drugs over the period the offences took place, and had even drank some of the petrol used in the arson attack.
Hadrian Graham, who started smoking crack cocaine aged just 12, has a relatively limited criminal record, with his barrister saying there seemed to be 'some rationale behind the offences' as from day one, he only ever wanted to speak to Raymond.
Sentencing the pair, Recorder Andrew McLoughlin said: "The impact your acts have had on these completely innocent people is the result of a sustained campaign of serious criminal offending behaviour and both of you pose a significant risk of re-offending with the potential to cause serious physical and psychological harm to one or more people."
Graham, of Bolton Street, Chorley was sentenced to six and a half years in prison - four and a half in custody and two on extended licence.
Lewis, of Duke Street, Chorley, was sentenced to seven and a half years - four and a half in custody and three on extended licence.
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