Aaron Armstrong and Finley Haynes were sentenced at Oxford Crown Court on Friday, May 22.
Armstrong, 41, of Falcon Close, Oxford, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply a class A drug, namely cocaine, and being in possession of a bladed article in a public place, namely a machete.
Haynes, 20, of Balfour Road, Oxford, pleaded guilty to two counts of possession with intent to supply class A drugs, namely heroin and cocaine, and one count of possession with intent to supply a class B drug, namely cannabis.
He also pleaded guilty to being in possession of an offensive weapon in a private place, namely a baton.
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The court heard they were both apprehended by police on May 1 last year.
David Jones, prosecuting, told the court that Haynes was one of a group of people who fled from police after being spotted in Cowley.
He was stopped with a large rucksack and more than £2,000 worth of drugs was found on him.
Two phones were also seized as well as the baton.
Armstrong was stopped as police suspected that one of the people who initially fled the area was his son.
They attended his address and saw him running away in a vehicle. Drugs worth £11,940 were found in his car, as well as the machete.
Mr Jones told the court that Haynes had two previous convictions for two offences and that Armstrong was a man of previous good character.
Haynes’s role was described as ‘lesser’, whereas Armstrong’s was labelled as ‘significant’.
Gordana Austin, mitigating for Haynes, said: “He is a young man who has had a fair share of adversity in his life. There was pressure from older peers.
“He is someone who is easily led. He’s had to fend for himself. He has turned his life around, but he accepts he still has work to do.
“He’s done his best to change his life for the better.”
Petr Du Feu, mitigating for Armstrong, said: “There was a very fulsome acknowledgement of his guilt. He was dealing drugs.
“It’s a really sad day for his family.”
The Judge, Mr Recorder Alan Gardner KC, said: Mr Haynes, you played a lesser role.
“Mr Armstrong you clearly played a significant role. You must have had an understanding of the scale of the operation.
“It’s surprising and depressing you find yourself before the court. These offences were out of character.”
Haynes was given a 23-month prison sentence, suspended for two years.
He was ordered to complete 150 hours of unpaid work within 12 months and 25 rehabilitation activity requirement days. He was also given four months of trail monitoring.
Armstrong was jailed for three years and six months.
Orders were also made for the forfeiture and destruction of the drugs, paraphernalia, weapons and phones.
