E-bike robber found in car boot jailed

Three men have been jailed after stealing an e-bike from a cyclist in Rotherham. The case drew attention after police found one of the robbers, Sam Kitchen, pretending to sleep in the boot of the getaway car following a high-speed pursuit.

The Audi had been used to knock the cyclist off the bike on Westfield Road on 20 July 2025. Police spotted it within 20 minutes, but it failed to stop and crashed into a boulder at Manvers Lake; the other two men fled on foot but were caught nearby. All three pleaded guilty to robbery. Dale Cheatham, who admitted dangerous driving, received five years in prison and a driving ban of five years and six months; Christopher Ogley was jailed for three years and nine months, and Kitchen for two years.