Two men jailed for assisting offenders after murders of Max Dixon and Mason Rist
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Two men have been jailed after assisting the murderers of 16-year-old Max Dixon and 15-year-old Mason Rist.
Jamie Ogbourne, aged 27 of Hartcliffe, and Bailey Wescott, aged 23 of Whitchurch, were sentenced at Bristol Crown Court today (Tuesday 17 December) after pleading guilty to two counts of assisting an offender.
Overnight on Saturday 27 to Sunday 28 January, Ogbourne and Wescott aided those found guilty of murdering Max and Mason in Ilminster Avenue, Knowle.
Antony Snook, Riley Tolliver, and three juvenile teenagers who cannot be named due to their age, were all found guilty of two counts of murder last month following a six-week-long trial at Bristol Crown Court.
Snook was jailed for two life sentences last month for his role in the murders of Max and Mason. He will serve a minimum of 38 years before being eligible for parole. The other four defendants will be sentenced at Bristol Crown Court on Thursday 19 December.
The court was told how Ogbourne and Wescott both helped to clean the weapons used to fatally stab Max and Mason. Wescott was caught on CCTV lighting a fire in the back garden of a property in Hartcliffe and burning clothes, with Wescott helping a short time later.
The court also heard how Ogbourne then further assisted the offenders by taking two of the teenagers away to his address, later providing them with a phone and some money.
Both Ogbourne and Wescott received prison sentences of five years and three months.
When sentencing, The Honourable Mrs Justice May said the two men had given ‘false accounts’ initially in an attempt to deny their involvement.
Senior Investigating Officer Det Supt Gary Haskins, from the Major Crime Investigation Team, said: “Ogbourne and Wescott, two adults, came to the aid of the four teenage defendants and attempted to cover the murderers’ tracks by cleaning the weapons and disposing of clothes.
“They knew what they were doing and the implications of their actions – they showed no regard for the lives lost by attempting to help the defendants get away with their crimes.
“I hope their sentence shows the severity of what they did and why we will make every effort to hunt out anyone who aids and abets crime to take place.”
Members of the public are reminded to avoid discussing this aspect of the case in any greater detail due to a trial in 2025 for two other individuals charged with assisting an offender. This is to avoid prejudicing future jurors.