Overview

• Mr Justice Goose set a 45-year minimum term at Preston Crown Court after a jury convicted Morgan last week.
• Prosecutors said Morgan targeted Scott after the officer seized a prohibited phone in 2020 that revealed Morgan’s relationship with prison guard Sarah Williams.
• Scott, 33, was shot six times with a 9mm handgun outside a Peel Road gym in Skelmersdale on February 8, 2024, and the attacker fled on an electric bike.
• The case relied on CCTV plus phone and vehicle data that showed reconnaissance of Scott’s routine; the firearm has not been recovered.
• Co-defendant Anthony Cleary was found not guilty of murder and manslaughter, and Williams later received an 18‑month sentence for misconduct in public office.