Overview

• Thomas Hooton pleaded guilty at Liverpool Crown Court to conspiring to supply heroin, cocaine, ketamine, cannabis and cannabis resin and received a 10-year, eight-month sentence.
• Investigators linked his EncroChat handle “Own Raptor” to takeaway deliveries, Liverpool FC ticket purchases and messages referencing his father, singer Peter Hooton.
• Prosecution evidence showed he directed a county lines network moving at least £667,000 worth of drugs and nearly £490,000 in cash across Scotland, northeastern and southern England.
• Since his April arrest, Hooton has no prior convictions and has begun rehabilitation in custody, earning promotion to peer mentor status in prison healthcare.
• He is scheduled to appear later this year for a Proceeds of Crime Act hearing that could recover his criminal assets.