A former inmate has been convicted of murdering a prison officer in a revenge attack four years after threatening to 'get him'. Elias Morgan, 35, shot Lenny Scott, a former HMP Altcourse officer, six times outside a gym in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, on 8 February 2024.
The murder was retaliation for Scott discovering an illicit mobile phone in Morgan's cell in March 2020, which exposed the inmate's affair with a female prison guard. Morgan initially offered Scott £1,500 to dispose of the phone, then threatened him, saying: 'I'll bide my time but I promise I will get you.' He also made a gun gesture with his fingers.
After completing his sentence for drugs offences, Morgan scouted locations in Merseyside and Lancashire where he believed Scott could be found. On the day of the murder, he shot the father of three in the head and body before fleeing on an electric bike. Scott had since left the Prison Service.
In 2020, Scott reported the threats to police, describing how Morgan had accurately described his home, partner and twin boys. In a 101 call played to the jury, Scott said: 'He said he's got lads everywhere, he's described my vehicle and he's described my house and what my girlfriend and twin boys look like.'
Wendy Logan, deputy head of the CPS north west complex casework unit, said: 'Lenny Scott was a devoted father who had bravely upheld his duty... Morgan – driven by revenge and believing he was above the law – carried out a cold-blooded murder.' A second defendant, Anthony Cleary, was cleared of charges related to the murder.
