Joseph Kidd, 42, from Everton, has been jailed for 11 years for his role in a shooting on the Pendle estate in Litherland. Kidd, who previously appeared on Channel 5's Hoarder Homes cleaning programme, was part of a five-person group that chased and shot at a Sur-Ron electric bike rider in an alleyway.
Shooting on the Pendle Estate
On March 23, police patrols spotted a Toyota Hilux pursuing a Sur-Ron rider on the Pendle estate. CCTV showed Lucas Maguire, 18, and Kenneth Quadrio, 23, being picked up by the car, which already contained Kidd, Adam Bigley, 33, and Lee Nimbley, 21. The group followed the victim to Bowland Drive, where a man got out armed with a gun, and three others chased the rider. One man shot at the rider in an alleyway, but the rider escaped unharmed.
The car was driven away, but armed response officers tracked it. At a set of lights on Melling Road, Aintree, the Toyota reversed into a police car, damaging it, and Quadrio and Maguire fled on foot. Quadrio was found cowering in undergrowth near the canal and told a passer-by: "Tell the streets Kenny Quad took one more Volvo off the road lad."
Arrests and Sentencing
Maguire ran through a back garden, claiming he had been robbed, but was later arrested. Bigley, Nimbley, and Kidd abandoned the car in Epsom Close and climbed fences toward the canal. Bigley and Nimbley were intercepted on the towpath, having discarded a bag with two guns, and Kidd was detained on Cheltenham Close. The firearms were recovered, and one was forensically linked to the shooting.
Bigley was jailed for 15 years with a four-year extended licence, Nimbley for 11 years, Quadrio for four years, and Maguire received 32 months, suspended for two years. Kidd was convicted of conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to endanger life, two counts of conspiracy to possess a prohibited weapon, and conspiracy to possess ammunition.
Background and Prior Fame
Kidd had previously featured on Channel 5's Hoarder Homes, travelling to Middlesbrough to help clear a hoarded house. He also appeared on Billy Moore's All or Nothing podcast in February 2023, claiming to have turned his life around after his friend Craig Barker was murdered. Barker, 19, was shot dead by hitman Darren Waterhouse, hired by drug dealer William Moore. Kidd also ran his own podcast, "I Kidd U Not", and had a cleaning business, Pro Mobile Cleaning Solutions.
Detective Inspector Chris Clark, from Merseyside Police's firearms investigation team, said: "The sentencing of these men should send a very clear message that Merseyside Police will not tolerate the use of firearms on our streets. All five men attempted to evade capture, but our officers were more than a match for them, and they have now faced the consequences of their actions. Bigley, Nimbley, Kidd and Quadrio are now behind bars, and unable to cause further harm to our communities, and our work to bring anyone involved in such dangerous offending to justice goes on."
