Original title: Killer jailed for 45 years for prison officer ’execution’ over seized phone
Killer gets 45 years for prison officer ’execution’ 6 hours ago Share Save Jonny Humphries BBC News, Preston Crown Court Share Save Lancashire Police Elias Morgan killed father-of-three Lenny Scott in an “act of retaliation” A gangland “executioner” who waited four years to take revenge on a prison officer for seizing a phone from his cell has been jailed for a minimum of 45 years for his murder. Armed robber Elias Morgan shot father-of-three Lenny Scott six times outside a gym in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, on 8 February 2024. He planned the killing after investigators at HMP Altcourse in Liverpool discovered evidence Morgan was having a sexual relationship with a female officer called Sarah Williams after the phone was found in March 2020. Police said Mr Scott had been “assassinated” by Morgan, who was described as a “cold-blooded executioner who took a man’s life doing his job”. Det Ch Insp Lee Wilson said Mr Scott was a “man of huge integrity and bravery who did the right thing and w