Oxford man jailed after robbing ‘traumatised’ taxi driver of £6.09 at knifepoint
- Perry Richardson
- May 2
- 1 min read
A man has been jailed for over four and a half years following a knifepoint robbery involving a taxi driver in Oxford.
Aaron Johnson, 36, was sentenced to four years and eight months at Oxford Crown Court on Friday 25 April. He pleaded guilty to one count of robbery and one count of possessing a knife in a public place.
The offence took place a month earlier, when Johnson booked a taxi to collect him from Atkyns Road in Oxford. After being taken to a nearby location, Johnson refused to pay the fare.
Instead, he pulled out a large knife and held it to the throat of the driver, a man in his forties, while demanding money. Johnson then took £6.09 in cash from the vehicle and fled.
The driver was not injured and contacted the police. Johnson was located and arrested within two hours. He was charged later that day and remained in custody until sentencing.
Thames Valley Police Detective Constable Butler said: “Officers from response and Oxford’s Priority Crime Team worked swiftly to respond, identify, locate and then arrest Johnson within hours and this is an excellent example of teams working well together.
“The victim was traumatised by the offender’s actions and officers have supported the victim throughout this investigation.
“We will continue to respond robustly to knife-enabled offences and we are happy justice has been served in this case and a clearly dangerous offender has been taken off the streets.”
