Adam Bigley
Introduction
Adam Williams Malcolm Bigley is a 33-year-old man from Liverpool sentenced to 15 years in prison, with four years on extended licence, over a shooting in Litherland, Merseyside, and the police pursuit that followed . Bigley was one of five occupants of a stolen Toyota Hilux used to pursue a Sur-ron electric motorbike rider before one of the group shot at him in an alleyway; he and three co-defendants were jailed on Friday, 13 November 2026, for a combined total of 41 years, while the fifth received a suspended sentence .
Background Information
The Toyota Hilux had been stolen in Oldham in January . At around 4pm on 23 March 2026, CCTV reviewed by the investigation team showed the vehicle picking up Lucas Maguire and Kenneth Quadrio, with Bigley, Joseph George Kidd and Lee Nimbley already inside . The group then followed the rider to Bowland Drive, where the shooting happened .
The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation
Convicted and sentenced.
Officers on proactive patrol saw the driver of the Toyota Hilux pursuing the Sur-ron rider onto the Pendle Estate . A male got out of the car armed with a firearm, three others got out, and all four chased after the rider . In an alleyway, one of the males shot at the rider, who managed to escape unharmed, and the car was driven away . Officers tracked and pursued the vehicle; its five occupants were arrested and later charged .
They then drove away from the scene and were followed by armed response officers; at a set of lights on Melling Road the Toyota reversed into the police vehicle, causing damage, at which point Quadrio and Maguire fled on foot . Quadrio was found shortly afterward in undergrowth close to the canal . Maguire ran through a back garden, claiming when challenged by the homeowner that he had been robbed of his bike and phone; he returned home but was later arrested . Bigley, Nimbley and Kidd remained in the car and drove off before abandoning the vehicle in Epsom Close . Bigley and Nimbley were intercepted by armed police on the canal towpath, having discarded a bag containing two firearms on their way, and Kidd was detained on Cheltenham Close . The firearms were recovered and one was forensically linked to the shooting .
Bigley was convicted of six counts :
- conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to endanger life
- two counts of conspiracy to possess a prohibited weapon
- conspiracy to possess ammunition
- dangerous driving
- driving other than in accordance with a licence
- using a motor vehicle without third party insurance
Public Reaction and Consequences
The five were sentenced on Friday, 13 November — 41 years in total between the four who were jailed :
- Adam Williams Malcolm Bigley, 33, of Liverpool — 15 years in prison, with four years on extended licence
- Joseph George Kidd, 42, of Liverpool — 11 years, for the three firearm-conspiracy counts
- Lee Nimbley, 21, of Liverpool — 11 years, for the three firearm-conspiracy counts
- Kenneth Quadrio, 23, of no fixed abode — four years, for conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm
- Lucas Maguire, 18, of Bootle — 32 months, suspended for two years, for conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm
Detective Inspector Chris Clark of the Merseyside 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. If you know anything about the storage, movement or use of firearms and other weapons, please contact us. What you tell us may lead to other criminals and their weapons being removed from circulation, and those communities stronger and safer places to live, work and visit.”
When Quadrio saw the damage to the police car, the release records, he told a passing member of the public, “Tell the streets Kenny Quad took one more Volvo off the road, lad” .
Current Status
Bigley is serving his 15-year term, with four years on extended licence to follow . Kidd and Nimbley are each serving 11 years , Quadrio four years , and Maguire’s 32-month sentence is suspended for two years .
Impact on Their Career/Life
At 33, Bigley leaves the case with six convictions — headlined by conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to endanger life — and a 15-year sentence carrying an extended licence period . The sentencings closed a case in which every member of the group was convicted, and Merseyside Police used the outcome to renew its appeal for information about firearms in the community .
Sources
- “Four jailed after police pursuit following Litherland shooting” — Birkenhead News (Merseyside Police release), November 2026: source