'Mindless' Sycamore Gap yob to remain behind bars 'until next year' as partner in crime walks free

EXCLUSIVE: 'Mindless' Sycamore Gap yob to remain behind bars 'until next year' as partner in crime walks freeDaniel Graham, 40, and Adam Carruthers, 33, were both handed the same jail sentences last year for cutting down the iconic Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian's Wall for a 'trophy'NewsJeremy Armstrong News Reporter14:53, 21 Apr 2026Sycamore Gap: Footage shows tree 'being felled' in 2023Vandal Daniel Graham, who was one of two men convicted of felling the Sycamore Gap tree, is set to remain in jail until next year after his partner in the crime that shocked Britain walked free.‌Graham, 40, received the same four-year and three-month sentence as his co-accused, Adam Carruthers, 33, last April. Carruthers cut down the tree because he wanted a 'trophy' for his newborn child. But he was freed after just 10 months under a Government 'early release' scheme.‌Graham, who filmed the act of 'mindless vandalism,' is not due to be freed until January, 2027. This means he is likely to serve 10 months more than Carruthers, who released early under the government’s Home Detention Curfew Scheme, which allows prisoners to serve part of their sentence at home.‌View 4 ImagesAdam Carruthers, freed after serving 10 months for criminal damage to Sycamore Gap(Image: NORTHUMBRIA POLICE/UNPIXS)READ MORE: Arrogant driver who killed young woman smirks outside court before crying at being jailedREAD MORE: Sycamore Gap 'drunken stunt' cost to taxpayer revealed as 'moronic' duo jailedOnce released, they are expected to wear an electronic tag and spend 9-12 hours a day at a registered home address. The factors for early release differ for every prisoner, even when the offences committed and the prison sentences are identical.Graham spent several months on remand before last year's trial and remains incarcerated. A source told the Mirror: "Prisoners are subject to different risk assessments unde...