John Dees, 34, fired a sawn-off shotgun at a man on a busy Washington street in October 2019 and Michelle Wrightson who helped him A WOMAN who assisted a dangerous gunman by helping him cut his hair and alter the colour of his car has been sentenced. John Dees, 34, fired a sawn-off shotgun at a man on a busy Washington street in October 2019, pulling the trigger at point-blank range before fleeing the scene and attempting to cover his tracks. Dees was sentenced to 21 years behind bars earlier this year after admitting attempted murder, possessing a shotgun with intent to endanger life and criminal damage at Newcastle Crown Court.