Dean Hurst, 48, tries to punch Steven Adams, 48, after split verdict handed down in Coffs kidnapping trial

The jury’s verdict in an alarming Coffs kidnapping case prompted an offender to leap to his feet and move to punch another man also found guilty. Here’s how it played out.

Jessica Gibson and Dean Hurst both had tears in their eyes as the jury delivered its verdict.

As the jury in a Coffs Harbour kidnapping trial delivered its verdict, three accused men and a woman watched on – and what happened next can only be described as hectic.

The jury found Dean Hurst, 48 and Steven Adams, 48, were the only two of the four guilty of kidnapping in company – prompting Hurst to leap to his feet.

“I’ve f--king done nothing,” he shouted.

Dean Hurst has been found guilty of kidnapping 48-year-old Daniel Riley on December 30, 2022 in Coffs Harbour.

“This is my life … I told the c--ts to leave and get the f--k outta my house.”

Hurst turned to Adams and attempted to pull him up by the collar. He raised his arm with a clenched fist to throw a punch before community corrections officers jumped in and pulled the two apart.

Judge Michael McHugh accepted an apology from Hurst, who “hadn’t expected” the guilty verdict.

Meanwhile, Rikki Sheen, 38, was found guilty of aggravated detainment with the intent to intimidate, but not the charge of kidnapping.

The kidnapping and grievous bodily harm of Daniel Riley, 38, occurred on December 30, 2022 at an Azalea Ave, Coffs Harbour home

Earlier, police body worn camera footage was shown to the jury in the trial at Coffs Harbour District Court – depicting police entering a backyard shed, and finding a man holding his head, sitting in an inflatable pool red with blood.

Steven Adams was found guilty of kidnapping Daniel Riley in company and remains in custody.

Not guilty pleas were previously entered by all four accused: Hurst, Adams, Sheen and Jessica Gibson.

After four weeks of trial proceedings and almost 20 hours of jury deliberations, the verdict was delivered in the court on Thursday.

Rikki Sheen was found guilty of an alternative detainment offence.

Hurst and Adams were found guilty of kidnapping in company with intent to commit serious indictable occasioning actual bodily harm.

The jury found Hurst was also guilty of using a prohibited weapon – a slingshot – contrary to a prohibition order.

Sheen was found not guilty of kidnapping in company and possessing or using a prohibited weapon, but guilty of the detainment charge.

Jessica Gibson, 32, was found not guilty of all charges.

The fourth accused, Gibson, 32, was found not guilty of kidnapping with intent to commit serious actual bodily harm, and not guilty to reckless wounding in company.

All three men remain in custody, with bail refused, until their sentence hearing on November 15.