Ive heard about Towers and prison before, this is the basic story anyway.

"Richard Towers (then known as Hayles) was imprisoned for 13 years after being part of a gang which inflicted three days of agony on a man who was held at gunpoint, and tortured with a steam iron, hammer and stun gun. He played no part in the man's ordeal but was involved in the kidnap which led to a £150,000 ransom demand. Towers served six and a half years before his release"

Not that it makes it OK at all but the guy was a known drug dealer that they kidnapped.

The link following is a piece about his criminal past, quite a good read and more detail

Richard Towers - from cell to excel | BoxRecNews