This is your weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. The defendant’s name, age, address and details of the charge(s) and sentence are published in accordance with Criminal Procedure Rule...

A 41-year-old man who stole more than £1,600 worth of goods from B&Q in Newport - including a drill and 2 hot tubs - has been sent to prison for 8 weeks. Jamie McClelland, now of Freefolk Green in Havant...

29-year-old Callum Steele has avoided going to prison, despite being in breach of a suspended sentence, after crashing his car on the dual carriageway and fleeing the scene. It was on 3rd December last year that Steele crashed his Audi...

A Sandown man who was found to be driving whilst under the influence of drugs near Wightlink's Fishbourne ferry terminal has been banned from the roads for 14 months. Andrew Oxley, 54, of Wilkes Road, admitted drug driving when he...

A prisoner serving a life term has been ordered to pay compensation of £64.05 after he set his cell on fire last year. Billy Williams, 31, of HMP Isle of Wight, admitted arson when he appeared at the Isle of...

An East Cowes man has admitted failing to provide following an incident that saw him smash into a parked car and then into a garden wall last month. Jason Warren, 54, 0f Grange Road, admitted failing to provide a specimen...

A Cowes man has been told he needs to 'man up and take responsibility' after being handed a 12-month community order at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court last Friday (12th April). Liam Matthews, 22, of Spinnaker Close, appeared for...

49-year-old Paul Brookes, a former bus driver who was at the wheel of a double decker when it crashed into a field in Arreton back in 2021, will stand trial later this year accused of causing serious injury by dangerous...

An Isle of Wight schoolboy who 'looked for fellowship and comfort in the Islamic faith' before then plotting to attack the Isle of Wight Festival, has been sentenced to 7 years in prison today (Monday). The teen - who cannot...

A Shanklin man unloaded a tirade of abuse on a female Police Officer has been handed a 24-month community order and been told to pay compensation of £200. Frederick Medway, 32, of Atherley Road in Shanklin, admitted sending by public...