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Find all the latest news from the courts, including the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court, Crown Court and Coroner's Court. Please note: A defendant’s name, age, address and details of the charge(s) and sentence are published in accordance with Criminal Procedure Rule 5.8, as agreed by HMCTS and the Society of Editors and approved by the Lord Chancellor. Names/details of convictions will not be removed on the basis of the convicted individual or their families requesting such action.
LATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (14TH APRIL – 18TH APRIL 2025)
Monday 14th April – Friday 18th April 2024 • Shane Burt, 36, of Alfred Street, Ryde pleaded guilty to drug driving (cannabis). He was banned from driving for 12 months, fined £120 and ordered to pay costs of £85 with...
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YEAR-LONG BAN FOR DRUG DRIVER CAUGHT DRIVING WITHOUT INSURANCE
A Ryde man caught driving without insurance and with cannabis in his system has been banned from the roads for 12 months and fined £120. Johnathan Spencer, 55, of St Thomas Street in Ryde, admitted drug driving and driving without...
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MAN WHO DANGEROUSLY CUT ACROSS ROUNDABOUT HANDED 12-MONTH DRIVING BAN
A drug driver from Ryde, who was stopped by Police after he cut across a roundabout in Newport, has been handed a 12-month driving ban. Shane Burt, 36, of Alfred Street, admitted drug driving when he appeared at the Isle...
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GUILTY PLEAS FROM NEWPORT DRUG DRIVER WHO ‘FELT OKAY TO DRIVE’
A Newport man who claimed he was 'okay to drive' a few days after consuming cocaine is to be sentenced for drug driving in May. Richard Harrison, 46, of Halberry Lane in Newport, admitted drug driving when he appeared at...
Read moreDetailsCOURT HEARS SHOPLIFTER TOLD WOMAN ‘I HOPE YOUR DAUGHTER GETS R*PED’
24-year-old Lily Nash, who verbally assaulted a woman just moments after she intercepted in her attempts to steal more than £650 from Sainsbury's, will learn her fate next month. Nash, of Atkinson Drive in Newport, admitted 2x theft from a...
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RYDE MAN CAUGHT BEHIND THE WHEEL JUST DAYS AFTER BEING HANDED 3-YEAR BAN
34-year-old Gregg Wicks, who was caught behind the wheel just 11 days after being handed a 3-year driving ban, is to be sentenced at the Isle of Wight Crown Court next month. Wicks, now of The Strand in Ryde, admitted...
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GUILTY PLEAS FROM DRUG DRIVER STOPPED BY POLICE OUTSIDE SUPERMARKET
A St Helens man who was caught drug driving by Police outside the Ryde's Tesco supermarket will learn his fate next month. Ricky Chester, 48, of Carpenters Road, admitted drug driving when he appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates...
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COURT ERROR STALLS BATH ROAD HEARING – LANDOWNER DENIES WALL OWNERSHIP
A paperwork blunder has delayed a court case at the heart of the ongoing closure of Bath Road in Ventnor - a delay that adds to nearly 18 months of mounting community tension. The case relates to a collapsed retaining...
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COCAINE SMUGGLER FROM RYDE JAILED MORE THAN 5 YEARS AFTER BUST
Ryde man Jean-Pierre Labelle has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for his part in a multi-million-pound drug smuggling operation, just 3 years after being imprisoned for people smuggling. 100kg of cocaine – worth an estimated £8-10million – was...
Read moreDetailsLATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (31ST MARCH – 4TH APRIL 2025)
Monday 31st March – Friday 4th April 2024 • Liam Findlay, 35, of Carisbrooke Road, Newport pleaded guilty to theft from a shop. He was fined £80 and ordered to pay £85 costs, £32 surcharge and £24 compensation. • Reece...
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