A 21-year-old Binstead man who was found in possession of cannabis and a knuckle duster after police searched his home has been warned by Magistrates that if he breaches another community order he’ll be sent to prison.
Jay Clasper, 21, of Binstead Lodge Road, pleaded guilty to cultivating cannabis plants, possession of a controlled drug and possession of an offensive weapon in a private place when he appeared before Magistrates last week (28th April).
Tom Corke, prosecuting, told the court that on 13th April officers attended an address where Clasper was residing and carried out a search of the premises.
During the search 6 young cannabis plants were found as well as small amount of the drug found in a tray. Officers also found a 2-finger knuckle duster at the property – something which you are prohibited to be in possession of.
Defending, Michael McGoldrick told the court that Clasper had made full and frank admissions in Police interview and that he had purchased the knuckle duster – which was being sold as a ring – online.
Clasper – who was subject of a community order – saw his order revoked and resentenced just days before this incident after breach the conditions of the order. The court heard how the 21-year-old failed to attend an unpaid work appointment and that he sent abusive messages to a probation officer calling one of them a ‘jobsworth’.
Magistrates opted to revoke and resentence Clasper once more, giving him a new 18-month community order with 200 hours of unpaid work and 25 rehabilitation days attached. Clasper will also have to undertake a thinking skills course.
The 21-year-old was also ordered to pay costs of £85 and a surcharge fee of £114.
Think of all stuff he’s got away with and harm done to others, when people are caught it’s onlytip of Ice burg. Stop his many state handouts and work like majority of us.
No punishment then
This leniency will not change his mind set.
Make him wear a pink tutu while walking around busy areas of the island every Saturday afternoon for 6 months. If he reoffends, throw away the key.
Joke sentence about time we had proper sentences
Like ones with good punctuation and full stops at the end do you think?
Except he won’t as the next magistrate he faces will fall for whatever sob story he and his defence solicitor come up with and hand him another Community Service Order or similar, tell him it really is his last chance and send him on his way.