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 5.8, as agreed by HMCTS and the Society of Editors and approved by the Lord Chancellor. Not all cases heard will appear on this round-up due to legal restrictions.
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• Bradley Sparshott, 35, of no fixed abode – admitted offences including shop theft, assault by beating, common assault, criminal damage, threatening or abusive behaviour and possession of heroin. He was given a 4-month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, with concurrent sentences recorded across the offences. He was also ordered to pay compensation of £58.45, £50.50 and three separate amounts of £50. The court ordered the forfeiture and destruction of diamorphine.
• Sam Brewer-Wright, 42, of High Street, Ventnor – admitted harassment without violence and assault by beating. He was given a community order running until 15th April 2028, with 110 hours of unpaid work. A restraining order, lasting until 15th October 2027, prohibits contact with the protected person, subject to specified legal proceedings and related exceptions, and entering a specified area in Ryde. He was ordered to pay £85 costs and a £114 surcharge.
• Ross Smith, 48, of Green Street, Ryde – admitted being drunk and disorderly in a public place. He was fined £40 and ordered to pay £40 costs.
• Joeby Wallis, 23, of Sunningdale Road, Newport – admitted exceeding a 40mph speed limit. He was fined £400, received 6 penalty points and was ordered to pay £85 costs and a £160 surcharge.
• Luke Burdett, 33, of Queens Road, Shanklin – admitted three shop theft offences and using threatening or abusive words or behaviour. He received a community order running until 15th October 2028, including 90 days of alcohol abstinence and monitoring. He was also ordered to pay separate compensation amounts of £90 and £19.99.
• Liam Noonan, 35, of Amherst Mews, Ryde – admitted assault by beating. He was ordered to pay £100 compensation. No order was made for costs because of insufficient means.
• Jessica Ayres, 26, of George Street, Ryde – admitted assault by beating after changing her plea during a trial. She was given a community order running until 14th October 2027, fined £230 and made subject to a restraining order prohibiting direct or indirect contact with the protected person until 14th October 2027. She was also ordered to pay £650 costs and a £114 surcharge.
• Jagroop Singh, 26, of Selworthy Road, Coventry – admitted driving a motor vehicle while over the prescribed alcohol limit. He was disqualified from driving for 14 months, with the possibility of a 14-week reduction on completion of an approved course. He was fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £48 surcharge.
• Nadal Mehemed, 38, of HMP Isle of Wight – admitted assaulting an emergency worker after throwing liquid over a prison officer and threatening to throw a jug of urine. He was sentenced to 8 weeks’ immediate imprisonment, consecutive to a sentence imposed at Liverpool Crown Court on 10th April 2025. He was also ordered to pay £85 costs.
• Lee Wild, 55, of Moorgreen Road, Cowes – was found guilty of failing to comply with an endorsable traffic sign. He was fined £60, received 3 penalty points and was ordered to pay £400 costs and a £24 surcharge.
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• John Kattenhorn, 50, of Alexandra Road, Ryde – admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm and possession of cannabis following an incident in Ryde on 21st September 2024. He was handed a 10-month prison sentence, suspended for 24 months, with a probation requirement. He was also banned from entering any licensed premises for 6 months, until 15th April 2027, and ordered to pay a £187 surcharge. The court ordered the forfeiture and destruction of the drugs, with no separate penalty imposed for the possession offence. A charge of using threatening or abusive words or behaviour with intent to cause fear of violence was ordered to remain on file.
