LATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (13TH OCTOBER – 17TH OCTOBER)

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.

This article is published from official information issued by HM Courts and Tribunal Service and is covered by qualified privilege. Please note: names/details of convictions will not be removed from this article on the basis of the convicted individual or their families requesting such action.

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• Timothy Young, 57, of Grange Road, Shanklin – committed theft from Boots in Newport on 7 October. He pleaded guilty and received no separate penalty. On 25 September he stole items worth £29.75 from Sainsbury’s in Ryde and was sentenced to 4 weeks in prison. On 4 October he stole £76 worth of goods from Boots in Newport and received a concurrent 4-week prison sentence. On 5 October he stole items worth £10.35 from Tesco Express in Ventnor and was sentenced to 4 weeks in prison, concurrent. On 20 September he stole £378 of goods from B&Q in Newport and £35.69 of goods from Tesco Express, also in Newport. He received no separate penalty for these offences. He also failed to attend an assessment following a drugs test on 25 June and was given no separate penalty. On 2 July he stole food and drink from Lower Hyde Holiday Park in Shanklin. This offence activated a suspended sentence and he was committed to 4 months’ custody.

• Roxanne Findlay, 33, of Sunset Close, Freshwater – stole a four-pack of Thatcher’s Gold cider and a four-pack of Kronenbourg beer worth £12 from Co-Op in Freshwater on 1 September. She pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay £12 compensation. She also stole meat and dog food worth £57.45 from Sainsbury’s in Freshwater on 26 July, and was ordered to pay £57.45 compensation. On 5 September she stole cider, beer, and a tube of Pringles worth £23 from Co-Op in Freshwater. She was ordered to pay £23 compensation.

• Richard Long, 34, of no fixed abode, Ventnor – failed to notify police of a change of address as required under the Sex Offenders Register on 26 May. He pleaded guilty and was given a community order including 150 hours of unpaid work and 15 rehabilitation days.

• Andrew Baxman, 62, of Fox Place, Carisbrooke – failed to stop after a road accident in Pyle Street, Newport on 9 April. He pleaded guilty and was fined £569, with £85 costs, a £228 surcharge, and 5 penalty points. He also failed to report the same accident and received no separate penalty.

• Amber Banham-Gage, 23, of Barton Road, Newport – stole a bottle of Stella worth £2.75 from Tesco Express in Newport on 9 September and £55 of cosmetics from Boots in Bembridge on 2 September. She pleaded guilty and received no separate penalty. She also assaulted Lachen Downs in Newport on 12 October and was sentenced to 2 weeks in prison.

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• Kevin Nixon, 64, of Melville Street, Sandown – recorded a person doing a private act for sexual gratification between 1 August and 26 October 2023 in Sandown. He pleaded guilty and received a 16-week suspended prison sentence, 25 rehabilitation activity days, a 7-year notification requirement, and a restraining order until 16 October 2027. He was also ordered to pay £85 costs and a £154 surcharge.

• Ronnie Williams, 19, of Priory Road, Shanklin – damaged a glass door worth £282 at Spice of India in Ryde on 1 September 2024. He pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay £634 compensation and £85 costs. He also used threatening or abusive behaviour on the same day in Ryde and received no separate penalty.

• Sharnie Dyer, 32, of West View, Newport – assaulted Jessica Targett by beating in Newport on 29 March. She pleaded guilty and was fined £120, with £85 costs and a £48 surcharge.

• Eamonn Loughlin, 31, of Mitchell Avenue, Ventnor – assaulted Richard Harrison by beating in Ryde on 17 May 2024. He pleaded guilty and was given a community order with 150 hours of unpaid work, 20 rehabilitation days, and was ordered to pay £200 compensation, a £120 fine, £200 costs, and a £114 surcharge.

• Kieran Rainford, 42, of Parker House, Centenary Plaza, Southampton – possessed cocaine in Newport on 22 June. He pleaded guilty and was fined £120, with £85 costs, a £48 surcharge, and an order for the drug to be forfeited and destroyed.

• Nathan Bett, 39, of St Johns Wood Road, Ryde – drove while disqualified in Ryde on 6 June. He pleaded guilty and was given a community order with 12 months of mental health treatment, 20 rehabilitation days, and was disqualified from driving for 29 months. He was also fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs.

• Daniel Jackson, 21, of Nightingale Road, Newport – drove without due care and attention on Medina Way, Newport on 11 August 2023. He was found guilty and fined £400, with £650 costs, a £160 surcharge, and 5 penalty points. He was not disqualified due to mitigating circumstances. He was also found guilty of driving with incorrect or obscured number plates and received no separate penalty.

• Dougal Gwilliam, 19, of Prospect Road, Newport – used threatening or abusive behaviour in Newport on 1 December 2024 and received no separate penalty. He also assaulted Xavier Peach by beating on the same date and was given a community order with 15 rehabilitation days and ordered to pay £50 compensation and a £114 surcharge. On 3 May 2025 he jointly assaulted Bradley Kevin Hatch by beating in Newport and was given a further community order with 15 rehabilitation days and £50 compensation. On 20 March 2025 he racially abused Farhan Ali and was given an uplifted 18-month community order with 15 rehabilitation days and £100 compensation.