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.
Monday 17th January – Friday 21st January 2022
• Martin Stringer, 56, of Regent Street in Shanklin, pleaded guilty to possession of a Class A drug (heroin) and a Class B drug (cannabis). He was ordered to pay a fine of £120, £85 costs and a £34 surcharge. The forfeiture and destruction of the drugs was ordered.
• Anthony Serjent, 43, of Fort Street in Sandown, pleaded guilty to criminal damage and failing to surrender to bail. He was ordered to complete an 18-month community order with a 12-month alcohol treatment requirement and 30 rehabilitation days.
• Simon Dalley, 33, of Stainers Close in Ryde, was found guilty of being drunk and disorderly in a public place. He was fined £660 and ordered to pay £300 costs with a £66 surcharge.
• Amber Gagen, 22, of George Street in Ryde, pleaded guilty to making off without payment from a taxi. She was given a 6-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £5 compensation, as well as a £22 surcharge.
• Daniel Bertagnon, 34, of Mews Lane in Newport, was found guilty of drug driving. He was disqualified from driving for 3 years, fined £120 and ordered to pay costs of £650 with a £34 surcharge.
• Joseph Hughes, 35, of Clarence Road in Newport, pleaded guilty to driving whilst disqualified, driving whilst unfit through drugs and using a motor vehicle without third party insurance. He was given a 18-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, and banned from driving for 3 years. He was ordered to pay £85 costs.
• Jana Meszarosova, 53, of Furrlongs in Newport, pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle without third party insurance. She was given 6 penalty points, fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs with a £34 surcharge.
• Anthony Kwaramba, 40, of Whitelaw Road in Southampton, pleaded guilty to possessing a false identity document – namely a resident’s permit. He was fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs with a £34 surcharge.
• Richard Wetherick, 44, of Vernon Square in Ryde, pleaded guilty to assault by beating, common assault and criminal damage. He was handed a 12-month community order with 15 rehabilitation days and ordered to pay £336 compensation with costs of £85.
• Stephen Gibbins, 58, of Great Preston Road in Ryde, pleaded guilty to 3 counts of criminal damage. He was given a 24-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay a total of £3,532 in compensation, as well as £85 costs and a £22 surcharge.
Omg, what is going on? They commit these crimes and get off lightly?? Sick and tired of reading about how they are laughing at the judicial system?
Start locking them up, which obviously is not going to happen? So make them do community work. England has got it so wrong that’s why these people do it know they will get a slap on the wrist and told don’t be naughty?
Get your act together make their sentences hard so they …. their pants at the thought of court.
“£5 compensation”
If I was the victim I’d tell them not to insult me
So the victim, being the taxi driver gets the £5 fair. End of. Is he in shock or something or suffering from PTSD ?
No, he ain’t, all part of the job, always has been. ( To many snowflakes on this site ).
Compensation is for the stress of the incident, the time it took to deal with, the other fares he lost. (Too many idiots on this site)
Ballshit. Police never do shit all anyway. Little slap on the wrist these days stupid. Then wondering why they grow up to be yobs.
What a stupid comment. The police must be doing something for the person to be in court. It is the justice system that lets them down.
false identity documents and rather than deporting him they give him a fine. what an absolute joke! no wonder they all come here
yep, they should have simply said “ahh you are not meant to be here” and scooped him and his family up in a car, drove them to Gatwick/Heathrow and put them on a plane bound for the geographical location that they were born into that day. Job Done.
The ticket price cost, is a far less expense than an endless stream of benefit payments/housing stretching over many years into the future.