LATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (18TH MAY – 22TH MAY 2026)

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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• Dennis McGrath, 55, of Godric Road, Newport – admitted criminal damage after damaging windows belonging to Sovereign Housing in East Cowes, causing £1,500 worth of damage for which he was ordered to pay £1,000 compensation. McGrath also admitted using threatening and abusive behaviour in Beatrice Avenue, East Cowes, causing harassment, alarm or distress to another person, for which he was given a community order with up to 15 rehabilitation activity days. As well as these offences, McGrath admitted assaulting an NHS emergency department nurse in Newport. He was fined £92, ordered to pay £285 costs and £200 compensation.
• Daniel Jeavons, 34, of St Pauls Crescent, Shanklin – admitted a series of criminal damage offences carried out in Shanklin on 14 March 2026 in which multiple vehicles were damaged. He was ordered to pay compensation totalling £3,150 to a number of victims. No separate penalty was imposed for damage caused to four Hampshire Constabulary vehicles because compensation to private victims took priority.
• Bradley Tolfrey, 25, of Newport Street, Ryde – admitted assaulting two police officers in Newport. He was fined £162 and ordered to pay £100 costs for assaulting a police officer. No separate penalty was imposed for assaulting  the second officer.
• Emily Bailey, 26, of Acorn Gardens, East Cowes – admitted two separate drug-driving offences involving cocaine and cannabis while driving a BMW in Newport and Ryde. She was given a community order with 80 hours unpaid work and up to 10 rehabilitation activity days, ordered to pay £170 costs and banned from driving for 20 months.
• Benjamin Weekes, 43, of Longhalves, Freshwater – admitted two breaches of a restraining order. He was jailed for 16 weeks after the court said he had shown a flagrant disregard for court orders.
• Declan Clarke, 26, of Badgers Close, Wroxall – admitted driving an Audi A3 in Sandown with cocaine and benzoylecgonine in his blood above the legal limit. He was fined £120, ordered to pay £85 costs and a £48 surcharge, and banned from driving for 12 months.
• Paul Kelly, 39, of Collards Close, Freshwater – was found guilty after trial of causing danger to road users by pulling a handbrake and causing a crash in Whitcombe Road, Newport, and also of criminal damage to a vehicle. He was given a community order lasting until November 2027 with 150 hours unpaid work, mental health treatment and rehabilitation activity requirements. He was also ordered to pay £620 costs and a £114 surcharge.
• Beverley Morris, 35, of Clarence Road, East Cowes – admitted drink-driving in Newport with 91 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. She was given a community order with 80 hours unpaid work and up to 35 rehabilitation activity days, ordered to pay £85 costs and banned from driving for 36 months.
• Kerry Tarran, 43, of Spring Hill, Ventnor – admitted criminal damage to a Hampshire Constabulary police van, assault by beating, and three separate shop thefts committed in Newport and Ventnor. She was given a community order with up to 15 rehabilitation activity days, fined £40, and ordered to pay compensation totalling £155, including £100 to an assault victim, £40 to Sports Direct and £15 to the Co-op.
• Tony Rusher, 26, of Highfield Park, Arborfield Cross, Reading – admitted common assault in Newport. He was fined £129 and ordered to pay £300 costs.
• Paige Turner, 28, of Lowtherville Road, Ventnor – admitted stealing grocery items worth £253 from Tesco Extra in Ryde. She was ordered to pay £50 compensation.
• Frank Jones, 39, of The Meadow, East Cowes – admitted drink-driving in East Cowes with 101 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. He was fined £769, ordered to pay £85 costs and a £308 surcharge, and banned from driving for 26 months. The ban can be reduced by 26 weeks if he completes a drink-drive rehabilitation course.
• Bradley Sparshott, 34, of York Avenue, East Cowes – admitted stealing a bottle of Lambrusco worth £7 from the Co-op in East Cowes. He was fined £40, ordered to pay £50 costs and £7 compensation.
• Murray Grant, 67, of Haig Close, Sandown – admitted speeding at 42mph in a 30mph limit at Arreton. He was fined £80, ordered to pay a £32 surcharge and had four penalty points added to his licence.
• Samir Chisholm-Belhajja, 32, of Parkhurst Road, Newport – admitted causing more than £20,000 worth of damage to glass panels and fire safety systems at HMP Isle of Wight. He was jailed for four months consecutive to an existing prison sentence and ordered to pay a £154 surcharge.