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 22nd – Friday 26th June 2026
- Amy Beer, 25, Scarrots Lane, Newport – stole groceries and cleaning products worth £113.62 from B&M. Fined £80, ordered to pay £113.62 compensation and £85 costs.
- Makaide Shotton, 27, Sun Hill, Cowes – sentenced together for aggravated vehicle taking causing damage, driving while over the cocaine and benzoylecgonine drug limits, being in charge of a vehicle while over the cocaine and benzoylecgonine limits, driving without a licence and driving without insurance. Received a community order until June 2028 with a six-month drug rehabilitation requirement and up to 35 rehabilitation activity days, fined £40 and £123, ordered to pay £85 costs, £114 surcharge, disqualified from driving for 24 months (extended test required) for the driving offences and a further 12-month disqualification for the “in charge” offences.
- Rhys Woods, 18, Patrick Haugh Road, Arncott, Bicester – stole alcohol worth £20.60 and, in a separate offence sentenced at the same hearing, stole 10 Buzz Ball alcoholic drinks worth £42 from Sainsbury’s, Ryde. Ordered to pay compensation totalling £62.60.
- Shaun Austin, 34, Avenue Road, Sandown – sentenced together for driving while disqualified, driving without insurance and two offences of failing to surrender to court bail. Received a six-week suspended prison sentence for the driving offence, concurrent 21-day suspended prison sentences for each bail offence (all suspended for 12 months), disqualified from driving for a further 18 months and 17 days and ordered to pay £300 prosecution costs.
- Finn Barker, 25, Thornhill Road, Steeton – admitted criminal damage after spitting on a police vehicle and separately using threatening or abusive behaviour towards a police officer at St Mary’s Hospital. Ordered to pay £100 compensation, fined £320, £85 costs and £128 surcharge.
- Susan Westwell, 42, Yarborough Road, East Cowes – assaulted two police officers during the same incident. Received a six-month conditional discharge, ordered to pay a £26 surcharge and no compensation.
- Bulent Korkmaz, 48, Wilton Road, Shanklin – sentenced together for intentional harassment using threatening or abusive behaviour and a separate public order offence. Received a community order with up to 10 rehabilitation activity days, fined £123 and £246, ordered to pay £85 costs and £114 surcharge.
- Bradley Sparshott, 34, York Avenue, East Cowes – stole two bottles of wine worth £12 from the Co-op, East Cowes. Ordered to pay £12 compensation.
- Sean Lloyd-Fagan, 35, Medina Breeze Walk, Island Harbour, Newport – drove while disqualified and without insurance. Fined £833, ordered to pay £85 costs and disqualified from driving for three years, six months and five days.
- Conna Woodford, 28, The Rogers, Shanklin – admitted drink-driving in Sandown. Fined £120, ordered to pay £85 costs and £48 surcharge and banned from driving for 16 months, reducible by 16 weeks on completion of a rehabilitation course.
- Anthony Harris, 58, Monkton Street, Ryde – used threatening or abusive behaviour in Shanklin. Fined £80 and ordered to pay £85 prosecution costs.
- Amber Gagen, 26, Green Street, Ryde – stole a Buzz Ball alcoholic drink worth £4.20 from Sainsbury’s. Received a six-month conditional discharge, ordered to pay £4.20 compensation and £85 costs.
- Callum Murdoch, 31, Cornwall Road, Ventnor – sentenced together for drug-driving, driving without a licence and driving without insurance. Fined £230, ordered to pay £85 costs and £92 surcharge and disqualified from driving for 16 months.
- Daniel Sweet, 35, Newport Road, Sandown – possessed cannabis. Fined £80, ordered to pay £85 costs and the cannabis was forfeited and destroyed.
- Emma Austin, 44, York Avenue, East Cowes – stole a bottle of wine worth £10 from the Co-op, East Cowes. Ordered to pay £10 compensation.
- Benjamin Reid, 48, Longmead Road, Ryde – found guilty after trial of drug-driving. Fined £120, ordered to pay £120 costs and £48 surcharge and disqualified from driving for 12 months.
- David Marsh, 35, no fixed abode – possessed cannabis. Fined £80 and the cannabis was forfeited and destroyed.
- Stacey Grimes, 38, St Saviours Road, Totland Bay – admitted drink-driving at Bouldnor, Yarmouth. Fined £120, ordered to pay £120 costs and £48 surcharge and disqualified from driving for 12 months, reducible by three months on completion of a rehabilitation course.
- Thomas Fowler, 31, Sunset Close, Freshwater – possessed cannabis. Fined £80, ordered to pay £85 costs and £32 surcharge and the cannabis was forfeited and destroyed.
- Ronnie Morris, 32, Josephs Way, Shanklin – possessed cocaine and cannabis. Fined £120 for the cocaine offence and £80 for the cannabis offence, ordered to pay £85 costs and £80 surcharge, with both drugs forfeited and destroyed.
What a list, there is sure a crime problem on this small island with a
small population.
Drink and drug driving is rife.
Personally I would like to see more traffic Police on the island
if taxes need to be increased then let it be.
Personally I would raise the extra revenue by installing
speed cameras, islandwide permit parking charges and
if need be clean air zones etc etc
The island used to be a much safer place.
statistics shows there is less crime on the island than 10 years ago so talk sense
B@llocks
I see traffic crime every day on the island but because
there is very little Police and no traffic police it
goes unnoticed.
Crime is worse than ever, get with it.
don’t be a Numpty all your life, you can change.
Less active policing on the island than there was 10 years ago, less people being caught. Statistics don’t always tell the full story
from what exact source are the statistics you’re quoting??
Its got to be said yet again, you dont half talk bollocks.
I wish you would stop looking at your face in the
mirror when you describe yourself.
Bless
The police are a bunch of w*nk*rs they can’t be bothered to look at the evidence all they want is the easiest way to convict someone.
A friend of mine has been through all this with the police even though he’s got CCTV evidence to prove his innocence the police want to believe a total liar, because they’re female and he’s a male.
The law sucks and until we get truthful police who actually want to do their job it’s never going to improve.
‘Islandwide permit parking charges.’ What a stupid thing to say. We all pay enough in council tax thank you very much. It will stop people using local businesses as frequently and getting exercise etc.
Have a day off!
The last thing we want is more charges for cars, which by the way introducing permit parking won’t reduce speeding your not moving when you’re parked.
Amber Gagen has been convicted of at least 22 crimes, most of which are shoplifting offences committed on the Isle of Wight.
Her criminal record details include:
For her extensive string of thefts, she has previously received community orders rather than immediate jail time.
Why is this girl not locked up indefinitely?
Years ago people were hung for stealing a loaf of
bread.
Thesedays they could steal the crown jewels and
they are still left to roam the streets.
Because it’s not really a girl, so the courts let her off so they don’t get scrutinised for “discrimination”
Welcome to the UK in 2026
What a load of shite this comment is. She’s definitely a girl lol.
Because the courts are too bloody soft. Remove them from society so they cannot re offend and birch them.
Criminal damage for spitting on a police vehicle, whilst I don’t agree with spitting I think that’s going a bit far.