LATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (25TH MAY – 29TH 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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• Euticus Nyambura, 26, of Denzil Avenue, Southampton – admitted drink-driving in School Road, Godshill, after being found with 70 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. He was fined £346, ordered to pay £85 costs and disqualified from driving for 36 months

• Nathan Martin, 29, of High Street, Bembridge – admitted drink-driving in Long Lane, Newport, after being found with 77 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. He was fined £415, ordered to pay £85 costs and a £166 surcharge, and banned from driving for 20 months. The ban can be reduced by 20 weeks if a drink-drive rehabilitation course is completed.

• Kaine Cooper, 28, of Griffin Manor Way, London – admitted a series of shop thefts from Tesco in Wootton between October and November 2025 involving alcohol and food. He was ordered to pay compensation totalling £165.05.

• Graham Lomax, 47, of Star Street, Ryde – admitted sending grossly offensive text messages to a man in Shanklin. He was given a community order with 60 hours of unpaid work, and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £114 surcharge.

• Caleb Cooper, 26, of Whitepit Lane, Newport – admitted careless driving in St Johns Road, Ryde. He was fined £200, ordered to pay £85 costs and a £80 surcharge, and had nine penalty points added to his licence.

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• Bradley Dyer, 26, of Freshwater – admitted possessing cocaine in Newport. He was fined £120, ordered to pay £85 costs and a £48 surcharge, and the cocaine was ordered to be forfeited and destroyed.

• Michelle Jones, 53, of High Street, Ventnor – admitted driving while disqualified, driving without insurance and driving without an MOT in Wheeler Way, Shanklin. She was fined £120, ordered to pay £85 costs and a £48 surcharge, and banned from driving for a further three months.

• Daniel Dickons, 39, of Avenue Road, Sandown – admitted stealing two bottles of wine worth £11.90 from the Co-op in Sandown. He was fined £40, ordered to pay £85 costs and £11.90 compensation.

• Levi Bellamy, 27, of Fort Street, Sandown – admitted careless driving, driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence, driving without insurance and failing to stop for police in Newport. He was fined £120, ordered to pay £85 costs and disqualified from driving for four months.

• Daniel Frampton, 20, of York Avenue, East Cowes – admitted drink-driving in Maple Drive, Newport, after being found with 66 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. He was fined £241, ordered to pay £85 costs and a £96 surcharge, and banned from driving for 18 months. The ban can be reduced by 18 weeks if a drink-drive rehabilitation course is completed.

• Xuka Tran, 32, of Silver Birch Drive, Newport – admitted drink-driving in Birch Gardens, Newport, after being found with 56 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. He was fined £346, ordered to pay £85 costs and a £138 surcharge, and banned from driving for 15 months. The ban can be reduced by 15 weeks if a drink-drive rehabilitation course is completed.