LATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (26TH JANUARY – 30TH JANUARY)

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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• David Fonseca, 32, of HMP Isle of Wight – possessed a mobile phone inside Albany without authority – jailed for 3 months.

• Jason Hobson, 43, of HMP Isle of Wight – sexually assaulted a female prison officer – jailed for 16 weeks consecutive to existing terms and ordered to register with police for 7 years.

• Tyler Parker, 20, of Fairlee Road, Newport – committed multiple driving offences including driving without insurance, without a valid licence, and under the influence of cannabis on Fairlee Road and in Ryde on various dates – given a 12-month community order with 100 hours of unpaid work and 10 rehabilitation days, disqualified for 24 months on one offence and 12 months on another, and his driving record was endorsed on all charges.

• Amy Beer, 25, of Scarrots Lane, Newport – stole items worth £11.50 and £23.15 from Tesco in two incidents, possessed cannabis, and persistently used a public communications network to cause annoyance and anxiety – fined £120, surcharge £114, ordered to pay £34.65 compensation, made subject to a 20-day rehabilitation activity requirement and a restraining order until April 2027, and the cannabis was forfeited and destroyed.

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• Keiran Tunney, 22, of Leed Street, Sandown – drove a Hyundai Getz on Newport Road after his licence was revoked for medical reasons, without insurance, and above the speed limit – fined £120, ordered to pay £85 costs, received 6 penalty points, and his driving record was endorsed on all charges.

• Alex Cooper, 27, of Oaklyn Gardens, Shanklin – stole food worth £15 from Central Stores in Shanklin – ordered to pay £15 compensation.

• Zane Thompson, 19, of Highfield Road, Newport – possessed cannabis in Arreton – conditionally discharged for 12 months, ordered to pay £85 costs and £26 surcharge, and the cannabis was forfeited and destroyed.

• Gennive Woolston, 47, of Venner Avenue, Northwood – drove on Smallbrook Lane, Ryde, while over the drink-drive limit (108 micrograms in breath) – given a 12-month community order with 6 months of alcohol treatment, 12 months of mental health treatment and 10 rehabilitation days, disqualified for 25 months with a 25-week reduction for completing a course, and ordered to pay £85 costs and £114 surcharge.

• Ryan Davey, 32, of Debourne Close, Cowes – drove on Milton Road, Cowes, while under the influence of Benzoylecgonine – given a 12-month community order with 180 hours of unpaid work and 10 rehabilitation days, disqualified for 36 months, and ordered to pay £85 costs and £114 surcharge.

• Darren Pyke, 47, of Queens Road, Sandown – drove at 104mph in a temporary 50mph zone on the M3 motorway – fined £120, ordered to pay £85 costs and £48 surcharge, and received 6 penalty points.