This is your weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court.
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- Stephen Durkin, 45, of Fort Street, Sandown – admitted 13 shop theft offences committed between July and October 2026. The offences included stealing £336 worth of spirits from Tesco Extra in Ryde, £172.72 worth of alcohol from Asda in Newport, £67.45 worth of laundry products from Sainsbury’s in Ryde, and £142 worth of confectionery from Sainsbury’s in Sandown. He also stole £289.02 worth of goods from Waitrose in East Cowes, £300 worth of meat from the same supermarket, and steak valued at no less than £200. Other offences included stealing £109.50 worth of alcohol from Sainsbury’s in Newport, £332.50 worth of alcohol and shower gels from Tesco in Freshwater, and 14 bottles of vodka worth £350 from the same supermarket. Further thefts involved £12.95 worth of food from Sainsbury’s in Sandown, £62.80 worth of meat from the Co-op in Sandown, and £56.30 worth of meat from Sainsbury’s in Sandown. Durkin was handed a 26-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, with the individual custodial terms running concurrently. The sentence included a 12-month non-residential drug rehabilitation requirement with reviews and supervision by probation.
- Gary Robert Clark, 55, of HMP Isle of Wight, Newport – was sentenced for assault occasioning actual bodily harm against a prison officer in Newport on 1st June 2026. Magistrates reopened his case and set aside the sentence imposed on 21st October, correcting the original custodial sentence to 12 months’ imprisonment concurrent with his other prison terms, rather than consecutive. The court stated that the remainder of the sentence was unchanged.
- Harry Portsmouth, 18, of Mersley Lane, Newchurch – admitted possession of cannabis, a Class B drug, in Sandown on 3rd January 2026. He was given a 12-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £40 costs and a £26 surcharge. The cannabis was ordered to be forfeited and destroyed.
- Zoe Davies, 45, of Fort Street, Sandown – admitted 2 offences of shop theft from Tesco Express in Sandown. She stole wine and food worth £21.80 on 29th July and further items worth £30.95 on 2nd August. She was ordered to pay compensation of £21.80 and £30.95 respectively, together with £85 prosecution costs.
- Nigel Pym, 42, of High Street, Ryde – admitted assaulting a police officer in the execution of his duty in Ryde on 18th September 2026. He was ordered to pay £200 compensation. No costs were imposed because of his limited means.
- Jean Irtelli, 57, of Grove Road, Ventnor – admitted sending a grossly offensive, indecent, obscene or menacing message over a public electronic communications network on 14th February 2026. She was handed a community order running until 26th October 2027, including a probation requirement. She was also fined £80 and ordered to pay £60 compensation, £85 costs and a £114 surcharge.
- Maddy Allen-Willsher, 23, of Godric Road, Newport – admitted breaching a criminal behaviour order by drinking alcohol from an open container in a public place in Ryde on 29th October 2026, contrary to an order imposed on 7th October. She was fined £80 and ordered to pay £85 prosecution costs.
- Benjamin Johnson, 31, of Newport – admitted criminal damage after damaging a glass window pane belonging to More The Letting Centre in Ryde on 19th July 2026. He was fined £80 and ordered to pay £540 compensation, £85 prosecution costs and a £32 surcharge.
- Leon Gladdis, 29, of Nelson Road, Newport – admitted 2 offences of assaulting police officers in the execution of their duties in Ryde on 18th July 2026. He was ordered to pay £75 compensation in respect of each assault. No costs were imposed because of his insufficient means.
- Shirley Thomas, 64, of Home Meade, Newport – admitted possessing cannabis and cannabis resin, both Class B drugs, in Newport on 10th April 2026. She was given a 12-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £40 prosecution costs and a £26 surcharge. The cannabis and cannabis resin were ordered to be forfeited and destroyed.
