LATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (28TH JULY – 1ST AUGUST)

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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Monday 28th July – Friday 1st August 2025

• Jarek Kubacki, 33, Wilton Road, Shanklin – drove otherwise than in accordance with a licence and sped at 70mph in a 30mph limit – fined £350, costs £85, surcharge £140, disqualified 50 days, driving record endorsed.

• Daniel James, 36, Pennycress Drive, Newport – drug driving (cannabis) – fined £120, costs £85, surcharge £48, disqualified 14 months.

• George Arathoon, 33, Union Street, Ryde – criminal damage to a police telephone – fined £166, costs £85, surcharge £66, compensation £88.50.

• Matthew Gerrard, 50, Newport Road, Cowes – drug driving (cocaine, THC, benzoylecgonine), possession of cannabis and possession of cocaine – community order (80 hours unpaid work, 10-day rehabilitation), disqualified 25 months, fined £300, surcharge £120, drugs forfeited and destroyed.

• Roland Tomlin, 48, Terminus Road, Cowes – theft from shop – fined £40, compensation £4.17.

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• Warren Russell, 41, High Street, Ventnor – theft from shop – compensation £400.

• Alan Tinsley, 41, North Road, Shanklin – possession of heroin – fined £120, costs £85, drugs forfeited and destroyed.

• Claire Bird, 45, Perowne Way, Sandown – criminal damage by graffiti – conditional discharge 6 months, surcharge £26.

• Antony Kwaramba, 46, West Hill Road, Ryde – drink driving – fined £120, costs £85, surcharge £48, disqualified 42 months (reduction for course available).

• Andrew Hill, 35, Slade Road, Ryde – drug driving (THC, benzoylecgonine), driving without insurance, failing to stop, driving without due care and attention, and driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence – jailed for 8 weeks, disqualified 32 months 28 days, compensation £313.30, driving record endorsed.

• Graham Jones, 57, Southfield Gardens, Ryde – using trailer with incorrectly inflated tyre – fined £16, costs £85, surcharge £6, three penalty points.

• Alfie Russell, 21, George Street, Ryde – drug driving (THC), failing to stop after an accident causing injury, driving without insurance, and driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence – community order (200 hours unpaid work, 20-day rehabilitation), disqualified 16 months, 10 penalty points, driving record endorsed.

• Paul Smart, 38, Barton Road, Newport / Fort Street, Sandown – racially aggravated harassment, handling stolen goods, multiple shop thefts, assaults by beating and assaulting an emergency worker – community order (alcohol treatment 9 months, mental health treatment 12 days, 30-day rehabilitation), fine £300 for emergency worker assault, and £80 for harassment.

• Edward Myatt, 41, St Margarets Glade, Ventnor – common assault and harassment – community order (130 hours unpaid work, 20-day rehabilitation), costs £620, restraining order until 31/07/2027.

• Connor Keates, 28, Berry Mead, Wroxall, Ventnor – multiple shop thefts – fined £80, costs £85, compensation £59.47.

• Charlotte Archer, 36, Albert Street, Ventnor – theft from shop – conditional discharge 6 months, costs £85, surcharge £26, compensation £5.87.

• Cheryl Maitland, 37, Maple Drive, Newport – drink driving – fined £623, costs £85, surcharge £249, disqualified 15 months (reduction for course available).

• Charlotte Lewis, 45, Palmers Road, Wootton Bridge, Ryde – drink driving – fined £120, costs £85, surcharge £48, disqualified 20 months (reduction for course available).