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 29th July– 9th August 2024
• Michelle Wright, 52 of Burnt House Lane in Newport, admitted drink driving. She was banned from driving for 14 months and ordered to pay a fine of £120. She was also ordered to pay costs of £85 and a £48 surcharge fee. • Liam Matthews, 22, of Spinnaker Close in Cowes, admitted 2x theft from a shop. He was fined £40 and ordered to pay compensation of £20.64. • Ria Lockwood, 21, of Ash Road in Newport, admitted trespass in proximity of railway/on railway property. She was handed a 6-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay a £26 surcharge fee. • Martin Bell, 52, of St Thomas’ Street in Ryde, admitted possession of a knife blade/sharp pointed article in a public place. He was handed a 6-month prison sentence suspended for 12 months. He was also ordered to pay costs of £85 and a £154 surcharge. • Tanya Callaghan, 39, of Newport Road in Cowes, admitted drink driving. She was handed a 16-month driving ban and fined £120. She was also ordered to pay costs of £85 and a £48 surcharge fee. • Raymond Skelly, 45, of Culver Parade in Sandown, admitted 6x theft from a shop. He was handed a 20-week sentence and been ordered to pay a £154 victim surcharge and £85 costs. • Leon Carr, 43, of Mitchell Avenue in Ventnor, admitted possession of a knife blade/sharp pointed article in a public place and fail to surrender to Police/Court bail. He was handed a 4-month prison sentence suspended for 12 months. He was ordered to complete 10 rehabilitation activity days. He was also ordered to pay a £154 surcharge fee. • Steven Lawrie, 33, of Slade Road in Ryde, admitted drink driving. He was handed a 12-month community order with a 90-day alcohol treatment requirement and 20 rehabilitation days attached. He was fined £20 and ordered to pay £40 costs and a £114 surcharge fee. • Neil Cain, 62, of The Broadway in Totland, admitted 7x counts of breach of duty of a person responsible for an animal to ensure welfare. He was handed a 12-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months and was banned from keeping animals for a period of 5 years. He was told to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work and must pay a £154 surcharge fee. • Paul Bishton, 32, of HMP Portland, pleaded guilty to assault by beating of an emergency worker, criminal damage and possession of a controlled drug of Class A – cocaine. He was ordered to pay a £200 fine and £550 compensation. • Terence Perkins, 39, of Barton Road, Newport pleaded guilty to criminal damage and theft from a shop. He was handed a 24-month community order with 18 months alcohol treatment requirement and 30 rehabilitation days attached. He was also ordered to pay £13 compensation. • Connor Desbrow, 34, of Coronation Gardens, Shanklin pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly in a public place and possession of a controlled drug of Class B – cannabis. He was fined £40 and ordered to pay £40 costs with a £16 surcharge. • Alex Cooper, 26, of Oaklyn Gardens, Shanklin pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled drug of Class A – Cocaine and theft from a shop. He was fined £120 and ordered to pay £10 compensation, £85 costs and a £48 surcharge. • Tyler Wilkinson, 20, of Atkinson Drive, Newport pleaded guilty to using threatening / abusive words / behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress.He was fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs. • Cherelle Menniss, 32, of Green Street, Ryde pleaded guilty to burglary other than dwelling – theft. He was handed a 4-month custodial sentence, suspended for 12 months, with 12 months supervision. She was ordered to pay £700 compensation and complete 15 rehabilitation days. • Joseph Medway, 28, of John Street, Ryde pleaded guilty to drug driving (cannabis). He was banned from driving for 3 years and made subject to a 12-month community order with 60 hours of unpaid work attached. He was ordered to pay £85 costs. • Paul Mudie, 75, of Mitchells Road, Ryde pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, failing to stop after a road accident. He was banned from driving for 2 years. He was ordered to pay £85 costs with a £292 surcharge and a £729 fine.
Maybe one easy way to slow these illegal boat people is to get the Royal Navy in with access for Royal Marines to meet them and start to tow them back. If that does not work maybe call on the Special Boat Service to have a little swim under the water and “Pop” the inflatables. France is still taking millions of pounds from us for doing sod all, as usual, so we could warn them by flooding the beach with warnings of what will happen if they try their silly antics. The onus would be on them.