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.
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- Matthew Gulliver, 34, of Adam Terrace, Cowes admitted drug-driving after he was found to be over the legal limit for cocaine while driving on the M6 in Cheshire. He was fined £550, ordered to pay £85 costs and a £220 victim surcharge, and was banned from driving for 12 months.
- Darren Roberts, 41, of Monkton Street, Ryde admitted possessing a locking knife in a public place and possessing cannabis after he was stopped in Spencer Road, Ryde. He was given a 12-month community order with 120 hours of unpaid work, ordered to pay £85 costs and a £114 victim surcharge. The cannabis was ordered to be forfeited and destroyed.
- Constantin Chiricenco, 52, of Angelica Grove, Newport was found guilty of using a handheld mobile phone while driving on Staplers Road, Newport. He was fined £346, ordered to pay £300 costs and a £138 victim surcharge, and had six penalty points added to his driving licence.
- Sol Bridgen, 23, of Harding Road, Ryde admitted drug-driving after he was found to be over the legal limit for benzoylecgonine while driving in Harding Road, Ryde. He was fined £417, ordered to pay £85 costs and a £167 victim surcharge, and was banned from driving for 12 months.
- Jonathan Gorman, 52, of Newport Street, Ryde changed his plea to guilty to criminal damage after damaging a bag belonging to Josie Jackson. He was given a six-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £85 costs.
- Walter Mark Collins, of Teddars Leas, Etchinghill, Folkestone – was found guilty after a trial of failing to comply with an Isle of Wight Council improvement notice requiring remedial work at a property in Monkton Street, Ryde. He was fined £5,000, ordered to pay a £2,000 victim surcharge and £4,251.93 costs, making a total financial penalty of £11,251.93.
