COURT: LATEST CASES FROM THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT – 29TH JUNE – 3RD JULY 2020

This is your weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court.

Monday 29th June – Friday 3rd July 2020

• Dale Gill, 29, of Pyle Street, Newport admitted aggravated vehicle taking with vehicle damage under £5000, using a motor vehicle without third party insurance and being the driver of a vehicle involved in a road accident and failing to report that accident, which occurred on Knighton Shute. He also admitted failing to surrender to bail.

Gill was banned from driving for 12 months (from 9th March 2020) and ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work, as well as paying compensation of £300 with a surcharge of £85 and £85 costs.

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• Daryl Stow, 43, of Queens Road, Shanklin pleaded guilty to assault by beating against Geoffrey Stow, as well as criminal damage to property valued under £5000. He was given a restraining order preventing him from being at an address whilst under the influence of alcohol for a period of 12 months. He was also ordered to participate in an alcohol treatment programme for 6 months, as well as paying £85 costs with a surcharge of £90.

• Simon Layton, 50, of Yarmouth Harbour, admitted assault by beating against Connor Burchell. He was fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs with a £30 surcharge. He was also fined £80 for assaulting Samuel Hellewell.

• Darren Paul Cook, 35, of Stones Close, Cowes pleaded guilty to assault by beating. He was ordered to complete 15 rehabilitation days, 230 hours of unpaid work and pay compensation of £100 with costs of £300 and a surcharge of £95. He was given a restraining order preventing him from contacting his victim, and/or entering a property in Newport until January 2022.

• Adam Karim Elsayed, 39, of Landguard Manor Road, Shanklin failed to appear for court on 3rd July. A warrant for his arrest was issued.

• Rhys Miller, 21, of Prince Street, Ryde, admitted assault by beating against Kevin White. Miller was given a restraining order preventing him from contacting Mr White directly and preventing him from attending an address in St John’s Road, Ryde. He was also fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs with a £34 surcharge.

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• Georgina Minette Cooper, 18, of Salisbury Road, Ryde was given a 6 month conditional discharge for the offence of possessing a controlled drug of class B, namely herbal cannabis. She was ordered to pay £45 costs with a surcharge of £22. The cannabis was forfeited.

• Mark Eden Goddard, 46, of Edinburgh Road, Freshwater admitted assault by beating against James Young and using threatening/abusive/insulting words/behaviour to cause harassment/ alarm/distress against Wendy Timberlake. Goddard was made subject to an electronic tag curfew for 6 weeks and ordered to complete 10 rehabilitation days. He was also ordered to pay £85 costs, a £95 surcharge and pay compensation of £50.

• Carley Lorraine Percey, 34, of Slade Road, Ryde pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle with a proportion of a specified controlled drug above the specified limit, namely cannabis. She was disqualified from driving for 12 months, fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs with a £34 surcharge.

• Billy David Edwin Wise-Mellor, 21, of Hillcrest Road, Rookley was given a 6 month conditional discharge for possession of a controlled drug of Class B, namely cannabis. He was ordered to pay £85 costs, a £22 surcharge and the cannabis was forfeited.

• Perry John Masters, 37, of Downsview, Perowne Way in Sandown pleaded guilty to theft from a shop, namely 8 cans of beer to the value of £9.00. He was ordered to pay costs of £85 with a surcharge of £32. Masters also admitted commissioning a further offence whilst on a suspended sentence. The sentence of 18 weeks in prison was extended by a suspended period of 6 months. He was also ordered to complete 12 months of rehabilitation.

• Ross Smith, 42, c/o Falcon Road in East Cowes, pleaded guilty to stealing foodstuffs from Tesco to the value of £131.58. He was fined £29, ordered to pay compensation of £50 with costs of £50, as well as a surcharge of £32.

• Daniel John Vessey, 30, of Arundel Close in Ryde, admitted criminal damage to a door. He was ordered to complete 20 days of rehabilitation and pay costs of £85 with a surcharge of £34.

• Eamonn John Loughlin, 26, of Avenue Road, Sandown pleaded guilty to harassment. He was ordered to complete 20 rehabilitation days, fined £120 and ordered to pay costs of £85 with a £90 surcharge.

• Matthew Kevin Lewendon, 49, of Lugley Street, Newport, pleaded guilty to the theft of a duvet set from Morrisons to the value of £22. He was ordered by Magistrates to pay a fine of £40, compensation of £22 and a surcharge of £32.

• Mark Paul Williamson, 30, of Queens Road, Shanklin was fined £120 for possession of a controlled drug of Class B, namely cannabis. He was also ordered to pay costs of £85 and a surcharge of £32. The cannabis was forfeited.

• Jonathon Mark Anthony Gayle, 33, of Admiral Way, Cowes was guilty of criminal damage to the value of £10. He was fined £40 and ordered to pay a £32 surcharge.

• David William Hazell, 30, Halford Close, Sandown admitted drink driving (224 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood was recorded) and driving without due care and attention. He was disqualified from driving for 25 months (reduced by 25 weeks if course completed), as well as being fined £240. Hazell was also ordered to pay costs of £85 with a surcharge of £90.