This is your weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court.
Monday 31st August – Friday 4th September 2020
• Jae Beeney, 21, of Great Preston Road in Ryde pleaded guilty to assault. He was ordered to pay compensation of £700, costs of £100 and a surcharge of £90 as well as completing 60 hours of unpaid work.
• Steve Leigh Vanner, 35, of Carisbrooke Road in Newport was found guilty of failing to provide a specimen of breath for analysis having been suspected of drink driving. He has been handed an interim disqualification from driving pending a pre-sentence report. He will be sentenced later this month.
• Jack Lewis Rinaldi, 27, care of Newcomen Road in Lake, pleaded guilty to drug driving – namely cocaine. Magistrates disqualified him from driving for 3 years.
Rinaldi was also sentenced to 12 weeks in prison for assault, to which he pleaded guilty, and assaulting a Police detention officer. He has also been made subject to a restraining order and ordered to pay a £128 victim surcharge.
• Keith Andrew Wilson, 43, of Landguard Manor Road, Shanklin admitted drug driving (namely cannabis), driving without a licence and driving without insurance. He was disqualified from driving for 12 months, fined £120 and ordered to pay costs of £85 with a £32 surcharge.
• Billy Christopher Cokes, 28, of Oakfield Road in East Cowes, pleaded guilty to drug driving – namely cocaine and ketamine. Cokes was disqualified from driving for 2 years, fined £80 and ordered to pay £85 costs with a £90 surcharge. He must also complete 10 rehabilitation days.
• Daniel Stuart Farrell, 43, of Spanners Close in Chale, admitted drug driving – namely cocaine. He was disqualified from driving for 12 months, fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs with a £32 surcharge.
• Stephen Miller, 57, of Avenue Road in Sandown, pleaded guilty to criminals damage. He was ordered to pay £50 compensation and made subject to a community order, as well as ordered to complete 40 hours of unpaid work with 10 rehabilitation days.
Oh dear
Seems the drug driving us getting worse on the island well done to the police
Best employ a few drug testing officers for when P enny F eahter is fully tenanted along with B ullen. Thousands more cars with the delights that modern estates now are filled with.
Not good – seems like the drug scene is increasing here – thank you for catching these scum!