Barnstaple Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

On 09/07/2024 at Barnstaple, Mathew Cooke assaulted a police officer by beating and received stolen goods, namely garden furniture from Homebase.

On 07/09/2024 at Barnstaple, Shenn Coysh stole steak, a roasting joint, organic chicken, two Egyptian duvet sets, and other items from M&S.

Nigel Miller, 38, from Bear Street in Barnstaple, collected over 10,000 images and videos of child sexual abuse, including more than 12,000 in the most serious category involving very young children, some computer-generated images, and 60 showing people having sex with animals. He used a file-sharing platform called MegaNZ to store these images. The offences occurred over a two-year period, with police raiding his address in August 2022. Miller blamed his actions on low self-esteem, a difficult childhood, and lockdown effects, and he was already a convicted paedophile who had completed a treatment programme.

On 06/09/2024 at Barnstaple, Simeon Chami used racially aggravated insulting words or behaviour towards a police officer.

On 16/03/2025 at Barnstaple police station failed to provide a specimen for a driving offence.

On 22/08/2024 at Barnstaple bus station breached a criminal behaviour order by having possession of an open container of alcohol.

On 01/04/2025 at Barnstaple stole alcohol worth £197 belonging to Marks and Spencer, plus nine further thefts.

On 08/04/2023 at Challacombe Bridleway, drove a motor vehicle on B3358 after consuming alcohol exceeding the prescribed limit (79 microgrammes in 100 ml of breath).

On 23/12/2022 at Greater Manchester, drove a motor vehicle, namely a large goods vehicle or passenger carrying vehicle, while disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence.

On 25/02/2022 at Leopold Road in Bristol, Finlay Hamilton James Mathers, without lawful excuse, damaged Yamaha motorcycles to the value of £2,199 belonging to another.

On 15/04/2023 at High Street, Barnstaple, Gavin John Prieto assaulted an emergency worker, namely a police officer, acting in the exercise of her functions by beating her.

On 05/10/2022 at Bideford, Tanya Perham assaulted a male by beating him.