Bodmin Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 91 verdicts at Bodmin Magistrates' Court (Bodmin, Bodmin). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Michael Richards

Possessing an offensive weapon

July 25, 2025

Sentence: 18-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months

Michael Richards possessed cheese knives, considered offensive weapons, in a public place at Fore Street, Bodmin on 13 December 2023, amid a pattern of similar offences.

Pleaded guilty to the offence; magistrates justified the custodial sentence due to repeated offences with bladed articles and having weapons in public places. Ordered to take part in rehabilitation activities and pay £85 costs.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Nathan Jasper

Drug driving and possession of cocaine

July 25, 2025

Sentence: Banned from driving for 18 months and fined £200

Drove in Bodmin on 10 January with 32 micrograms of cocaine per litre of blood exceeding the limit of ten and possessed 0.4 grams of cocaine.

Victoria Gambie

Theft, drink driving, and driving without insurance

July 25, 2025

Sentence: Community order and banned from driving for 36 months

Stole a bottle of wine from Morrisons petrol station in Bodmin on 8 February, drove with 70 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35, and drove without insurance.

Must undergo treatment for mental health, pay for the stolen wine, fined £300, and ordered to pay a £114 victim surcharge and £85 costs. Ban reducible by 36 weeks if a course is completed.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Wayne Christian

Failing to provide information

July 18, 2025

Sentence: Six-month driving ban

Wayne Christian failed to inform the police who was riding a Suzuki involved in an alleged offence on two occasions.

Case proved for failing to provide information, fined £1,320, and ordered to pay a £528 victim surcharge and £90 costs due to repeat offending.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Zoe Growden

Drug driving

July 18, 2025

Sentence: 12-month driving ban

Zoe Growden drove through St Stephen on 20 February 2025 with 5.2 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood, exceeding the legal limit of two micrograms.

Pleaded guilty to drug driving, fined £120, and ordered to pay a £48 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Ozwald Freeman

Speeding

July 18, 2025

Sentence: Six-month driving ban

Ozwald Freeman sped on the A38 between Trerulefoot and Carkeel in January and December 2024.

Pleaded guilty to two speeding offences, fined £166 for each, and ordered to pay £90 costs under the totting procedure.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Dr Assal Javadzadeh Tabatabaei

Speeding

July 18, 2025

Sentence: £640 fine, £256 victim surcharge, £90 costs, and five points on licence

Exceeded the speed limit on the A38 at Saltash in July 2024.

Pleaded guilty to speeding; spared a totting disqualification due to potential risks to patients and staff.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Dr Assal Javadzadeh Tabatabai

Speeding

July 18, 2025

Sentence: £640 fine

Dr Assal Javadzadeh Tabatabai sped on the A38 at Saltash in July 2023.

Pleaded guilty to speeding, ordered to pay a £256 victim surcharge and £90 costs, and received five points on his licence.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

James Chapman

Drug driving

July 18, 2025

Sentence: 36-month driving ban

James Chapman drove on Charlestown Road, St Austell on 17 January 2025 with 800 micrograms of BZE per litre of blood, exceeding the legal limit of 50 micrograms, and without insurance.

Pleaded guilty to drug driving and driving without insurance, fined £461, and ordered to pay a £184 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Jeremy Brewer

Drug driving

July 18, 2025

Sentence: 12-month driving ban

Jeremy Brewer drove at Par on 17 January 2025 with 55 micrograms of BZE per litre of blood, exceeding the legal limit of 50 micrograms, and without a valid MOT.

Pleaded guilty to drug driving and having no MOT, fined £120, and ordered to pay £85 costs.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Adam Prosser

Indecent Exposure

July 14, 2025

Sentence: 18 weeks imprisonment suspended for two years, 25 days rehabilitation activity, and a sexual harm prevention order for seven years

Adam Prosser exposed his penis to a fellow traveller at Camborne train station on December 16, 2024, intending to cause alarm or distress. He was arrested, charged, and sentenced with various prohibitions to prevent further incidents.

Prosser was banned from travelling on trains or entering railway stations while under the influence, approaching lone females on public transport, entering train carriages with lone females, and removing clothing below the waist in public except in locked toilet facilities.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Martyn Boyns

Shoplifting

July 14, 2025

Sentence: 52 weeks imprisonment and £1,381 compensation

Martyn Boyns engaged in a series of shoplifting incidents in Penzance, stealing items such as nappies, perfume, meat, booze, and a water butt, with the total value exceeding £1,200. He also assaulted two police officers during his arrest. A Criminal Behaviour Order was issued against him, banning him from certain streets and shops for five years.

The offences are so serious that only a custodial sentence can be justified. He assaulted two police officers and operated as a professional criminal.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Drew Boyle

Dangerous driving and related offences

July 12, 2025

Sentence: 20 weeks imprisonment and 40 months 70 days driving disqualification

Drew Boyle failed to provide a breath specimen for analysis, drove a vehicle without third party insurance, drove dangerously, and drove while disqualified on May 3 at Camborne Police Station and Treswithian Downs, Camborne.

Offences committed during the operational period of a suspended sentence; reasons include manner of driving and driving record.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

James Messham

Assault

July 12, 2025

Sentence: Community order with 20 days rehabilitation activity and £2,000 compensation

James Messham assaulted a person, causing actual bodily harm, on June 7, 2022, at St Ives.

Brad Butler

Harassment

July 5, 2025

Sentence: Community order with mental health treatment for 12 months and 150 hours of unpaid work

Between February 17, 2025, and April 25, 2025, at Mevagissey, Brad Butler pursued a course of conduct amounting to harassment of a victim, which he knew or ought to have known constituted harassment, by repeatedly contacting the victim through calls, messages, and appearing outside her home address.

Ordered to pay costs of £85 to the Crown Prosecution Service and a surcharge of £114. A restraining order was put in place.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Nathan Carby

Assault and criminal damage

July 5, 2025

Sentence: Conditional discharge for 18 months

On March 4, 2025, in Bodmin, Nathan Carby assaulted a victim by beating her and damaged a mobile phone and curtain rails belonging to the victim without lawful excuse.

Michael Mcgreen

Theft and criminal damage

July 5, 2025

Sentence: Conditional discharge for two years for multiple offenses

On April 25, 2025, Michael McGreen failed to surrender to custody at Bodmin Magistrates' Court after being released on bail on April 4, 2025. He also stole items from stores in Liskeard on various dates, including a 10-pack of Budweiser lager on March 30, 2025, and committed criminal damage at Charles Cross Police Station in Plymouth on April 3, 2025.

Failed to surrender to custody and committed several thefts and criminal damage. Ordered to pay compensation and costs where specified.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Michael Pengelly

Breach of restraining order

July 5, 2025

Sentence: Community order with exclusion from an area and electronic monitoring

On April 23, 2025, Michael Pengelly breached a restraining order imposed on April 14, 2025, by attending a prohibited address without reasonable excuse.

Ordered to pay costs of £85 to the Crown Prosecution Service. Must remain at home address between 5pm and midnight until June 29, 2025, and participate in rehabilitation activity up to 40 days.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Stuart Dowd

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm

July 5, 2025

Sentence: 24 weeks imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, with alcohol abstinence and monitoring for 120 days

On July 21, 2024, at Liskeard, Stuart Dowd assaulted multiple victims, causing actual bodily harm to at least four individuals. He also assaulted another victim by beating on December 7, 2024, in Plymouth.

Must pay compensation totaling £1,850 for multiple assaults. An exclusion order was made from The White Hart, Liskeard, for two years.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Richard Rosevear

Assault

July 4, 2025

Sentence: 12-month conditional discharge and £20 compensation

Richard Rosevear assaulted a man in Bodmin on New Year’s Eve and stole £90 worth of alcohol from Morrisons.

Louis Ashton

Speeding

July 4, 2025

Sentence: Six-month driving ban, £323 fine, £129 victim surcharge, and £90 costs

Louis Ashton sped in a van on the A30 at Tregullon Dip last August.

Garry Ellis

Failing to give information

July 4, 2025

Sentence: Fined £334, £134 surcharge, £90 costs, and six points added to licence

Garry Ellis failed to provide information to the police regarding the driver of a Fiat Fullback that was alleged to have committed an offence.

Found guilty of failing to tell police who was driving a vehicle alleged to have been guilty of an offence; magistrates noted that a ban would adversely affect the defendant and his family.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Jack Braunton

Speeding

July 4, 2025

Sentence: 14-day driving ban, £614 fine, £246 victim surcharge, and £90 costs

Jack Braunton drove in excess of 50 mph in a temporary speed restriction on the A30 at Plusha in January.

Daniel Wenn

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm and criminal damage

June 28, 2025

Sentence: 26 weeks imprisonment, suspended for 12 months

Daniel Wenn, aged 35 from Whiterock Road, Wadebridge, assaulted a victim causing actual bodily harm and damaged spectacles valued at £300 on February 2, 2023, in Wadebridge, Cornwall.

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm and criminal damage; ordered to pay £650 costs, £154 surcharge, and £1,000 compensation.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Luke Somerton Parker

Assault by beating and criminal damage

June 28, 2025

Sentence: Community order with alcohol abstinence and monitoring for 120 days until October 20, 2025, and rehabilitation activity

Luke Somerton Parker, aged 35 from Langreek Bungalows, Polpero, assaulted a victim by beating and damaged glass window panes valued at £200 on or about January 23, 2025, at a property in Fore Street, East Looe.

Assault by beating and criminal damage; ordered to pay £200 compensation, £85 costs, and £115 surcharge; required to remain at home between 5pm and midnight until June 25, 2025.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Paul Collins

Assault by beating and dangerous driving

June 28, 2025

Sentence: 26 weeks imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, with interim driving disqualification

Paul Collins, aged 40 from Grenifer Road, Illogan, assaulted a victim by beating outside a school in Camborne on December 7, 2023, while the incident was witnessed by children, and drove dangerously on Mount Pleasant Road in Camborne on the same date.

Assault by beating and dangerous driving; ordered to pay £200 costs and £200 compensation.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Ramin Vatman-Zadeh

Driving without insurance, without a licence, and without due care

June 28, 2025

Sentence: £173 fine, disqualified from driving for 12 months

Ramin Vatman-Zadeh, aged 19 from Cross Lane, St Austell, drove a BMW (LO11 PYH) on the A389 in Bodmin on September 17, 2024, without insurance, without a valid licence, and without due care and attention.

No third-party insurance, driving without a licence, and careless driving; ordered to pay £90 costs and £69 surcharge.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Oliver Coakham

Speeding

June 21, 2025

Sentence: £261 fine, 5 penalty points

On April 12, 2024, Oliver Coakham drove a motor vehicle on the A394 Longdowns Village at a speed exceeding 30 miles per hour.

Jake Reynolds

Attempt to drive while over the alcohol limit

June 21, 2025

Sentence: Community order with 12 months mental health treatment, 24 months driving disqualification, £346 fine, £85 costs, £114 surcharge

On March 15 at Tintagel, Jake Reynolds attempted to drive a motor vehicle on Bossiny Road with 113 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the prescribed limit.

Joshua Barnes

Possession of a controlled drug

June 21, 2025

Sentence: £200 fine, £85 costs, £80 surcharge

On February 9 at Victoria Square, Castle Canyke Road, at the Eclipse Nightclub, Joshua Barnes had in his possession ten tablets of MDMA, a controlled drug of Class A.

Possessed a controlled drug of Class A - MDMA. Forfeiture and destruction of the MDMA ordered.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

David Dick

Speeding

June 21, 2025

Sentence: 3 penalty points, £615 fine, £90 costs, £246 surcharge

On July 7, 2024, David Dick drove a motor vehicle on the A30 at Millpool Junction at a speed exceeding 70 miles per hour.

Matthew Bradfield

Theft and criminal damage

June 17, 2025

Sentence: 18 weeks imprisonment

Matthew Bradfield stole an e-bike worth £2,700 from a shop and intentionally caused £237 worth of damage to a property by breaking a window. The offences were part of a series of criminal activities in St Austell.

Stole an e-bike worth £2,700 and caused £237 worth of damage to a property by purposely damaging the window.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Michael O'brien

Driving with alcohol level above the limit

June 14, 2025

Sentence: £1,125 fine, 12 months driving disqualification

On April 4, 2024, at Bodmin, drove a motor vehicle on the A38 Glynn Valley with a urine alcohol level of 130 milligrams per 100 millilitres, exceeding the prescribed limit.

Andrew Warren

Failure to provide specimen for analysis

June 14, 2025

Sentence: £576 fine, 30 months driving disqualification

On April 20, at Camborne Police Station, failed without reasonable excuse to provide a specimen of blood for analysis when suspected of driving under the influence.

Alan Croxford

Stalking

June 13, 2025

Sentence: Two-year stalking protection order

Alan Croxford engaged in stalking by turning up at a pub and waiting for a woman, making comments such as 'you look pretty today' and 'you were looking at me with soft eyes earlier', sending letters professing love and asking her to marry him, including stating he had purchased a £560 ring.

Guy Field

Failing to comply with a Public Spaces Protection Order

June 13, 2025

Sentence: Fined £60 and ordered to pay a £24 victim surcharge and £200 costs

Guy Field failed to comply with a Public Spaces Protection Order by not removing dog faeces at Blackbird Crescent, Launceston on 27 January.

Jago Weeks

Assault and public order offense

June 7, 2025

Sentence: Community order with 120 days alcohol abstinence and monitoring, and 20 activity requirement days

On May 2, 2024 at Reading Railway station, used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour causing harassment, alarm or distress, and assaulted a man by beating him.

Oliver Jonas

Assault and criminal damage

June 7, 2025

Sentence: Community order with 4 months curfew and compensation of £250

On October 17, 2024 at A38, Liskeard, assaulted an emergency worker acting in the exercise of his functions and damaged an ambulance valued at £175.50 without lawful excuse.

Assaulted an emergency worker and caused criminal damage; costs and surcharge ordered.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Stephen Wills

Failure to provide driver information

June 7, 2025

Sentence: Fine of £660 and 6 penalty points

On June 10, 2024 at Crownhill, Plymouth, failed to give information relating to the identification of the driver of a vehicle alleged to have been guilty of an offence.

Kim Upton

Directing a laser beam towards an aircraft

June 4, 2025

Sentence: 12-month conditional discharge

Kim Upton shone a laser beam towards a Devon and Cornwall Police helicopter on seven occasions around midnight in August of the previous year, while the helicopter was on a 'risk to life' mission searching for a high-risk missing person using thermal imaging gear. She claimed it was not deliberate and was using the laser to light up her garden for her dog, but the beam could have caused temporary blindness to the two-man crew and incapacitated the pilot, potentially leading to a crash.

Pleaded guilty to shining a laser beam at a police helicopter. The court noted she acted recklessly and stupidly, and her actions could have caused serious repercussions if it had affected the pilot.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Duncan Bond

Breaches of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

June 3, 2025

Sentence: Ordered to pay £500 per month towards the fine

Duncan Bond, as director of Bond Bowden Property, appeared in court regarding the company's failure to pay a fine related to fire safety violations. The company had previously pleaded guilty to six charges under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which included inadequate fire prevention measures at a commercial property on Plymouth Road in Liskeard. These violations occurred as of January 3, 2024, and involved risks such as lack of fire compartmentalisation, no fire detectors or alarms, insufficient firefighting equipment, inadequate training, obstructed fire exits, and lack of proper fire safety drills.

Appeared as director of Bond Bowden Property for non-payment of the company's fine; no personal plea or additional comments specified.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Cameron Hansson

Drink driving and driving without insurance

May 30, 2025

Sentence: 20-month driving ban (reducible by 20 weeks if a course is completed), £120 fine

Cameron Hansson, 33, of Diddies Road, Stratton, drove a VW Transporter on Orchard Close, Poughill on 26 April with 84 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35 micrograms, and without insurance.

Pleaded guilty to drink driving and driving without insurance. Must pay a £48 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Gary O’Nions

Speeding

May 30, 2025

Sentence: Six-month driving ban, £40 fine

Gary O’Nions, 79, of Fore Street, Callington, was convicted of speeding in Nottingham in March 2024.

Convicted of speeding. The ban was due to repeat offending. Must pay a £16 victim surcharge and £90 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Kenny Wilson

Stalking

May 30, 2025

Sentence: £1000 fine

Kenny Wilson, 27, of Higher Silver Valley, Callington, stalked a woman by placing an air tag in her car to monitor her movements between 26 December and 28 January.

Pleaded guilty to stalking. Ordered to pay a £400 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Katheryn Baker

Failing to stop after an accident and drink driving

May 30, 2025

Sentence: 20-month driving ban (reducible by 20 weeks if a course is completed), 80 hours of unpaid work

Katheryn Baker, 53, of Drakewalls Gardens, Gunnislake, failed to stop after her Suzuki Wagon caused damage to another vehicle on Cemetery Road, Albaston on 8 March, and drove with 77 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35 micrograms.

Pleaded guilty to failing to stop after an accident and drink driving. Must pay a £114 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Peter Heggie

Speeding

May 30, 2025

Sentence: Six-month driving ban, £666 fine

Peter Heggie, 37, of Rilla Mill, Callington, sped through Drakewalls in August 2023.

Martin Davis

Theft and possession of cannabis

May 27, 2025

Sentence: 8 weeks imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, plus £461 compensation and £85 costs

Martin Davis, 54, from St Dominic’s Close in Bodmin, stole items valued at £179 from Boots on Fore Street on December 10, 2024, and additional items valued at £282 on November 16, 2024. He was also found in possession of 0.415 grams of cannabis on Higher Bore Street on January 25, 2025. The crimes involved theft from a retail store and drug possession, showing a pattern of disregard for property.

Pleaded guilty; magistrates noted a flagrant disregard for people and property, indicating he was operating as a professional criminal.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Shay Iles

Breach of restraining order

April 16, 2025

Sentence: Fined £80

Shay Iles breached a restraining order on 16 April 2025 by going to an address in Hillside Park, Bodmin.

Kieran Mckeowan

Failing to provide a specimen

April 11, 2025

Sentence: Banned from driving for 18 months (reducible by 18 weeks if a course is completed), fined £200, and ordered to pay £80 victim surcharge and £85 costs

Kieran McKeowan failed to provide a specimen of blood for analysis during a traffic offence investigation in September, drove without a licence or insurance, and was found in possession of 2.63 grams of cannabis on Berrycoombe Road, Bodmin.

Pleaded guilty to failing to provide a specimen of blood for analysis in September, driving without a licence and insurance, and possessing 2.63 grams of cannabis.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Paul Murdoch

Assault

April 11, 2025

Sentence: 16 weeks imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, and ordered to pay £85 costs

Paul Murdoch assaulted a police officer by using his head as a weapon and engaged in threatening behaviour on Albert Road, St Austell on 5 December 2024.

Pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer in an unprovoked attack and using threatening behaviour, as well as failing to attend Bodmin magistrates’ court.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

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