Bodmin Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

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

Jack Ward Moor

Drug driving

April 11, 2025

Sentence: Banned from driving for 12 months, fined £120, and ordered to pay £48 victim surcharge and £85 costs

Jack Ward Moor drove on Bell Lane, Bodmin on 14 December with 3.2 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood, exceeding the legal limit, and operated the vehicle without a valid MOT.

Pleaded guilty to driving on Bell Lane, Bodmin on 14 December with excess cannabis in his blood and driving without an MOT.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Harrison Bignell

Criminal damage

April 4, 2025

Sentence: £60 fine and £100 compensation, plus £24 victim surcharge and £85 costs

Harrison Bignell damaged windows at Middle Gillies Conce on 30 August.

Igor Stojka

Assault

April 4, 2025

Sentence: Community order with 200 hours unpaid work and compensations of £100, £200, £200, and £150

Igor Stojka assaulted two police officers and two men on Clifden Road on 5 July.

Gerson Lourenco

Criminal damage and dangerous driving

April 4, 2025

Sentence: Community order, 12-month driving ban

Gerson Lourenco damaged the window of a home and caused £4000 worth of damage to a van, and engaged in dangerous driving in a BMW in St Austell on 22 July 2022.

Pleaded guilty to damaging a window causing £4000 worth of damage to a van, and dangerous driving; ordered to pay £446.39 compensation, £85 costs, and £114 victim surcharge, and must pass an extended driving test.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Adam Smith

Attempting to engage in sexual communication

April 4, 2025

Sentence: 12-month prison sentence suspended for two years

Adam Smith attempted to engage in sexual communication with five girls in 2022, expressing desires to kiss, cuddle, meet up, make love, and requesting indecent images.

Pleaded guilty to five charges of attempting to engage in sexual communication; ordered to have mental health treatment for 12 months, made subject to a sexual harm prevention order restricting contact with girls under 16 and internet use, and must pay a £187 victim surcharge and £135 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

David Hewitt

Food hygiene breaches

April 4, 2025

Sentence: £5672 fine

David Hewitt produced eggs in dirty conditions, breaching EU Hygiene regulations.

Pleaded guilty to four charges under EU Hygiene regulations for producing eggs in dirty conditions; ordered to pay a £2000 victim surcharge and £7226.90 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Craig Parnell

Drink driving

April 4, 2025

Sentence: 40-month driving ban (reducible by 40 weeks if course completed), £120 fine

Craig Parnell drove a Land Rover at the Esso service station on Callington Road, Saltash on 2 March with excess alcohol in his breath.

Pleaded guilty to driving with 64 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35; ordered to pay a £48 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Ramone Griffiths

Drug driving

April 4, 2025

Sentence: 12-month driving ban, £120 fine

Ramone Griffiths drove in Newquay in November with excess cannabis in his blood and without a licence or insurance.

Pleaded guilty to driving with 3.1 micrograms of cannabis in 100 millilitres of blood exceeding the limit of two, and driving without a licence or insurance; ordered to pay a £48 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Rebecca Booth

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm

April 4, 2025

Sentence: Community order, £200 fine, £250 compensation, and £135 costs

Rebecca Booth assaulted a woman, causing actual bodily harm, in Cardinham Woods in May 2023.

Ross Palmer

Criminal damage

April 4, 2025

Sentence: £450 compensation

Ross Palmer caused £450 worth of damage to a Nissan car in St Austell last April.

Ross Stone

Failing to comply with community protection notice

April 4, 2025

Sentence: Banned from keeping dogs for ten years and made subject to a Criminal Behaviour Order

Ross Stone failed to comply with a community protection notice by permitting his dog to roam unattended and not under control on land accessible to the public on five occasions, leading to the order on 25 March.

Kenneth Macleay

Drink driving

April 4, 2025

Sentence: 12-month driving ban (reducible by three months if course completed), £650 fine

Kenneth Macleay drove between Trussel Bridge and Valley View on the B3254 on 4 October with excess alcohol in his blood.

Pleaded guilty to driving with 81 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood exceeding the limit of 80; ordered to pay a £260 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Kiran Warner

Assault

April 4, 2025

Sentence: Community order including mental health treatment, 120 hours of unpaid work

Kiran Warner assaulted two men in Newquay on 3 November.

Michael Houghton

Drug driving

April 4, 2025

Sentence: Community order including drug rehabilitation, 100 hours of unpaid work, 28-month driving ban

Michael Houghton drove in St Austell in December with excess cocaine and cannabis in his blood.

Pleaded guilty to driving with 12 micrograms of cocaine per litre of blood exceeding the limit of ten and 2.1 micrograms of cannabis exceeding the limit of two; ordered to pay a £114 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Simon Floyd

Breach of fire safety regulations

April 4, 2025

Sentence: £8000 fine

Simon Floyd failed to comply with fire safety regulations at The Tree Inn, Stratton between May and September 2023, with inadequate fire detectors, alarms, and means of escape, putting people at risk of death or serious injury.

Pleaded guilty to failing to comply with fire safety regulations; ordered to pay a £2000 victim surcharge and £2755.60 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Ross Jan Stone

Breaching Community Protection Notice

March 25, 2025

Sentence: Banned from keeping or owning dogs for 10 years

Ross Jan Stone allowed his dogs to stray repeatedly, leading to the killing of 22 sheep and causing near-misses on roads. Despite being issued a Community Protection Notice in May, he continued the behaviour. In December, he was found guilty of five charges of breaching the notice and ordered to pay fines and costs. On March 25, 2025, evidence was presented at court about the harassment and distress caused, including attacks on sheep and prior animal neglect convictions.

Did not attend the hearing. Previously found guilty of breaching a Community Protection Notice and convicted of neglect and causing unnecessary suffering to a dog. Must rehome dogs within 21 days.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Mellissa Gratan

Drink driving

March 21, 2025

Sentence: Banned from driving for 44 months (reducible by 44 weeks if course completed), three months alcohol treatment, and 80 hours unpaid work

Drove on Treloggan Lane, Newquay on 19 January with 106 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35.

Lester Manners

Failing to provide driver information

March 21, 2025

Sentence: Banned from driving for six months and fined £660

Lester Manners failed to provide police with details of who was driving an Isuzu in March 2023 that was alleged to have been guilty of an offence.

Convicted of failing to provide information to police about the driver of an Isuzu alleged to have committed an offence, due to repeat offending.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Crystal Blake

Drug driving and possession of a controlled drug

March 21, 2025

Sentence: Banned from driving for 14 months and fined £200

Crystal Blake drove in Bude last May with 32 micrograms of cocaine per litre of blood, exceeding the legal limit of ten, and was in possession of 1.8 grams of cocaine.

Pleaded guilty to driving with excess cocaine in her blood and possessing 1.8 grams of cocaine.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Christopher Rogers

Driving without due care, driving whilst disqualified, and no insurance

March 21, 2025

Sentence: 18 weeks imprisonment and 22 months and seven days driving ban

Christopher Rogers drove a Ford Transit without due care and attention on Higher Treween Road, near Altarnun on 12 January, whilst disqualified and without insurance, causing significant trauma to two children.

Pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention, whilst disqualified, and without insurance; magistrates noted he caused significant trauma and showed no remorse.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Gary Cooper

Breach of suspended sentence

March 21, 2025

Sentence: 18 weeks imprisonment suspended for 24 months, continue unpaid work, and £100 fine

Breached a suspended sentence by failing to complete unpaid work, originally given for driving whilst disqualified.

Jamie Cook

Failing to provide driver information

March 21, 2025

Sentence: Banned from driving for six months and fined £660

Jamie Cook failed to inform police who was driving a Ford Focus that was alleged to have been guilty of an offence.

Convicted of failing to provide information to police about the driver of a Ford Focus alleged to have committed an offence.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Jeyapratha Kawishan

Breach of fire regulations

March 21, 2025

Sentence: Fined £6000

Jeyapratha Kawishan failed to provide Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service with information to assist in identifying the person responsible for fire safety at Hallworthy Filling Station near Camelford.

Pleaded guilty to failing to provide information to Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service regarding fire safety at Hallworthy Filling Station.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Jonathan Rundle

Drink driving

March 21, 2025

Sentence: Banned from driving for 12 months and fined £80

Jonathan Rundle drove in Liskeard last October with 711 micrograms of BZE per litre of blood, exceeding the legal limit of 50.

Sobika Kirupaharan

Breach of fire regulations

March 21, 2025

Sentence: Fined £9000

Sobika Kirupaharan failed to provide Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service with information to assist in identifying the person responsible for fire safety at Hallworthy Filling Station near Camelford.

The case was proved in her absence for failing to provide information to Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service regarding fire safety at Hallworthy Filling Station.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Teague Lobb

No insurance

March 21, 2025

Sentence: Fined £650, £260 victim surcharge, £135 costs, and banned from driving for six months

Used a vehicle on Mount Wise, Newquay in January 2024 without insurance.

Steven Bates

Speeding and failing to provide driver information

March 21, 2025

Sentence: Fined £120, £48 victim surcharge, and £90 costs

Speeding on Tregolls Road, Truro and Bodmin Road, Ruddlemoor in October 2023, and initially failed to provide information about the driver.

Pleaded guilty to speeding, spared disqualification due to personal circumstances.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Steven Kitto

Driving whilst disqualified, uninsured, and under the influence of drugs

March 21, 2025

Sentence: Community order with 260 hours of unpaid work and banned from driving for 28 months

Steven Kitto drove in Truro last December whilst disqualified and uninsured, with 9.8 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood and 419 micrograms of BZE per litre of blood, exceeding legal limits.

Pleaded guilty to driving whilst disqualified, uninsured, and with excess cannabis and BZE in his blood.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Yalini Inbaruban

Breach of fire regulations

March 21, 2025

Sentence: Fined £9000

Yalini Inbaruban failed to provide Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service with information to assist in identifying the person responsible for fire safety at Hallworthy Filling Station near Camelford.

The case was proved in her absence for failing to provide information to Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service regarding fire safety at Hallworthy Filling Station.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Clint Hughes

Driving with excess cocaine

March 7, 2025

Sentence: Community order; driving ban for 18 months

Clint Hughes drove in Newquay in April 2024 with 16 micrograms of cocaine per litre of blood, exceeding the legal limit of 10.

Pleaded guilty to driving with excess cocaine; fined £80 and ordered to pay costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Katherine Dunn

Driving with excess alcohol and without a licence

March 7, 2025

Sentence: Community order with 100 hours of unpaid work; driving ban for 2 years (reducible by 24 weeks if course completed)

Katherine Dunn drove through Washaway in November 2024 with 92 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35, and without a valid driving licence.

Kimberley Beckett

Breach of community order

March 7, 2025

Sentence: 8 weeks imprisonment

Wilfully and persistently failed to comply with the requirements of a community order made after a shoplifting conviction, and also charged with failing to notify the Department for Work and Pensions of a change in circumstances regarding her children.

Sentenced for wilful and persistent failure to comply with a community order originally imposed for shoplifting; magistrates noted she evaded services meant to assist her.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Liam Smith

Breach of probation requirements

February 14, 2025

Sentence: Daily curfew from 3pm to 7am and bans from contacting specified individuals and locations

Liam Smith failed to attend probation appointments as ordered by the court in 2021. As a result, a case was proved in his absence, leading to a sentence that includes a daily curfew requiring him to remain at his home between 3pm and 7am, and bans from contacting a man and a woman or going to Coldstyle Road or Everly Court in Liskeard. This stems from his prior obligations related to other charges.

Pleaded not guilty to assault; case proved in absence for failing to attend probation appointments ordered by magistrates in 2021.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Cheyenne Curgenven

Breaching a domestic violence protection order

February 7, 2025

Sentence: £50 fine

Cheyenne Curgenven breached a domestic violence protection order by being in the company of someone she was prohibited from seeing, in violation of the order made on 10 October.

Admitted breaching a domestic violence protection order made by Bodmin Magistrates’ Court.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Christopher Young

Speeding

January 31, 2025

Sentence: £600 fine, 8-month driving ban, £90 costs

Christopher Young sped on the A38 in Plymouth in March 2024 and June 2024, and on the A38 at Ivybridge in July 2024.

Daniel Blake

Theft

January 31, 2025

Sentence: 19 weeks and 3 days imprisonment

Daniel Blake stole cosmetics worth £158 from Boots in Bodmin on 6 November, shaving items worth £399 from the same shop on 21 November, and gift sets on 7 December, resulting in repeated shoplifting incidents in Bodmin.

Pleaded guilty to multiple thefts. Made subject to a criminal behaviour order requiring him to leave commercial premises when asked and avoid certain areas in Bodmin. Ordered to pay £200 compensation.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Ethan Campbell

Assault

January 31, 2025

Sentence: 18 weeks imprisonment

Ethan Campbell assaulted a woman in Bodmin on 18 January and assaulted two police officers at the same address on 19 January. The incidents involved physical violence, leading to his arrest and sentencing.

Pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman and two police officers. Ordered to pay £250 compensation and £85 costs due to the unprovoked and serious nature of the attack.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Jordan Wood

Possession of an Offensive Weapon

January 31, 2025

Sentence: Community order and £120 fine

Jordan Wood possessed a throwing knife with a blade over three inches in Bridlington, Yorkshire on 28 November, which was considered a potential threat to public safety.

Michael Phillips

Breach of Order

January 31, 2025

Sentence: £325 fine

Michael Phillips breached a non-molestation order in 2023 by contacting a prohibited woman via Instagram, despite being ordered not to do so, leading to his court appearance.

Pleaded guilty to breaching a non-molestation order by contacting a woman on Instagram. Ordered to pay £135 costs.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

William Woon

Criminal Damage

January 31, 2025

Sentence: 19 weeks imprisonment suspended for 10 months

William Woon failed to meet the conditions of a suspended sentence imposed for an earlier criminal damage offence, which involved damaging property, leading to this suspended prison term.

Failed to comply with the community requirement of a suspended sentence for a previous criminal damage offence.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk