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Brighton Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 52 verdicts at Brighton Magistrates' Court (Brighton, Brighton). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

March 2026 1 case
Derek Van Der Wolde
Drug driving *
Sentence
Disqualified for 38 months, fine £120
On 08/10/2025 at Kings Ash Road Paignton drug driving (BZE).
Pleaded guilty.
6 Mar 2026
devonlive.com
January 2025 2 cases
John Duignan
Drink-driving *
Sentence
10 penalty points and fined £300
John Duignan, 40, of Queen’s Park Road, Brighton, was arrested at Stanmer Park, Brighton, on Monday 14 December, for having 111 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of his breath while driving. The legal limit is 35 micrograms.
Pleaded guilty. Also ordered to pay £85 costs and £60 victim surcharge.
4 Jan 2025
brightonandhovenews.org
Anekpong Wongwai
Theft *
Sentence
12 weeks in prison suspended for two years and ordered to pay compensation totalling £1,952.90
Anekpong Wongwai, 39, of Church Road, Hove, stole cash on different occasions last month while working at the newly reopened Giggling Squid restaurant in Church Road, which had been refurbished after flood damage. He stole £1396.66 between Friday 5 December and Friday 12 December, and £1,056.24 on Monday 29 December or Tuesday 30 December, totalling more than £2,400 from his bosses.
Pleaded guilty to stealing £1396.66 between Friday 5 December and Friday 12 December and a separate charge of stealing £1,056.24 on Monday 29 December or Tuesday 30 December.
3 Jan 2025
brightonandhovenews.org
December 2024 1 case
Peter Hutchings
Drink-driving *
Sentence
10 penalty points and fined £170
Peter Hutchings, 28, a school caretaker, of Chandlers Mead, Cooksbridge, near Lewes, was arrested in Coldean Lane, Brighton, on Thursday 10 December, for having 79 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of his breath while in charge of a motor vehicle. The legal limit is 35 micrograms.
Pleaded guilty. Also ordered to pay £85 costs and £20 victim surcharge.
31 Dec 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
September 2024 2 cases
Harvey Moses
Burglary *
Sentence
20 weeks imprisonment
Harvey Moses, of Grand Parade, Brighton, walked into the Rina Tairo shop in Prince Albert Street, Brighton, and stole a diamond ring worth £1,550. Scenes of crime officers proved a fingerprint left at the scene belonged to him.
Pleaded guilty to burglary.
29 Sep 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
Jesse Martin Akehurst
Interfering with a motor vehicle *
Sentence
Community order with 60 hours unpaid work
Jesse Martin Akehurst, 33, of Egmont Road, Hove, interfered with a motor vehicle in Hollingdean Road, Brighton, on Sunday 24 August, intending either to steal the vehicle or something in it. He was charged under the Criminal Attempts Act.
Pleaded guilty to the offence. Ordered to pay £250 compensation.
25 Sep 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
July 2024 3 cases
Kahal Sene
Breach of Domestic Violence Protection Order *
Sentence
28 days imprisonment
Kahal Sene, 43, of Sillwood Road, Brighton, breached the conditions of his Domestic Violence Protection Order (DVPO) by contacting the victim on July 14, just 10 days after the order was issued on July 4 to last 28 days. He was arrested and sentenced for this breach. After release from HMP Winchester on July 28, he contacted the victim again before the order expired on July 31, leading to a further breach.
Second breach of Domestic Violence Protection Order (DVPO). Sentenced with immediate effect.
31 Jul 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
Karl Williams
Shoplifting *
Sentence
16 weeks imprisonment
Karl Williams, a 41-year-old from Stonehouse Drive, Hastings, stole £100 worth of confectionery from the One Stop store on Ore Valley Road in Hastings on June 17, 2025. He was arrested on July 13 for this theft and 11 additional offences, with the court noting his history as a 'prolific' shoplifter and determining that his offences were so serious that only a custodial sentence was justified.
Pleaded guilty to multiple thefts from local retailers and breaches of bail conditions. Part of Operation Apprentice, a Sussex Police initiative. A Criminal Behaviour Order was granted, including conditions to not remain on retail premises after being asked to leave and to avoid specific stores.
16 Jul 2024
theargus.co.uk
Mason Rogers
Stalking *
Sentence
16 months in prison, suspended for two years
Mason Rogers stalked a woman by spying on her online and at her workplace, discovering her address, and sending unsettling notes and packages to her home. In February 2024, he delivered a package containing a limited-edition Valentine’s Day figurine. In August 2024, while wearing a Spider-Man mask, he delivered a second package with a book based on a TV show she enjoyed as a child, along with a card referencing the time since the first package and a QR code leading to a video titled 'My Stalker'. In December 2024, a third package was delivered with a card acknowledging himself as her stalker. This behaviour caused the victim significant fear, distress, and changes to her daily routines for safety.
Pleaded guilty to stalking, causing serious alarm and distress. A ten-year stalking protection order was granted.
11 Jul 2024
theargus.co.uk
June 2024 3 cases
Trevor Saunders
Drink driving *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 12 months, fined £330
Trevor Saunders, 30, of Eaton Place, Kemp Town, was arrested at 8am on Thursday 4 June after his Suzuki GSXR motorbike was stopped in Lewes Road, Brighton. He had 50 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of his breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35 micrograms.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving. Ordered to pay £235 costs and a £33 victim surcharge.
25 Jun 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
Teenage Defendant
Murder *
Sentence
Life imprisonment
The defendant, aged 16 at the time of the incident and now 17, stabbed Charlie Cosser three times in the chest during a fight on a crowded dancefloor at an outdoor party called BalFest, attended by around 100 people, at a farmhouse in Warnham, West Sussex, on July 23, 2023. The attack occurred after the defendant and his friends were asked to leave the party. Witnesses reported the defendant had consumed excessive alcohol and was involved in an altercation. He was seen with blood on his clothing and admitted to stabbing someone. The knife was never found, and the defendant had previously pleaded guilty but withdrew the plea.
Found guilty of murder and possession of a bladed article; sentencing pending.
19 Jun 2024
standard.co.uk
Yura Varybrus
Murder *
Sentence
Life imprisonment with a minimum term of 16 years, minus 328 days already spent in custody
Yura Varybrus stabbed Charlie Cosser, 17, three times in the chest during a private party attended by over 100 people in the grounds of a farmhouse in Warnham, West Sussex, on July 23, 2023.
Was 16 at the time of the offence. Charlie's family expressed that the sentence was not enough and have since set up a charity to fight knife crime.
1 Jun 2024
standard.co.uk
March 2024 2 cases
Tony Graham
Drink-driving *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 12 months, fined £150
Tony Graham, 48, of Ninfield Place, Brighton, was arrested at 2.30am on 20 December in Whitehawk Road, Brighton, after crashing his car into parked vehicles while over the limit.
Pleaded guilty to drink-driving. Ordered to pay £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge.
23 Mar 2024
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Brooke Lees
Drink driving *
Sentence
Banned for 17 months, fined £110
Brooke Lees, 22, of Hangleton Road, Hove, was caught by Sussex Police driving on Old Shoreham Road, Hove, on Monday 16 March, with 206 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood, more than twice the legal limit of 80mg.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving. Ban to be reduced by four months if she completes a government-approved rehabilitation course. Ordered to pay £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge.
1 Mar 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
February 2024 7 cases
Lorraine Foster
Drink driving *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 24 months, fined £525
Lorraine Foster was seen driving along the A27 at just 30mph on Christmas Day, 25 December, weaving across the dual carriageway and forcing other drivers to swerve to avoid her. The 49-year-old was travelling westbound from the Kingston roundabout at Lewes to Falmer in her yellow Mazda MX5 at about 11.30pm. Officers from Sussex Police helped her out of the driving seat in Woodingdean as she was slurring her words and unsteady on her feet. She had 94 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, almost three times the 35 micrograms legal limit.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving. Ordered to pay £85 costs and a £52 victim surcharge.
20 Feb 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
Tadhg Ryan
Driving with excess alcohol *
Sentence
Disqualified from driving for 30 months and 12-month community order
Tadhg Ryan, 36, drove to McDonald’s in Brighton Marina, about 100 metres from his home in The Boardwalk, with 145 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml breath and a three-year-old girl in the back seat of his Skoda. He was arrested at the marina on 10 December.
Required to complete an alcohol abstinence programme. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £114 victim surcharge.
20 Feb 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
Davide Di-Lauro
Drink driving *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 20 months, fined £1,025
Davide Di-Lauro was arrested at 3.35am on Thursday 1 January after ignoring a No Entry sign and driving his Mini down Trafalgar Street in Brighton. The 28-year-old failed to stop for officers on foot but later pulled over for a patrol after his details were circulated. He claimed he thought the officers were waving because he did not have his lights on. He was more than twice the drink-drive limit.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving, failing to stop for an officer and driving without a licence. Ordered to pay £85 costs and a £50 victim surcharge.
12 Feb 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
Alec Young
Driving with excess alcohol *
Sentence
Disqualified from driving for 18 months and fined £120
Alec Young, 43, of Flamingo Close, Chatham, was arrested in Preston Road, Brighton, on 30 December for driving with 65 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml breath and driving with no insurance.
Ordered to pay £85 costs and £48 victim surcharge.
12 Feb 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
Danny Curtis
Drink driving *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 21 months and fined £110
Danny Curtis, 36, was arrested at 12.50am on Saturday 13 December after officers stopped his van because he was driving the wrong way down one-way East Street in Brighton. He was more than twice the drink-drive limit when breathalysed.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving. Was more than twice the drink-drive limit.
5 Feb 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
Lukasz Fielek
Drink driving *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 20 months and fined £320
Lukasz Fielek, 28, was arrested at 2.30am on Saturday 13 December after officers saw his car swerving across Ditchling Road in Brighton. He was more than twice the drink-drive limit when breathalysed.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving and driving without a licence. Was more than twice the drink-drive limit.
5 Feb 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
Ayoob Atchia
Failing to provide a specimen for analysis *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 36 months, community order
Ayoob Atchia was arrested at 12.20am on Monday 8 December in Lewes Road, Brighton, after reports that the moped rider appeared drunk. When police arrived at the BP service station at the Vogue Gyratory, he was paying for fuel and stumbled from the shop to his moped. The 44-year-old admitted drinking but refused to be breathalysed and became aggressive when officers tried to arrest him.
Pleaded guilty to failing to provide a specimen for analysis, driving without insurance and resisting arrest. Ordered to pay a £60 victim surcharge.
3 Feb 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
January 2024 3 cases
Clayton Spry
Drink driving *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 14 months and fined £200
Clayton Spry, 39, was arrested at 6.20pm on Friday 5 December in Gardner Road, Portslade, after officers were tipped off that he had been drinking.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving.
29 Jan 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
Abdul Rahman Deghayes
Assaulting a police officer *
Sentence
Fined £110
Abdul Rahman Deghayes assaulted PC Upton of Sussex Police in the execution of his duty as a constable. The incident occurred on Marine Parade, Brighton, on Saturday 18 October.
Denied the attack but found guilty by magistrates. Ordered to pay £20 victim surcharge. No order for costs. Ordered to be detained in the courthouse but released having already spent time in custody.
19 Jan 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
Ian Mcenroe
Fraud by false representation *
Sentence
26 weeks imprisonment
On June 19, 2024, at approximately 7pm, Ian McEnroe entered a café on Terminus Road, Eastbourne, and falsely claimed that his granddaughter had cut her lip on a milkshake cup lid the previous day, causing blood to spill in his car. He demanded £80 for a car valet service. Staff recalled no milkshakes were served that day, and CCTV confirmed the incident. McEnroe was identified and reported to Sussex Police.
Found guilty after trial. Has 38 previous convictions for 192 offences, more than 150 for similar fraudulent claims. Imposed a 5-year Criminal Behaviour Order prohibiting refund or compensation claims from retail or food premises in Sussex, requiring reporting of incidents to police within 24 hours and written declaration of prior convictions to premises.
15 Jan 2024
liverpoolecho.co.uk
December 2023 5 cases
Zakirhusain Shaikh
Conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration *
Sentence
24 months' imprisonment suspended for 18 months and 200 hours unpaid work
Zakirhusain Shaikh, 52, of Harewood Street, Spinney Hills, Leicester, was part of a family gang that regularly obtained false passports and facilitated illegal travel to and from the UK. He was stopped at Dover port on October 4, 2018, in the front passenger seat of a car carrying three people using false documents who had overstayed their visas. Search warrants led to arrests of relatives and seizure of cash, false passports, and identity documents.
Convicted of conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration and possession of criminal property. Confiscation order of £6,174 under Proceeds of Crime Act.
16 Dec 2023
leicestermercury.co.uk
Riyazuddin Shaikh
Possession of criminal property *
Sentence
12 month community order and 150 hours unpaid work
Riyazuddin Shaikh, 28, of Katherine Road, Forest Gate, London, was part of a family gang that regularly obtained false passports and facilitated illegal travel to and from the UK. He was arrested in connection with the investigation following the stop at Dover port on October 4, 2018, where false documents were used by passengers in a car linked to the gang. Police seized cash, false passports, and identity documents. Analysis of mobile phone and computer evidence proved the family's involvement.
Convicted of possession of criminal property. Confiscation order of £129,518 under Proceeds of Crime Act.
16 Dec 2023
leicestermercury.co.uk
Sarfuddin Shaikh
Conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration *
Sentence
22 months' imprisonment suspended for 18 months and 200 hours unpaid work
Sarfuddin Shaikh, 29, of Katherine Road, Forest Gate, London, was part of a family gang that regularly obtained false passports and facilitated illegal travel to and from the UK. He was arrested in connection with the investigation following the stop at Dover port on October 4, 2018, where false documents were used by passengers in a car linked to the gang. Police seized cash, false passports, and identity documents.
Convicted of conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration and possession of criminal property. Confiscation order of £84,823 under Proceeds of Crime Act.
16 Dec 2023
leicestermercury.co.uk
Sirazuddin Shaikh
Conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration *
Sentence
24 months' imprisonment suspended for 18 months and 200 hours unpaid work
Sirazuddin Shaikh, 26, of Katherine Road, Forest Gate, London, was part of a family gang that regularly obtained false passports and facilitated illegal travel to and from the UK. He was arrested in connection with the investigation following the stop at Dover port on October 4, 2018, where false documents were used by passengers in a car linked to the gang. Police seized cash, false passports, and identity documents.
Convicted of conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration and possession of criminal property. Confiscation order of £110,929 under Proceeds of Crime Act.
16 Dec 2023
leicestermercury.co.uk
David Emerton
Common assault *
Sentence
Community order for 12 months with alcohol treatment order and fined £200
David Emerton, 54, from Hove, had a long-running dispute with neighbour Jesus Garcia, 55, of Hova Villas, Hove. On the night of Sunday 26 May, Emerton kicked in Mr Garcia’s flat door and attacked him. Neither man was injured in the struggle that followed.
Convicted of common assault. Given a two-year restraining order prohibiting contact with Jesus Garcia or going to Hova Villas.
9 Dec 2023
brightonandhovenews.org
June 2023 1 case
Ben Davie
Theft *
Sentence
160 hours of community service
Ben Davie, 33, of Marine Parade, Brighton, stole almost £3,000 from the Village Street Party fund last year, specifically £700 and £2013.64, which threatened to put this year’s event at risk.
Pleaded guilty to two charges of theft.
7 Jun 2023
brightonandhovenews.org
May 2023 1 case
Gavin Collett
Harassment *
Sentence
72 days imprisonment and disqualified from driving for a year
Gavin Collett, 31, of no fixed address, previously of Freshfield Road, Brighton, harassed his ex-partner with unwanted phone calls and texts, drove without insurance, and committed two offences of criminal damage. He has a history of violence, including prior suspended sentences for going equipped to steal and assault by battery on a fast food restaurant manager in Shoreham. Described as a violent individual and serial abuser of women, with multiple restraining orders in place.
Pleaded guilty to harassing a woman with unwanted phone calls and texts, driving without insurance and two offences of criminal damage. Sentence included periods relating to previously suspended sentences from last year for going equipped to steal and assault by battery on the manager of a fast food restaurant in Shoreham. Magistrates issued a restraining order to protect his latest victim; he now has a total of seven such orders in respect of seven women met in Sussex through online dating websites.
2 May 2023
brightonandhovenews.org
November 2022 2 cases
John Cummins
Assault on police officers *
Sentence
6 months imprisonment
On Saturday 21 November 2022, John Cummins, a 44-year-old mechanic from Bowring Way, Brighton, assaulted four police officers who responded to reports of a woman screaming at a flat in Parham Close. The officers attempted to arrest him on suspicion of assaulting a woman. Cummins lashed out, punching and kicking the officers, including one in the face while trying to handcuff him. Despite being sprayed with Captor spray and tasered, he continued the assault, pushing two officers over and punching another in the face and head. He fought his way out of the house before being detained by additional officers. Two officers were hospitalized for their injuries.
Pleaded guilty to four charges of assaulting a police officer. Incident involved violence towards officers responding to a domestic violence report, despite use of Captor spray and taser. Two officers required hospital treatment.
23 Nov 2022
brightonandhovenews.org
Andrew Smith
Fraud by false representation *
Sentence
2 years and 6 months imprisonment
Andrew Smith, 41, of Gardeners Close, Flitwick, Bedford, rented a three-bed house in Argyle Street, Cambridge, in February 2020, claiming he was moving to the area for work. Less than two weeks after receiving the keys, he listed the property for sale online via a fake estate agent company without the landlord's knowledge. Two potential buyers contacted the fake agent, and a price was agreed with one. In June 2022, a prospective buyer visited with a drain surveyor, who spoke to neighbours and discovered the house was tenanted and not for sale. The buyer contacted police, who found fraudulent documents provided to the letting agent and payments to a furniture rental company for show home furniture. Smith was arrested at an address in Bedford.
Pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation and entering into money laundering. Described as a 'truly brazen crime' by Detective Constable Dan Harper.
4 Nov 2022
cambsnews.co.uk
January 2022 1 case
Christopher Bunn
Shoplifting *
Sentence
Fined £180
Christopher Bunn stole batteries worth £20 from TK Maxx in North Street, Brighton, in November 2021.
Pleaded guilty to shoplifting. Ordered to pay £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge.
16 Jan 2022
brightonandhovenews.org
December 2021 4 cases
Alecio Vieira
Drink-driving *
Sentence
Disqualified from driving for 15 months, 80 hours unpaid work
Alecio Vieira, 33, of Newmarket Road, Brighton, was arrested on the A27 at the Beddingham roundabout, near Lewes, on Sunday 6 December. He was charged with driving with 106 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of his breath – more than three times the 35 microgram legal limit.
Pleaded guilty. Ordered to pay £150 criminal courts charge, £85 Crown Prosecution Service costs and £60 victim surcharge.
21 Dec 2021
brightonandhovenews.org
Mustafa Neheili
Drink-driving *
Sentence
Disqualified from driving for 14 months, fined £240
Mustafa Neheili, 23, an assembler, of Marston Road, Oxford, was arrested in Ditchling Road, Brighton, on Friday 4 December and charged with driving with 51 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of his breath.
Pleaded guilty. Ordered to pay £150 criminal courts charge, £85 Crown Prosecution Service costs and £24 victim surcharge.
21 Dec 2021
brightonandhovenews.org
Shelley Critcher
Being in charge of a motor vehicle with alcohol above the limit *
Sentence
10 penalty points, fined £125
Shelley Critcher, 28, a medical receptionist, of Walton-on-Thames Surrey, was arrested in Marina Way, Brighton, on Sunday 6 December. She was charged with driving with 82 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of her breath, but this was withdrawn and she was charged with being in charge of a motor vehicle with 82 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of her breath.
Pleaded guilty to lesser charge of being in charge of a motor vehicle with alcohol above the limit (original drink-driving charge withdrawn). Ordered to pay £150 criminal courts charge, £85 Crown Prosecution Service costs and £20 victim surcharge.
21 Dec 2021
brightonandhovenews.org
Todd Tidswell
Failing to provide a specimen for analysis *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 12 months, fined £500
Todd Tidswell, a shop worker, of The Broyle, Ringmer, was arrested in Lewes Road, Brighton, on Friday 4 December. He was charged with failing to provide a specimen for analysis, driving without insurance and having cocaine and cannabis.
Pleaded guilty. Ordered to pay £180 criminal courts charge, £85 Crown Prosecution Service costs and £25 victim surcharge.
21 Dec 2021
brightonandhovenews.org
December 2020 1 case
Ian Bryan
Wounding with intent *
Sentence
14 years imprisonment
Ian Bryan stabbed a teenager in St Leonards, leading to his conviction and sentencing.
Found guilty of one count of wounding with intent and one count of possession of an offensive weapon.
21 Dec 2020
hastingsinfocus.co.uk
February 2020 5 cases
Jason Hanmer-Bennett
Drink driving *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 3 years and fined £350
Jason Hanmer-Bennett, 27, of Chandlers Field Drive, Haywards Heath, was arrested at 1am on Wednesday 17 December after being refused entry to a casino for being drunk and then driving off from King’s Road, Brighton. He was found to be twice the drink-drive limit.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving. Admitted drinking five pints of lager before driving.
11 Feb 2020
brightonandhovenews.org
Kim Hemingway
Drink driving *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 3 years and fined £500
Kim Hemingway, 46, of Carden Avenue, Brighton, was arrested at 6.55pm on Wednesday 17 December after crashing her Mitsubishi Grandis into a lamppost and railings at a pedestrian crossing in Ladies Mile Road, Patcham. She was unsteady on her feet and tested more than two and a half times over the drink-drive limit.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving.
11 Feb 2020
brightonandhovenews.org
Alicia Hinton
Drink driving *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 3 years and fined £1,177
Alicia Hinton, 45, of The Strand, Brighton Marina Village, crashed her Audi TT into a lamppost in the Asda car park at Brighton Marina and earlier into a parked car at McDonald’s at the Marina before abandoning the vehicle to go to a restaurant with friends. She was arrested at 9.25pm on Monday 15 December after being found more than twice the drink-drive limit.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving. Had recently completed a previous ban for the same offence in 2013.
10 Feb 2020
brightonandhovenews.org
Stephen Brook
Drink driving *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 12 months and fined £110
Stephen Brook, 30, of Coleman Street, Hanover, was arrested at 3.50am on Thursday 4 December after ignoring a Give Way sign in Edward Street, Brighton, in his Volkswagen Caddy and nearly hitting a police car.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving.
10 Feb 2020
brightonandhovenews.org
Saul Livingstone
Drink driving *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 12 months, fined £100
Saul Livingstone, 42, of Elm Drive in Hangleton, was arrested at 11.25pm on Tuesday 9 December after officers stopped his car in Old Shoreham Road, Hove, for drink driving.
Pleaded guilty to being drunk in charge of a car, driving without a licence and driving without insurance. Ordered to pay £50 prosecution costs and a £60 victim surcharge. Made the subject of a court order.
4 Feb 2020
brightonandhovenews.org
June 2018 1 case
Glen Hodgins
Supply of cocaine *
Sentence
3 years imprisonment
Officers stopped a vehicle driven by Glen Hodgins on the A21 at Flimwell on February 16th, 2018. Evidence from his mobile phone linked him to supplying cocaine.
Convicted based on evidence from his mobile phone showing involvement in the supply of cocaine.
15 Jun 2018
hastingsinfocus.co.uk
July 2014 1 case
William Frisk
Drink driving *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 42 months, 100 hours community service, £150 costs and £60 victim surcharge
William Frisk, a 24-year-old from St Aubyns Road, Portslade, was arrested by Sussex Police at 10.50pm on Wednesday 24 June after crashing his Volkswagen Polo into the back of another car in Carlton Terrace, Portslade. He had 108 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, more than three times the legal limit.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving. Had previously completed a 17-month ban for drink driving imposed in June 2013.
9 Jul 2014
brightonandhovenews.org
March 2014 1 case
Hamilton Smith
Drink driving *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 24 months
Hamilton Smith, 48, of no fixed address, was arrested at 1.25pm on Thursday 11 December 2014 after reversing a Volkswagen Polo into a parked Fiat 500 in Circus Street, Brighton. He had 96 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, almost three times the legal limit of 35 micrograms.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving and driving without insurance. Ordered to pay £300 costs and a £60 victim surcharge.
20 Mar 2014
brightonandhovenews.org
April 2013 1 case
Colin Kazim-Richards
Using threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour *
Sentence
Fined £750
Colin Kazim-Richards made a homophobic gesture during a football match at the Amex Stadium in Falmer in February 2013, while playing for Blackburn Rovers on loan from Brighton against Brighton and Hove Albion. He mimed pulling down his shorts and inserting something in his bottom in response to chants from Albion fans calling him 'fat bastard'. The gesture was in response to fans' chants of 'you fat bastard' and 'you’re fat and you know you are'. This was the first conviction for a claim of homophobia against a professional footballer.
Found guilty of using threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour, or disorderly behaviour, within the sight or hearing of a person, likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. Ordered to pay £620 court costs and a £75 victim surcharge. Denied the charge. Appeal against conviction withdrawn.
1 Apr 2013
brightonandhovenews.org
May 2012 1 case
Stephen Winter Gill
Benefits fraud *
Sentence
ten-month suspended prison sentence suspended for a year, 180 hours unpaid work, £1,980 costs, £80 victim surcharge
Stephen Winter Gill, 32, of Rotherfield Crescent, Hollingbury, falsely claimed £28,500 in housing benefit and £731 in council tax benefit by claiming to pay rent to his mother while running a lettings agency. The council found no evidence of rent being paid. During the investigation, he admitted setting up a tenancy agreement to claim the benefits.
Pleaded guilty to five counts of falsely claiming benefits. Running a lettings agency while claiming benefits. Admitted setting up a tenancy agreement to claim housing benefit.
8 May 2012
brightonandhovenews.org
February 2011 1 case
William Johnston
Breach of noise abatement notices *
Sentence
Fined £225
William Johnston, of Woburn Place, Brighton, has been a persistently noisy neighbour for two and a half years, disturbing neighbours with loud singing, music, and shouting. He had previously been served noise abatement notices and had equipment including a computer, guitars, amplifier, hi-fi, and loudspeakers seized by council officers with Sussex Police assistance in October. He failed to comply with notices, leading to prior court appearances in September 2008 and May the previous year.
Ordered to pay £300 towards council’s legal costs and £15 victim surcharge. Issued a two-year noise ASBO until February 2013. Equipment to remain seized.
10 Feb 2011
brightonandhovenews.org

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Magistrates Court
Edward Street, Brighton, Brighton, BN2 0LG, United Kingdom
+441273670888

About Brighton Magistrates' Court

Brighton Magistrates' Court, located in Brighton, Brighton, is a Magistrates' Court that deals with summary offences, some either-way offences, and preliminary hearings for more serious cases. With 52 sentencing records in our database, it serves the Brighton, Brighton area and surrounding communities. Magistrates' Courts handle the majority of criminal cases in England and Wales, with cases heard by a bench of magistrates or a district judge.

The court can be found at Edward Street, BN2 0LG.

For enquiries about cases heard at this court, you can contact the court by telephone on +441273670888 or visit the official court website for further information.

All sentencing information published on this page has been sourced from publicly-available records and verified by our editorial team. If you believe any information is inaccurate or should be removed, you can submit a removal request directly from the relevant listing above.

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