Crawley Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 47 verdicts at Crawley Magistrates' Court (Crawley). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

May 2026 2 cases

Karlie Everson

Theft from a shop *

Sentence

12 months imprisonment

Karlie Everson, 39, of no fixed address, carried out a prolific shoplifting spree in Worthing between 17 November 2025 and 7 May 2026, stealing goods worth more than £2,200. Items stolen included coffee, steak, meat, butter, cheese, washing up liquids, laundry items, and beauty gift sets, with £412 worth of gift sets taken on one occasion. She was arrested and charged on 7 May 2026 with 19 counts of theft from a shop and 19 counts of breaching a criminal behaviour order, and appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court the following day.

Pleaded guilty to 19 counts of theft from a shop and 19 counts of breaching a criminal behaviour order. Also ordered to pay £272 court costs.

8 May 2026

Jason O’Dwyer

Shoplifting *

Sentence

12 months imprisonment

Jason O'Dwyer committed a spree of shoplifting offences beginning in February, stealing nearly £1,000 worth of goods from stores including Peacocks, TK Maxx, BP petrol station, and Co-op in Crawley and Faygate. Specific thefts included a £60 coat from TK Maxx, £357 from M&S and BP, and £516 from Peacocks on multiple days. He also breached a Criminal Behaviour Order. He was arrested on 29 April at the Co-op in Langley Green by police community support officers and shop security.

Admitted to five shop thefts and three breaches of a Criminal Behaviour Order. The court imposed a new Criminal Behaviour Order lasting until April 2031, with restrictions including exclusion from certain shops and Gatwick Airport unless holding a ticket. Ordered to pay full compensation. Had 35 previous convictions for 64 offences, including 32 thefts.

1 May 2026

April 2026 1 case

Fardin Farji

Shoplifting *

Sentence

six weeks imprisonment

Fardin Farji, 32, of no fixed address, admitted eight thefts at stores in Worthing and Shoreham, particularly targeting the Co-op store in Goring Road, through March and April 2026.

Admitted eight thefts at stores in Worthing and Shoreham through March and April 2026. Criminal Behaviour Order imposed, prohibiting entry into retail premises in West Sussex.

16 Apr 2026

March 2026 3 cases

Daniel Mansfield

Shoplifting *

Sentence

12-week suspended prison sentence

Daniel Mansfield, 41, of Ivy Arch Road, Worthing, was convicted of 14 shop theft offences and eight breaches of a CBO, targeting Morrison’s stores in Newland Street and Broadwater Road, Worthing, between August 2025 and March 2026.

Convicted of 14 shop theft offences and eight breaches of a CBO for thefts between August 2025 and March 2026. Also imposed a surcharge and requirement to complete 25 rehabilitation activity requirement sessions.

26 Mar 2026

Tj Nelms

Shoplifting *

Sentence

16 weeks imprisonment

TJ Nelms, 24, of no fixed address, targeted Morrison’s in Hawthorn Road in Littlehampton and the Co-op in Goring Road, Worthing, between January and March 2026.

Admitted six shop thefts and two counts of failing to comply with a Community Protection Notice.

20 Mar 2026

Lee Houghton

Dangerous driving *

Sentence

24 weeks imprisonment suspended for 18 months with 150 hours unpaid work

Lee Houghton, 38, of Ifield Road, entered his vehicle while intoxicated after leaving The White Hart pub in Crawley High Street. Officers patrolling the area blocked his path, but he reversed and accelerated directly toward a police officer on foot, who narrowly avoided serious injury. Breath tests post-arrest showed 98 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath, nearly three times the legal limit of 35 micrograms.

Pleaded guilty to drink-driving, dangerous driving, failing to stop for police, and assaulting an emergency worker. Ordered to remain sober for 120 days, pay £100 compensation to the officer, and disqualified from driving for 24 months.

16 Mar 2026

January 2026 5 cases

Matthew Morgan

Drink driving, driving while disqualified, and driving without insurance *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Matthew Morgan, 45, was arrested in The Boulevard, Crawley, at about 6.45pm on Saturday 17 January 2026 after a tip-off that he was drink driving. He was at the wheel of a blue Lamborghini Urus and failed a roadside breath test, recording 89 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, well over the legal limit of 35 micrograms. Enquiries revealed he was disqualified from driving due to a drink driving conviction in Surrey less than two years previously. He was charged with drink driving, driving while disqualified, and driving without insurance, and pleaded guilty at Crawley Magistrates Court on 19 January 2026. He was sentenced to three years in prison, a 74-month driving disqualification, and a £154 victim surcharge.

Pleaded guilty to all three offences. Also banned from driving for 74 months and ordered to pay a £154 victim surcharge. Had a prior conviction for drink driving in Surrey less than two years earlier.

19 Jan 2026

Madeleine Nyang

Drink driving *

Sentence

Fined £120 and disqualified from driving for 20 months

Madeleine Nyang was arrested in Horsham Road, Crawley, on Sunday 14 December and charged with driving with 79 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath.

Breath test showed 79 micrograms per 100ml, exceeding the legal limit. Also ordered to pay £85 costs and a £48 victim surcharge.

7 Jan 2026

Chris Monson

Drink driving *

Sentence

Fined £276 and banned from driving for 16 months

Chris Monson was arrested in Keymer Road, Hassocks, on Thursday 11 December and charged with driving with 58 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath, above the legal limit.

Breath test showed 58 micrograms per 100ml, exceeding the legal limit. Also ordered to pay £85 costs and a £110 victim surcharge.

7 Jan 2026

Tony Radley

Drink driving *

Sentence

Fined £120 and banned from driving for 20 months

Tony Radley was arrested in Pearson Road, Crawley, on Saturday 13 December and charged with driving with 80 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath and driving with no licence.

Breath test showed 80 micrograms per 100ml, exceeding the legal limit. Also charged with driving with no licence. Ordered to pay £85 costs and a £48 victim surcharge.

7 Jan 2026

Duncan Wagmore

Drink driving *

Sentence

Fined £120 and banned from driving for 20 months

Duncan Wagmore was arrested in High Street, Billingshurst, on Wednesday 17 December and charged with driving with 89 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath, above the legal limit.

Breath test showed 89 micrograms per 100ml, exceeding the legal limit. Also ordered to pay £85 costs and a £48 victim surcharge.

5 Jan 2026

December 2025 4 cases

Martin Cox

Drunk and disorderly behaviour and racially or homophobically aggravated harassment *

Sentence

32 weeks imprisonment

On Monday 22 December, Martin Cox was drunk and staggering in traffic in Station Road, Bognor. He abused members of the public and when officers tried to speak with him, he continued to shout racist and homophobic slurs. He spat at a police officer, all in full view of the public including children. He was already subject to a suspended sentence for similar offences from 28 November.

Activated 16-week suspended sentence plus additional 16 weeks for new offences. Admitted charges. Had 51 convictions for 116 previous offences.

24 Dec 2025

Pritesh Chudasama

Driving with excess alcohol *

Sentence

Fined £692, disqualified from driving for 18 months

Pritesh Chudasama, 32, a dentist from Monarch Close, Crawley, was arrested in Brighton Road, Horsham on 6 December 2025 and charged with driving with 65 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath.

23 Dec 2025

Roselia Cueto-Matias

Driving with excess alcohol *

Sentence

Fined £350, disqualified from driving for 14 months

Roselia Cueto-Matias, 45, from Weller Close, Crawley, was arrested in Haslett Avenue East, Crawley on 7 December 2025 and charged with driving with 50 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath and driving without an MOT (test certificate).

23 Dec 2025

Daniel Conetta

Driving with excess alcohol *

Sentence

Fined £576, disqualified from driving for 12 months

Daniel Conetta, 33, a carpet fitter from Walesbeech, Crawley, was arrested in Holmcroft, Crawley on 4 December 2025 and charged with driving with 44 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath, above the 35mcg limit.

19 Dec 2025

November 2025 1 case

John Brooks

Theft and criminal damage *

Sentence

£388.30 fine, £300 compensation, £88.30 costs

On October 30, John Brooks stole a suitcase and child's backpack from a trolley outside a baby care room at Gatwick Airport's south terminal while the owner breastfed her daughter. He fled through the taxi area, ducked under a security barrier which he broke with his head causing £88.30 damage. The luggage was recovered and returned. The victim reported feeling insecure and her eight-year-old daughter becoming fearful.

Admitted stealing a suitcase and child's backpack and causing £88.30 criminal damage. 37 previous convictions for 72 offences, 42 related to theft. Opportunistic crime while appearing drunk.

25 Nov 2025

October 2025 2 cases

Luke Wolf-England

Shoplifting *

Sentence

9 months imprisonment

Luke Wolf-England stole electrical items including speakers and a turntable from HMV in Crawley, chocolate and meat from Tesco Express in Horsham, and multiple cans of Red Bull from the Co-op in Langley Green. The thefts took place between 24 August and October 2025, shortly after he received a community order for 38 previous offences. He was identified on CCTV across multiple retailers and subsequently arrested.

Pleaded guilty to 11 shop theft offences. Had been given a community order in August 2025 for 38 similar offences across West Sussex; this theft spree began nine days later. Identified via CCTV and arrested as a priority to tackle business crime.

23 Oct 2025

Daniel Rogers

Theft from a shop *

Sentence

6 weeks imprisonment

Daniel Rogers, 34, stole over £2,900 worth of goods from supermarkets and retailers over a three-month spree from July to October 2025. He pretended to shop while stashing items including 24 bottles of champagne, six speakers, three jackets and other alcohol into duffel bags and carrier bags. He was arrested on 21 October 2025 and charged with 13 counts of theft from a shop.

Pleaded guilty to 13 counts of theft from a shop.

22 Oct 2025

August 2025 4 cases

Luke Wolfe-England

Shoplifting *

Sentence

Community order with six months of drugs rehabilitation treatment and 20 Rehabilitation Activity Requirement sessions

Luke Wolfe-England, 31, and his brother Theo stole nearly £4,000 worth of goods during a four-month shoplifting spree from numerous stores in West Sussex, including Horsham, Crawley, Worthing, Pulborough, Storrington, and Rustington, with offences occurring between February and June 2025.

Admitted 38 shop theft offences, one attempted shop theft, and one burglary other than a dwelling. Was remanded in custody before sentencing and pleaded guilty in court.

15 Aug 2025

Theo Wolfe-England

Shoplifting *

Sentence

8 months imprisonment

Theo Wolfe-England, 25, and his brother Luke stole nearly £4,000 worth of goods during a four-month shoplifting spree from numerous stores in West Sussex, including Horsham, Crawley, Worthing, Pulborough, Storrington, and Rustington, with offences occurring between February and June 2025.

Admitted 34 shop theft offences, one count of vehicle interference, and one burglary other than a dwelling. Both men pleaded guilty in court.

15 Aug 2025

Vilma Edmonds

Failure to comply with Improvement Notice *

Sentence

Fined £16,267

Vilma Edmonds, sole director of Meynell Ltd, failed to carry out essential repairs on a rental property in Bayford Road, Littlehampton, leaving tenants in a flat with damp, mould growth, excess cold, and disrepair to windows and external doors. Arun District Council served an Improvement Notice under the Housing Act 2004 requiring remedial works, but she and her firm did not comply.

Found guilty in absence for failing to comply with Improvement Notice. Includes fines, victim surcharges, and council costs.

1 Aug 2025

Meynell Ltd

Failure to comply with Improvement Notice *

Sentence

Fined £16,267

Meynell Ltd, property management company, failed to carry out essential repairs on a rental property in Bayford Road, Littlehampton, leaving tenants in a flat with damp, mould growth, excess cold, and disrepair to windows and external doors. Arun District Council served an Improvement Notice under the Housing Act 2004 requiring remedial works, but the company did not comply.

Found guilty in absence for failing to comply with Improvement Notice. Combined total with director includes fines, victim surcharges, and council costs.

1 Aug 2025

June 2025 2 cases

Kenny Grubb

Theft *

Sentence

1 year imprisonment

Kenny Grubb repeatedly entered the Co-op store in Ifield Drive, Crawley between June 6 and June 17, 2025, stealing items including beer, detergents, food, energy drinks, and meat. He was under a criminal behaviour order (CBO) that prohibited him from entering retail premises without permission. He was arrested after breaching the order and stealing. Appearing at Crawley Magistrates Court, he admitted all charges.

Admitted four charges of theft from the Co-op, four breaches of a criminal behaviour order, and possession of cannabis. Subject to a CBO preventing his access to stores.

18 Jun 2025

Lee Coleman

Drug driving *

Sentence

15 weeks in prison and disqualified from driving for 5 years and 9 months

On December 15, 2024, Sussex Police stopped a Ford Transit van in Crawley suspecting it was displaying cloned number plates. The 49-year-old driver from Dorking, Surrey, was arrested and tested positive for cocaine above the legal limit via blood test. He was already disqualified from driving and admitted cloning the number plates to avoid detection.

Pleaded guilty to all charges including drug driving, driving whilst disqualified, and fraud relating to cloned number plates.

2 Jun 2025

May 2025 1 case

Jamie Hendey

Shoplifting *

Sentence

6 months imprisonment suspended for 18 months

Jamie Hendey, 31, of London Road, East Grinstead, stole goods worth over £1,200 from the Marks and Spencer store in London Road, East Grinstead, on 11 separate occasions between Saturday 12 April and Sunday 18 May 2025, taking items including meat and alcohol. He was identified after a video of one offence was posted on social media and was arrested on Tuesday 20 May. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced at Crawley Magistrates' Court.

Pleaded guilty to 11 counts of shoplifting. Also given a three-year criminal behaviour order prohibiting entry to the store and a six-month drug rehabilitation programme.

22 May 2025

April 2025 2 cases

Tristram Francis

Burglary *

Sentence

8 months imprisonment

Tristram Francis smashed his way into the Co-op store in The Parade, Pagham, in the early hours of Saturday 26 April 2025, stealing several bottles of alcohol (including rum, whisky and Scotch valued at £327) and two charity collection boxes. He was identified by officers on CCTV and arrested a short distance away in Aldwick Road, still wearing the same clothes. Francis was found in possession of a hammer, crowbar, Stanley knife and screwdriver. He admitted two business burglaries and one count of going equipped to burgle.

Pleaded guilty to burglary and going equipped to burgle. The offences placed him in breach of a suspended sentence for similar offending.

28 Apr 2025

Iain Nicholas

Drug driving *

Sentence

15 months disqualification from driving and fined £450

Iain Nicholas, 43, a road construction worker from Rainham, Kent, was stopped by police on the A23 northbound at Bolney at about 2.30pm on Monday 11 November 2024. Officers had seen items unsecured in his flatbed van, including a loose wheelbarrow, and that he was not wearing a seatbelt. A roadside DrugsWipe tested positive for cocaine. Subsequent blood analysis showed benzoylecgonine levels exceeding the upper measurement limit, giving a reading in excess of 800 micrograms per litre of blood, against a legal limit of 50. He admitted drug driving before the court.

Pleaded guilty to drug driving. Blood analysis showed benzoylecgonine, a cocaine breakdown product, at over 800 micrograms per litre – far exceeding the 50 microgram legal limit. Also issued a traffic offence report for not wearing a seatbelt.

8 Apr 2025

January 2025 3 cases

Dainius Juodis

Driving over the legal alcohol limit *

Sentence

3 months imprisonment and disqualified from driving for 5 years

Juodis drove a heavy goods vehicle on the A23 south of Crawley while nearly five times the legal alcohol limit. He failed to stop for officers who had activated blue lights, eventually stopping in a live lane of the M23 after four miles. He had consumed half a bottle of vodka. The incident happened at about 1am on January 11, 2025. He gave a roadside breath test and later in custody tested 172 microgrammes of alcohol per 100ml of breath, nearly five times the legal limit.

Pleaded guilty to driving over the legal alcohol limit. Had similar previous convictions for drink driving.

13 Jan 2025

Daniel Nicolaou

Drink-driving *

Sentence

Banned from driving for 12 months and fined £275

Daniel Nicolaou, 23, a plumber, of Walmer Crescent, Bevendean, was arrested on the A23 at Bolney on Saturday 12 December, for driving with 54 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of his breath. The legal limit is 35 micrograms.

Pleaded guilty. Also ordered to pay £85 costs and £28 victim surcharge.

6 Jan 2025

Luke Appleton

Drink driving *

Sentence

Banned for 3 years, fined £700

Luke Appleton, 26, of Tisbury Road, Hove, was caught by Sussex Police at about 10pm on Saturday 20 December in Storrington during the annual drink driving crackdown. He was stopped while driving without a seatbelt.

Pleaded guilty to drink driving, driving without insurance, driving without a licence and driving a vehicle without an MoT test certificate. Ordered to pay £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge. Previous conviction for drink driving from 2010.

2 Jan 2025

December 2024 1 case

Harvey Brackpool

Burglary *

Sentence

24 weeks imprisonment

Harvey Brackpool broke into Tesco Express in Commonwealth Drive, Crawley, on 8 November 2024, stealing cigarettes and a charity box. He then broke into Starbucks in Queens Square, Crawley, on 10 November 2024, stealing another charity box. He was arrested on 9 December 2024 and pleaded guilty at Crawley Magistrates' Court the next day.

Pleaded guilty to two burglaries. Ordered to pay £100 compensation. The court described him as having a flagrant disregard for people and their property.

10 Dec 2024

November 2024 1 case

Louise Redknapp

Using a handheld mobile phone while driving *

Sentence

6 months driving ban

On April 15, 2024, at around 9am on High Street, Epsom, Louise Redknapp was using a handheld mobile phone while driving her black Mini in heavy traffic due to roadworks. She was inputting her work address into the Waze Sat-Nav app while stationary at a red light. Police observed her typing with both thumbs, looking down into her lap, and she continued using the phone as the vehicle moved forward despite stationary traffic. She was pulled over by officers and admitted the offence.

Pleaded guilty. Already had six penalty points on licence. Ordered to pay £962 fine, £85 costs, and £385 victim surcharge. Prosecuted through Single Justice Procedure in closed-door hearing.

25 Nov 2024

August 2024 1 case

Tarloch Singh

Underage sale of vapes *

Sentence

12-month conditional discharge and £26 victim surcharge

Tarloch Singh, 65, of Oakdene Drive in Surbiton, sold a vape to a 15-year-old on January 19, 2024, without age verification. He was involved in further sales to underage customers during test purchases on February 26, 2025, and March 27, 2025, despite prior warnings and guidance on age-restricted sales laws.

Pleaded guilty to one offence under the Children and Families Act 2014. The company he managed was also fined for related offences.

21 Aug 2024

April 2024 1 case

Danyaal Zubair

Driving while disqualified *

Sentence

12 weeks imprisonment

After receiving an interim six-month driving disqualification, Danyaal Zubair drove again on April 22, 2024, and was arrested for driving while disqualified and driving while uninsured. He appeared in court the next day for these offences.

For driving while disqualified and driving while uninsured, following an interim driving disqualification.

23 Apr 2024

March 2024 1 case

Ryan Sheriff

Dangerous driving *

Sentence

24-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, with 100 hours unpaid work

On 13 December 2023, after a chaotic car meet near Hickstead Service Station in West Sussex involving around 100 modified vehicles, 22-year-old Ryan Sheriff drove a white Volkswagen Golf southbound towards Pyecombe on the A23, reaching speeds of 117mph. He was pursued by Sussex Police’s Roads Policing Unit. The chase ended on Jane Murray Way in Burgess Hill, where he narrowly avoided a milk float at a roundabout. A roadside drug test confirmed he was over the legal limit for cannabis, with blood tests showing 2.3 micrograms per litre.

Pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, drug-driving and cannabis possession. Also received a two-year driving ban, £85 court costs, £154 victim surcharge, and must pass an extended driving test.

13 Mar 2024

February 2024 1 case

Shane Youngman

Exposure *

Sentence

12 months imprisonment

Shane Youngman was on a train from London Bridge on February 19, 2023, when he sat opposite a 19-year-old woman despite other seats being available. He stared at her, making her uncomfortable, then touched himself over his trousers and exposed himself. The victim moved to another carriage, but Youngman followed her. She informed a group of other women, leading to his arrest at St Albans City railway station by British Transport Police.

Pleaded guilty. Also given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and a Criminal Behaviour Order for five years.

7 Feb 2024

July 2023 1 case

Seun Alliu

Drink driving *

Sentence

Banned from driving for 12 months, fined £250

Seun Alliu, 34, of Dyke Road Avenue, Brighton, was arrested after police stopped him in his Mercedes C220 at 2.30am on Saturday 27 June in Brighton Road, Worthing. He had 43 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of his breath.

Pleaded guilty to drink driving. Ordered to pay £235 costs and a £20 victim surcharge.

28 Jul 2023

December 2021 1 case

Aftam Miah

Drink driving *

Sentence

Banned from driving for 15 months, fined £200

Aftam Miah, 30, of Findon Close, Hangleton, was stopped at 8.30am on Sunday 14 December while driving on the A259 in Portslade. Officers stopped him because his car numberplate did not comply with rules over the spacing of the letters and numbers. He was then breathalysed and failed the test so was arrested.

Admitted drink driving. Ordered to pay £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge.

31 Dec 2021

March 2020 1 case

Gerard O'brien

Sexual assault and exposure *

Sentence

16 weeks imprisonment

Gerard O'Brien, 24, a landscape gardener of no fixed address, exposed himself and sexually assaulted two women in Hove. He was on the sex offenders register but failed to notify police of his address and his plans to go abroad. He travelled to Australia and was arrested at Heathrow Airport upon his arrival from Melbourne via Kuala Lumpur on 11 March. He was taken to court the next day and admitted the offences.

Admitted the latest two offences. Previously sentenced in September 2013 at Crawley Magistrates’ Court for two offences of sexual assault and one of exposure, receiving a community order and required to register as a sex offender for five years. Failed to notify police of his address and plans to go abroad.

12 Mar 2020

Date Not Specified 8 cases

Joanne Cook

Shoplifting *

Sentence

52 weeks imprisonment

Joanne Cook stole a total of £6672.07 worth of stock, including food, jewellery and alcohol, across 17 different incidents between 4 March and 1 June 2024 from multiple shops in Worthing, including Sainsbury's, Tesco, Co-op, Paydens Pharmacy, and others. She was arrested on 4 June and charged with 17 counts of shoplifting and 5 counts of breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order.

Pleaded guilty to 17 counts of shoplifting. Activated a suspended sentence of 26 weeks previously imposed.

1 Jan 0001

Adrian Walker

Shoplifting and Theft *

Sentence

12-month community order with six months non-residential drug rehab and 10 days rehabilitation activity

Adrian Walker stole goods worth almost £1,500 from shops in Crawley, Sussex, between August 2023 and April 2024. He admitted 22 counts of shoplifting and one charge of theft from a property. Nineteen of the thefts occurred at the Co-op branch in Dorsten Square, Crawley. The most recent offence took place on Tuesday 9 April 2024. Walker was described as a prolific shoplifter.

Admitted 22 counts of shoplifting and one count of theft. Also given a five-year criminal behaviour order banning him from many retail premises and ordered to pay £312 compensation.

1 Jan 0001

Linton Woolley

Shoplifting *

Sentence

18 weeks' imprisonment

Linton Woolley, 35, of no fixed address, committed a series of shoplifting offences between 13 October and 5 December 2023, targeting multiple stores in Worthing, including Co-op and Tesco Express locations. He stole goods valued at over £1,000 in total, including meat, cheese, dishwasher tablets, baby milk and wine. He was identified by store staff on each occasion and was arrested shortly after the spree.

Pleaded guilty to 28 counts of shoplifting. Ordered to pay £154. Prolific offender well known to police in the area.

1 Jan 0001

Kieran Blunden

Burglary *

Sentence

12 weeks imprisonment

Kieran Blunden, 33, unemployed and with no fixed address, smashed his way into The Conservatory Café on North Street, Horsham, around 11.30pm on Monday, 13 May. He stole three charity collection tins. Witnesses reported a suspicious man near the scene. Police found smashed windows and blood. The next evening, a PCSO spotted Blunden on Hurst Road with cuts on his hand consistent with the break-in. He was arrested and charged. Blunden also admitted stealing another charity box from 1 Research shop in West Street on 14 May.

Also admitted stealing a charity box from 1 Research shop on 14 May. Ordered to pay £50 compensation. Past record considered.

1 Jan 0001

Michael Sardes

Assault on an emergency worker *

Sentence

32 weeks' imprisonment

On 30 November 2023, police were called to a disturbance at an address in Tilgate Way, Crawley. Michael Sardes was arrested to prevent a breach of the peace, then behaved erratically while handcuffed. He spat at an officer and later bit another at the custody centre. He appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on 1 December 2023, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to 32 weeks' imprisonment.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of assaulting an emergency worker, harassment, and criminal damage. Ordered to pay £130 compensation.

1 Jan 0001

Omar Edwards

Assault and threatening behaviour on an aircraft *

Sentence

5 months imprisonment

On November 12, 2022, on a return flight from Jamaica to London Gatwick, Omar Edwards boarded first and took items from other passengers' seats. He was suspected of vaping in the toilet, which is a fire risk. When challenged, he became abusive, swore at cabin crew, demanded a drink, snatched a carton of juice, and assaulted a cabin crew worker. He caused alarm and distress to other passengers and repeatedly ignored warnings, including an official written warning from the captain.

Found guilty after trial. Also ordered to pay £2,400 compensation, a £500 fine, and £675 costs. Defendant had been warned about vaping on the outbound flight and received an official written warning from the captain.

1 Jan 0001

Savin Costel-Alexandru

Burglary *

Sentence

6 months imprisonment

Savin Costel-Alexandru, 29, of no fixed address, broke into a premises in the South Terminal of London Gatwick Airport at 11.15pm on December 17, 2023, attempted to prise open a cash register, then took cigarettes and left the airport. He admitted burglary from a commercial premises.

Pleaded guilty to burglary of a commercial premises.

1 Jan 0001

Ricardo Thompson

Dangerous driving *

Sentence

15-month driving ban and 150 hours unpaid work

On 25 August 2018, Ricardo Thompson, 21, a builder from Lancing, was caught driving an Audi TT RS at 151mph on the M23, well over the 70mph limit. The vehicle was clocked by a safety camera team. He pleaded guilty to dangerous driving.

Pleaded guilty to dangerous driving. Claimed he sped to get to work on time. Must pass an extended driving test before getting licence back.

1 Jan 0001

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Crawley Magistrates' Court, located in Crawley, is a Magistrates' Court that deals with summary offences, some either-way offences, and preliminary hearings for more serious cases. With 47 sentencing records in our database, it serves the Crawley 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.

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Crawley Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Karlie Everson

Jason O’Dwyer

Fardin Farji

Daniel Mansfield

Tj Nelms

Lee Houghton

Matthew Morgan

Madeleine Nyang

Chris Monson

Tony Radley

Duncan Wagmore

Martin Cox

Pritesh Chudasama

Roselia Cueto-Matias

Daniel Conetta

John Brooks

Luke Wolf-England

Daniel Rogers

Luke Wolfe-England

Theo Wolfe-England

Vilma Edmonds

Meynell Ltd

Kenny Grubb

Lee Coleman

Jamie Hendey

Tristram Francis

Iain Nicholas

Dainius Juodis

Daniel Nicolaou

Luke Appleton

Harvey Brackpool

Louise Redknapp

Tarloch Singh

Danyaal Zubair

Ryan Sheriff

Shane Youngman

Seun Alliu

Aftam Miah

Gerard O'brien

Joanne Cook

Adrian Walker

Linton Woolley

Kieran Blunden

Michael Sardes

Omar Edwards

Savin Costel-Alexandru

Ricardo Thompson

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