Isle Of Wight Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 17 verdicts at Isle Of Wight Magistrates' Court (Newport). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

December 2025 1 case

Iain Willett

Breach of suspended sentence order *

Sentence

16 weeks imprisonment

Iain Willett, 27, of Furrlongs, Newport, was subject to a suspended sentence order imposed on 12 September 2025 for theft, assault by beating, and failing to comply with sex offender notification requirements. He failed to attend scheduled probation appointments on 15 October 2025 and 27 October 2025, breaching the order. He admitted the breaches at Isle of Wight Magistrates' Court.

Pleaded guilty to breaches. After sentencing, verbally abused the lead magistrate.

5 Dec 2025

March 2024 1 case

Ross Smith

Theft from a shop *

Sentence

Suspended sentence extended to 15 months

Ross Smith, 47, of Falcon Road, East Cowes, entered TK Maxx in Newport on 3 December and stole a giant Christmas Nutcracker doll valued at £249.99. He was captured on CCTV brazenly taking the statue.

Pleaded guilty to theft from a shop. Existing suspended sentence extended.

17 Mar 2024

August 2023 1 case

Jessica Wheeler

Driving whilst over the prescribed alcohol limit *

Sentence

Disqualified from driving for 14 months, fined £120

On 23rd July 2023, police were called to Clarendon Road in Shanklin where Jessica Wheeler was found behind the wheel of a Citroen C2 with 3 passengers. She was suspected of being under the influence of alcohol and provided a specimen of breath. An evidential breathalyser reading of 58 was recorded at Newport Police Station following her arrest.

Plea not specified. Defence stated she recognises she shouldn’t have moved the car and made an error of judgement. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £34 surcharge.

6 Aug 2023

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John Johnstone

Drink Driving *

Sentence

12-month driving ban and £190 fine

Police stopped John Johnstone on Hope Road after receiving a tip-off that he had been drinking and then got into his car. He failed a roadside breath test and was arrested. At Newport Police Station he blew over the legal drink-drive limit. He admitted he should not have driven after drinking. The court heard he is unemployed and had one previous drink-drive conviction in the early 1990s.

Pleaded guilty. Co-operated fully with police. Had a previous drink-drive conviction from the early 1990s. Suffers from heart problems and cares for his elderly wife.

1 Jan 0001

Laura Harding

Engaging in sexual communication with a child *

Sentence

6 months imprisonment suspended for 1 year

Laura Harding engaged in sexually explicit communication via texts and images with two individuals she believed were under 16 years old, for her own gratification. The offences were uncovered by a sting operation run by the vigilante group Guardians of the North, who posed as underage victims online and confronted Harding before contacting Hampshire Police. Harding was arrested in early November and later charged.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of engaging in sexual communication with a child. Caught in a sting by vigilante group Guardians of the North. Also subject to a sexual harm prevention order and required to register as a sex offender.

1 Jan 0001

Leeanne Tiller

Theft *

Sentence

12-month conditional discharge

Leeanne Tiller and Jason Blake stole £76 worth of whisky from Morrisons in Newport during a drinking session. They both admitted the theft at Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. Leeanne had experienced personal difficulties following a split, with her twins taken by their father and losing her council home.

Admitted theft. Ordered to pay £76 compensation, £85 costs and £20 surcharge. She had recently lost custody of her twins and her council home.

1 Jan 0001

Levi Bellamy

Failing to stop for police *

Sentence

Fined £120, disqualified from driving for four months, and ordered to pay £85 costs and £48 surcharge

Levi Bellamy, 27, of Fort Street, Sandown, led police on a chase through Newport and Carisbrooke on October 7, 2025, ignoring signals to stop and driving through no entry signs. He admitted failing to stop for police, driving without insurance, driving without a licence, and driving without due care and attention.

He had a previous conviction in 2019 for pushing a teenage boy off his bike and stamping on his head.

1 Jan 0001

Lucy Wilton

Drink driving *

Sentence

Eight weeks imprisonment suspended for 12 months, £200 fine, and 32 months driving ban

Lucy Wilton, 29, a Shanklin estate agent, was rescued from the River Medina after her Vauxhall Corsa veered off the road, smashed through a bridge barrier, and plunged into the water. She was found to have a blood alcohol level four times the legal limit. Emergency crews pulled her from the river; witnesses' quick actions likely saved her life. The magistrate remarked she was lucky not to have been seriously injured or killed, or to have killed someone else.

Pleaded guilty? Not explicitly stated. Blood alcohol four times the legal limit.

1 Jan 0001

Nathan Martin

Drink driving *

Sentence

Fined £415, disqualified from driving for 20 months, and ordered to pay £85 costs and £166 surcharge

Nathan Martin, 29, of High Street, Bembridge, area manager at Domino's Pizza, crashed a company car on Long Lane, Newport, in the early hours of April 26, leaving it on its roof before walking away. He later returned and initially denied being the driver, but admitted drink driving after speaking to police. A breath test recorded 77 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, more than twice the legal limit.

Twice the legal limit. Initially denied being the driver but later admitted after speaking to police. Suspended from work for three weeks.

1 Jan 0001

Paul Smart

Theft *

Sentence

eight weeks in prison and ordered to pay £16.50 compensation

On April 24, Paul Smart entered the Co-op in Sandown and stole hot food and cold coffee to the value of £16.50. The offence was captured on CCTV and he was arrested the same day. This occurred just three days after he was handed a suspended sentence for a separate theft on April 21, breaching it. He pleaded guilty on April 25.

Pleaded guilty to theft and failure to comply with a community protection notice. Breach of suspended sentence handed down three days earlier for separate theft. Prolific offender with over 220 previous offences. Poor mental health and homelessness cited in mitigation.

1 Jan 0001

Samuel Paul Taylor

Driving without due care and attention *

Sentence

Fined £300 and banned from driving for 6 months

Samuel Paul Taylor, 26, a mobile tyre fitter from Sandown, Isle of Wight, drove on the wrong side of Whippingham Road near East Cowes and caused a head-on collision with another vehicle. Emergency services including the air ambulance attended, and a woman had to be cut free from her wrecked car before being airlifted to Southampton General Hospital with life-changing injuries. Taylor pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention, stating he did not think he was speeding and could not explain how he lost control, suggesting slippery road conditions might have played a part.

Pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention. Also ordered to pay a £30 surcharge.

1 Jan 0001

Terrence Myles

Failing to comply with Sex Offenders’ Register notification requirements *

Sentence

Fined £80

Terrence Myles, of Cavendish Place, Newport, admitted failing to comply with the notification requirements of the Sex Offenders’ Register in Newport on March 13 by failing to register a new bank card with police within three days of receiving it. The case went before Isle of Wight magistrates on Friday, May 15.

Admitted failing to comply with the notification requirements of the Sex Offenders’ Register. Failed to register a new bank card with police within three days of receiving it. Also ordered to pay costs of £85 and a £32 surcharge.

1 Jan 0001

James Patton

Driving without insurance *

Sentence

6 months driving disqualification, fined £656, £262 surcharge, £85 costs

James Patton, a coastguard operational manager, was found guilty of driving without insurance. He had a prior conviction for the same offence in 2024 and already had 6 penalty points. This latest offence added 6 points, bringing his total to 12 and triggering a mandatory 6-month driving disqualification. Patton claimed he was unaware his licence already had points and that he needed separate insurance policies for his two cars, one kept on the Isle of Wight and one on the mainland. His exceptional hardship argument against the ban was rejected.

Attempted exceptional hardship argument but rejected. Claimed unawareness of existing points and insurance requirements.

1 Jan 0001

Jason Blake

Theft *

Sentence

12-month conditional discharge

Jason Blake and Leeanne Tiller stole £76 worth of whisky from Morrisons in Newport during a drinking session. They both admitted the theft at Isle of Wight Magistrates Court.

Admitted theft. Ordered to pay £76 compensation, £85 costs and £20 surcharge.

1 Jan 0001

Abdul Hamid

Food safety offences *

Sentence

Fined £1,295

Abdul Hamid, owner of Shahanaz Indian restaurant on Sandown Road, Lake, Isle of Wight, pleaded guilty at Isle of Wight Magistrates' Court to four food safety offences. These included failing to protect food from contamination and lacking proper staff training and supervision. The restaurant had ignored an improvement notice from the council after persistently poor food hygiene ratings over two years. Hamid was personally fined £1,295 and the council was awarded costs of £3,514.

Pleaded guilty to four food safety offences. The court also awarded the council £3,514 in costs.

1 Jan 0001

Benjamin Weekes

Breach of a restraining order *

Sentence

Eight weeks imprisonment and ordered to pay £85 costs

Benjamin Weekes, 43, of Longhalves, Freshwater, breached a restraining order four times between November 12, 2025, and January 7, 2026. He sent multiple messages to a woman and attended addresses linked to her, starting on the day the order was imposed after his conviction for assault by beating in Yarmouth in September 2025.

Offending began on the same day he received the restraining order following a conviction for assault by beating.

1 Jan 0001

Daniel Drake

Theft from a shop and common assault *

Sentence

6 weeks imprisonment and £154 surcharge

Daniel Drake, of Holyrood Street, Newport, entered Morrisons at 1.10pm on January 1, placing bottles of wine and steak valued at £316 into a bag for life before walking out. A security guard followed him and a tussle ensued. He later visited Sainsbury’s and was seen putting bottles of alcohol and steak valued at £385 into his clothing and bag. He had been released on licence from HMP Lewes on December 15 following previous shoplifting convictions.

Pleaded guilty to two charges of theft from a shop and one charge of common assault. 48 pages of previous convictions. Will also serve the rest of his existing sentence.

1 Jan 0001

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About Isle Of Wight Magistrates' Court

Isle Of Wight Magistrates' Court, located in Newport, is a Magistrates' Court that deals with summary offences, some either-way offences, and preliminary hearings for more serious cases. With 17 sentencing records in our database, it serves the Newport 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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