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Kings Lynn Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 119 verdicts at Kings Lynn Magistrates' Court (King's Lynn). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

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Robert Traupe
Date not specified
Theft *
Sentence
Ordered to pay £19.82 compensation, £26 victim surcharge and £85 court costs

Freddie Blanchard and Robert Traupe pleaded guilty to theft from a shop after leaving Aldi in Fakenham on April 25 with £19.82 worth of items without payment. They were young men going to the beach who played a prank.

Pleaded guilty to theft from a shop. 19-year-old from Guardian Way, Dereham.
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Robert Vincent
Date not specified
Assault on a constable, assault by beating and common assault *
Sentence
Sexual harm prevention order; ordered to pay £100, £150 and £50 compensation

Vincent went into Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital after taking an overdose on April 9 and became involved in an altercation with security, punching one guard and attempting to headbutt another, plus assault on a constable.

Pleaded guilty to assault on a constable, assault by beating and common assault. No court costs or victim surcharge imposed due to lack of means. Previously convicted of indecent exposure.
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Rebecca Simper
Date not specified
Fly-tipping *
Sentence
£200 fine

Rebecca Simper's van was caught on Environment Agency drone footage being used in fly-tipping at Kenfield Farm, Clenchwarton in January 2024. She admitted ownership of the vehicle but failed to comply with four separate notices requiring her to identify who was driving at the time. She was fined £200 by King's Lynn Magistrates' Court, with additional costs of £1,701.08 and a victim surcharge of £108, bringing her total financial penalty to £2,009.08.

Admitted ownership of vehicle used in fly-tipping but failed to comply with four notices to identify driver. Ordered to pay Environment Agency costs and victim surcharge.
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Mykolas Salasevicius
Date not specified
Possession of a weapon in public *
Sentence
£833 fine

Salasevicius, 26, of Losinga Road, on Daseleys Close in North Lynn on November 18 approached a man in his car, tapped on the window, pointed to a group and said 'You f***ing know them', then lifted his top revealing BB gun (imitation weapon) in waistband.

Pleaded guilty to possession of a weapon in public. Also £333 victim surcharge and £85 court costs. BB gun confiscated.
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Gerald Nugent
Date not specified
Engaging in sexual communication with a child *
Sentence
24-month community order with 30 rehabilitation activity days, £200 fine, sexual harm prevention order for 5 years

Between December 3 and 30 2024, Gerald Nugent, 65, of Maple Close in Gayton, set up online profiles pretending to be 'teacher James' and 'swimming teacher' on chat forums. He sent sexual messages to two decoy accounts run by undercover police officers posing as 12-year-old girls named Lexi and Alice. He asked Lexi to perform sexual acts on him and inquired about Alice's sexual experience and whether she wore sexy underwear. Nugent believed he was communicating with real children.

Admitted to two counts of engaging in sexual communication with a child at a previous hearing. No previous convictions. Suffers from prostate cancer. Defence stated full remorse, acted out of character due to mental health issues, reputation ruined.
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Jake Shorting
Date not specified
Grievous bodily harm *
Sentence
12-week custodial sentence, suspended for two years

Jake Shorting, of Old Sunway, Lynn, appeared at Lynn Magistrates’ Court. When asked to leave The Globe in Lynn on April 14 after being intoxicated, he slammed into the fire exit, causing £900 damage. On September 29, he punched a homeless man in the face, causing the victim to collapse and remain unconscious for five minutes. He also admitted three theft offences.

Pleaded guilty to three theft offences, one offence of grievous bodily harm, and criminal damage.
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James Julian
Date not specified
Drunk and disorderly *
Sentence
Fined £40

On 28 October 2023, James Julian was arrested on Norfolk Street in King's Lynn after becoming aggressive with door staff at Bar 100 when refused entry. He had been separated from his friends, waved his fist, refused to leave when asked by police, and was observed to be stumbling with glazed eyes, leading officers to conclude he was drunk. He pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly in a public place.

Pleaded guilty. Magistrates also ordered payment of £105 in legal costs and a £16 victim surcharge. Defendant cited mental health issues and panic at being separated from friends.
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Ludwig Ochurub
Date not specified
Drink-driving and driving without insurance *
Sentence
28-month driving ban, £200 fine

Ochurub, 43, of Market Place in Long Sutton, at around 1am on April 11 was swerving over lanes on Clenchwarton Road in West Lynn, crashed friend’s Alfa Romeo into ditch; stumbling, breath test 110mcg alcohol per 100ml breath (limit 35mcg).

Pleaded guilty to drink-driving and driving without insurance. Ban reducible by 28 weeks upon completion of drink-driving course by December 15, 2027. Also £80 victim surcharge and £50 court costs. No separate penalty for insurance; licence endorsed. 'Stupidly' crashed friend’s car.
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Daniel Wilson
Date not specified
Drug-driving *
Sentence
16-month driving disqualification, £720 fine

Wilson, 36, of Hillside in Marham, spotted leaving petrol station in Downham and swerving across lanes on December 29 last year; had 200mcg ketamine per litre blood (limit 20mcg).

Pleaded guilty to drug-driving. Also £288 victim surcharge and £85 court costs. Tearily pleaded; worried for grandmother.
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David Slack
Date not specified
Drug-driving and possession of cannabis *
Sentence
12-month driving ban, £120 fine

Slack, 48, of Lindens Close in Thorney Toll, was caught speeding at 39mph in a 30mph zone on Main Road in Crimplesham on December 30; showed signs of impairment, admitted smoking cannabis; blood tests showed 9.8mcg THC per litre (limit 2mcg); 4.37g cannabis found in vehicle.

Pleaded guilty to drug-driving and possession of cannabis. Also £48 victim surcharge and £40 court costs. No separate penalty for possession.
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Freddie Blanchard
Date not specified
Theft *
Sentence
Ordered to pay £19.82 compensation, £26 victim surcharge and £85 court costs

Freddie Blanchard and Robert Traupe pleaded guilty to theft from a shop after leaving Aldi in Fakenham on April 25 with £19.82 worth of items without payment. They were young men going to the beach who played a prank.

Pleaded guilty to theft from a shop. 20-year-old from Freeman Street, Wells-next-the-Sea.
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Dragan-Andrei Maloievici
Date not specified
Assault *
Sentence
Six-month conditional discharge, £50 compensation

Maloievici, 23, of Fisherman Road in Boston, Lincolnshire, on April 10 was kicked out of Mojito Lounge on Broad Street in Lynn, refused re-entry, spat on security guard’s jacket and later spat in his face.

Pleaded guilty to assault. No order for costs or victim surcharge due to limited means. Law student studying business management and law.
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Chloe Kirk
Date not specified
Drug-driving *
Sentence
12-month driving ban, £120 fine, £40 court costs and £48 victim surcharge

Chloe Kirk was stopped by police on Wootton Road in Gaywood just after midnight on November 17. Drug tests at the station revealed 32mcg of cocaine per litre of blood, exceeding the legal limit of 10mcg.

Pleaded guilty. Struggling to cope after children put into care, self-medicating with cocaine due to mental health issues.
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Craig Britton
Date not specified
Harassment and sending threats *
Sentence
14-week prison sentence suspended for 18 months, 25 rehabilitation activity days and 100 hours unpaid work

After a heated situation at his ex-partner’s parents’ house, Britton, 36, of Rowan Drive in Gaywood, made numerous abusive calls to her saying 'You f***ing little mug, I will slice you up and batter you.' Victim stated: 'I’ve never felt so scared.'

Found guilty of harassment and sending threats at trial in February. Ordered to pay £154 victim surcharge and £400 court costs. Restraining order for two years.
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Cameron Burke-Brighty
Date not specified
Drink-driving *
Sentence
15-month driving disqualification, £335 fine

Burke-Brighty, 18, of Leverington Common, was seen on Baker Lane in Lynn on April 4 attempting to switch places with passengers in his red Seat; breath test showed 85mcg alcohol per 100ml breath (limit 35mcg). Fully cooperative.

Pleaded guilty to drink-driving. Disqualification reducible by 15 weeks upon completion of drink-drive course by February 15 next year. Also £134 victim surcharge and £55 court costs. 'Takes full responsibility'.
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Aaron Phillip
Date not specified
Drug-driving *
Sentence
14-month driving disqualification, £120 fine, £48 victim surcharge, £85 court costs

Aaron Phillip, of Ringstead Road, Heacham, was stopped by police on Hunstanton Road in Heacham while driving his BMW after walking his dog on the beach. A roadside drug test showed 3mcg of cannabis per litre of blood (legal limit 2mcg). He admitted smoking a joint the night before.

Pleaded guilty to drug-driving. Had smoked cannabis the night before. Recently released from prison and had been trying to rebuild his life.
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Stephen Harradine
Date not specified
Driving above the specified alcohol limit *
Sentence
Disqualified from driving for 36 months and fined £1,113

On February 9 at 9.30pm, Stephen Harradine, after drinking at The Crown pub in Outwell and getting a lift home, drove his Toyota Hilux back to the pub to find his mobile phone. He crashed into a ditch on Small Lode in Upwell, climbed out wet and muddy, and went to the pub for help. Police arrested him for drink-driving; he was slurring, laughing, and admitted it was not his first time.

Pleaded guilty to driving above the specified alcohol limit. Owns a well-established transport company. Breath test showed 92mcg of alcohol per 100ml of breath. Previously admitted to drink-driving. Also ordered to pay £453 victim surcharge and £85 court costs.
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Tobias Tansley
Date not specified
Actual bodily harm *
Sentence
Eight weeks in prison suspended for 18 months, 25 rehabilitation activity days

Tansley, 31, of Bridge Road in Sutton Bridge, during argument in early hours of April 27 last year threw a phone at his then-partner’s head at The Eagle pub on Norfolk Street in Lynn, knocking her unconscious; she fled to pub.

Pleaded guilty to actual bodily harm. Also £154 victim surcharge and £50 court costs. Banned from contacting victim except via social services or family court; banned from Haverhill in Suffolk and publishing case details online.
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Sheniece Watkins
Date not specified
Criminal damage and breaching a community order *
Sentence
Suspended sentence extended by four months, £50 fine, £67.98 compensation

Watkins, 50, on Sandpiper Street in Hunstanton on January 27 got a key stuck in the communal window lock and snapped it while attempting to close and lock it, amid neighbourhood dispute.

Pleaded guilty to criminal damage and breaching a community order. No costs or victim surcharge due to lack of means. Suspended sentence not activated as unrelated offence.
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The Courthouse, College Lane, King's Lynn PE30 1PQ, King's Lynn, PE30 1PQ, United Kingdom
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Wheelchair accessible parking, Wheelchair accessible entrance
Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 16:30

About Kings Lynn Magistrates' Court

Kings Lynn Magistrates' Court, located in King's Lynn, is a Magistrates' Court that deals with summary offences, some either-way offences, and preliminary hearings for more serious cases. With 119 sentencing records in our database, it serves the King's Lynn 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 The Courthouse, College Lane, King's Lynn PE30 1PQ, PE30 1PQ.

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