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Explore 174 verdicts at Nottingham Magistrates' Court (Nottingham, Nottingham). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Nottingham Magistrates' Court
June 2026 8 cases
Stephen Chilvers
Driving without insurance *
Sentence
Fined £461 and six penalty points
Stephen Chilvers, 43, of Mansfield Road in Edwinstowe, drove a Ford without insurance, while using a handheld mobile phone, and without a seatbelt on April 15 on The Rodery, Mansfield.
Pleaded guilty to driving without insurance. Also admitted using a handheld mobile phone and driving without a seatbelt, for which no separate penalty was imposed. Ordered to pay £120 costs.
Simon Ward
Assault *
Sentence
Conditionally discharged for 12 months and £100 compensation
Simon Ward, 59, of Edward Avenue in Newark, admitted an assault which occurred in Newark on November 14, 2025.
Pleaded guilty to assault.
Mason Raynor
Drink-driving *
Sentence
Fined £180 and disqualified from driving for 36 months and 5 days
Mason Raynor, 37, of Meadow Close in Edwinstowe, was found guilty of drink-driving on Worrall Avenue, Arnold, on November 28, 2025, with 61 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. He also pleaded guilty to driving without insurance or a licence on the same occasion.
Found guilty of drink-driving; pleaded guilty to driving without insurance and without a licence. Also ordered to pay £650 costs.
Morgan Edwards
Possession of Class B drug *
Sentence
Fined £40 and 15 days of rehabilitation activity
Morgan Edwards, 31, of Carnarvon Close, Bingham, pleaded guilty to possession of Class B drug cannabis on February 25.
Pleaded guilty to possession of Class B drug cannabis. Also ordered to pay £85 costs.
Ryan Storer
Driving while disqualified *
Sentence
Fined £300 and disqualified from driving for 4 months
Ryan Storer, 31, of Mayfair Place, Tuxford, was driving a Vauxhall while disqualified and without insurance on the Great North Road at Gamston on March 15.
Pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified and without insurance. Also ordered to pay £157 costs.
Harvil Shaw
Driving while disqualified *
Sentence
16 weeks imprisonment suspended for 12 months, 150 hours unpaid work, and disqualified from driving for 12 months
Harvil Shaw, 63, of Oxton Hill in Southwell, admitted driving while disqualified and without insurance on Nottingham Road, Lowdham, on June 3.
Pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified and without insurance. Also ordered to pay £85 costs.
Sam Blades
Shoplifting *
Sentence
10 days of rehabilitation activity and compensation of £83.92
Sam Blades, 35, of Mumby Close, Newark, admitted a series of shop thefts in Newark during April and May. On April 15, he stole alcoholic drinks worth £34.95 from Home Bargains; on April 27 he stole £27.97 of laundry detergent from The Range; on May 15 he took laundry detergent worth £65.94 from Home Bargains; and on May 19 alcoholic drinks and laundry detergent worth £17.98 from Home Bargains.
Pleaded guilty to four shop thefts. Also ordered to pay £199 costs.
Lucy Jane Cook
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £123 and three penalty points
Lucy Jane Cook, 52, of Jericho Road in Balderton, drove an Audi at 85mph on the 70mph limit A52 at Radcliffe on October 5, 2025.
Pleaded guilty to speeding. Also ordered to pay £169 costs.
April 2026 2 cases
Sonny Wharmsby
Shop theft *
Sentence
4 weeks in prison
Sonny Wharmsby, 44, of no fixed address, targeted the Sainsbury’s store on Castle Bridge Road on four occasions, stealing goods worth nearly £300. On Friday 3 April, shortly before 3 pm, Wharmsby entered the store with a basket, selected items from shelves and went to the self-checkout area, where he appeared to scan the goods before placing them into bags and leaving without paying. Security staff challenged him as he attempted to leave, at which point he became violent. An off-duty officer, PC Ross Morgan, who was in the store at the time, intervened and assisted staff in restraining Wharmsby until on-duty officers arrived. During the incident, PC Morgan sustained an injury to his hand.
Pleaded guilty to four counts of shop theft and to obstructing or resisting a constable in the execution of their duty. Ordered to pay compensation.
Timothy Smith
Sexual touching *
Sentence
Fined £1,200
Timothy Smith hugged a woman from behind and kissed her forehead at Spalding Police Station on May 9, 2025. He had asked about arrangements for the next day using the term 'What’s the foreplay for tomorrow'. His actions were witnessed by others in the same room. The offence does not relate to a young person or person connected to the Volunteer Police Cadet programme.
Denied the allegations. Former police volunteer and cadet leader who has resigned from both positions.
March 2026 5 cases
Mark Diuk
Theft *
Sentence
31 weeks custody
Mark Diuk, 38, of no fixed address, repeatedly targeted stores in Nottingham, including breaching a court order banning him from Heron Foods in Southchurch Drive on March 2, 12, and 15, 2026, by entering and stealing items such as blocks of cheese. He also stole from Tesco in Compton Acres and the Co-op in Farnborough Road, Clifton, during March 2026, filling a bag with blocks of cheese and other items on multiple occasions.
Pleaded guilty to 13 shop thefts and three breaches of a criminal behaviour order. Told during hearing that he would be contacted about rehabilitation.
Kelly Freestone
Theft and breach of Criminal Behaviour Order *
Sentence
6 months imprisonment
Kelly Freestone, 42, of Ribblesdale Court, Chilwell, entered B&M store in Beeston on March 16, 2026, despite being banned under a three-year CBO imposed in April 2024, and stole home furnishings such as cushions by stepping over a barrier to avoid the tills. Four days later, on March 20, 2026, she entered Co-op on Queen's Road, Beeston, also banned, and stole vegetables by placing them in a bag and leaving without paying. Both incidents were captured on CCTV. She was arrested on March 23, 2026, in Beeston.
Pleaded guilty to two counts of theft and two counts of breaching her Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO). Ordered to pay £65 compensation.
Jason Kelly
Shop theft *
Sentence
6 months and 12 days imprisonment
Jason Kelly, 41, of no fixed address, stole Blu-ray DVDs worth more than £1,300 and cleaning products from city centre shops including FOPP in Bridlesmith Gate and One Beyond in Victoria Centre on several occasions. He was identified on CCTV footage and used intimidating threats and violence to escape the stores. He was arrested on March 20, 2026, after being detained by staff.
Pleaded guilty. Committed offences while on a suspended sentence. Handed a criminal behaviour order banning him from Victoria Centre and FOPP for two years.
Manh Huy Thai
Producing cannabis *
Sentence
six months imprisonment
Police officers visited a bungalow on Walesby Crescent in Beechdale, Nottingham, on Monday, March 16, 2026, investigating reports of drug use. Manh Huy Thai answered the door and allowed entry, revealing more than 200 cannabis plants being grown throughout the property, including in a bedroom and three rooms in the converted loft. Equipment was set up for cultivation, and dangerous electrical modifications were made to power the grows.
Pleaded guilty to producing cannabis.
Reece Wheat
Burglary *
Sentence
2.5 years imprisonment
Reece Wheat, 29, of Coach Road, Ripley, Derbyshire, committed multiple burglaries and thefts in Nottingham between October 26 and December 12, 2025. He broke into two bars on November 28 and December 1, 2025, stealing thousands of pounds in cash and valuables while drinking Red Bull cans left at the scenes. He was caught attempting a third burglary on December 12, 2025, and linked to five additional shop and business burglaries between November 25 and December 11, 2025, involving cash, alcohol, and high-value scooters. He also committed two thefts at a Nottingham city centre store on October 26, 2025.
Pleaded guilty to all offences. Linked to crimes via DNA on discarded Red Bull cans and CCTV footage.
February 2026 22 cases
Samuel O’Neill
Driving while disqualified *
Sentence
Disqualified for 12 months, 150 hours unpaid work
Samuel O’Neill admitted to, on February 6, 2026, driving on North Drive, Bilsthorpe, while disqualified and without insurance. On the same day, he had class B drug cannabis and cannabis resin in his jumper and sock.
Ordered to complete ten days of rehabilitation activity. Must pay costs of £199. Drugs ordered to be forfeited and destroyed. No separate penalties for other offences.
Kenan Jobling
Breach of football banning order *
Sentence
Fined £40
Kenan Jobling failed to comply with a football banning order by not surrendering his passport when required at Byron House Police Station, Nottingham, on November 12, 2025.
Ordered to pay costs of £85.
Daniel Henson
Breach of restraining order *
Sentence
18 weeks custody suspended for 12 months
Daniel Henson admitted to, on February 20, 2026, breaching a restraining order made in October 2022 by directly contacting the victim.
Ordered to pay costs of £85.
John Pegg
Harassment *
Sentence
Fined £833
John Pegg admitted to, between July 15, 2024, and June 29, 2025, turning up at the victim’s place of work and sending four voicemails despite a solicitors letter telling him to have no further contact.
Made subject to a restraining order until February 19, 2028. Must pay costs of £418.
Joe Stark
Resisting a police constable *
Sentence
Conditionally discharged for 12 months
Joe Stark admitted to, on October 13, 2025, resisting a police constable in the execution of their duty.
Must pay costs of £111.
Vasile Bejan
Drink driving *
Sentence
Disqualified for 20 months, fined £556
Vasile Bejan admitted to driving a Volkswagen on Northgate, Newark, on February 5, 2026, with 83 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, more than double the legal limit.
Disqualification reduced by 20 weeks on completion of a course. Costs of £307 imposed.
Shamus Doyle
Burglary *
Sentence
7 months imprisonment
Shamus Doyle was involved in a series of burglaries and thefts, including the theft of a parked car from outside a property on Mount Road, Balderton on January 12, which was tracked and recovered on London Road, Newark. Additional incidents included two commercial break-ins in Worksop on a Monday, where £500 worth of meat and various food items were stolen from two businesses, and a further break-in at a sweet shop on Central Avenue. CCTV evidence and local inquiries led to his arrest on February 17.
Pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary, one of shop theft and one of motor theft.
Flowchem Uk Ltd
Breaches of Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 *
Sentence
Fined £50,000
An agency worker, Marzanna Sokolowska, suffered burns to her face, eye, neck and arm when she was doused in a corrosive sink and drain un-blocker on 2nd November 2023 while working at Flowchem UK Ltd's manufacturing site in Nottingham. She accidentally opened the wrong valve on a 1,000 litre container, causing the liquid to spray out under force. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation found inadequate training, especially for workers with limited English, PPE not routinely worn due to insufficient supervision, and inadequate first aid provisions lacking a shower for large-scale exposure.
Pleaded guilty to breaches of Section 2(1) and 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. Ordered to pay £7,247.40 in costs and a victim surcharge of £2000.
Paul Brownbill
Speeding *
Sentence
Disqualified for 6 months, fined £346
On June 25, 2025, exceeded the 30mph speed limit on the A38 Kings Mill Road/Kirkby Road, Sutton in Ashfield, by travelling at 37mph in an Audi.
Admitted to speeding. Three notional penalty points added to licence. Ordered to pay costs of £258.
John Feeney
Drug driving *
Sentence
Disqualified for 12 months, fined £120
On November 15, 2025, drove on Devon Road, Newark, with 4.3 micrograms of Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol per litre of blood.
Pleaded guilty to drug driving. Ordered to pay costs of £48.
Edward Burton
Drug driving *
Sentence
Disqualified for 3 years, fined £200
On November 16, 2025, drove on Sherwood Avenue, Newark, with 212 micrograms of Benzoylecgonine per litre of blood.
Admitted to drug driving. Ordered to pay costs of £165.
Jamie Fox
Drug driving *
Sentence
Disqualified for 12 months, fined £200
On November 29, 2025, drove on Boundary Road, Newark, with 23 micrograms of cocaine per litre of blood and more than 240 micrograms of Benzoylecgonine per litre of blood.
Pleaded guilty to two counts of drug driving. Ordered to pay costs of £165.
Brian Cameron
Drug driving *
Sentence
Disqualified for 3 years, 2 months custody suspended for 18 months
On November 17, 2025, drove on Cleveland Square, Newark, with 2.2 micrograms of Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol per litre of blood.
Admitted to drug driving.
Christopher Hobson
Drug driving *
Sentence
Disqualified for 15 months, fined £500
On November 7, 2025, drove a Mazda on Long Hollow Way, Winthorpe, with 240 micrograms of Benzoylecgonine per litre of blood.
Admitted to drug driving. Ordered to pay costs of £285.
Matthew Cope
Assault *
Sentence
4 months custody suspended for 18 months
On October 13, 2025, assaulted another person by beating on Rutland Avenue, Newark.
Pleaded guilty to assault. Ordered to comply with 120 days of alcohol abstinence, monitored by tag for 31 days, and complete 12 days of rehabilitation activity.
Silviu Chioralia
Driving without insurance *
Sentence
Fined £400, six penalty points
On September 21, 2025, drove a Vauxhall without insurance on Beacon Hill Road, Newark.
Admitted to driving without insurance. Ordered to pay costs of £280.
Tristan Fretwell
Assault by beating *
Sentence
14 weeks imprisonment and £250 compensation
Tristan Fretwell approached a woman in her 20s from behind and punched her in the mouth while she was walking with her partner and a friend in Milton Street, Nottingham city centre, on February 6, 2026. The unprovoked attack caused her to fall backwards to the ground. The victim had been in Nottingham to see her favourite band, turning what should have been an enjoyable evening into a traumatic experience.
Pleaded guilty to assault by beating. Was very intoxicated at the time of the incident and expressed disgust with himself after viewing CCTV footage, asking officers to apologise to the victim.
Nathan Webb
Shoplifting *
Sentence
Fined £40
On July 26, 2025, stole two bottles of vodka worth £30 from Co-Op, Newark; on August 18, 2025, stole £30 of meat from Co-Op, Newark.
Pleaded guilty to two shop thefts. Ordered to pay £30 compensation for each offence and costs of £85.
Benjamin Young
Criminal damage *
Sentence
Fined £40
On October 11, 2025, in Newark, caused £90.75 of damage to a Nottinghamshire Police vehicle.
Admitted to criminal damage. Ordered to pay £90.75 in compensation and costs of £85.
Ester Webb
Shoplifting *
Sentence
20 days rehabilitation activity
On July 14, 2025, stole £63.15 of beauty items from Lincoln Co-Op, Newark; on October 31, 2025, stole £90 of chocolate boxes from Morrisons, Newark; on November 1, 2025, stole meat and laundry products worth £55.30 from Co-Op, Newark; on November 5, 2025, stole food items from Iceland and Morrisons in Grantham. Failed to surrender to custody at Lincoln Magistrates' Court on November 18, 2025.
Admitted to multiple shop thefts. Ordered to pay compensation for each offence, £120 fine for one offence, and costs of £85. No separate penalty for failing to surrender to custody.
Violet Gilhearney
Shoplifting *
Sentence
Conditionally discharged for 12 months
On February 28, 2025, stole £291.63 of items from Whittingtons Florists, Netherfield; on January 31, 2026, stole clothing worth £294.40 from Asda, Arnold; on February 4, 2026, stole £128 of clothing from Asda, Arnold.
Admitted to three shop thefts. Ordered to pay compensation for one offence.
Shane Hickling
Theft *
Sentence
46 weeks imprisonment
Shane Hickling, 50, of Kent Close, Worksop, targeted multiple stores in Arnold, Gedling, and Worksop between 23 July 2025 and 3 February 2026. On nine separate occasions, he stole items including shampoo, toothpaste, and chocolates from shops such as Boots in Front Street, Arnold, and Co-op in Westdale Lane West, Gedling. He also stole a bicycle from outside Wetherspoons on Radcliffe Road, West Bridgford on 30 July 2025. He was arrested outside Farmfoods in Worksop on 3 February 2026 after being identified from CCTV.
Pleaded guilty to nine counts of shop theft and one count of bike theft. Was subject of a suspended sentence order from previous offences.
January 2026 3 cases
Lauren Bardill
Opening the door of a vehicle so as to injure or endanger a person *
Sentence
£160 fine, £85 prosecution costs, £64 victim surcharge
On the evening of June 5, 2025, in Ridgeway, Top Valley, Nottingham, 31-year-old Lauren Bardill parked her Mercedes car and opened the door without seeing 54-year-old Scott Catton riding an e-scooter behind her. The door clipped the e-scooter, causing Catton to fall and hit his head on the road, resulting in catastrophic injuries. He was not wearing a helmet, was over the legal alcohol limit, and had cocaine in his system. Catton never regained consciousness and died in hospital four days later after life support was switched off, two days before his wedding.
Pleaded guilty through her solicitor. Did not attend the sentencing hearing. Charged with the offence of opening the door of a vehicle so as to injure or endanger a person. Defendant believed she would face a manslaughter charge but was remorseful, stating she did not see the victim due to a blind spot.
Jamie Holloway
Theft and assault *
Sentence
48 weeks imprisonment
Jamie Holloway, 24, from Rolleston Drive in Nottingham, stole from a tip jar at a Costa Coffee in Mansfield on July 28, 2025, and assaulted a female staff member who tried to stop him. On November 28, 2025, he stole cheese and biscuits from several businesses in Mansfield.
Pleaded guilty to three counts of theft. Extensive history of shoplifting offences. Subject to a Criminal Behaviour Order for three years banning him from various shops in Mansfield, including all Greggs, Costa, Aldi, B&M, St Peter's Retail Park, specific Asda, Superdrug, Costcutter branches, and Essar Service Station. Ordered to pay compensation.
Jayden Marriott
Vehicle interference *
Sentence
3 weeks imprisonment
Jayden Marriott, aged 23, of Bestwood Road, Bulwell, had just been released from prison when he was caught on camera trying and failing to open the doors to two cars in Bestwood shortly after 3am on Sunday, January 4, 2026. He was found hiding in a bush with a cigarette in his mouth in freezing weather and detained by a dog handler. He repeatedly claimed he was just trying to get some sleep.
Pleaded guilty to vehicle interference. Claimed he was trying to sleep but was caught on camera attempting to open car doors.
December 2025 10 cases
Luke Warriner
Affray and assault by beating *
Sentence
Six months imprisonment suspended for 12 months with 120 hours unpaid work for affray; one month imprisonment suspended for 12 months concurrent with 120 hours unpaid work for assault by beating
Luke Warriner committed affray by using or threatening unlawful violence and assault by beating at the Grove Pub, London Road, Balderton, on July 27, 2024.
Admitted both offences.
Jay Loveridge
Possession of class A drug *
Sentence
Fined £280
Jay Loveridge possessed the class A drug cocaine on September 26 in Calverton.
Admitted possession; cocaine ordered forfeited and destroyed.
Conor Tissington
Drug driving *
Sentence
Disqualified from driving for 18 months, fined £1,000
Conor Tissington drove a Volkswagen on Ordsall Road, Retford, on October 11, while under the influence of Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, which was detected in his blood.
Pleaded guilty to drug driving.
Tom Hollis
Criminal damage *
Sentence
pay costs of nearly £1,800
Nottinghamshire councillor Tom Hollis committed criminal damage by evicting sheep, leading to his conviction and financial penalty.
Guilty of criminal damage after evicting sheep; facing calls to step down as councillor.
Scott Mcdowell
Drink driving *
Sentence
Disqualified from driving for 18 months, reduced by 18 weeks on successful completion of a course, fined £500
Scott McDowell drove a Mercedes van on Ollerton Road, Ollerton, on November 28, with more than double the legal limit of alcohol detected in his breath.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving.
Courtney Tyson
Failing to provide driver information *
Sentence
Six month driving disqualification, six penalty points, fined £660
Courtney Tyson failed to give police information relating to the identification of the driver of a Citroen alleged to have been guilty of an offence, on May 22, 2025.
Admitted failing to provide information.
Christopher Robson
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £220, three penalty points
Christopher Robson exceeded the 40mph speed limit on A453 Remembrance Way, Clifton, on April 1, 2025, by travelling at 49mph in a Nissan.
Found guilty in his absence.
Aaliyha Short
Theft *
Sentence
Six months non-residential drug rehabilitation, 15 days rehabilitation activity, £150 compensation
Aaliyha Short stole cosmetic gift sets worth £327 from Space NK, Pelham Street, Nottingham, on December 6.
Admitted theft.
Henry Taylor
Driving while disqualified *
Sentence
disqualified for 26 months; fined £500; costs of £85
On November 27, drove on Albert Street, Newark, while disqualified and without insurance.
Admitted driving while disqualified and without insurance. No separate penalty for driving without insurance.
Nathan Mccarthy
Burglary *
Sentence
jailed
Nathan McCarthy committed burglary while drunk, hid in a bush, and was arrested after making excuses to police.
Drunk burglar who hid in a bush and claimed 'my mate made me do it'; said he cannot remember the incident due to drinking.

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Carrington St., Nottingham NG2 1EE, Nottingham, Nottingham, NG2 1EE, United Kingdom
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Nottingham Magistrates' Court, located in Nottingham, Nottingham, is a Magistrates' Court that deals with summary offences, some either-way offences, and preliminary hearings for more serious cases. With 174 sentencing records in our database, it serves the Nottingham, Nottingham 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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