Plymouth Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 154 verdicts at Plymouth Magistrates' Court (Plymouth). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Horatio Harrison

Burglary

September 5, 2025

Sentence: six months imprisonment

Horatio Harrison, 34, of no fixed abode in Totnes, twice burgled a community hub. The incidents occurred on 28 August 2025, where he raided the hub on two occasions.

Haroon Sakhi Zada

Driving without insurance, licence, and test certificate

August 23, 2025

Sentence: Fined £120

Haroon Sakhi Zada drove on Wyndham Square without the required insurance, licence, and test certificate, leading to a fine and penalty points.

Drove on Wyndham Square without suitable insurance, licence, and test certificate. Victim surcharge £48, court costs £90, and driving record endorsed with six points.

Sources: plymouthherald.co.uk

Emma Rosevear

Littering

August 23, 2025

Sentence: Fined £120

Emma Rosevear littered in a public area, resulting in a fine.

Dropped litter, namely cardboard packaging waste, in service lane to Maristow Avenue. Victim surcharge £48 and court costs £75.

Sources: plymouthherald.co.uk

Emma Roseveare

Littering

August 23, 2025

Sentence: Fined £120

Emma Roseveare littered by dropping cardboard packaging waste in a service lane off Maristow Avenue.

Dropped litter, namely cardboard packaging waste, in a service lane to Maristow Avenue. Victim surcharge £48 and court costs £75.

Sources: plymouthherald.co.uk

James Ferchal

Theft and criminal damage

August 23, 2025

Sentence: Electronic tagged monitoring until November 30, 2025, and rehabilitation activity up to 15 days

James Ferchal stole items from a store and damaged property at a community centre, resulting in tagging and rehabilitation requirements.

Theft of £80 of coffee from One Stop in Millbay Road and criminal damage to window of Shekinah Mission, Stonehouse Community Centre. Compensation £40.

Sources: plymouthherald.co.uk

Andrew Paul Hancock

Breach of community order

August 23, 2025

Sentence: Fined £120

Andrew Paul Hancock failed to attend a required unpaid work session as part of his community order, leading to a fine.

Failed to comply with the requirements of a community order by failing to attend unpaid work.

Sources: plymouthherald.co.uk

Christopher Lilley

Possession of weapons and drugs

August 23, 2025

Sentence: Jailed for 12 months

Christopher Lilley possessed a lock knife and drugs in a public place, resulting in imprisonment.

Possession of lock knife in public place in Clowance Lane, 0.07g class A crack cocaine, and 21.8g class B cannabis. Victim surcharge £187.

Sources: plymouthherald.co.uk

Clint Carthy

Failure to comply with police direction

August 23, 2025

Sentence: Fined £40

Clint Carthy failed to comply with a police direction to leave an area, leading to a fine.

Failed to comply with a section 35 direction excluding a person from an area in New George Street.

Sources: plymouthherald.co.uk

June Huckerby

Drink driving

August 23, 2025

Sentence: Fined £120 and disqualified from driving for 18 months

June Huckerby drove on Fore Street with excess alcohol in her breath, leading to a driving disqualification and fine.

Drove with 71mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. Court costs £85 and victim surcharge £48.

Sources: plymouthherald.co.uk

Kevin Bradbury

Driving without due care and attention

August 23, 2025

Sentence: Fined £390

Kevin Bradbury drove on A38 at St Budeaux without due care, resulting in a fine and penalty points on his driving record.

Drove on A38 at St Budeaux without due care and attention. Court costs £85 and driving record endorsed with five penalty points.

Sources: plymouthherald.co.uk

Kim O'connor

Dog control offences

August 23, 2025

Sentence: Fined £220

Kim O'Connor breached dog control regulations by not ensuring the dog wore a collar with owner details and failed to microchip it.

Caused dog to be in public without a collar and failed to microchip dog as required. Victim surcharge £88 and court costs £400.

Sources: plymouthherald.co.uk

Leighton Adamson

Possession of drugs

August 23, 2025

Sentence: Fined £400

Leighton Adamson possessed various controlled drugs, leading to a fine.

Possession of class A cocaine, class B cannabis, class A heroin, and class B cannabinoid receptor agonists. Court costs £85 and victim surcharge £160.

Sources: plymouthherald.co.uk

Luciano D'amico

Speeding

August 23, 2025

Sentence: Fined £250 and disqualified from driving for six months

Luciano D'Amico exceeded the 30mph speed limit on A386 Alma Road, resulting in a fine and driving disqualification.

Drove on A386 Alma Road in excess of 30mph speed limit. Court costs £85, victim surcharge £100, and driving record endorsed with three points.

Sources: plymouthherald.co.uk

Marcin Dziki

Speeding

August 23, 2025

Sentence: Fined £40 and disqualified from driving for six months

Marcin Dziki exceeded the 30mph speed limit on Milehouse Road, leading to a fine, driving disqualification, and penalty points.

Drove on Milehouse Road in excess of 30mph limit. Court costs £90, victim surcharge £16, and driving record endorsed with three penalty points.

Sources: plymouthherald.co.uk

Mia Fifield

Breach of suspended sentence order

August 23, 2025

Sentence: Jailed for 14 weeks, suspended for 12 months

Mia Fifield failed to attend a required Probation appointment, breaching a suspended sentence related to assaults on three emergency workers.

Failed to comply with a community requirement of a suspended sentence order by failing to attend a Probation appointment. Supervision period extended for 18 months following assaults on three emergency workers.

Sources: plymouthherald.co.uk

Michael Miller

Possession of weapons and drugs

August 23, 2025

Sentence: Conditional discharge for six months and fined £80

Michael Miller possessed prohibited weapons and cannabis, leading to a conditional discharge and fine.

Possession of two knuckle dusters, an extendable baton, and 80.27g of cannabis in Seymour Road.

Sources: plymouthherald.co.uk

Nathan Davies

Criminal damage

August 23, 2025

Sentence: Community order with rehabilitation activity up to eight days

Nathan Davies committed criminal damage to a store window, a theatre door, and a police station cell, leading to a community order and compensation.

Damaged window of Co-operative store in Wilton Street to value of £1,700, damaged Palace Theatre door in Union Street, and damaged Charles Cross police station custody cell to value of £90.04. Compensation £150.

Sources: plymouthherald.co.uk

Oliver Skinner

Speeding

August 23, 2025

Sentence: Fined £533

Oliver Skinner exceeded the 70mph speed limit on M5 at Tiverton, leading to a fine and endorsement on his driving licence.

Drove on M5 at Tiverton in excess of 70mph limit with mitigating circumstances. Court costs £90, victim surcharge £213, and driving licence endorsed with six points.

Sources: plymouthherald.co.uk

Patrick Doran

Drug driving

August 23, 2025

Sentence: Fined £500 and disqualified from driving for three years

Patrick Doran drove on Gydnia Way while under the influence of THC, resulting in a fine and driving disqualification.

Drove on Gydnia Way with Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) exceeding the specified limit. Court costs £650.

Sources: plymouthherald.co.uk

Peter Goodenough

Criminal damage

August 23, 2025

Sentence: Fined £154 and jailed for six weeks

Peter Goodenough damaged a police station cell on two occasions, causing specified financial damage, resulting in a fine and imprisonment.

Damaged cell of Charles Cross police station on two occasions to the value of £119.28 and £65.43. Victim surcharge £154.

Sources: plymouthherald.co.uk

Piotr Kordon

Speeding

August 23, 2025

Sentence: Fined £200

Piotr Kordon drove on A386 Outland Road exceeding the 30mph limit twice, resulting in a fine and penalty points.

Drove on A386 Outland Road in excess of 30mph limit on two occasions. Court costs £100, victim surcharge £80, and driving record endorsed with three penalty points.

Sources: plymouthherald.co.uk

Renars Balodis

Possession of drugs and driving offenses

August 23, 2025

Sentence: Fined £150 and community order with rehabilitation activity up to 10 days

Renars Balodis possessed drugs and committed driving offenses including driving without insurance and while disqualified, resulting in a fine and community order.

Possession of 2g of class A cocaine, drove without insurance, possession of 1.2g of class B cannabis, and drove whilst disqualified. Court costs £85, victim surcharge £114, and driving record endorsed with six penalty points.

Sources: plymouthherald.co.uk

Ryan Dziendziol

Handling stolen goods

August 23, 2025

Sentence: Community order with unpaid work for 80 hours

Ryan Dziendziol handled stolen power tools on two occasions, leading to a community order and compensation.

Two counts of handling stolen goods worth £370 and £800. Court costs £85, victim surcharge £114, and compensation £100.

Sources: plymouthherald.co.uk

Leigh West

Assault on emergency workers

August 16, 2025

Sentence: Community order with electronic tag until January 21, 2026, rehabilitation activity up to 20 days, compensation £100 to each worker

Leigh West assaulted two hospital workers at Langdon Hospital in Dawlish.

Lewis Shorthouse

Driving under the influence and related offences

August 16, 2025

Sentence: Fined £120, costs £85, victim surcharge £48, disqualified from driving for 17 months

Lewis Shorthouse rode a Yamaha XT 660 on Union Street with 64 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of breath, without a suitable licence, insurance, or test certificate.

Convicted for riding a motorcycle with excess alcohol and other driving offences.

Sources: plymouthherald.co.uk

Liam Kiely

Threatening behaviour

August 16, 2025

Sentence: Fined £140, court costs £85

Liam Kiely used threatening, abusive, or insulting words or behaviour in Sherwell Arcade.

Krishna Adhikari

Driving under the influence

August 16, 2025

Sentence: Court costs £85, victim surcharge £114, community order with 110 hours of unpaid work, disqualified from driving for 40 months

Krishna Adhikari drove a Ford Focus on Mannamead Road with 111 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of breath.

Kevin Tapscott

Speeding

August 16, 2025

Sentence: Fined £153, court costs £90, victim surcharge £61, disqualified from driving for six months, three penalty points

Kevin Tapscott drove a Ford Focus on Torr Lane in excess of the 30 mph limit.

Keith Berry

Assault on emergency worker

August 16, 2025

Sentence: Court costs £85, victim surcharge £133, compensation £50

Keith Berry assaulted a police officer on Cunningham Road.

Jeremy Lobb

Exposure

August 16, 2025

Sentence: Jailed for 12 weeks, victim surcharge £154

Jeremy Lobb exposed his genitals on Mutley Plain with the intent to cause distress.

Colin Ash

Speeding

August 16, 2025

Sentence: Fined £100, court costs £90, victim surcharge £40, disqualified from driving for six months, three penalty points

Colin Ash exceeded the 30 mph speed limit on Outland Road.

Christopher Worth

Drug driving

August 16, 2025

Sentence: Fined £80, court costs £85, driving record endorsed with 10 penalty points

Christopher Worth drove a Nissan Note on Trevithick Road with benzoylecgonine in his blood exceeding the legal limit.

Dale Dolan

Assault on emergency workers

August 16, 2025

Sentence: Jailed for six weeks suspended for 12 months, compensation £200 to each officer, rehabilitation activity up to 26 days

Dale Dolan assaulted one male and one female police officer in Exeter Road, Exmouth.

Carol Lawrence

Speeding

August 16, 2025

Sentence: Fined £126, court costs £90, victim surcharge £50, disqualified from driving for six months, three penalty points

Carol Lawrence exceeded the 30 mph speed limit on the A38 Saltash Tunnel.

Cheri Sime

Theft

August 16, 2025

Sentence: Drug rehabilitation non-residential for six months, rehabilitation activity up to 20 days, compensation £150, fined £40

Cheri Sime stole a Gear Buggy and electric pump from Go Outdoors and found and kept an iPhone worth £1,420 at the Walrus public house.

Andrew Roocroft

Obstructing a police officer

August 16, 2025

Sentence: Fined £80, rehabilitation activity up to 15 days, compensation £200

Andrew Roocroft obstructed a constable in the execution of their duty on George Street.

Antony John Knowles

Driving under the influence

August 16, 2025

Sentence: Fined £120, victim surcharge £48, court costs £400, disqualified from driving for 36 months

Antony John Knowles drove on Madeira Road with 54 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of breath, exceeding the legal limit.

Antony Smith-Lane

Speeding

August 16, 2025

Sentence: Fined £169, court costs £90, victim surcharge £68, disqualified from driving for six months, six penalty points

Antony Smith-Lane drove a Citroen C4 on Outland Road in excess of the 30 mph limit on two occasions.

Jade Turner

Assault on emergency worker

August 16, 2025

Sentence: Rehabilitation activity up to 15 days, compensation £100, fined £80

Jade Turner assaulted a police constable in Plymouth by beating.

Ethan Evans-Ball

Possession of cannabis

August 16, 2025

Sentence: Victim surcharge £26, conditional discharge for six months

Ethan Evans-Ball possessed cannabis on Union Street and failed to surrender to police or court bail.

Darren Hicks

Littering

August 16, 2025

Sentence: Fined £440, victim surcharge £176

Darren Hicks dropped a black sack of cardboard boxes in a service lane beside Langham Place.

David Leverton

Speeding

August 16, 2025

Sentence: Fined £335 and £167, court costs £90, disqualified from driving for six months, 27 penalty points

David Leverton committed five counts of speeding in a Vauxhall Mokka on different dates at the Outland Road and St Erth Road junction.

David Rice

Theft

August 16, 2025

Sentence: Fined £80, court costs £85, compensation £50

David Rice stole five bottles of wine worth £50 from a Co-op on Duke Street.

Deanna Thornton

Shoplifting

August 16, 2025

Sentence: Jailed for 18 weeks

Deanna Thornton stole various items from multiple stores, including red wine and Prosecco from Asda Express, ready meals from Co-op, and clothing from River Island, among others, across Plymouth.

Declan Blake

Harassment

August 16, 2025

Sentence: Jailed for eight weeks suspended for 12 months, court costs £85

Declan Blake contacted a named woman, breaching a restraining order.

Declan Robert Blake

Breach of community order

August 16, 2025

Sentence: Fined £40

Declan Robert Blake failed to attend a supervision appointment and a home visit appointment as required by his community order.

Tom Sanders

Shoplifting and assault

August 16, 2025

Sentence: Jailed for 22 weeks suspended for 12 months, rehabilitation activity up to 24 days

Tom Sanders committed various thefts from stores like River Island, Co-op, and TKMaxx, assaulted a man in Embankment Road, and failed to maintain contact with his probation officer.

Convicted for multiple thefts, assault, and failing to comply with a community order.

Sources: plymouthherald.co.uk

Reece Moult

Dangerous driving and related offences

August 16, 2025

Sentence: Court costs £85, disqualified from driving for 18 months, jailed for eight weeks suspended for 12 months, compensation £110

Reece Moult drove a Ford Fiesta on Hotham Place without a suitable licence, insurance, and without due care, causing damage to another vehicle and failing to report the accident.

Convicted for driving without a licence, insurance, due care, and failing to stop after an accident.

Sources: plymouthherald.co.uk