Plymouth Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 193 verdicts at Plymouth Magistrates' Court (Plymouth). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

May 2025 1 case

Joshua Prior

Animal welfare offence *

Sentence

Banned from keeping dogs for one year, 12-month community order, up to 15 Rehabilitation Activity Requirement days, £120 fine, £200 court costs, and £114 victim surcharge

Joshua Prior was caught on camera repeatedly kicking and slapping his French Bulldog, Ronnie, during a ten-minute incident on August 25 of the previous year. The footage showed him entering a lift with the dog, leaning down over it, kicking it hard enough to lift its back end off the ground, and slapping it. A subsequent vet examination indicated the dog suffered unnecessary pain and psychological abuse, with evidence suggesting this may not have been an isolated event.

Pleaded guilty; expressed remorse; incident deemed a one-off where he was cross with himself, not the dog.

30 May 2025

April 2025 39 cases

Justine Binger

Assault on emergency worker *

Sentence

Conditional discharge for 12 months

Justine Binger, aged 35, committed common assault on a police officer and obstructed an officer in the execution of their duty in Barton Avenue.

Common assault on emergency worker and obstructing an officer. Compensation £100. Court costs £85. Victim surcharge £26.

14 Apr 2025

Jordan Goody

Possession of Class A drugs *

Sentence

Conditional discharge for 12 months

Jordan Goody, aged 25, possessed three bags of Class A cocaine weighing 0.44g, 0.44g, and 0.45g.

Possession of drugs. Court costs £85. Victim surcharge £26.

14 Apr 2025

Jaden Hussey

Driving without insurance and failing to comply with traffic sign *

Sentence

Fined £500

Jaden Hussey, aged 25, drove a Volkswagen on Novorossiysk Road without suitable insurance and failed to comply with a red light.

Drove without suitable insurance and failed to comply with a traffic sign. Court costs £620. Victim surcharge £200. Driving record endorsed with seven penalty points.

14 Apr 2025

Ian John Cotton

Breach of community order *

Sentence

Fined £40

Ian John Cotton, aged 46, failed to comply with a community order by not attending a scheduled supervision appointment.

Failed to comply with community order by failing to attend supervision appointment.

14 Apr 2025

Kirsty Ball

Fly-tipping *

Sentence

Fined £200

Kirsty Ball, aged 32, deposited controlled waste, namely a sofa, at George Place.

Deposited controlled waste. Victim surcharge £80. Court costs £300.

14 Apr 2025

Leo Perry

Possession of Class B drugs *

Sentence

Conditional discharge for 6 months

Leo Perry, aged 18, possessed Class B cannabis in Market Way.

Possession of drugs. Court costs £85. Victim surcharge £26.

14 Apr 2025

Mark Adam Humphries

Speeding *

Sentence

Fined £100

Mark Adam Humphries, aged 34, drove on Old Laira Road in excess of the 20mph limit.

Drove in excess of 20mph limit. Victim surcharge £40. Court costs £200. Driving record endorsed with three points.

14 Apr 2025

Mark Bickell

Driving without insurance *

Sentence

Fined £369

Mark Bickell, aged 38, drove on South Devon Highway in Kingskerswell without suitable insurance.

Drove without suitable insurance. Mitigating circumstances noted. Court costs £90. Victim surcharge £148. Driving record endorsed with six penalty points.

14 Apr 2025

Mark Fahy

Assault *

Sentence

Jailed for eight weeks, suspended for 12 months

Mark Fahy sent messages of a menacing character via a public communication network, sent messages that were grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene, or menacing character on two counts, and assaulted a named woman by beating.

Rehabilitation activity up to 15 days. Unpaid work 80 hours. Committed assault and sent menacing messages.

14 Apr 2025

Nicholas Davies

Harassment *

Sentence

Fined £100

Nicholas Davies, aged 41, harassed a named man by sending multiple unwanted emails.

Harassment without violence. Court costs £85. Victim surcharge £40. Restraining order until 4/3/2030.

14 Apr 2025

Barry Horne

Using a handheld mobile phone while driving *

Sentence

Fined £100

Barry Horne, aged 39, drove on Queen Street in Exeter while using a handheld mobile phone.

Drove while using a handheld mobile phone. Court costs £85. Victim surcharge £40. Driving record endorsed with six penalty points.

14 Apr 2025

Charlie Marks

Threatening behaviour *

Sentence

Conditional discharge for 6 months

Charlie Marks, aged 26, engaged in threatening behaviour on Regent Street towards a named man.

Threatening behaviour. Victim surcharge £26.

14 Apr 2025

Chrisanthi Rajapakse

Driving without due care *

Sentence

Fined £100

Drove on Hyde Park Road without due care and attention.

Drove without due care and attention. Driving record endorsed with six penalty points.

14 Apr 2025

Chrishanthi Rajapakse

Driving without due care and attention *

Sentence

Fined £100

Chrishanthi Rajapakse, aged 59, drove on Hyde Park Road without due care and attention.

Drove without due care and attention. Court costs £100. Victim surcharge £40. Driving record endorsed with six penalty points.

14 Apr 2025

Christopher Mark Douglas

Multiple driving offences including no insurance *

Sentence

Fined £660 and disqualified from driving for 12 months

Christopher Mark Douglas, aged 48, drove on the M5 without suitable insurance, with registration marks that failed to comply with regulations, without a suitable licence, and without a test certificate for the vehicle.

Drove without suitable insurance, with improper registration marks, without a suitable licence, and without a test certificate. Victim surcharge £264. Court costs £90. Driving record endorsed with eight penalty points.

14 Apr 2025

Alfie Middleton Smith

Possession of drugs *

Sentence

Conditional discharge for 18 months

Alfie Middleton Smith, aged 18, possessed 5.03g of Class B drug cannabis and 6.64g of Class A drug cocaine.

Possession of drugs. Court costs £85.

14 Apr 2025

Adele Robinson

Shoplifting *

Sentence

Fined £100

Adele Robinson, aged 24, stole food from a Co-op store and two bottles of vodka from a Tesco Express on two separate occasions.

Theft of goods. Compensation £27.30 and £96.

14 Apr 2025

Agata Piasecka

Speeding *

Sentence

Fined £450 and disqualified from driving for 6 months

Agata Piasecka, aged 45, drove on the A38 at Saltash Tunnel in excess of the 30mph limit.

Drove in excess of 30mph limit. Court costs £85. Victim surcharge £180. Driving record endorsed with three points.

14 Apr 2025

Desmond Hendy

Theft *

Sentence

Jailed for four weeks

Desmond Hendy stole sunglasses and a lanyard from a vehicle in St Barnabas Terrace, a wallet from a vehicle in Windsor Place, and two parcels from a property in North Road West.

Compensation £115 to each victim of theft. Committed multiple thefts from vehicles and properties.

14 Apr 2025

Dillon Gilgunn

Shoplifting *

Sentence

Jailed for eight weeks

Dillon Gilgunn stole ice cream and confectionary worth £37.41 from a Spar store on Poole Park Road, three cases of chocolate worth £111 from the same store, ice cream and confectionary worth £12.50 from the store, ice cream and confectionary worth £19.68 from the store, and ice cream and confectionary worth £26.67 from the store.

Victim surcharge £154. Committed multiple thefts of ice cream and confectionary.

14 Apr 2025

Elvin Arado

Drink driving *

Sentence

Fined £415 and disqualified from driving for 20 months

Elvin Arado, aged 27, drove a Hyundai on Tavistock Road with 84mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath.

Drove with excess alcohol in breath. Court costs £85. Victim surcharge £166.

14 Apr 2025

Deborah Amara

Speeding *

Sentence

Fined £100 and disqualified from driving for 6 months

Deborah Amara, aged 51, drove on the A386 Alma Road in excess of the 30mph limit.

Drove in excess of 30mph limit. Court costs £90. Victim surcharge £40. Driving record endorsed with three penalty points.

14 Apr 2025

Daniel Robertson

Assault *

Sentence

Jailed for 30 weeks

Daniel Robertson assaulted a man by beating in Torquay, caused criminal damage to a vehicle belonging to a named woman in Torquay, caused criminal damage to another vehicle belonging to another woman in Torquay, and assaulted an emergency worker, namely a police officer, in Torquay. He also assaulted another named man by beating in Torquay.

Compensation £50 each to man and woman assaulted, £200 to police officer. Committed multiple assaults and criminal damage.

14 Apr 2025

Darren Roper

Shoplifting *

Sentence

Jailed for six weeks

Darren Roper stole goods worth £27.65 from Greggs in Royal Parade and engaged in threatening behaviour towards a named man. He also failed to surrender at court as required.

Compensation £75. Failed to answer court bail and committed theft and threatening behaviour.

14 Apr 2025

Darren Tribble

Failing to provide driver information *

Sentence

Fined £200

Darren Tribble, aged 58, failed to give information relating to the identification of a driver alleged to be guilty of an offence on two occasions.

Failed to give information relating to identification of driver for two counts. Mitigating circumstances. Victim surcharge £40. Court costs £160. Driving record endorsed with six points.

14 Apr 2025

Daniel Cunningham

Flytipping *

Sentence

Jailed for two months

Daniel Cunningham knowingly caused controlled waste, including carpets, gas cylinders, children's toys, black bags, three-piece suites, bed bases, mattresses, lino, kitchen crockery, garden shredder, bags of waste, builders rubble, wooden items, roofing felt, broken pieces of material visually similar to asbestos, rubble, wood, window frames, kitchen sink, bucket, and bags of waste, to be deposited from a vehicle on the rear lane behind Milehouse Road, a car park off Embankment Lane, behind Milehouse Road, and on Adelaide Lane.

Court costs £1,000. Knowingly caused controlled waste to be deposited in several locations without an environmental permit and transported waste without being a registered carrier.

14 Apr 2025

Daniel Ardis

Possession of Class A drugs *

Sentence

Conditional discharge for 12 months

Daniel Ardis, aged 37, possessed 0.22g of Class A drug heroin and 1.24g of Class A drug cocaine at Western Approach.

Possession of drugs. Victim surcharge £26.

14 Apr 2025

Conner Fenn

Possession of an offensive weapon *

Sentence

Community order

Conner Fenn, aged 24, possessed an offensive weapon, a baseball bat, on Trematon Terrace.

Possession of offensive weapon. Court costs £85. Victim surcharge £114. Rehabilitation activity up to 10 days.

14 Apr 2025

Peter Mansfield

Speeding and failing to provide driver information *

Sentence

Fined £110 and disqualified from driving due to points

Peter Mansfield, aged 80, drove a Renault Modus on Old Laira Road in excess of the 20mph limit on two occasions and failed to give information relating to the identification of a driver alleged to be guilty of an offence.

Drove in excess of 20mph limit on Old Laira Road on two occasions and failed to give information relating to identification of driver. Victim surcharge £40. Court costs £90. Driving record endorsed with three points, leading to disqualification.

14 Apr 2025

Robert John Charles Bailey

Failing to provide driver information and driving without insurance *

Sentence

Fined £160 and disqualified from driving for 6 months

Robert John Charles Bailey, aged 62, failed to give information relating to the identification of a driver alleged to have been guilty of an offence and drove on the A38 without suitable insurance.

Failed to give information relating to identification of driver and drove without suitable insurance. Victim surcharge £64. Court costs £50. Driving record endorsed with 12 penalty points.

14 Apr 2025

Trafford Smith

Drug driving *

Sentence

Community order and disqualified from driving for 17 months

Trafford Smith, aged 28, drove a Skoda Octavia on Devonport Hill with Benzoylecgonine in his blood exceeding the specified limit.

Drove with Benzoylecgonine in blood exceeding the specified limit. Community order includes unpaid work for 53 hours. Court costs £85. Victim surcharge £114.

14 Apr 2025

Stephen Lomax

Criminal damage *

Sentence

Compensation £150

Stephen Lomax caused criminal damage to a window at the Skiving Scholar, with the damage valued at £150.

Criminal damage to a window valued at £150.

14 Apr 2025

Shaun Palin

Assault *

Sentence

Fined £120

Shaun Palin, aged 48, assaulted a named man by beating at Plymouth rail station.

Assault by beating. Court costs £85. Victim surcharge £48. Compensation £40.

14 Apr 2025

Sajmir Elezaj

Assault of an emergency worker *

Sentence

Jailed for six weeks, suspended for 18 months

Sajmir Elezaj committed common assault on an emergency worker, namely a police officer, failed to provide a specimen of breath for analysis during an investigation, and used threatening, abusive, or insulting words or behaviour.

Rehabilitation activity up to 25 days. Alcohol abstinence and monitoring for 80 days. Disqualified from driving for 48 months. Compensation £150.

14 Apr 2025

Samantha Wilkinson

Drug driving *

Sentence

Community order and disqualified from driving for 36 months

Samantha Wilkinson, aged 44, drove a Hyundai Kona on Western Approach with quantities of Benzoylecgonine (cocaine breakdown product) and Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in her blood exceeding the specified limits.

Drove with excess Benzoylecgonine and Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol in blood. Community order includes rehabilitation activity up to 15 days and unpaid work for 160 hours. Court costs £85.

14 Apr 2025

Sara Reading

Speeding *

Sentence

Fined £145 and disqualified from driving for 6 months

Sara Reading, aged 36, drove on Looseleigh Lane in excess of the 30mph limit.

Drove in excess of 30mph limit. Court costs £85. Victim surcharge £58. Driving record endorsed with three penalty points.

14 Apr 2025

Simon Kennelly

Fly-tipping *

Sentence

Conditional discharge for 6 months

Simon Kennelly, aged 36, deposited controlled waste, namely a sofa, at George Place.

Deposited controlled waste. Victim surcharge £26. Court costs £100.

14 Apr 2025

Siobhan Tannou

Harassment *

Sentence

Fined £120

Siobhan Tannou, aged 35, engaged in racially aggravated harassment at Union Street.

Racially aggravated harassment. Court costs £85. Victim surcharge £48.

14 Apr 2025

Sonny Clarke

Burglary *

Sentence

Fined £80

Sonny Clarke, aged 38, burgled Tamar House student accommodation in Old Town Street and stole three parcels.

Burglary. Court costs £85. Victim surcharge £114. Community order with rehabilitation activity up to 25 days.

14 Apr 2025

December 2024 1 case

Treve Young

Operating a regulated facility without an environmental permit *

Sentence

22 weeks imprisonment suspended for 18 months, 100 hours unpaid work, £30,000 fine, £5,739.82 prosecution costs, £181 victim surcharge

Treve Young, 52, operated an illegal waste site at Lower Spargo Farm, Mabe Burnthouse, near Falmouth, without an environmental permit. Between April 20, 2015, and March 11, 2024, he imported more than 27,000 tonnes of waste, exceeding the boundaries of planning permission and U1 waste exemption limits (maximum 1,000 tonnes of soil and stones, up to 5,000 tonnes of inert material). Waste was taken to the site without any exemption conditions, and he ignored repeated warnings from the Environment Agency.

Admitted in interview under caution to deliberately hiding documents from Environment Agency officers to cover the true volume of waste imported and his role as an unlicensed waste carrier. Given repeated warnings and advice about limitations of U1 waste exemption, but continued operations.

17 Dec 2024

January 2024 1 case

Robin Rimmer

Theft *

Sentence

Ordered to pay £500 compensation and £85 court costs

Stole sheets of postage stamps worth £500 from Dauwalder's collectables shop on Fisherton Street on July 20, 2024.

No plea mentioned.

29 Jan 2024

October 2023 1 case

Georgina Mary Thompson

Fraud by position and theft *

Sentence

12 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years, £3,600 compensation, rehabilitation activity requirement

Georgina Mary Thompson, 40, of Treetop Close in Saltash, started working for a Plymouth-based charity in November 2021 as office co-ordinator on a temporary contract, becoming permanent in January 2022. She was responsible for HR, ordering supplies, data input, and booking activities. Provided with a laptop, phone, and office keys, she carried out at least 30 fraudulent transactions by claiming reimbursements for fake bookings, swindling £7,877.87. She resigned in November 2023; an accounts review revealed the fraud. She failed to respond to a disciplinary letter and initially did not return items, later admitting she sold the laptop for money. Upon arrest, she apologised, expressing embarrassment.

Pleaded guilty to fraud by position and theft. Admitted actions due to financial struggles as a single mum.

8 Oct 2023

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Plymouth Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Joshua Prior

Justine Binger

Jordan Goody

Jaden Hussey

Ian John Cotton

Kirsty Ball

Leo Perry

Mark Adam Humphries

Mark Bickell

Mark Fahy

Nicholas Davies

Barry Horne

Charlie Marks

Chrisanthi Rajapakse

Chrishanthi Rajapakse

Christopher Mark Douglas

Alfie Middleton Smith

Adele Robinson

Agata Piasecka

Desmond Hendy

Dillon Gilgunn

Elvin Arado

Deborah Amara

Daniel Robertson

Darren Roper

Darren Tribble

Daniel Cunningham

Daniel Ardis

Conner Fenn

Peter Mansfield

Robert John Charles Bailey

Trafford Smith

Stephen Lomax

Shaun Palin

Sajmir Elezaj

Samantha Wilkinson

Sara Reading

Simon Kennelly

Siobhan Tannou

Sonny Clarke

Treve Young

Robin Rimmer

Georgina Mary Thompson

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