Plymouth Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 215 verdicts at Plymouth Magistrates' Court (Plymouth). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

March 2025 11 cases

Sue Mckay

Drink driving *

Sentence

Disqualified from driving for 22 months and fined £300

Drove Honda Jazz on Lanhydrock Road with 85mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath.

Drove with 85mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. Court costs £85. Victim surcharge £120.

8 Mar 2025

William Massey

Drug driving *

Sentence

14 weeks custody suspended for 6 months with rehabilitation activity up to 10 days and disqualified from driving for 36 months

Drove Seat Leon on North Hill with Benzoylecgonine in blood in excess of specified limit, while disqualified and without suitable insurance.

Drove while disqualified and without insurance. Rehabilitation activity up to 10 days.

8 Mar 2025

Andrew Greep

Drug driving *

Sentence

Disqualified from driving for 12 months and fined £416

Drove Nissan X-Trail on Compton Park Road with Benzoylecgonine in blood in excess of specified limit.

Drove with Benzoylecgonine in blood in excess of specified limit. Court costs £85. Victim surcharge £166.

8 Mar 2025

Cathy Brown

Fare evasion *

Sentence

Fined £220

Travelled on railway at Totnes without having previously paid fare of £79.70.

Travelled without paying fare. Compensation £79.70. Victim surcharge £88. Court costs £180.

8 Mar 2025

Ben Wood

Shoplifting *

Sentence

Fined £80

Theft of alcohol from Co-op store, Torridge Way. Theft of two bottles of cider from Co-op store, Salisbury Road. Theft of basket of food and drink and case of cider from Co-op store, Victoria Road. Theft of food and drink from Shell filling station, Plymouth Road.

Multiple thefts from stores. Compensation £6, £7.80, £100, £32.

8 Mar 2025

David Knight

Breach of supervision *

Sentence

Fined £300

Failed to comply with the supervision requirements imposed following release from a period of imprisonment by failing to comply with post sentence supervision.

Failed to comply with supervision requirements following release from imprisonment.

8 Mar 2025

Connor Morris

Theft *

Sentence

Community order with rehabilitation activity up to 8 days and 60 hours unpaid work

Attempt burglary of Spar in North Hill. Attempt theft of two bottles of wine from Spar store in North Hill. Burglary of tobacco, alcohol, mobile phone and vapes worth £568.33 from Londis store. Theft of lager worth £9.99 from Spar store, North Hill.

Multiple theft and burglary attempts. Compensation £250.

8 Mar 2025

Connor Barry Stacey

Breach of court order *

Sentence

8 weeks custody suspended for 24 months with rehabilitation activity up to 5 days

Failed to comply with a community requirement of a suspended sentence order by failing to attend appointment.

Failed to comply with community requirement of suspended sentence order by failing to attend appointment. Continue unpaid work requirement.

8 Mar 2025

Gareth Weeks

Fare evasion *

Sentence

Fined £220

Travelled on railway at Liskeard without having previously paid fare of £22.20.

Travelled without paying fare. Compensation £22.20. Victim surcharge £88. Court costs £180.

8 Mar 2025

Francis Taylor

Possession of cannabis *

Sentence

Community order with 180 hours unpaid work

Possession of 59.07g of cannabis. Production of cannabis - four adult and 10 small plants.

Possession and production of cannabis. Court costs £85. Victim surcharge £114.

8 Mar 2025

John Bentley

Possession of a bladed article *

Sentence

4 months imprisonment

Possession of a Stanley knife in public place, namely Wilton Street.

Possession of Stanley knife in public place. Victim surcharge £154. Sentenced due to flagrant disregard for court orders.

8 Mar 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

January 2013 1 case

Zen Standfast

Public order offence *

Sentence

Fined £165

On September 21, 2012, Zen Standfast paraded placards outside Alan Harris' office and Plymouth Magistrates' Court accusing Harris of raping and sexually assaulting boys, using anagrams of his name. The signs caused unease and fear among staff. He was arrested three days later and represented himself, arguing his actions were justified to expose alleged crimes, but the judge ruled them unreasonable.

Found guilty of a public order offence for displaying threatening, abusive or insulting signs causing alarm and distress. Admitted to carrying placards on 35 days. Also ordered to pay £200 court costs and £15 victim surcharge, plus a 10-year restraining order preventing contact with Alan Harris or entering areas around his office.

13 Jan 2013

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Plymouth Magistrates' Court, located in Plymouth, is a Magistrates' Court that deals with summary offences, some either-way offences, and preliminary hearings for more serious cases. With 215 sentencing records in our database, it serves the Plymouth 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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