Portsmouth Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 13 verdicts at Portsmouth Magistrates' Court (Portsmouth). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

November 2025 2 cases

Robert Hood

Harassment *

Sentence

20 weeks in custody

Robert Hood, 59, of Southsea, conducted a campaign of harassment against Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones, sharing her personal information including home address, turning up at her office with falsified arrest warrants to remove her using reasonable force, creating a ring of obsessive people by spreading false information, and using others to further his vendetta, causing serious distress to her loved ones, staff, and colleagues.

Pleaded not guilty. Judge noted lack of remorse, previous conviction, elements of sophistication including production of a falsified warrant, and high likelihood of reoffending. Restraining order issued without timeframe preventing contact with victim except through solicitor.

28 Nov 2025

Matthew Simpson

Wilful refusal to pay council tax *

Sentence

70 days imprisonment

Matthew Simpson, from Wecock in Waterlooville, racked up over £2,200 in unpaid council tax owed to Havant Borough Council, stretching from April 2013 to March 2016 totaling £2,236.70. He repeatedly ignored payment plans.

Found guilty of wilful refusal to pay council tax.

25 Nov 2025

February 2025 1 case

James Durber

Theft *

Sentence

16 weeks in jail and a two-year Criminal Behaviour Order

James Durber stole £130 worth of goods from Boots in Westbury Mall on 12 December 2024; £199.60 worth of meat from Co-op on Highlands Road on 18 December 2024; £241.60 worth of meat from the same Co-op on 8 February 2025; £127 worth of laundry products from the same Co-op on 9 February 2025; and £67 worth of meat from Co-op on Fairfield Avenue on 16 February 2025. Total value £765.

Pleaded guilty to multiple theft charges. No fixed address. CBO prohibits entering any Co-op food store in Fareham, entering or staying on any retail premises unless able to pay for goods or services, and requires leaving premises immediately if asked without aggressive or abusive behaviour.

21 Feb 2025

May 2024 1 case

Andrew Brady

Assault on an emergency worker *

Sentence

Six weeks imprisonment for assaulting an emergency worker, and two weeks concurrent for shoplifting

Andrew Brady stole three bottles of alcohol from the Tesco store on Quay Street in Fareham on May 28. He was arrested near a bus station after becoming agitated and assaulting a police officer, with items still bearing security tags found in his possession. The incident involved multiple officers and was reported by the public.

Admitted both offences at court. Involved police officers and PCSOs in the arrest process.

29 May 2024

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Brett Coe-Quainton

Burglary *

Sentence

12 months imprisonment and ordered to pay £750 compensation

Broke into a garage on Kingston Road, Gosport, on Saturday 16 October. Police were called to reports of torchlight in the early hours, found banging from within, and arrested Coe-Quainton inside. Nothing was stolen. In a separate incident on 29 July, spotted on CCTV trying to damage lock on CCTV cabinet in Burney House, South Street, and used a baton to damage a CCTV camera.

6 months for possession of an offensive weapon, 2 months for burglary, 4 months for offending whilst on a suspended sentence. Admitted criminal damage and possession of offensive weapon. Denied burglary but found guilty after trial.

1 Jan 0001

Christopher Walker

Theft from motor vehicle *

Sentence

6 months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months

On January 1 2022 at 5.50pm, the window of a silver Volkswagen Passat parked on Isambard Brunel Road was smashed and a wallet containing approximately £400 was taken. On February 2 2022, entry was gained to a parked Ford Transit van on Canal Walk at around 3.30pm and Apple Air Pods were taken. The Air Pods were tracked to the CEX store on Commercial Road where Walker ran from an officer at around 4pm. He was later arrested.

Pleaded guilty to all offences.

1 Jan 0001

Michael Carter

Benefits fraud *

Sentence

12-month community order including 100 hours unpaid work, ordered to repay £15,000 and pay court costs

Michael Carter (75) of Fry Close, Fawley, fraudulently claimed over £15,000 in housing and council tax benefits between 21st September 2020 and 1st October 2023 by dishonestly failing to notify New Forest District Council of a change in his circumstances – paid weekly employment with earnings exceeding £150 – which affected his entitlement to the payments.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of dishonestly failing to notify a change of circumstances affecting entitlement to social security benefit/advantage/payment.

1 Jan 0001

Natalie Murphy

Theft from a shop *

Sentence

five months in prison

Natalie Murphy stole more than £400 worth of items from the Sainsbury’s Broadcut in Fareham on December 31 2020. She stole items totalling over £300 from the Asda store on Purbrook Way on July 22 this year.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of theft from a shop.

1 Jan 0001

Kaya Evans

Theft from a shop *

Sentence

18 weeks in prison

Kaya Evans stole approximately £288 worth of household goods, meat and alcohol from the One Stop on Middle Park Way in Havant across incidents from January 8 to January 26, 2022; £90 worth of clothing from the Next store at Hedge End Retail Park on November 7, 2021; and £84 worth of meat and alcohol from the One Stop on Botley Drive in Havant on January 22, 2022. She also caused criminal damage to a door at the One Stop on Middle Park Way while trying to gain entry.

Pleaded guilty to all charges.

1 Jan 0001

Mark Stuart Walkley

Theft and public order offences *

Sentence

5 months' imprisonment and a 2 year Criminal Behaviour Order

Mark Stuart Walkley was arrested and charged with eight counts of theft and three counts of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour to cause harassment, alarm or distress relating to incidents at the One Stop store on Botley Road, the Co-op store on Middle Park Way and the Asda store on Purbrook Way across May and June.

Pleaded guilty to eight counts of theft and three counts of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour to cause harassment, alarm or distress. Of no fixed abode.

1 Jan 0001

Martin Ayling

Burglary *

Sentence

four months in prison

Martin Ayling gained entry to Southsea Beach Café overnight between 1.45 and 2am on Tuesday 14 December and took four bottles of alcohol. Police were called at 9.22am. He was arrested on suspicion of burglary by Hampshire Constabulary’s Operation Hawk team, charged, and sentenced.

Ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £128.

1 Jan 0001

Simon Collins

Shoplifting *

Sentence

six months imprisonment

Between 5 September and 24 October, Simon Collins stole food worth £1,925 from ten different Co-Op stores in Portsmouth, including those on Great Southsea Street, Twyford Avenue, and Fawcett Road.

Admitted 28 different shoplifting offences.

1 Jan 0001

Aiden Graves

Driving without due care and attention *

Sentence

13-week suspended prison sentence, electronically monitored curfew for 4 weeks, 19 session thinking skills program, 100 hours unpaid work, disqualified from driving for 12 months, fined £213

On 15th August 2021, Aiden Graves, 23 from Hunston, West Sussex, met two teenage girls and drove erratically along Cheltenham Road, Portsmouth. He lost control around a bend, crashing the car into a tree. The vehicle was smoking, and Graves fled the scene, leaving the injured girls. Chloe suffered lacerations to her head and legs requiring 60 stitches, Yasmin suffered an L5 traumatic lower spine fracture and head laceration. Both were hospitalized.

Pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention, drove a motor vehicle otherwise than in accordance with a licence, used a motor vehicle without third party insurance, failed to report the accident, failed to give information relating to the identification of the driver.

1 Jan 0001

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