Salisbury Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 43 verdicts at Salisbury Magistrates' Court (Salisbury, Salisbury). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Anthony Bowers

Driving without due care and attention and driving without insurance

May 13, 2025

Sentence: £274 fine, six penalty points on licence, £110 surcharge, and £90 costs

Anthony Bowers, 54, of Carmelite Way, Salisbury, drove an uninsured Ford Mondeo on Churchill Way East without due care and attention on January 11, 2025.

Robert Anderson

Cultivation of cannabis

May 8, 2025

Sentence: £160 fine

Robert Anderson, 47, of Randalls Croft Road in Wilton, cultivated five cannabis plants and possessed 27.3 grams of the Class B drug on August 16, 2024, in Wilton.

Pleaded guilty to cultivation of cannabis and possession. He must also pay £85 in costs and a £64 surcharge. The cannabis and plants were destroyed.

Sources: salisburyjournal.co.uk

Shane Baker

Theft

May 8, 2025

Sentence: £374.50 compensation

Shane Baker, 36, of Hudson Road in Salisbury, stole goods valued at £374.50 from Tesco on Castle Street on November 11, 2024.

Pleaded guilty to theft and was ordered to pay back the full amount but received no further punishment.

Sources: salisburyjournal.co.uk

Aidan Rudland

Possession of an offensive weapon

May 8, 2025

Sentence: 2 months imprisonment

Aidan Rudland, 26, of Saunders Avenue in Bishopdown, was caught with a collapsible baton in his possession at a property in Cook Court on August 9, 2024, after being released on licence.

Pleaded guilty to possession of a collapsible baton. His custodial sentence was reduced by two months due to the guilty plea. The weapon was forfeited and destroyed.

Sources: salisburyjournal.co.uk

Faye Hill

Allowing a fighting dog to be dangerously out of control in a public place

May 6, 2025

Sentence: £1,000 compensation, £120 fine, and £48 surcharge

Faye Hill, 41, of Howes Crescent in Bishopdown, allowed her XL Bully dog, named Kali, to become dangerously out of control on Saunders Avenue on January 31, 2025, without a lead or muzzle.

Pleaded guilty to three offences. Her dog, Kali, was made subject of a contingent destruction order to ensure public safety.

Sources: salisburyjournal.co.uk

Daniel Bunter

Driving with a controlled drug above the specified limit

May 6, 2025

Sentence: 1 year driving ban and £120 fine

Daniel Bunter, 39, of The Valley in Bemerton Heath, was pulled over on St Michael's Road in Salisbury on November 26, 2024, with benzoylecgonine in his blood at 768 micrograms per litre.

Ian Buckingham

Failing to stop after a road traffic accident

May 6, 2025

Sentence: £500 fine

Ian Buckingham, 44, of Southampton Road in Landford, was driving a Ford Transit van and failed to stop after a road traffic accident on September 3, 2024, in Warminster, also driving without due care and attention.

Pleaded guilty to three offences and must pay £85 in costs. Eight penalty points were added to his driving licence.

Sources: salisburyjournal.co.uk

Keith Lancaster

Drink-driving

April 8, 2025

Sentence: Three-year driving ban and £513 fine

Keith Lancaster, a 29-year-old Royal Artilleryman, was stopped while driving his Renault on The Packway in Larkhill on March 4, 2025, with a breathalyser reading of 65 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, nearly double the legal limit of 35 micrograms.

Obligatory disqualification; ordered to pay £205 to the Crown Prosecution Service and £85 surcharge to fund victim services. Gave address as 32nd Regiment Royal Artillery at Roberts Barracks in Larkhill.

Sources: salisburyjournal.co.uk

Joanne Camille

Assault

April 2, 2025

Sentence: Fined £300, plus £300 costs and £120 victim surcharge

Joanne Camille, 45, of Teasel Close, Ludgershall, assaulted her victim by beating her in Ludgershall on February 27, 2024. She denied the offence initially but was found guilty after a trial.

Found guilty after a trial. Given a restraining order for one year prohibiting contact with the victim.

Sources: salisburyjournal.co.uk

Taylor Evans

Assault

April 2, 2025

Sentence: Fined £300, plus £300 costs and £120 victim surcharge

Taylor Evans, 29, of Taylor Crescent, Ludgershall, assaulted her victim by beating her in Ludgershall on February 27, 2024. She denied the offence initially but was found guilty after a trial.

Found guilty after a trial. Given a restraining order for one year prohibiting contact with the victim.

Sources: salisburyjournal.co.uk

Tatenda Mushandu

Breaching Criminal Behaviour Order

April 1, 2025

Sentence: £120 fine

Tatenda Mushandu, 30, of Maple Way in Amesbury, breached a Criminal Behaviour Order by approaching members of the public for money in Amesbury on October 29, 2024, despite being instructed not to do so.

Breached a Criminal Behaviour Order that was imposed by Salisbury Magistrates Court in April 2023.

Sources: salisburyjournal.co.uk

Liam White

Failing to hand over a railway ticket

November 29, 2024

Sentence: Fined £220, plus £180 costs, £88 victim surcharge, and £46.80 compensation

Failed to hand over a railway ticket for inspection and verification of validity when asked by an authorised person on a Great Western Railway service in Swindon on April 25, 2024.

Jacob Evans

Drink-driving

November 29, 2024

Sentence: Banned from driving for one year, fined £107, £85 costs, and £43 victim surcharge

Drove an orange Ford Focus in Amesbury on October 25 while over the legal alcohol limit, with a breath reading of 51 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath.

Disqualification may be reduced by 12 weeks if a drink-drive rehabilitation course is completed by June 28, 2025. Must pay total £235 by December 27.

Sources: salisburyjournal.co.uk

Damien John Chorley

Assault

November 25, 2024

Sentence: 42 weeks imprisonment

Damien Chorley carried out a string of unprovoked attacks, including threatening to kill a man on November 16, causing criminal damage worth £350 to furniture and other items, and £150 to a police van. He also assaulted a catering company worker causing actual bodily harm on July 31, 2023, and beat another victim in Salisbury on January 15, 2024. The threats and attacks were described as disproportionate responses within domestic environments, and Chorley showed flagrant disregard for people and property.

Pleaded guilty to six offences. Had been serving suspended sentences which were activated. Must pay £350 in compensation for criminal damage and £650 to the Crown Prosecution Service.

Sources: salisburyjournal.co.uk

Fiona Ryan

Grossly offensive communications

November 14, 2024

Sentence: 12 weeks imprisonment suspended for 18 months and 8 weeks imprisonment suspended for 18 months, plus £154 victim surcharge and £650 costs

Fiona Ryan, a TikTok influencer, posted grossly offensive content on social media platforms between March 4, 2024, and April 18, 2024, including videos with Nazi-related comments and antisemitic remarks. One video featured her singing a song with lyrics expressing pride in antisemitism. She was also charged for additional posts on Twitter (X) involving hate crime and antisemitism. The content was deemed to have a significant impact, reaching into people's homes and causing distress, as noted in witness statements presented in court.

Pleaded not guilty to four charges but was found guilty; pleaded guilty to two further charges. Expressed remorse in court and cited personal circumstances including being a primary carer for three children and mental health issues. Judge described her actions as ignorant and misguided, motivated by thrill-seeking and money.

Sources: salisburyjournal.co.uk

Violet Cooper

Failure to update dog microchip details

May 22, 2024

Sentence: £220 fine, £539.59 in costs, and £88 victim surcharge

Violet Cooper, from Dilton Marsh, Westbury, failed to update the microchip details of her Chow Chow-type dog, Juliet, after it was found as a stray in Penleigh, Westbury, in August 2024. The dog had a microchip but no registered details. She was issued a microchip improvement notice requiring updates within 21 days but did not comply, leading to her conviction.

Found guilty in her absence. Councillor Paul Sample commented on the importance of updating microchip details to comply with the law.

Sources: salisburyjournal.co.uk

Bruce Vuetanatotaka

Assault and Harassment

May 22, 2024

Sentence: 80 hours unpaid work, restraining order until May 21, 2026, £114 victim surcharge, and £85 costs

Bruce Vuetanatotaka assaulted a woman by beating her in Twickenham, Greater London, on May 4, 2024. He also harassed her between July 29, 2024, and September 3, 2024, by continuing to message her despite police warnings and leaving items on her doorstep.

Pleaded guilty to assault and harassment. Required to attend rehabilitation activities for up to 20 days.

Sources: salisburyjournal.co.uk

Richard Hall

Drink-driving

May 22, 2024

Sentence: One year driving ban (reducible by three months upon completion of a course), £660 fine, and additional costs and surcharge totalling £1,009

Richard Hall was caught drink-driving in Salisbury on The Borough on March 7, 2025, with 50 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35 micrograms.

Pleaded guilty to drink-driving. Ban may be reduced if he completes a drink-drive rehabilitation course by June 19.

Sources: salisburyjournal.co.uk

Duncan Tanguay

Breach of community order

May 15, 2024

Sentence: 6 weeks imprisonment

Duncan Tanguay breached a community order imposed in November 2024 for assault and failing to surrender to custody by missing appointments with the Probation Service on December 18 and Christmas Eve. He also committed offences on January 26 and April 16, including being drunk and disorderly, using abusive language in public places such as coffee shops where he aimed vile names at customers and threatened violence, urinating on High Street in front of families and children, and directing vitriol at police officers by calling them Nazis while children were present. He has 15 previous public order offences.

Pled guilty to drunk and disorderly behaviour and using threatening or abusive language. Defence highlighted his alcoholism, emphysema, and health issues. Judge noted total non-compliance with community order and no understanding of its importance.

Sources: salisburyjournal.co.uk

Marshall Tulloch

Theft and Assault

May 15, 2024

Sentence: 12 weeks imprisonment suspended for 18 months, £100 compensation, and up to 20 days of appointments

Marshall Tulloch, 22, of Bernard Street, stole a man's mobile phone and assaulted him by beating in Chippenham on October 24, 2024.

Cameron Thompson

Driving over the alcohol limit

May 1, 2024

Sentence: 20-month driving disqualification, £621 fine, £248 surcharge, and £85 costs

Cameron Thompson drove a Kia Sportage on Bourne Way in Salisbury on August 24, 2024, while over the alcohol limit, with a breathalyser test showing 75 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35.

Pleaded guilty; disqualification reducible by 20 weeks if a rehabilitation course is completed by June 13, 2026.

Sources: salisburyjournal.co.uk

Ratu Tuivanualevu

Assault by beating

May 1, 2024

Sentence: Community order with 55 hours of unpaid work and 15 rehabilitation days, £114 surcharge, and £85 costs

Ratu Tuivanualevu assaulted a woman by beating her in Perham Down on October 17, 2024.

Kieran Cox

Speeding

April 29, 2024

Sentence: £40 fine, £90 costs, £16 surcharge, and 3 penalty points

Kieran Cox exceeded the 30mph speed limit on The Avenue in Wilton on May 8, 2024, while driving a Volkswagen Golf.

Samuel Boudry

Speeding

April 29, 2024

Sentence: £90 fine, £16 surcharge, and 3 penalty points

Samuel Boudry exceeded the 20mph speed limit on Lower Road in Quidhampton on November 30, 2023, while driving a Vauxhall Astra.

David Francis

Theft and Assault

April 28, 2024

Sentence: Community order including mental health treatment and rehabilitation activities, plus £350 in compensation

David Francis committed multiple offences in December 2024, including using threatening or abusive behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress on December 6 in Downton and December 10 in Salisbury, theft of washing detergent from a shop in Salisbury on December 11, assault by beating of two men in Salisbury on December 11, and theft of goods valued at £70 from a woman in Downton on December 21.

William Gonzalez

Breach of Sexual Harm Prevention Order

April 22, 2024

Sentence: 16 weeks imprisonment, suspended for one year, and a rehabilitation activity requirement

William Gonzalez, a registered sex offender, breached the terms of his Sexual Harm Prevention Order by travelling to Gibraltar in March 2024 and Thailand via Dubai in May 2024 without notifying the police. He failed to provide his passport details and organised the trips himself, despite knowing the requirements. Police investigated after Border Force reported his departure from the UK.

Pleaded guilty to three counts of failing to comply with the terms of his Sexual Harm Prevention Order. Mitigating factors included mental health issues and full admissions during interview.

Sources: salisburyjournal.co.uk

Michael John Babey

Animal welfare offences

April 22, 2024

Sentence: 20-week jail sentence suspended for two years

Michael John Babey kept cattle in poor conditions on land at Tanners Lane in Shrewton, despite being banned from caring for them since 2019. In November 2023, inspections found 24 cattle in a half-acre site with a 31 per cent mortality rate, kept in heavily soiled conditions with insufficient space, deep slurry, and mud. A follow-up visit showed no improvements, and in January 2024, 23 cattle had no access to water, with one cow licking an empty container. He continued to care for the animals, attempting to circumvent the disqualification order.

Found guilty of animal welfare offences and breaching a disqualification order; has two previous convictions for animal welfare; banned from keeping all animals except dogs, cats and cockatiels for 10 years; ordered to pay £5,000 in costs and a £154 surcharge.

Sources: salisburyjournal.co.uk

Julie Teresa Babey

Animal welfare offences

April 22, 2024

Sentence: £100 fine and 12-month community order

Julie Teresa Babey aided and abetted her husband in breaching his disqualification order by becoming the owner of the cattle after his ban in 2019, while he continued to care for them. The cattle were kept in poor conditions on land at Tanners Lane in Shrewton, with inspections in November 2023 and January 2024 revealing heavily soiled pens, insufficient space, high mortality rates, and lack of water access.

Pleaded guilty to animal welfare offences and aiding and abetting her husband in breaching his disqualification order; of previous good character and not involved in day-to-day care; banned from keeping all animals except dogs, cats and cockatiels for 10 years; ordered to pay £200 in costs and a £114 surcharge.

Sources: salisburyjournal.co.uk

Ryan Mills

Possession of a bladed article

March 31, 2024

Sentence: 12-week prison sentence, suspended for 18 months

Ryan Mills, 39, of Woodside Road, was in possession of a lock knife in Middle Street, Yeovil, Somerset, on May 28, 2024, without good reason or lawful authority. He pleaded guilty on November 15, 2024, and was sentenced due to the offence.

Pleaded guilty to possession of a blade. Must participate in an alcohol treatment programme under a community order. Ordered to pay a £154 victim surcharge. The knife was forfeited and destroyed.

Sources: salisburyjournal.co.uk

Matthew Miller

Assault

February 27, 2024

Sentence: 80 hours of unpaid work and £100 fine

Matthew Miller assaulted an on-duty police officer in Salisbury on June 17, 2023, and was found in possession of 0.6 grams of class B drug cannabis. The cannabis was forfeited and destroyed.

Pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer and possessing 0.6 grams of cannabis. Ordered to pay £100 compensation to the officer, £85 in court costs, and a £114 surcharge.

Sources: salisburyjournal.co.uk

Edward Trevett

Criminal damage

February 26, 2024

Sentence: £100 compensation payment

Edward Trevett caused criminal damage to property valued at £250 belonging to Alabaré Place on Barnard Street in Salisbury on October 6, 2024, intending to cause the damage or being reckless as to whether such property would be destroyed or damaged.

Dennis Stainer

Drink-driving

February 26, 2024

Sentence: One-year driving ban and £120 fine

Dennis Stainer drove his Suzuki Jimny on Hindon Lane on December 21, 2024, with a breathalyser test measuring 40 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35 micrograms.

Pleaded guilty to drink-driving. The driving ban may be reduced by three months if he completes a rehabilitation course by September 25. Ordered to pay £85 in court costs and a £48 surcharge.

Sources: salisburyjournal.co.uk

Adam Wozniak

Drink-driving

February 26, 2024

Sentence: 18-month driving ban and £300 fine

Adam Wozniak rode his Yamaha motorcycle on New Canal on December 25, 2024, while more than double the legal drink-drive limit, with a breath test revealing 83 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35 micrograms.

Pleaded guilty to drink-driving. The driving ban will be reduced by 18 weeks if he completes a drink-drive rehabilitation course by February 21, 2026.

Sources: salisburyjournal.co.uk

Benjamin Tilley

Stalking

February 4, 2024

Sentence: 29 weeks imprisonment suspended for two years

Benjamin Tilley, aged 34 and residing at HMP Winchester, assaulted a woman on several occasions in May and November 2024. He stalked her over 17 days in November by constantly calling, messaging, emailing and turning up at her address. He made threats to kill two children on November 22 and 25, and damaged her kitchen door on November 9.

Pleaded guilty to making threats to kill, three counts of assault by beating, stalking and causing criminal damage. Ordered to comply with instructions of a responsible officer for up to 15 days, pay £187 in costs and £85 surcharge.

Sources: salisburyjournal.co.uk

Liam Boulton

Harassment

February 4, 2024

Sentence: Fined £120

Liam Boulton, 36, of no fixed address, caused harassment, alarm or distress to a man by using threatening, abusive and insulting words in Cheese Market on September 30, 2024.

Admitted the offence; detained in default of payment, but time already served in custody.

Sources: salisburyjournal.co.uk

Emma Neave

Assault causing actual bodily harm

February 4, 2024

Sentence: Community order with 12 days of mental health treatment and 15 days of rehabilitation activities; fined £80

Emma Neave, 29, of Wyndham Road, carried out an assault causing actual bodily harm to another woman in Salisbury on August 25, 2023, alongside another individual.

Pleaded guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm. Ordered to pay £100 in costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.

Sources: salisburyjournal.co.uk

Cherie Welburn

Assault causing actual bodily harm

February 4, 2024

Sentence: Community order with up to 10 days of rehabilitation activities; fined £80

Cherie Welburn, 34, of Wyndham Road, carried out an assault causing actual bodily harm to another woman in Salisbury on August 25, 2023, alongside another individual.

Pleaded guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm. Ordered to pay £100 in costs and a £114 victim surcharge.

Sources: salisburyjournal.co.uk

Laura Holt

Assault and racially aggravated harassment

January 30, 2024

Sentence: 4 weeks imprisonment, suspended for 2 years; 6 months alcohol treatment; 12 days mental health treatment; pay £540 compensation

Assaulted two on-duty police officers and another man by beating them on June 29 and 30, 2024. Also damaged the man's car windscreen and caused racially aggravated harassment, alarm or distress. The incidents were serious, with aggravating factors including attacks on emergency workers and presence of her child.

Pleaded guilty. Attacks were unprovoked on emergency workers in front of her child. Suspended due to being sole carer and mental health issues. Must comply with instructions for up to 20 days.

Sources: salisburyjournal.co.uk

Michael William Pearcey

Using mobile phone while driving

January 17, 2024

Sentence: 6 months driving ban, £300 fine, £600 costs, £120 surcharge

Michael William Pearcey, 30, used his mobile phone while driving a Ford Transit van on Harnham Road on September 27, 2023. He denied the offence in June 2024 but was proved guilty in his absence on December 4, 2024.

Kelly Louise Ballinger

Speeding

January 17, 2024

Sentence: £255 fine, £102 surcharge, £90 costs, six penalty points

Kelly Louise Ballinger, 42, was caught speeding in an Audi A3 on The Avenue in Wilton on May 8, 2024, breaking a 30mph speed limit. The exact speed was not specified in court documents.

Charles Nicholls

Speeding

January 17, 2024

Sentence: £243 fine, £97 surcharge, £90 costs, six penalty points

Charles Nicholls, 29, was caught speeding in a Volkswagen Polo on The Avenue on April 29, 2024, breaking a 30mph speed limit. The exact speed was not specified.

Anthony David Brown

Speeding

January 17, 2024

Sentence: £113 fine, £90 costs, £45 surcharge, three penalty points

Anthony David Brown, 68, broke a 30mph speed limit on the A354 at Coombe Bissett on September 1, 2023, while driving. The exact speed was not specified.

Alex Sparrow

Grievous Bodily Harm

December 5, 2023

Sentence: four-week prison sentence, suspended for one year

Alex Sparrow, 22, of Hollows Close, carried out two unprovoked attacks in Salisbury on August 27, 2023, maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm to one man and actual bodily harm to another.

Reduced from six weeks because of his guilty plea. Must pay £1,500 in compensation to the victim of grievous bodily harm and £100 to the other man. Required to comply with instructions for up to 20 days and subject to restraining orders until December 2026.

Sources: salisburyjournal.co.uk

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