Southampton Crown Court Sentencing Results

Philip George Christopher Anderson was involved in a violent brawl on Oxford Street, Southampton, on March 18, 2023, between groups of Southampton and Tottenham football fans. Although he was not a football fan and was attending a friend's birthday party at the Mail Rooms, he participated in the seven-and-a-half-minute fight, during which he was hit by a chair and punched someone. This incident led to his arrest and sentencing, with details highlighting his out-of-character behaviour influenced by alcohol and poor judgement.

David Graham Cullen stole from Marks & Spencer on Station Road on May 2 and from Nisa Local on Ashley Road on May 5. He also breached his interim criminal behaviour order three times between May 2 and May 5 at Tesco on Old Milton Road and the two stores mentioned.

Terence Miller, of Hyde Gate, Hyde, took £140 worth of Estee Lauder products from John Lewis in West Quay on Sunday, January 21.

Thomas Perkins was caught drink driving on Ganger Farm Road on March 29, 2024, with 64 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35 micrograms.

Paige Dowling, 23, of Portal Road, Highcliffe, stole collector edition Blu-rays worth £195.88 from HMV in Basingstoke. She was caught with three street wraps of cocaine in Basingstoke on Sunday, December 29. She also stole multiple gift sets from Boots in Southampton on Wednesday, March 19, and Monday, March 24.

Robert Hall drove an Iveco drop-side lorry on the A31 in Four Marks at 38 miles per hour in a 30mph zone on January 19, 2023.

Francis Matthews, 66, of Sutton Road, Totton, was caught on a covert camera on August 21 dumping a yellow wheel clamp and car number plates in a hedge on Coldharbour Lane near Romsey. He pulled into a layby in his recovery vehicle, removed the clamp using an angle grinder, and discarded it.

Michael Lea assaulted a member of staff working in the cell area of the court in Basingstoke on November 22. He is a 49-year-old man with no fixed address.

Shane White was found guilty of keeping an unlicensed vehicle in Dundee Road, London, on September 13, 2023. The vehicle's previous licence had expired on April 22, 2024, with an annual duty rate of £415.

Eddy Hilden stole sunglasses valued at £164 from John Lewis in Southampton on July 20, 2024. He pleaded guilty at court, and the sentence was imposed considering his plea.

Leo Patrick drove in Braishfield Road on June 13 with 125 milligrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood, exceeding the legal limit of 80 milligrammes. He pleaded guilty at court, and his guilty plea was taken into account along with additional court costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £32.

Liam McCarthy, of Copperfield Road, Southampton, sent threatening emails to Caroline Nokes, MP for Romsey and Southampton North, between May 15, 2022, and March 4, 2023, after cancelling a scheduled meeting and accusing her of being 'evil' and a 'liar'. The emails escalated to threats of violence against members of the Department for Work and Pensions. He also left threatening voicemails to Steve Smith, former head of stronger communities at Southampton City Council, between November 14 and 21, 2022, including threats to use a machete and strangle him. McCarthy was arrested in December 2022, breached bail by contacting Nokes in January and March 2023, and his actions caused Nokes to fear for her safety and constantly monitor her surroundings.