Truro Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 300 verdicts at Truro Crown Court (Truro). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Jake Mcdougall

Breach of restraining order

August 2, 2025

Sentence: 12 weeks imprisonment

Breached a restraining order by attending an address in Hawke Close, Newquay and contacting a prohibited woman on 14 February, involving violation of court-imposed restrictions.

Pleaded guilty to breaching a restraining order on 14 February by going to an address in Hawke Close, Newquay and contacting a woman he was prohibited from contacting. The charge of strangling the woman was discharged.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

James Twydle

Harassment

August 2, 2025

Sentence: Eight-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months

Breached a restraining order by attending an address in Mount Wise, Newquay on multiple occasions between 23 May and 28 June, which he was prohibited from doing, constituting harassment.

Pleaded guilty to two charges of harassment by breaching a restraining order by attending a prohibited address in Mount Wise, Newquay between 23 May and 20 June and on 28 June. Ordered to pay a £154 surcharge.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Jamie Matthews

Assault

August 2, 2025

Sentence: 12 months imprisonment

Assaulted a woman, causing actual bodily harm, in Torpoint on 4 July, and used threatening behaviour at the King Doniert in Liskeard on 4 April. The offences involved violence against the victim, leading to the custodial sentence.

Pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman occasioning her actual bodily harm in Torpoint on 4 July and using threatening behaviour at the King Doniert in Liskeard on 4 April. Custodial sentence due to unprovoked attack of a serious nature. Ordered to pay £100 compensation and subject to a restraining order not to contact his victim or go to an address in Thanckes Drive until 22 July 2027.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Kieran Pedlar

Possession of cocaine

August 2, 2025

Sentence: £120 fine

Possessed 0.907 grams of cocaine at Newquay Police Station on 19 April, constituting a drug possession offence.

Pleaded guilty to possessing 0.907 grams of cocaine at Newquay Police Station on 19 April. Ordered to pay a £48 surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Martin Mihaylov

Possession of cocaine with intent to supply

August 2, 2025

Sentence: 30 months imprisonment

Possessed cocaine with intent to supply at Newquay on 10 June, involving drug dealing activities, leading to the deprivation of related assets.

Pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine with intent to supply at Newquay on 10 June. An order was made for deprivation of his vehicle, seized cash, and mobile phone. Charges of possessing criminal property, MDMA with intent to supply, and cannabis with intent to supply were left on file.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Michael May

Conspiracy to import Class A drugs

August 1, 2025

Sentence: To be sentenced

Michael May, 47, of Brentwood, was involved in organising the collection of £18.4 million worth of high-purity cocaine. He was part of a group that planned to receive the drugs off the Cornish coast on September 13, 2024. The operation involved a rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) that was pursued by Border Force officers, during which packages of cocaine were thrown into the sea. Approximately 230kg of cocaine was recovered.

Pleaded not guilty and was found guilty of conspiracy to import Class A drugs following a two-week trial.

Sources: plymouthherald.co.uk

Scott Johnston

Conspiracy to import Class A drugs

August 1, 2025

Sentence: To be sentenced

Scott Johnston, 38, of Havant, was on the rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) that was pursued by Border Force officers off the coast of Cornwall on September 13, 2024. The boat was carrying £18.4 million worth of high-purity cocaine, which was thrown into the sea during a 28-mile chase. He was arrested after the boat ran aground on Gwynver Beach near Penzance.

Pleaded not guilty and was found guilty of conspiracy to import Class A drugs following a two-week trial.

Sources: plymouthherald.co.uk

Terry Willis

Conspiracy to import Class A drugs

August 1, 2025

Sentence: To be sentenced

Terry Willis, 44, of Chelmsford, helped organise the cocaine pick-up and was involved in the operation on September 13, 2024. A revolver and ammunition were found at his home address. The group attempted to import £18.4 million worth of high-purity cocaine using a rigid-hulled inflatable boat, which was intercepted during a high-speed chase off the Cornish coast.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to import Class A drugs, money laundering, and possession of a firearm.

Sources: plymouthherald.co.uk

Edwin Yahir Tabora Baca

Conspiracy to import Class A drugs

August 1, 2025

Sentence: 17 years and 7 months imprisonment

Edwin Yahir Tabora Baca, 33, of Barcelona, Spain, was part of a group that smuggled cocaine worth £18.4 million. He was on the boat with others, attempted to evade Border Force officers during a 28-mile sea chase on September 13, 2024, threw packages overboard, and was arrested after the boat was run aground on Gwynver Beach at Penzance. Messages on his phone showed discussions of the operation and included a photo of the cocaine on board.

Initially denied involvement and claimed to be a tourist, but pleaded guilty after evidence was uncovered, including messages and photos on his phone discussing the plans.

Sources: plymouthherald.co.uk

Travis Button

Burglary

July 30, 2025

Sentence: 22 months in prison, suspended for two years, 40 rehabilitation activity requirement days, and 120 days of alcohol abstinence monitoring

Travis Button, 25, from Carlton Way in Liskeard, engaged in a series of offences on April 3, 2024, including threatening a stranger with a pitchfork and a piece of slate, demanding money, banging on doors, damaging property, smashing a front door and a car window, and stealing a handbag from a vehicle. He also assaulted a police officer by banging his head against the van walls and headbutting the officer. Additionally, he committed another burglary with intent to steal from a doctor's surgery on March 17, 2024. His actions were influenced by not taking his medication and substance abuse, which exacerbated his mental health condition.

Pleaded guilty to charges including burglary, theft, criminal damage, and assaulting an emergency worker. Suffered from schizophrenia and was under the influence of alcohol and cocaine at the time of the offences. The judge warned that non-compliance with medication or substance use could lead to imprisonment due to the risk posed to the public.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Jacob Simmonds

Possession with intent to supply class A drugs

July 29, 2025

Sentence: 55 months imprisonment

Jacob Simmonds, 26, from Madron, Penzance, was found in possession of 71.28g of crack cocaine, about 17g of heroin, cannabis, and more than £4,000 in cash at his home. This occurred while he was already serving a suspended sentence. Police executed an arrest warrant in June 2025, and he directed them to the drugs in his house and car, stating he wanted to accept the charges. He was also in breach of his previous suspended sentence from August 2024.

Pleaded guilty to all charges immediately. Has four previous convictions, including drug offences. In mitigation, he admitted to dealing drugs to clear a debt and cited the allure of money, while noting he has a young family and could contribute to society.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Ben Adams

Coercive and Controlling Behaviour

July 29, 2025

Sentence: 15 months imprisonment

Ben Adams from Camborne engaged in coercive, controlling, and violent behaviour towards his former partner from July 2020 to October 2022. This included repeatedly strangling and beating her, hitting her with a wooden stick or knife handle, dragging her down stairs, hitting her head against kitchen cupboards, and kicking her in the head. He manipulated her into believing the abuse was her fault, leading to severe emotional, mental, and physical harm, such as nightmares, anxiety, and loss of confidence.

Pleaded guilty to one charge of engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour in an intimate relationship. Showed no remorse, blamed the victim, and has been diagnosed with PTSD from his own past experiences.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Belda Bega

People smuggling

July 25, 2025

Sentence: 7 years and 10 months imprisonment

Belda Bega organised the smuggling of 21 migrants, including 20 men and one woman, on a luxury yacht from France to Cornwall. The vessel was intercepted near Falmouth after the co-owner tracked its route and alerted authorities. Bega was caught by Border Force on April 13, 2025, as part of a people-smuggling operation that put lives at risk.

Ben Jones

Drug driving

July 25, 2025

Sentence: Banned from driving for 12 months and fined £120

Drove on Victoria Road, Roche on 29 April with 9.8 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood exceeding the limit of two.

Bethany Purtill

Speeding

July 25, 2025

Sentence: Banned from driving for seven days and fined £120

Speeding on the A38 at Trerulefoot last October.

Alan James

Drink driving

July 25, 2025

Sentence: Banned from driving for 14 months and fined £120

Drove on Fore Street, Bugle on 20 May with 56 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35.

Ban reducible by 14 weeks if a course is completed. Also ordered to pay a £48 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Antiny Trevett

Drug driving and speeding

July 25, 2025

Sentence: Banned from driving for 18 months and fined £500

Drove on the A30 at Victoria with 2.9 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood exceeding the limit of two and speeding.

Daniel Dymond

Driving whilst disqualified and without insurance

July 25, 2025

Sentence: 18-week prison sentence suspended for 18 months and banned from driving for 33 months

Drove whilst disqualified on McCarthy Drive on 11 February and used a car without insurance.

Due to flagrant disregard for court orders, people, and their property. Also ordered to pay a £154 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Jake Brady

Failing to provide driver information

July 25, 2025

Sentence: Fined £660 and banned from driving for six months

Failed to provide information to police about who was driving a VW Golf alleged to have been speeding on the A30 at Redruth on 14 January.

Due to repeat offending. Also ordered to pay a £264 victim surcharge and £90 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Jeffrey Wicket

Drink driving and driving without licence or insurance

July 25, 2025

Sentence: Banned from driving for 40 months and fined £120

Drove at Bugle on 11 June with 43 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35 and drove without a licence or insurance.

Ban reducible by 40 weeks if a course is completed. Also ordered to pay a £48 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Emma Childs

Speeding

July 25, 2025

Sentence: Banned from driving for 28 days and fined £323

Speeding on the A30 at Plusha on 1 March.

Hayden Norton

Causing Actual Bodily Harm

July 25, 2025

Sentence: 32 months imprisonment suspended for two years, £500 court costs, and a five-year restraining order

On Christmas Day, Hayden Norton assaulted his partner in a holiday cottage in St Mabyn, near Wadebridge, after becoming frustrated when she spoke to her daughter on the phone. He grabbed her, slapped her twice, punched and kicked her multiple times, causing injuries including a perforated eardrum and bruising. The victim locked herself in a bedroom to escape and kept a window open for potential getaway. This incident was part of a pattern of abuse, leaving the victim feeling broken and impacting her wellbeing significantly.

Pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm. Had prior convictions including ABH in 2018 and battery in 2015. Mitigation included bereavement from his brother's death and efforts to reform, such as securing employment and avoiding alcohol and cocaine.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Victoria Parkin

Drug driving

July 25, 2025

Sentence: Banned from driving for 12 months and fined £120

Drove on Greenbank Road, Polruan on 3 February with 13 micrograms of cocaine per litre of blood exceeding the limit of ten.

Neil Seaden

Drug driving

July 25, 2025

Sentence: Banned from driving for 18 months and fined £120

Drove on the B3274 at Roche on 25 January with 9.8 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood exceeding the limit of two and 31 micrograms of cocaine exceeding the limit of ten.

Paolo Marques

Drug driving

July 25, 2025

Sentence: Banned from driving for 12 months and fined £120

Drove on Minorca Lane on 3 February with 3.7 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood exceeding the limit of two.

Paul Kingcombe

Causing death by dangerous driving

July 25, 2025

Sentence: Long custodial sentence

Paul Kingcombe caused the death of Paul James May and seriously injured three others in a crash on the A388 in Cornwall on December 27, 2022. The victims were travelling in one vehicle, while Kingcombe was in a separate vehicle. He pleaded guilty during a hearing.

Pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and three charges of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. Judge granted bail until sentencing hearing and described the sentence as the most inevitable outcome.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Sarah Hills

Drug driving

July 25, 2025

Sentence: Banned from driving for 12 months and fined £120

Drove on Hounster Hill, Millbrook with 5.8 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood exceeding the limit of two.

Martin Ward

Theft

July 25, 2025

Sentence: Ordered to pay £422 compensation

Stole numerous items worth £422 from Pets at Home in Truro on 9 May.

Kye Griffin

Drug driving and driving without licence or insurance

July 25, 2025

Sentence: Banned from driving for 17 months and fined £200

Drove in Newquay on 28 February with 7.4 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood exceeding the limit of two and drove without a licence or insurance.

Kawanine Lewis

Possession of drugs and resisting arrest

July 25, 2025

Sentence: 28-day prison sentence

Kawanine Lewis possessed cannabis and crack cocaine in St Austell on 13 June 2024, resisted arrest on the same date, and jointly possessed cannabis at St Austell on 10 October 2023. The offences involved drug possession and resistance against law enforcement.

Pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis and crack cocaine in St Austell on 13 June, resisting arrest, and jointly possessing cannabis at St Austell on 10 October. Ordered to pay a £154 victim surcharge.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Kyle Del-Monico

Assault by beating and criminal damage

July 25, 2025

Sentence: 32-week custodial sentence

Assaulted a youth by beating her and damaged her handbag at St Austell Railway Station in September 2024.

Unprovoked attack of a serious nature, classified as a hate crime, and due to previous convictions. Ordered to pay £275 compensation and a £154 victim surcharge.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Lee Gregory

Drink driving

July 25, 2025

Sentence: Banned from driving for 22 months and fined £733

Drove on Polperro Road, Looe on 13 February with 203 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood exceeding the limit of 80.

Ban reducible by 22 weeks if a course is completed. Also ordered to pay a £293 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Levi Hughes

Obstructing police

July 25, 2025

Sentence: Fined £120

Obstructed police at St Austell on 14 June.

Jordan Ryan

Speeding

July 25, 2025

Sentence: Fined £184

Speeding on the A30 at Bodmin in July 2023.

Three points added to licence. Also ordered to pay a £74 victim surcharge and £90 costs. Spared disqualification due to mitigating circumstances.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Kerrie Milton

Animal cruelty

July 18, 2025

Sentence: Conditional discharge for three years

Between 10 April 2024 and 10 May 2024, at The Old Barn, Widegates, she failed to provide adequate nutrition, bedding, water, environment, and veterinary care for 18 goats, and failed to provide suitable exercise area, bedding, nutrition, and water for 16 ducks and 28 chickens and cockerels.

Found guilty of animal cruelty and ordered to pay £26 victim surcharge and £2,500 costs. Disqualified from keeping all animals except dogs, cats, fish, and horses for ten years.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Scott Macfarlane

Fraud

July 18, 2025

Sentence: 12-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay a £26 surcharge and £85 costs

Scott MacFarlane used a stolen bank card to buy alcohol and cigarettes in Newquay in September 2024.

Carrie-Anne Milton

Animal cruelty

July 18, 2025

Sentence: Fined £300 and ordered to pay £3,500 costs and £120 victim surcharge

Found guilty of animal cruelty and disqualified from keeping all animals except dogs, cats, fish, and horses for ten years.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Tyler Slade

Causing actual bodily harm

July 14, 2025

Sentence: 12-month community order, 180 hours of unpaid work, 12 months of mental health requirement, 20 days of rehabilitation activity requirement, and £250 compensation

On January 28, 2024, Tyler Slade approached a group drinking near a memorial in Pengegon Playing Field, Camborne, after becoming emotional and upset. He rode home on his mountain bike, retrieved an imitation BB gun, returned, and fired it at a man in the group, hitting him in the lower face, neck, and right hand. The victim was left in pain, and the incident was reported to Devon and Cornwall Police, leading to Slade's arrest. The gun was recovered, and Slade admitted to the act, citing distress over the memorial to his friend who had died.

Pleaded guilty to the charge. Described as a one-off lapse of judgement by a young man with no previous convictions, from a good family with good work ethics. The judge warned that any further offences would result in imprisonment.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Ventsislav Chavdarov

Possession with intent to supply

July 11, 2025

Sentence: Two-year custodial sentence and £187 victim surcharge

Ventsislav Chavdarov possessed 11.61g of cocaine with intent to supply in Newquay on 22 May.

Stuart Dowd

Assault

July 11, 2025

Sentence: 24-week custodial sentence suspended for 18 months, ordered to abstain from alcohol until 24 October, pay £2,050 compensation to victims in varying amounts, and excluded from the White Hart in Liskeard for two years

Assaulted two women and two men in Liskeard last July, occasioning actual bodily harm, and assaulted a woman at Weston Park Road, Plymouth on 7 December. The Liskeard incident was an unprovoked attack on numerous people some of whom were serving the public.

Sarah Hall

Stalking involving fear of violence

July 11, 2025

Sentence: 18 months imprisonment, suspended for two years; alcohol monitoring tag for 120 days; restraining order for five years

Sarah Hall subjected her former partner of 16 years to a 15-month campaign of harassment, sending over 100 threatening and abusive messages via text, voice notes, and fake TikTok accounts. She also threw a brick through her ex-partner's car windscreen on April 15, 2025. The incidents occurred between January 2024 and April 2025, forcing the victim to live like a recluse out of fear for her safety and well-being.

Pleaded guilty to stalking involving fear of violence and criminal damage. Judge warned her that any breach could lead to five years in prison. Victim reported feeling depressed, anxious, scared, and vulnerable due to the harassment.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Paul Bebbington

Indecent assault and sexual activity with a child

July 11, 2025

Sentence: 15 years and 10 months imprisonment

Paul Bebbington sexually abused several children over decades, with incidents occurring in North Devon in the late 1990s and in the wider St Austell area of Cornwall between 2019 and 2020. The abuse involved boys and girls under the age of 16 and under 13, including indecent assaults and sexual activity. He was caught and pleaded guilty, with victims reporting severe mental health impacts such as anxiety, depression, and complex post-traumatic stress disorder.

Pleaded guilty to 14 counts on the first day of his trial. Has prior convictions for similar offenses in 1998. In poor health with stage three chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Judge noted limited remorse due to late guilty plea. Victims' impact statements highlighted lifelong harm, but they vowed not to let it affect their adulthood further.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Billy Rowe

Assault and drink driving

July 11, 2025

Sentence: six-week prison sentence

Billy Rowe assaulted a police officer at Roche, drove under the influence of alcohol on New Year’s Eve 2023, and possessed cocaine at Newquay on New Year’s Day 2024, leading to his resentencing.

Resentenced for offences of assaulting a police officer at Roche, drink driving on New Year’s Eve 2023, and possessing cocaine at Newquay on New Year’s Day 2024.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Brad Butler

Harassment

July 11, 2025

Sentence: community order with 150 hours unpaid work and made subject to a restraining order not to contact his victim or go to Harbour Road, Par until 27 June 2027

Brad Butler harassed a woman at Mevagissey between 17 February and 25 April by repeatedly calling her, sending messages, and appearing outside her home, causing distress through persistent contact.

Pleaded guilty to harassing a woman at Mevagissey between 17 February and 25 April by repeatedly calling her, sending messages, and turning up outside her home.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Anthony Gilchrist

Possession of extreme pornographic images

July 4, 2025

Sentence: Eight months imprisonment suspended for two years and 240 hours of unpaid work

Anthony Gilchrist, 63, began messaging an undercover police officer on social media, believing the profile to be a single mother with two young children. He expressed desires to abuse a child and fantasised about harm. He was tracked via his IP address to an address in Madron, arrested in September, and his laptop revealed over 400 extreme pornographic images involving sex with live animals, including dogs, a snake, and a goat.

Pleaded guilty to the charges. Blamed misuse of alcohol for his offending and has expressed remorse. A destruction order was made for his seized devices.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Darren Curgenven

Fraud by false representation

July 4, 2025

Sentence: 18 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years and a 6-month drug rehabilitation course

Darren Curgenven, along with his then-wife Katie Curgenven, stole over £20,000 from Redruth Albany RFC between 2019 and 2020 by using a debit card from an unauthorized bank account to withdraw cash and fund their drug addiction and debts. This occurred while the club was vulnerable, including during the Covid-19 lockdown, leading to significant financial harm.

Pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation. Expressed genuine remorse and is addressing his drug addiction. Had a cocaine habit and used the stolen funds to support it.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Georgina Izzard

Money Laundering

July 4, 2025

Sentence: two years imprisonment suspended for two years

Georgina Izzard became involved in the family business that laundered drug money and sold stolen printer and toner cartridges from their home in Callington, contributing to a full-time criminal operation that included threatening recruited individuals.

Played a lesser but important role in the criminal enterprise; main mitigation is that she has a nine-month-old child and would be the sole carer.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Nicholas Izzard

Money Laundering

July 4, 2025

Sentence: two years imprisonment suspended for two years

Nicholas Izzard participated in the family criminal enterprise, processing unexplained funds and being involved in selling stolen printer and toner cartridges, while the operation included threats to prevent people from leaving.

Used his account to process over £332,000 of laundered money; in poor physical and mental health.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Ramin Vatman-Zadeh

Driving without due care, driving without a licence, and driving without insurance

July 4, 2025

Sentence: 12-month driving ban, £173 fine, £69 victim surcharge, and £90 costs

Ramin Vatman-Zadeh drove a BMW on the A389 at Bodmin on 17 September without due care and attention, and without a licence or insurance.

Steven Izzard

Money Laundering

July 4, 2025

Sentence: three-and-a-half years imprisonment

Steven Izzard transformed a legitimate business into a sophisticated criminal enterprise from his family home in Callington, laundering drug money and selling stolen printer and toner cartridges. He recruited individuals and issued threats to prevent them from leaving, leading to severe pressure on suppliers, some of whom took their own lives. The operation spanned several years and involved financial manipulation.

Played the largest role in a criminal enterprise involving £779,000; psychiatric issues were considered but dismissed by the judge as he was able to run a complex business.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

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