Truro Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 628 verdicts at Truro Crown Court (Truro). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Kawanieweb Lewis

Possessing a knife and cocaine

June 6, 2025

Sentence: 21 weeks imprisonment suspended for 12 months

Kawanieweb Lewis possessed a locking knife and 7.1g of cocaine on Gover Road, St Austell in August 2023.

Pleaded guilty to possessing a locking knife and 7.1g of cocaine. Assaulting a police officer count will remain on file.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Kawaniewww Lewis

Possessing a knife

June 6, 2025

Sentence: 21-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months

Kawaniewww Lewis possessed a locking knife and 7.1g of cocaine on Gover Road, St Austell in August 2023.

Pleaded guilty to possessing a locking knife and cocaine. Pleaded not guilty to assaulting a police officer, which will remain on file.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Kawanii Lewis

Possessing a knife and cocaine

June 6, 2025

Sentence: 21-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months

Kawanii Lewis possessed a locking knife and 7.1g of cocaine on Gover Road, St Austell in August 2023.

Pleaded guilty to possessing a locking knife and 7.1g of cocaine. Pleaded not guilty to assaulting a police officer, which remains on file.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Kim Upton

Endangering aircraft

June 6, 2025

Sentence: 12-month conditional discharge

Kim Upton, 54, of Hillside Park, Bodmin shone a laser beam towards a police helicopter which was likely to distract the pilot at Bodmin on 31 August.

Pleaded guilty to shining a laser beam towards a police helicopter. Ordered to pay £26 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Max Caley

Speeding

June 6, 2025

Sentence: 6-month driving ban, £67 fine

Max Caley, 53, of Frogwell Road, Callington sped through Drakewalls in September.

Pleaded guilty to speeding as a totting disqualification. Ordered to pay £27 victim surcharge and £90 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Michael Barber

Criminal damage

June 6, 2025

Sentence: £60 fine

Michael Barber, 38, of Hillside Park, Bodmin damaged a parasol and plant pot at Hillside Park on 10 May.

Dylan Squires

Drug driving

June 6, 2025

Sentence: 12-month driving ban, £120 fine

Dylan Squires, 20, of Biscovey Road, Par drove on Trinity Street, St Austell on 21 January with 5.2 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood exceeding the limit of two.

Pleaded guilty to drug driving. Ordered to pay £48 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Elizabeth Ridout

Speeding

June 6, 2025

Sentence: £146 fine

Elizabeth Ridout, 52, of St Keyne drove at over 50mph in a van on the A30 at Camborne in February 2024.

Pleaded guilty to speeding. Spared totting disqualification due to mitigating circumstances including caring for elderly parents, grandchildren, and husband's heart condition. Ordered to pay £58 victim surcharge and £90 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Gordon Astbury

Possession with intent to supply a Class A drug

June 6, 2025

Sentence: 2 years imprisonment suspended for 2 years, and 4 weeks imprisonment concurrently for possession of cocaine

On March 8, 2020, Gordon Astbury was a passenger in a vehicle stopped by police suspected of involvement in county lines drug supply. A large white package containing 35 wraps of heroin worth £1,750 was found nearby, and he was found with a quantity of cocaine in his pocket. The incident involved trips to Merseyside and Birmingham in preceding months.

Pleaded guilty to being a courier for drug supply. Delay in case due to court backlog, not his fault. Has taken steps to turn his life around and address addictions. Judge cited powerful mitigating factors.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Grzegorz Godzina

Possession of knives

June 6, 2025

Sentence: community order with curfew until 21 August

Grzegorz Godzina, 33, of Westgate Street, Launceston possessed two kitchen knives, one with a 12.5cm blade and the other with an 11cm blade, at Castle Dyke, Launceston on 11 January.

Pleaded guilty to possessing two kitchen knives. Ordered to pay £114 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Bethany Wakefield

Drink driving

June 6, 2025

Sentence: 18-month driving ban, £576 fine

Bethany Wakefield, 24, of Higher Trehane, Camelford drove on the A39 at Wainhouse Corner last October with 144 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood exceeding the limit of 80.

Pleaded guilty to drink driving. Ban reducible by 18 weeks if course completed. Ordered to pay £230 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Caine Gourlay

Possession with intent to supply Class A drugs

June 6, 2025

Sentence: 1 year and 8 months imprisonment, suspended for 2 years, plus 10 rehabilitation activity requirement days, 200 hours of unpaid work, and disqualified from driving for 22 months

Caine Gourlay was involved in driving drugs around Cornwall to pay off a debt to drug dealers. On March 19, he was spotted driving in Penzance, fled from police after being pursued, and was apprehended. A search revealed 3.11 grams of crack cocaine, 5.33 grams of heroin, 4.08 grams of cannabis consistent with personal use, two mobile phones, and £1,006.12 in cash. He was disqualified from driving at the time and acted under pressure from dealers, though he took full responsibility for his actions.

Pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity. Has made progress in custody, including addressing addiction, achieving employment, and planning a positive future. Judge recognised his efforts and potential for rehabilitation outside custody.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Adrian Burton

Drug driving

June 6, 2025

Sentence: 12-month driving ban, £423 fine

Adrian Burton, 39, of Hilbre, East Taphouse drove on Turfdown Road, Bodmin on 8 January with 5.5 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood exceeding the limit of two.

Pleaded guilty to drug driving. Ordered to pay £169 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Andrew Bidmead

Possession with intent to supply a Class A drug

June 6, 2025

Sentence: 2 years imprisonment suspended for 2 years, and 6 weeks imprisonment concurrently for theft from a shop

On March 8, 2020, Andrew Bidmead was driving a vehicle stopped by police suspected of county lines drug supply, which had made trips to Merseyside and Birmingham. A package containing 35 wraps of heroin worth £1,750 was found nearby. Additionally, on March 6, 2024, he entered an M&S store in Truro and stole multiple bottles of alcohol and other items worth around £1,150, though he disputes taking some cosmetics.

Pleaded guilty to the charges. Was preyed upon by more sophisticated criminals in drug supply. Suffers from Class A drug addiction and is on methadone, with prospects for rehabilitation. Delay in case due to court backlog, not his fault. Judge cited powerful mitigating factors.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Thomas Jennings

Attempting to incite a child to engage in penetrative sexual activity

June 6, 2025

Sentence: Eight-year, eight-month custodial sentence

Thomas Jennings attempted to incite a 14-year-old girl to engage in penetrative sexual activity in Liskeard and attempted to engage in sexual communication with a child on 12 April.

Pleaded guilty to the offences. The extended sentence was given because the judge deemed the defendant ‘dangerous’ and that he posed a ‘significant risk to public of serious harm’. On his release he has to register with the police indefinitely.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Thomas Simms-Brown

No insurance

June 6, 2025

Sentence: £450 fine

Thomas Simms-Brown, 28, of Eastcliffe Road, Par had no insurance for a BMW.

Pleaded guilty to no insurance. Spared totting disqualification due to need to care for grandmother with heart condition and take son to school. Ordered to pay £180 victim surcharge and £90 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

William Twist

Possession with intent to supply a controlled drug

June 3, 2025

Sentence: 31 months imprisonment

William Twist was caught with cannabis valued at £1,530 and a block of cocaine valued between £6,000 and £9,500, which he attempted to hide inside a heavily pregnant, vulnerable woman at a hotel in St Ives on January 29, 2025. He claimed he was coerced into warehousing the drugs for another individual who had threatened him, following a previous incident in 2022 where he was found with £25,000 worth of cocaine. Officers also discovered creatine, another white powder, and between £1,000 and £2,000 in cash.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of possession with intent to supply a controlled drug. He was previously sentenced for similar offences and attempted to conceal drugs in a vulnerable pregnant woman. Made progress in prison by pursuing qualifications.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Gareth Machon

Inflicting grievous bodily harm

May 30, 2025

Sentence: Community order including 200 hours of unpaid work

Gareth Machon inflicted grievous bodily harm on a man in Bodmin in November 2023.

Pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm on a man in Bodmin in November 2023. Must pay £1000 compensation, a £114 victim surcharge, and £85 costs.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Dillon Berryman

Criminal damage and assault on an emergency worker

May 30, 2025

Sentence: 9 months imprisonment

On January 29, 2025, Dillon Berryman argued with his brother at his mother's address over a bedroom allocation, grabbed a dagger or machete and threatened people, damaged the front door, fled to a friend's house, and was later arrested. While in custody at Camborne custody suite, he threw a plastic shoe at a police officer, hitting her in the thigh. This incident breached a previous suspended sentence for other serious offences.

Pleaded guilty to breaching a suspended sentence. Has seven convictions for 11 offences and faces challenges due to physical and mental health difficulties, including ADHD, depression, anxiety, type 1 diabetes, autism, and learning difficulties. The judge activated the sentence as the offences were committed while on the suspended sentence.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

James Bendell

Assault and theft

May 30, 2025

Sentence: Detained in hospital due to mental health

James Bendell, 39, of Riverside Caravan Park, Minorca Lane, Bugle, assaulted a woman at Bugle occasioning her actual bodily harm in December 2023 and stole an electric bike from Minorca Lane in June 2024.

Liam Ratcliffe

Inflicting grievous bodily harm

May 30, 2025

Sentence: 16-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months

Liam Ratcliffe inflicted grievous bodily harm on a person at Bethel Club on Daniels Lane, St Austell in March 2024 and possessed 0.4g of cocaine.

Pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm on a person at Bethel Club on Daniels Lane, St Austell in March 2024 and possessing 0.4g of cocaine. Must complete 140 hours of unpaid work and pay £2500 compensation to the victim, plus a £114 surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Amy Rich

Possession with intent to supply a Class A drug

May 28, 2025

Sentence: 21 months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, and a six-month drug rehabilitation requirement programme

Amy Rich was arrested on March 27 in Morrab Gardens, a beauty spot in Penzance, after being overheard arranging a drug deal. Police found her with three wraps of heroin, around £240 in cash, scales, tubs of powder, and other substances at her address on Victoria Place. She was involved in dealing heroin as part of her own addiction and under pressure from others who knew her address, fearing reprisals if she did not comply; this included receiving packages and instructions for dealing.

Pleaded guilty to the charge; described as vulnerable with a longstanding heroin addiction; coerced into dealing by others higher up the chain, with no personal profit; mother of two who spent 60 days in custody; judge warned her of the risk of rehabilitation and advised her to stay out of trouble.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

D'von Maccray

Unlawful Wounding

May 27, 2025

Sentence: 20 months imprisonment

On March 3, 2023, D'von Maccray was confronted by his neighbours over a dispute involving a wheelbarrow of rubbish dumped on their driveway. He became aggressive, followed them while wielding a pickaxe and a spade, struck the male victim with the pickaxe above the hip and then with the spade on the arm, causing significant injuries and a scar. He also punched the victim and pushed the victim's partner to the ground, causing her to fall.

Pleaded guilty to unlawful wounding, actual bodily harm, and possession of an offensive weapon. His lawyer cited low IQ and learning disabilities as mitigating factors. He has already served 704 days on curfew, which will count towards his sentence, likely leading to immediate release.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Donna Crocker

Drug driving

May 23, 2025

Sentence: Driving ban for 12 months and fine of £80

Donna Crocker, 39, of Lady Beam Court, Kelly Bray, drove at Callington on 2 January 2025 with 6.5 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood exceeding the limit.

Geoffrey Hawken

Drink driving

May 23, 2025

Sentence: 23-month driving ban

Geoffrey Hawken drove on Sandy Hill, St Austell on 18 April with 92 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the limit of 35.

Pleaded guilty. The ban will be reduced by 23 weeks if he completes a course, fined £120, and ordered to pay a £48 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Edward Willey

Drink driving

May 23, 2025

Sentence: 40-month driving ban

Edward Willey drove a Transit van on the A30 at Sourton Cross with 74 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the limit of 35.

Pleaded guilty. Fined £120, ordered to pay a £48 victim surcharge, and £85 costs.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Jack Stockbridge

Importing and supplying drugs

May 23, 2025

Sentence: 18-month prison sentence

Jack Stockbridge, 35, of Treclago View, Camelford, imported cannabis between August and September 2024 and supplied ecstasy, cocaine, and cannabis at Camelford between April and October 2024.

Jamie Hallam

Drink driving

May 23, 2025

Sentence: 12-month driving ban

Jamie Hallam rode a motorbike on the A392 near Mountjoy, Newquay on 7 April with 41 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the limit of 35.

Pleaded guilty. The ban will be reduced by 12 weeks if he completes a course, fined £200, and ordered to pay a £80 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Jordan Wilden

Causing serious injury by dangerous driving

May 23, 2025

Sentence: 24-month prison sentence suspended for two years, 300 hours of unpaid work, banned from driving for 30 months, and ordered to pay £2500 compensation

Jordan Wilden, 30, of Coxpark, Gunnislake, caused serious injury to a man by dangerous driving on Cliff Road, Newquay in October 2023.

Pleaded guilty to the charges; a second charge of grievous bodily harm with intent was discharged.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Jayne Brocklesby

Drink driving

May 23, 2025

Sentence: 12-month driving ban

Jayne Brocklesby drove on Edgcumbe Road, St Austell on 23 December whilst unfit through drink.

Changed plea to guilty. The ban will be reduced by three months if she completes a course, fined £120, and ordered to pay a £48 victim surcharge and £135 costs.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Adrian Beatson

Drink driving

May 23, 2025

Sentence: 18-month driving ban

Adrian Beatson drove on Bridge Street, St Blazey on 25 November with 66 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the limit of 35.

Changed plea to guilty. The ban will be reduced by 18 weeks if he completes a course, fined £135, and ordered to pay a £54 victim surcharge and £135 costs.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Bradley Brooks

Handling stolen goods

May 23, 2025

Sentence: Fine of £120

Bradley Brooks, 26, of Spring Acre, Probus, handled a stolen RNLI charity box for the benefit of Ruby Mae in Boscastle on 9 October 2024.

Darren Pratt

Using or threatening violence

May 23, 2025

Sentence: Community order requiring 100 hours of unpaid work and £114 victim surcharge

Darren Pratt, 48, of Lanchard Rise, Liskeard, inflicted grievous bodily harm on a man at Liskeard in September 2023, though the charge was discharged, and he pleaded guilty to a lesser offence.

David Reynolds

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm

May 23, 2025

Sentence: 18-month prison sentence suspended for two years

David Reynolds assaulted a man in St Austell on New Year's Day 2023, occasioning actual bodily harm.

Pleaded guilty. Subject to a six-month curfew to remain at home between 7pm and 5.30am daily, required to complete 240 hours of unpaid work, and ordered to pay £5000 compensation to the victim.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Danneka Annetts

Fraud and theft

May 23, 2025

Sentence: Community order

Danneka Annetts committed fraud by using someone else's bank card at Spar in Liskeard, theft from shops, theft of a bag containing cards and cash from a man at St Austell railway station, and criminal damage to a fire door at Tesco in Daniels Lane, St Austell last September.

Lawrence Harbour

Drink driving

May 23, 2025

Sentence: Driving ban for 24 months and fine of £576

Lawrence Harbour, 60, of Barn Park, Lostwithiel, drove a Land Rover at Castledore in October 2024 with 91 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit.

Found guilty. The ban will be reduced by 24 weeks if a course is completed. Must pay £650 costs and a £230 victim surcharge.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Karl Goody

Assault and threatening behaviour

May 23, 2025

Sentence: 18-month prison sentence

Karl Goody, 32, of NFA, threatened violence towards a man at Bude and assaulted two police officers at Barnstaple Hospital in September 2023, assaulted a police officer, assaulted a man occasioning actual bodily harm, and possessed cannabis at Tavistock in September 2024.

Michael Glanfield

Drug driving and driving while disqualified

May 23, 2025

Sentence: 12-week prison sentence

Michael Glanfield drove on the A30 at Okehampton last August with 635 micrograms of BZE per litre of blood exceeding the limit of 50, while disqualified and without a licence, and failed to surrender to court bail. He also pleaded guilty to stealing £400 worth of alcohol from the Coop in St Blazey.

Pleaded guilty. Due to previous convictions and lack of motivation to engage with probation, banned from driving for five years, one month, and 13 days.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Mark Hardman

Speeding

May 23, 2025

Sentence: Six-month points disqualification

Mark Hardman sped on Tregolls Road, Truro in a Porsche Panamera.

Pleaded guilty. Fined £256 and ordered to pay a £102 victim surcharge and £90 costs.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Mari Sewell

Theft

May 23, 2025

Sentence: Conditional discharge for two years

Mari Sewell stole £33 worth of household items from the Coop in Roche last November.

Pleaded guilty. Ordered to pay £33 compensation, a £26 victim surcharge, and £85 costs.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Sasha May

Fraud

May 23, 2025

Sentence: Community order

Sasha May used a bank card belonging to someone else at Applegreen Services in St Austell in October to fraudulently gain £89.15.

Pleaded guilty. Must undergo treatment for drug addiction and pay a £114 victim surcharge.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Ryan Bartlett

Assault and possession of cannabis

May 23, 2025

Sentence: Community order requiring 200 hours of unpaid work

Ryan Bartlett, 36, of Harvey Street, Torpoint, assaulted a woman and possessed cannabis on Finn VC Estate, Bodmin in July of the previous year.

Pleaded guilty to the offences. Must pay a £114 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Stephen Hadley

Making indecent images of children

May 23, 2025

Sentence: 12-month custodial sentence suspended for 24 months, daily curfew from 8pm to 8am for four months, sexual harm prevention order, and £187 victim surcharge

Stephen Hadley, 50, of Par Farm, Par, made around 35,000 indecent images of children, including category A images.

Robert Stiles

Child sexual offences

May 21, 2025

Sentence: 3 years imprisonment

Robert Stiles, 53, of Beacon Road, Bodmin, pleaded guilty to six sexual offences against girls aged 12 and 13 in July and August 2024. He caused a 13-year-old girl to engage in sexual activity involving penetration and attempted to incite a 12-year-old girl to engage in masturbation.

Pleaded guilty. Subjected to a sexual harm prevention order and must sign the sexual offences register for an indefinite period.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Christopher James Bendell

Actual Bodily Harm and Theft

May 20, 2025

Sentence: Hospital order

Christopher James Bendell assaulted his former girlfriend on December 14, 2023, at a caravan in Minorca Lane, Bugle, by grabbing her hoodie, dragging her to the floor, injuring her collarbone, and pulling her hair during an argument, leaving her scared and with lasting mental impacts. Six months later, on June 14, 2024, during a mental health episode, he stole an electric bike and entered a caravan to take keys, knives, and a mobile phone, with the stolen items valued at around £800.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of theft and one of actual bodily harm. The judge accepted that the defendant was undergoing a mental health episode due to bipolar affective disorder and stated that the order was for his well-being, not as punishment.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Jade Murphy

Supplying controlled drugs

May 16, 2025

Sentence: Three years imprisonment

Jade Murphy supplied cocaine and cannabis in St Austell between October 2022 and April 2023.

Pleaded guilty to supplying cocaine and cannabis. Charge of supplying lysergic acid diethylamide will remain on file, and her mobile phone was confiscated.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Simon Robinson

Assault

May 16, 2025

Sentence: 36-week prison sentence

Simon Robinson assaulted two police officers at Coombe Park, Cawsand on 2 May and breached a restraining order made in August 2022 by being with someone he was banned from seeing, using items as a weapon in a confined space.

Pleaded guilty to assaulting two police officers and breaching a restraining order. Sentenced due to flagrant disregard for court orders, previous convictions, and using items as a weapon. Must pay £100 compensation to each officer.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Michael Bagley

Affray

May 16, 2025

Sentence: Nine months imprisonment suspended for two years

Michael Bagley used or threatened violence towards another at Bude on 17 August.

Pleaded guilty to using or threatening violence. Must complete 12 weeks of mental health treatment and is subject to a restraining order not to contact his victim or go to an address in Treleven Road until 1 May 2030, plus pay a £187 victim surcharge.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Myles Harrison

Supplying controlled drugs

May 16, 2025

Sentence: Three years imprisonment

Myles Harrison supplied cocaine and cannabis in St Austell between October 2022 and April 2023.

Pleaded guilty to supplying cocaine and cannabis. Charges of possessing a knife and supplying lysergic acid diethylamide will remain on file.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Rhylie Willoughby

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm and coercive behaviour in an intimate relationship

May 15, 2025

Sentence: 2-year community order, including rehabilitation activity requirement days, an accredited programme, alcohol abstinence monitoring for 120 days, 180 hours of unpaid work, and a 5-year restraining order

Rhylie Willoughby, 19, from Uglow Close in Camborne, was in an on-off relationship for over three years during which he physically and emotionally abused his victim. He called her fat, grabbed and jiggled her stomach, controlled her life, sent abusive messages, and continued to contact her 568 times after the breakup, suggesting he was following or stalking her. He punched her in the leg during an argument over access to her phone, causing injury. The victim provided for him financially, felt isolated, embarrassed, and constantly scared, questioning her worth and experiencing exhaustion from worry.

Pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and coercive behaviour. Showed remorse and made progress while on remand. Judge noted his behaviour made the victim's life a 'living hell' and highlighted his bad childhood experiences.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

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