Truro Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

On September 12, 2025, at New Grimsby Harbour, Isles of Scilly, Joshua Street piloted a 24ft boat while intoxicated (between two to four times the road drink driving limit) and struck a vessel belonging to Tresco Island, causing over £55,000 of damage. He committed an act likely to have caused the loss, destruction or serious damage to a ship or structure. He was arrested after being found asleep on his boat the following morning.

On 24th January 2026 on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, Darren Tees drove a motor vehicle with alcohol level above the prescribed limit. He appeared at Truro Magistrates Court on 28th May 2026 and pleaded guilty.

Harry Price sold fruit and fruit juices from his food truck, Feral Kitchen, without authorisation between June 18 and June 23, 2025, at Marcus Hill in Newquay, obstructing a ramp into a car park. Cornwall Council received multiple complaints and had previously advised him to obtain consent, which he ignored.

Norman Dalgarno, 74, of Lords Meadow in Tregony, kept his dogs in kennels around 20m from nearby homes, while living in a separate residential area of Tregony more than 260m from the site. Despite repeated warnings from council officers, Dalgarno did not monitor the site effectively or prevent night-time barking noise, breaching the Community Protection Notice. He also refused to provide details of the landowner when legally required.

Peter Denzil Ash, 52, of Kenwyn Hill Caravan Park, Truro, failed to meet the welfare needs of his male Labrador cross Samson at an address in Truro on July 31, 2025. An image of a person performing a sexual act on a dog was found on his device. Ash, a registered sex offender, had previously been convicted of possessing child sexual abuse images in 2022 and received a SHPO. In September 2025, police received intelligence about discussions of child abuse online, leading to his identification and arrest. He failed to inform police of a new electronic device, used encrypted apps and VPN to mask activity.

Aidan Parkyn stole more than £600 worth of goods from shops in Truro through six counts of shoplifting that took place between October 2025 and February 2026.

Joshua Piper Wilson, 26, of no fixed abode, committed a spree of nine shoplifting offences between 16 December 2025 and 7 January 2026, stealing over £500 worth of goods including clothing, food, household goods, Malteser Reindeers, Kinder eggs, Lynx gift sets, steaks, socks, and washing up tablets from shops in Liskeard.

Theodore Pope, the owner of a motorcycle, failed to identify the driver when requested in relation to a speeding offence that occurred in April 2025. The motorcycle was recorded travelling at 83 mph in a 30 mph limit on the A394 between Newtown and Germoe.

Roger Duque, 39, of St Thomas Close, caused over £4,000 worth of damage to two cars parked in residential areas. On September 6, 2025, he used a metal tool to scratch several panels including the bonnet, door, and roof of one vehicle. On October 31, 2025, he punctured a tyre and scratched the driver’s side door of another vehicle. The incidents occurred in the early hours of the morning.

On October 18, 2025, 28-year-old Saidahmed-Hamid Ghalem, an asylum seeker from Victoria Dock Road in London, was found squatting in the victim's holiday home in St Ives, Cornwall, where he had been for about four days. He was discovered cooking in the kitchen and admitted to being homeless. After confrontation, he left the property on Skidden Hill, causing damage to the front window and a rug. On October 21, the victim spotted Ghalem attempting to re-enter, with additional damage to six window panes. Ghalem was arrested and charged.

Wyll Burling, a 22-year-old from Cardrew Terrace in Redruth, admitted to intentionally performing an act of penetration with his penis on the vagina of a live horse in the Redruth area on January 28, 2024, contrary to section 69(1) and (3) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.

On November 9, 2024, Mark Lindhurst Owen, of Windswept Valley View Estate, Lanner, Redruth, killed his pet chihuahua Spencer by delivering a severe blow to the head while under the influence of alcohol. He initially claimed the dog died from falling down three steps but later admitted to beating the dog, claiming it had bitten him, though no bite injury was found. Friends who visited became suspicious, reported to police, and Spencer's body was seized. Veterinary examination revealed a crushed skull, blood from mouth and ears, fractured neck, and injuries consistent with blunt force trauma, not a fall. The post-mortem confirmed Spencer was rendered instantly insensate but the act breached welfare duties.

Charles Yates drove a motor vehicle while disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence, used a motor vehicle on a public road without third party insurance, and failed to stop when required by a constable on May 17 at Snowdrop Crescent, Kensey Park, Launceston.

Kyle Anthony Rhodes, aged 26 from Rose Row, Redruth, failed to attend unpaid work and building better relationships appointments as required by a community order issued by Truro Magistrates Court on July 4, 2024.

Christopher Maybank, 38, of Cosgarne, Truro Road, St Austell, breached a restraining order made by Truro magistrates on 28 January by calling a woman and attempting to add her on Facebook between 28 and 31 January, leading to his sentencing.

On September 14, 2025 at Truro used a motor vehicle on the A390 when there was not in force in relation to that use such a policy of insurance.

Jason Shrigley damaged a Toshiba laptop worth between £50 and £150 in Camborne on 25 February 2026, and was ordered to compensate the owner.

Harry Evans, of Well Lane, Liskeard, was caught entering shops including Spar, Co-Op and Poundland in Liskeard and Barnstaple between 11 and 30 April, breaching his criminal behaviour order. He was also convicted of 10 shoplifting offences in the same period. He received a 10-month jail sentence.

Lee Prisk drove on Crane Road, Camborne, on 6 August 2026 after drinking, recording 99 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, more than two and a half times the legal limit of 35 micrograms. He also had cannabis in his possession on the same date.

Megan Gendall, 31, from Vyvyan Street, Camborne, was caught drink driving twice within four days in February. On 9 February in Camborne, multiple calls reported suspected drink driver; blew 79 microgrammes of alcohol in 100ml breath (over twice legal limit of 35), vodka bottle in footwell. On 12 February, sped off from police on A30 near Truro, drove through red light and junctions, crashed into safety barrier; blew 48 microgrammes/100ml breath. Also charged with failing to stop for police.

Sean Pascoe used threatening or abusive words or behaviour in Helston on 15 February 2026, in an incident treated by the court as racially aggravated.

Between 10 April 2025 and 11 January 2026 in Cornwall, Stuart Rescorla pursued a course of harassment against his neighbours over nine months. He put debris including dog faeces and cigarette butts in their garden, damaged a garden gate and trees, verbally abused them, played loud music, stared at the woman, posted a meat fork with a threatening note through their door, and threatened the man. The magistrates described the offending as a high culpability revenge attack causing serious distress and changes to lifestyle.