Truro Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 81 verdicts at Truro Magistrates' Court (Truro). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Rhea Thornington-Jones

Driving without a licence

April 11, 2025

Sentence: Disqualified from driving for four months, fined £120 and ordered to pay £48 victim surcharge and £85 costs

Drove on the A38 at Liskeard on 27 October without a driving licence, drove without due care and attention, failed to stop when asked by police, and drove without insurance.

Peter Walker

Breach of domestic violence protection order

March 28, 2025

Sentence: £50 fine

Peter Walker breached a domestic violence protection order on 17 March 2025 by being found in the company of a woman he was banned from contacting at Furze Hill, Bodmin.

Michael Barber

Possession of prohibited weapons

March 28, 2025

Sentence: Three-year conditional discharge

Michael Barber possessed a noxious liquid, namely IM Power self-defence spray, and a police-style extendable baton at his home in Bodmin on 21 December 2024.

Pleaded guilty to possessing prohibited items; ordered to pay a £26 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Jake Marshall

Breach of domestic violence protection order

March 28, 2025

Sentence: 20 days imprisonment

Jake Marshall breached a domestic violence protection order on 18 March 2025 by being found in the company of a woman he was banned from contacting at her home in St Austell.

Admitted breaching a domestic violence protection order due to utter disregard for the court order.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Claudio Aquilino

Theft and driving whilst over the alcohol limit

March 28, 2025

Sentence: 36-month driving ban (reducible by 36 weeks if course completed), community order

Claudio Aquilino stole an AC Hero 125 motorcycle from St Ives on 2 February 2025 and drove it without a licence or insurance while exceeding the alcohol limit with 41 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.

Cameron Smith

Drunk and disorderly behaviour

March 28, 2025

Sentence: 12-month conditional discharge

Cameron Smith was drunk and disorderly outside the White Horse Inn in Launceston on 22 December 2024.

Pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly; ordered to pay a £26 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Charlotte Crane

Assault

March 28, 2025

Sentence: 12-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months, alcohol treatment for six months, £100 compensation to each victim, £254 victim surcharge, and £85 costs

Assaulted two police officers at Newquay police station on 27 December, was drunk on Tavistock Road, Launceston on the same day, assaulted a police officer at Charles Cross police station, and assaulted a man and two women on Gendalls Way, Launceston on 2 February.

Christopher Francis

Production of cannabis

March 28, 2025

Sentence: £123 fine

Christopher Francis produced 14 cannabis plants and 1,301g of cannabis at St Cleer in October 2024.

Pleaded guilty to producing cannabis; ordered to pay a £49 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Wayne Eells

Outraging public decency

March 28, 2025

Sentence: £846 fine

Wayne Eells outraged public decency in Bodmin in July 2024 by masturbating in public.

Pleaded guilty to outraging public decency; ordered to pay a £338 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Christopher Maybank

Breaching restraining order

March 21, 2025

Sentence: 10 months imprisonment

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.

Breached a restraining order by calling a woman and attempting to add her on Facebook.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Christopher Connaughton

Drink driving

March 14, 2025

Sentence: 18 months driving ban

Christopher Connaughton drove on Kestle Mill in November with 94 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood, exceeding the limit of 80.

Charles Wye

Failing to stop after a road accident

March 14, 2025

Sentence: £120 fine

Charles Wye failed to stop after hitting a stone wall at West Pentire Road, Crantock on 27 October and drove without due care and attention.

Pleaded guilty to failing to stop after a road accident and driving without due care and attention. Seven points were added to his licence.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Charlie Hughes

Driving whilst disqualified

March 14, 2025

Sentence: 6 months driving ban

Charlie Hughes drove whilst disqualified on Dennison Road, Bodmin last September.

Pleaded guilty to driving whilst disqualified. Fined £916 and ordered to pay a £366 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Ashley Beynon

Drug driving

March 14, 2025

Sentence: 3 years driving ban

Ashley Beynon drove on the A30 at Victoria last June with 12 micrograms of MDMA and 2.5 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood, exceeding the limits.

Pleaded guilty to driving over the drug drive limit. Ordered to have mental health treatment, do 150 hours unpaid work, and pay a £114 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Donald Benney

Being drunk in a public place

March 14, 2025

Sentence: £120 fine

Donald Benney was drunk in Dundance Lane, Pool on 16 December.

Debbie Miners

Criminal damage

March 14, 2025

Sentence: £51 compensation

Debbie Miners damaged a cell at Camborne custody centre in April 2024.

Gary Baker

Driving without due care and attention

March 14, 2025

Sentence: £80 fine

Gary Baker drove without due care and attention on Callington Road, Saltash on 17 March.

Pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention. Six points were added to his licence, and he was spared a ban due to his medical condition.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Paula Turner

Driving whilst unfit through drink

March 14, 2025

Sentence: 1 year driving ban

Paula Turner drove at St Mewan on 16 February whilst unfit through drink.

Pleaded guilty to driving whilst unfit through drink. The ban will be reduced by three months if she completes a course. Fined £120 and ordered to pay a £48 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Stuart Wheeler

Speeding

March 14, 2025

Sentence: £153 fine

Stuart Wheeler sped on the A38 in Plymouth in May 2023.

Pleaded guilty to speeding. Spared a disqualification due to exceptional hardship.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Steven Baker

Driving without a licence

March 14, 2025

Sentence: 6 months driving ban

Steven Baker used a vehicle on Old Ferry Road, Saltash in January 2024 without a driving licence, MOT, or insurance.

Pleaded guilty to having no driving licence, MOT, or insurance. Fined £120 and ordered to pay a £48 victim surcharge and £85 costs due to repeat offending.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Benjamin Edward Rowse

Illegal fishing offences

March 5, 2025

Sentence: £1,053 fine, £1,000 costs, and £421 surcharge

Benjamin Edward Rowse, as relief master of the vessel Emma Louise, was involved in multiple fishing offences, including the removal of undersized edible crabs and spider crabs from the Cornwall IFCA district, fishing for berried lobsters with eggs attached, mutilating lobsters by forcible egg removal, and failing to accurately record quantities of species in the logbook and landing declaration. Investigations took place in Newlyn harbour in April 2024 and January 2025, with evidence showing short-sighted actions that risked sustainable shellfish stocks.

Entered guilty pleas to all charges. Previously prosecuted in 2023 for similar offences.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Charles Bisby

Speeding

February 28, 2025

Sentence: £677 fine, three-month driving ban

Charles Bisby sped through St Ann’s Chapel and on Tregolls Road, Truro in October 2023.

Convicted due to repeat offending; sentence reduced as he had already served two and a half months due to court error.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Helen Palmer

Driving without insurance

February 28, 2025

Sentence: £180 fine

Helen Palmer drove a car without insurance in Bude in February 2023.

Convicted in court; spared a driving disqualification due to exceptional hardship, including impacts on her mental health, addiction recovery, medical appointments, volunteer work, and family contact.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Helen Palmer (Moore)

Driving without insurance

February 28, 2025

Sentence: Fined £180

Helen Palmer (Moore) drove a car without insurance in Bude in February 2023.

Convicted in court. Also ordered to pay a £72 victim surcharge and £90 costs. Spared a driving disqualification due to exceptional hardship.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Helen Palmer Moore

Driving without insurance

February 28, 2025

Sentence: £180 fine

In February 2023, Helen Palmer Moore drove a car in Bude without insurance.

Convicted in court and spared a totting disqualification due to exceptional hardship, including impacts on her mental health, addiction recovery, medical appointments, volunteer work, and family contact.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk