Truro Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 185 verdicts at Truro Magistrates' Court (Truro). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Albert Haines

Assault and Harassment

August 22, 2025

Sentence: 8 weeks imprisonment suspended for 12 months

Sent grossly offensive messages on 23 July, assaulted a woman, damaged furniture, and threatened to damage a car at Yummy Cornish Kitchen, Nanpean on 20 June, and harassed another woman in Foxhole between 20 June and 1 July.

Pleaded guilty to sending grossly offensive messages on 23 July, assaulting a woman, damaging furniture and threatening to damage a car at Yummy Cornish Kitchen, Nanpean on 20 June, and harassing another woman in Foxhole between 20 June and 1 July. Ordered to pay £85 costs.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Alexander Standell

Assault

August 22, 2025

Sentence: 43 weeks imprisonment

Assaulted a woman at St Columb on 9 August in an unprovoked attack.

Pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman. The magistrates cited it as an unprovoked attack of a serious nature, with flagrant disregard for court orders, and committed whilst on bail. Made subject to a restraining order not to contact a man and a woman or go to St Columb until 11 August 2028.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Rebecca Phillips

Drug driving

August 22, 2025

Sentence: 12 months driving ban

Drove on Trevorder Drive, St Austell on 24 April with 32 micrograms of cocaine per litre of blood exceeding the limit of ten and 800 micrograms of BZE per litre of blood exceeding the limit of 50, and without a licence or insurance.

Pleaded guilty to driving on Trevorder Drive, St Austell on 24 April with 32 micrograms of cocaine per litre of blood exceeding the limit of ten and 800 micrograms of BZE per litre of blood exceeding the limit of 50, and driving without a licence or insurance. Fined £200, ordered to pay a £80 surcharge, and £85 costs.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Martin Bryant

Assault

August 22, 2025

Sentence: £419 fine

Assaulted a police officer by beating her at Liskeard on 20 October.

Pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer by beating her at Liskeard on 20 October. Ordered to pay £100 compensation to the officer.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Matthew Dalwood

Drink driving

August 22, 2025

Sentence: 38 months driving ban

Drove on the A390 at St Mewan with 44 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35, and without a licence or insurance.

Pleaded guilty to driving on the A390 at St Mewan with 44 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35, and driving without a licence or insurance. Fined £120, ordered to pay a £48 surcharge, and £80 costs.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Lawrence Harbour

Assault

August 22, 2025

Sentence: Conditional discharge for 12 months

Assaulted a man in Barn Park on 17 July.

Pleaded guilty to assaulting a man in Barn Park on 17 July. Ordered to pay £85 costs.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Lee Burt

Assault

August 22, 2025

Sentence: £200 fine

Assaulted a police officer at St Austell in June 2024.

Pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer at St Austell in June 2024. Ordered to pay £50 compensation.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Kate Darcy

Drink driving

August 22, 2025

Sentence: 18 months driving ban

Drove on the A38 at Two Waters Foot on 12 July with 64 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35.

Pleaded guilty to driving on the A38 at Two Waters Foot on 12 July with 64 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35. Fined £120, ordered to pay a £48 surcharge, and £85 costs. The ban will be reduced by 18 weeks if a course is completed.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Josie Slater

Drink driving

August 22, 2025

Sentence: 24 months driving ban

Drove on an unnamed road near Pendarvis Island Walk, St Eval on 20 July with 104 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35.

Pleaded guilty to driving on an unnamed road near Pendarvis Island Walk, St Eval on 20 July with 104 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35. Fined £1424, ordered to pay a £570 surcharge, and £85 costs. The ban will be reduced by 24 weeks if a course is completed.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Lorraine Reddiccliffe

Drink driving

August 15, 2025

Sentence: 20 months driving ban

Pleaded guilty to driving on Stucley Road, Bude on 25 June with 76 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35.

Ban reduced by 20 weeks if course completed. Fined £120, ordered to pay £48 surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Charmain Waterfall

Assault

August 15, 2025

Sentence: Four weeks imprisonment

Charmain Waterfall, 42, of Castle Street, Liskeard, pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer at Treliske Hospital on 5 August and being drunk and disorderly on Richmond Hill, Truro. She was also found to possess a knife blade or sharp pointed article in a public place following the offence.

Ordered to pay £200 compensation to the police officer. Noted for flagrant disregard for people and property, and committed whilst on bail.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Alex Owen

Drug and drink driving

August 8, 2025

Sentence: 48 months driving ban and £120 fine

Alex Owen drove on Truro Road, St Austell on 17 January with 32 micrograms of cocaine per litre of blood exceeding the limit of ten and drove on Cromwell Road, St Austell on 27 April with 29 micrograms of alcohol per litre of blood.

Andrew Burdett

Taking vehicle without consent and driving without insurance

August 8, 2025

Sentence: Community order with 6 months alcohol treatment, 9 penalty points, £120 fine

Andrew Burdett took a BMW from Polperro without the owner’s consent and drove it without insurance on 22 November.

Andrew Palmer

Drug driving

August 8, 2025

Sentence: 12 months driving ban, £672 fine

Andrew Palmer drove on Moorland Road, St Austell with 6.9 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood exceeding the limit of two.

Barry Buckley

Drug driving

August 8, 2025

Sentence: 12 months driving ban, £120 fine

Barry Buckley drove on Phernyssick Road, St Austell on 15 March with 464 micrograms of BZE per litre of blood exceeding the limit of 50.

Jamie Bell

Criminal damage

August 8, 2025

Sentence: £40 fine and £90 compensation

Jamie Bell damaged a cell at Charles Cross Police Station by smearing and throwing faeces in it on 20 April.

James Chapman

Drug driving

August 8, 2025

Sentence: 36 months driving ban, £553 fine

James Chapman drove on Elliott Road, St Austell on 5 April with 106 micrograms of BZE per litre of blood exceeding the limit of 50.

James Couper

Speeding

August 8, 2025

Sentence: 6 months driving ban, £84 fine

James Couper sped in a Maserati Ghibli on Exeter Street, Plymouth on 24 September.

Pleaded guilty under points totting procedure. Ordered to pay £34 surcharge and £90 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Ian Brooks

Drink driving

August 8, 2025

Sentence: 16 months driving ban, £120 fine

Ian Brooks drove on the A390 at St Ive on 23 June with 59 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35.

Pleaded guilty. Ban reducible by 16 weeks if course completed. Ordered to pay £48 surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Lydia Coe

Drink driving

August 8, 2025

Sentence: 14 months driving ban, £140 fine

Lydia Coe drove on Bencoolen Road, Bude on 2 March with 46 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35.

Pleaded guilty. Ban reducible by 14 weeks if course completed. Ordered to pay £56 surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Nathan Flower

Breach of suspended sentence

August 8, 2025

Sentence: 16 weeks imprisonment

Nathan Flower committed a further offence while serving a suspended sentence for multiple shop thefts in St Austell and Par.

Committed further offence whilst on suspended sentence for eleven offences of theft from shops in St Austell and Par.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Paulina Tokarska

Drink driving

August 8, 2025

Sentence: Community order with 150 hours unpaid work and 30 months driving ban (reducible by 30 weeks upon course completion)

Paulina Tokarska drove in the Queens Hotel car park in Penzance last October with 127 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the limit of 35.

Peter Tuckley

Drink driving

August 8, 2025

Sentence: 40 months driving ban, £833 fine

Peter Tuckley drove on Porthmeor Road, St Austell on 21 June with 84 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35.

Pleaded guilty. Ban reducible by 40 weeks if course completed. Ordered to pay £333 surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Phillip Hancock

Drug driving and possession

August 8, 2025

Sentence: Community order with 100 hours unpaid work, 20 months driving ban

Phillip Hancock drove on Colenso Place, St Austell on 27 March with 2.5 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood exceeding the limit of two, 330 micrograms of BZE per litre of blood exceeding the limit of 50, possessed cocaine and cannabis, and used a vehicle without a test certificate.

Raymond Smith

Drink driving

August 8, 2025

Sentence: 18 months driving ban, £250 fine

Raymond Smith drove on Pendragon Road with 64 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35.

Pleaded guilty. Ban reducible by 18 weeks if course completed. Ordered to pay £100 surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Rebecca Collins

Drink driving

August 8, 2025

Sentence: Community order with mental health treatment and 80 hours unpaid work, 17 months driving ban

Rebecca Collins drove on the A389 at Lanivet on 11 June whilst unfit through drink.

Thomas Sturgess

Using handheld phone while driving

August 8, 2025

Sentence: £180 fine and 6 penalty points

Thomas Sturgess used a handheld phone when driving on the A38 at Bodmin on 14 December.

Found guilty after denying the offence. Ordered to pay £72 surcharge and £620 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Tom Powell

Drug driving and possession of cannabis

August 8, 2025

Sentence: 28 months driving ban and £200 fine

Tom Powell drove on the A390 at Threemilestone with 9.8 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood exceeding the limit of two and possessed 3.7g of cannabis in Truro on 4 August 2024; also drove in Newquay on 3 January with 7.6 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood.

Samuel Pedder

Speeding

August 8, 2025

Sentence: 14 days driving ban, £369 fine

Samuel Pedder sped on the A30 at Summercourt.

Tabitha Stafford

Driving Without Due Care and Attention

August 2, 2025

Sentence: £562 fine

Drove on the A390 at Lostwithiel on 4 January 2024 without due care and attention.

Changed not guilty plea to guilty for driving without due care and attention. Ordered to pay a £225 surcharge and £135 costs. Five points added to licence.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Stephanus Roos

Speeding

August 2, 2025

Sentence: 6-month driving ban and £614 fine

Speeding in a temporary 50 mph zone on the A30 at Plusha on 19 December.

Ryan Davies

Causing Injury by Dangerous Driving

August 2, 2025

Sentence: 12-month driving ban and £1296 fine

Caused serious injury to a woman on 11 December 2023 at Centenary Street, Camborne by driving a Ford Transit without due care and attention.

Pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by driving without due care and attention. Ordered to pay a £518 surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Lewis Mapstone

Theft

August 2, 2025

Sentence: Community order

Stole razors worth £1100 from Tesco in Wadebridge, cosmetics worth £3000 from Tesco in Camborne, razors worth £292 from Morrisons in Liskeard, and razors worth £442 from Tesco in St Austell.

Pleaded guilty to six offences of theft. Must complete 150 hours of unpaid work and pay £1460 compensation.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Kayleigh Dayment

Speeding

August 2, 2025

Sentence: 6-month driving ban and £84 fine

Speeding on the A30 at Cheriton Bishop in May 2024.

James Molesworth-St Aubyn

Failing to Provide Information

August 2, 2025

Sentence: £666 fine and 18 points on licence

Failed to provide police with information as to who was driving a Ford Fiesta alleged to have been guilty of offences.

Pleaded guilty to three charges of failing to provide information to police. Spared a driving ban due to potential impact on mental health.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Gemma Crocker-White

Drink Driving

August 2, 2025

Sentence: 20-month driving ban and £120 fine

Drove on the B3254 towards South Petherwin on 16 February with 169 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood, exceeding the limit of 80.

Pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol. Ban reducible by 20 weeks if a course is completed. Ordered to pay a £48 surcharge and £135 costs.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Andrew Baldwin

Using Handheld Phone While Driving

August 2, 2025

Sentence: 6-month driving ban and £379 fine

Used a handheld phone while driving on Manadon roundabout, Plymouth on 17 February.

Banned under totting procedure for using a handheld phone while driving. Ordered to pay a £152 surcharge and £90 costs.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Aaron Reardon

Speeding

August 2, 2025

Sentence: 6-month driving ban and £166 fine

Speeding on New Road, Liskeard on 18 October.

Claydon Howe

Drug Driving

August 2, 2025

Sentence: 12-month driving ban and £120 fine

Drove on St Austell Road, St Blazey on 19 February with 5.4 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood, exceeding the limit of two.

Pleaded guilty to driving with excess cannabis. Ordered to pay a £48 surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Charles Yates

Driving while disqualified and related offences

July 12, 2025

Sentence: 18 weeks suspended sentence for 12 months with 6 months alcohol treatment, 12 months mental health treatment, and 2 years 2 months 24 days driving disqualification

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.

Offences include driving while disqualified, without insurance, and failing to stop when required by a constable.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Stephen Dodd

Engaging in sexual communication with a child

July 12, 2025

Sentence: 12 months suspended sentence for two years with 30 days rehabilitation activity and a 10-year sexual harm prevention order

Stephen Dodd, aged 18 or over, engaged in sexual communication with a decoy named Betsey O'Donnell, whom he did not reasonably believe to be 16 or over, between November 8, 2024, and November 11, 2024, in Hayle, by sending pictures of his exposed erect penis, asking her to masturbate, and inquiring about sex.

Adam Martin

Driving under the influence

July 11, 2025

Sentence: community order with a curfew

Adam Martin, 26, of Penrice Parc, St Austell, drove a BMW on Fore Street, St Austell on 8 February while exceeding the legal limits for BZE (254 micrograms per litre of blood) and alcohol (91 milligrams per 100 millilitres of blood), and without a valid driving licence or insurance.

Pleaded guilty to driving a BMW on Fore Street, St Austell on 8 February with excess levels of BZE and alcohol, and without a licence or insurance. The curfew requires him to remain at home between 7pm and 4am Monday to Friday for four months, and he was banned from driving for 30 months. Ordered to pay £85 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Aiden Parsons

Possession of cannabis

July 11, 2025

Sentence: £200 fine

Aiden Parsons, 18, of South Park, St Columb, possessed cannabis or cannabis resin while also charged with dangerous driving on the A392 at St Columb on 30 December, driving with excess cannabis in his blood, and driving without a licence.

Harry Waterman

Assault

July 11, 2025

Sentence: 16-week prison sentence

Harry Waterman assaulted a woman at New North Road, Exeter on 13 October by kicking her in the stomach while under the influence of alcohol, and later removed his alcohol monitoring tag on 3 June and refused refitting on 8 June.

Committed to prison for assaulting a woman at New North Road, Exeter on 13 October by kicking her in the stomach, described as a degrading and frightening act; also for removing his alcohol monitoring tag and refusing to have it refitted.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Hayley Rogers

Speeding

July 11, 2025

Sentence: six-month driving ban

Hayley Rogers, 40, of Attwood Lane, Pensilva, exceeded the speed limit while driving through St Anns Chapel in June 2024.

Pleaded guilty to speeding through St Anns Chapel in June 2024. Fined £40 and ordered to pay a £16 victim surcharge and £90 costs.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Nathan Carby

Assault

July 11, 2025

Sentence: 18-month conditional discharge

Nathan Carby, 27, of Margaret Crescent, Bodmin, assaulted a woman and damaged a mobile phone and curtain rails at Royffe Way, Bodmin on 4 March.

Pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman at Royffe Way, Bodmin on 4 March and damaging a mobile phone and curtain rails. Ordered to pay £750 compensation and made subject to a restraining order not to contact his victim or enter Royffe Way, Bodmin until 30 June 2028.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Michael Mcgreen

Theft

July 11, 2025

Sentence: two-year conditional discharge and ordered to pay £24 compensation to the Coop and £48.96 to Spar

Michael McGreen committed six thefts from shops in Liskeard, damaged a toilet at Charles Cross Police Station, and failed to surrender to court as required.

Pleaded guilty to six charges of theft from shops in Liskeard, criminal damage to a toilet at Charles Cross Police Station, and failing to surrender to magistrates’ court.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Darren Rousen

Assault

July 5, 2025

Sentence: Community order with alcohol abstinence and monitoring, and rehabilitation activity requirement of up to 10 days

On January 6, 2025, at Truro, Darren Rousen assaulted a woman. He was also arrested for breaching bail conditions on June 5, 2025, by contacting a victim and entering Truro.

Ordered to pay costs of £85 to the Crown Prosecution Service and a surcharge of £114.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Abigail Benson

Drink driving, driving without MOT, and driving without insurance

July 4, 2025

Sentence: 23-month driving ban (reducible by 23 weeks if a course is completed), £200 fine, and £85 costs

Abigail Benson drove on the A387 at Looe on 25 May with 92 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the limit of 35, and was also driving without a MOT or insurance.