Truro Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 271 verdicts at Truro Magistrates' Court (Truro). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Kevin Jones

Drug Driving

September 19, 2025

Sentence: 36 months driving ban

Kevin Jones, 58, of Beach View Close, Newquay, drove on Trencreek Road, Newquay on 1 May with 32 micrograms of cocaine per litre of blood (exceeding limit of 10) and 800 micrograms of BZE per litre (exceeding 50), possessed 1g of cocaine, and drove without a licence or insurance.

Fined £161; ordered to pay £64 surcharge and £85 costs. Pleaded guilty to driving with excess cocaine, possessing cocaine, and driving without licence or insurance.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Katie Woolcock

Racial Harassment

September 19, 2025

Sentence: Community order

Katie Woolcock, 30, of Carnsmerry, Bugle, used behaviour intended to cause distress on 23 December at Truro Railway Station, racially/religiously aggravated.

Must abstain from drinking alcohol until 2 January; ordered to pay £500 compensation and £114 surcharge.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Desire Cassambo

Breach of Order

September 19, 2025

Sentence: 6 weeks imprisonment

Desire Cassambo, 57, of NFA, went to East Street, Newquay on 29 August and Cliff Road, Newquay on 3 September, areas prohibited by a criminal behaviour order.

Breached a criminal behaviour order by entering prohibited areas; noted flagrant disregard for court orders.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Dora Malaba

Criminal Damage

September 19, 2025

Sentence: 3 months conditional discharge

Dora Malaba, 35, of Manor View, Par, damaged a man’s car in Southend in October 2023.

Dwayne Hendy

Drug Driving

September 19, 2025

Sentence: 20 months driving ban

Dwayne Hendy, 44, of Fore Street, Bodmin, drove in Newquay in March with 155 micrograms of BZE per litre of blood (exceeding limit of 50) and 23 micrograms of Ketamine per litre (exceeding limit of 20).

Andrew Paull

Vehicle Interference

September 19, 2025

Sentence: £120 fine

Andrew Paull, 48, of Treffry Way, Par, interfered with a Mercedes Estate with the intention of theft at Par on 3 September and stole coffee from the Garage Shop at St Columb Road on 18 June.

Darren Truscott

Littering

September 17, 2025

Sentence: £250 fine, £100 victim surcharge, and £1,336 costs

Darren Truscott left five bags of household rubbish in Goonvean, St Austell, in February 2025, leading to his prosecution for littering.

Failed to appear in court and was found guilty in his absence after refusing to pay a fixed penalty notice.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Stephen Smith

Littering

September 17, 2025

Sentence: £660 fine, £264 victim surcharge, and £1,425 costs

Stephen Smith threw a Parking Charge Notice out of a car window towards a civil enforcement officer in Fore Street, Bodmin, in January 2025, which led to his prosecution for littering.

Failed to appear in court and was found guilty in his absence after refusing to pay a fixed penalty notice.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Joshua Webb

Threatening behaviour

September 13, 2025

Sentence: Community order with alcohol abstinence and monitoring for 90 days, rehabilitation activity for 20 days, compensation of £250, costs of £85, and surcharge of £114

On May 2 at Fair Street in St Columb Major, Joshua Webb used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour towards a man and woman with intent to cause them to believe that immediate unlawful violence would be used, or to provoke such violence, thereby likely causing them to believe violence would occur.

Used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause belief of immediate unlawful violence.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Jordan Retallick

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm

September 13, 2025

Sentence: Compensation of £500, fine of £1,354, costs of £85, and surcharge of £542

On September 9, 2024, at St Mary's Street in Truro, Jordan Retallick assaulted a man, thereby occasioning him actual bodily harm.

Matthew Doherty

Assault

September 13, 2025

Sentence: Community order with alcohol treatment for 20 days, fine of £120, costs of £85, and surcharge of £114

On July 27 at the police station in Penzance, Matthew Doherty assaulted a woman by beating her.

Thomas Hammersley

Assault and possession of an offensive weapon

September 13, 2025

Sentence: Community order with alcohol abstinence and monitoring for 90 days, rehabilitation activity for 20 days, and compensation of £250

On July 23 at Tesco in Camborne, Thomas Hammersley assaulted a woman by beating her and had an offensive weapon, a baseball bat with nails, in a public place. On the same day, he damaged property at Tesco, and on July 24, he used threatening or abusive words or behaviour in the same store, causing potential harassment, alarm, or distress.

Assaulted a woman, possessed an offensive weapon (baseball bat with nails), damaged property, and used threatening words or behaviour.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Tyrone Daniel

Assault and threatening behaviour

September 13, 2025

Sentence: Community order with alcohol abstinence and monitoring for 80 days, rehabilitation activity for 25 days, and a restraining order not to contact victims or enter certain addresses

On March 7 at Chili Road, Illogan Highway, Tyrone Daniel assaulted a woman by beating her and damaged a vehicle window. On the same day and place, he assaulted a man by beating him. On April 21 at Truro, he used threatening or abusive words or behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm, or distress.

Kawanie Lewis

Breach of domestic violence protection notice

September 12, 2025

Sentence: £50 fine

Kawanie Lewis breached a domestic violence protection notice made on 30 August by being in the company of a prohibited man on 1 September at East Hill, St Austell.

Katiemarie Phelps

Drug driving

September 5, 2025

Sentence: £2000 fine, 3-year driving ban, £800 surcharge, £85 costs

Katiemarie Phelps, 35, of Nor Manor, Higher Trencreek drove on the A30 in January with 263 micrograms of BZE per litre of blood exceeding the limit of 50 and 9.8 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood exceeding the limit of two, drove on Red Lion Lane, Exeter on 15 February with seven micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood and drove on West Road, Newquay on 27 February with 4.2 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood.

John Williams

Drug driving

September 5, 2025

Sentence: 14-month driving ban, £120 fine, £48 surcharge, £85 costs

John Williams, 39, of Goonbarrow Meadow, Bugle drove on Bodmin Road, St Austell on 12 January with 9.8 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood exceeding the limit of two.

Levi Toms

Assault

September 5, 2025

Sentence: 6-month community order to refrain from drugs, £200 compensation to two victims, £100 to another victim, £114 surcharge, £85 costs

Levi Toms, 52, of Fore Street, Probus assaulted two men on 12 March, assaulted a man on 26 March and assaulted a woman by spitting on 1 April – all offences took place at Bodmin Hospital.

Danneka Annetts

Breach of community order

September 5, 2025

Sentence: 10-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months

Danneka Annetts, 38, of Slades Road, St Austell breached a community order by failing to turn up to appointments; original order for stealing a bum bag from St Austell bus and railway station, damaging a fire door and stealing alcohol from Tesco in St Austell, stealing food from Farmfoods in St Austell, groceries from the Co-op in Liskeard and from the Co-op in Par and using a bank card belonging to someone else intending to commit fraud.

Sentence for breaching a community order made in May for theft and fraud offences.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Dominic Turner

Driving whilst disqualified

September 5, 2025

Sentence: 18 weeks imprisonment, 26 months and 7 days driving ban, £85 costs

Dominic Turner, 30, of NFA, Bodmin drove whilst disqualified on Cooksland Road, Bodmin on 22 August.

Pleaded guilty to driving whilst disqualified; sentence due to flagrant disregard for court orders.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Aaron Hope-Evans

Drug driving

September 5, 2025

Sentence: 36-month driving ban, 80 hours unpaid work, £114 surcharge, £85 costs

Aaron Hope-Evans, 40, of The Close, Sunnyside Meadow, Camelford drove in Hampshire with 9.8 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood exceeding the limit of two and drove without a licence or insurance.

Paul Pajor

Assault

September 5, 2025

Sentence: £750 fine, £300 compensation, £200 surcharge, £85 costs

Paul Pajor, 52, of Cuddra Road, St Austell assaulted two men at Lidl in St Austell, assaulted a police officer at Cuddra Road and used threatening behaviour and assaulted a man on Daniels Lane, St Austell on 31 August.

Changed plea to guilty on charges of assaulting two men at Lidl in St Austell, assaulting a police officer at Cuddra Road and using threatening behaviour and assaulting a man on Daniels Lane, St Austell on 31 August.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Paul Black

Breaching a domestic violence protection order

September 5, 2025

Sentence: £50 fine

Paul Black breached a domestic violence protection order made by Truro magistrates on 31 July 2025 by having contact with a prohibited woman and going to an address in St Austell on 27 August 2025.

Warren Booker

Failing to provide specimen

September 5, 2025

Sentence: 22-month driving ban (reducible by 22 weeks with course), £200 fine, £114 surcharge, £85 costs

Warren Booker, 53, of Henver Road, Newquay failed to provide a specimen for analysis when being investigated for an offence.

Sophie Ashwood

Drunk and disorderly

September 5, 2025

Sentence: £40 fine, £16 surcharge, £85 costs

Sophie Ashwood, 20, of Honey Street, Bodmin was drunk and disorderly on The Quay, East Looe on 10 August.

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

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

Adam Whitton

Drink driving

August 22, 2025

Sentence: 14 months driving ban

Drove at Horningtops on 20 July with 49 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35, and without insurance.

Pleaded guilty to driving at Horningtops on 20 July with 49 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35, and driving without insurance. Fined £120, ordered to pay a £45 surcharge, and £85 costs. The ban will be reduced by 14 weeks if a course is completed.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

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

Dell Tait

Drink driving

August 22, 2025

Sentence: 16 months driving ban

Drove on Halloon roundabout, Trevarren on 8 July with 57 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35, and without a licence or insurance.

Pleaded guilty to driving on Halloon roundabout, Trevarren on 8 July with 57 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35, and driving without a licence or insurance. Fined £769 and ordered to pay £85 costs. The ban will be reduced by 16 weeks if a course is completed.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Ellen Coombs

Drug driving

August 22, 2025

Sentence: 12 months driving ban

Drove on Holmbush Road, St Austell in June 2024 with 651 micrograms of BZE per litre of blood exceeding the limit of 50.

Found guilty of driving on Holmbush Road, St Austell in June 2024 with 651 micrograms of BZE per litre of blood exceeding the limit of 50. Fined £120, ordered to pay a £48 surcharge, and £850 costs.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Ethan Campbell

Possession of drugs

August 22, 2025

Sentence: £120 fine

Possessed 2.6 grams of cocaine at Bodmin on 19 January.

Damien Wright

Drink driving

August 22, 2025

Sentence: 17 months driving ban

Drove on Roydon Road, St Stephens with 64 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35, and used a handheld phone while driving on the A388.

Pleaded guilty to driving on Roydon Road, St Stephens with 64 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35, and using a handheld phone while driving on the A388. Fined £415, ordered to pay a £166 surcharge, and £85 costs. The ban will be reduced by 17 weeks if a course is completed.

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

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

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

James Gibson

Criminal damage

August 22, 2025

Sentence: £333 fine

Damaged a phone worth £1392 belonging to a woman in Newquay on 12 December.

Pleaded guilty to damaging a phone worth £1392 belonging to a woman in Newquay on 12 December. Ordered to pay £329 compensation, a £133 surcharge, and £85 costs.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Sarah Martin

Assault

August 22, 2025

Sentence: £120 fine

Assaulted a man at Riverside, Launceston on 5 August.

Pleaded guilty to assaulting a man at Riverside, Launceston on 5 August. Made subject to a restraining order not to contact a man or attend an address in Riverside until 12 August 2027.

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

Victoria Kerr

Drink driving

August 22, 2025

Sentence: 18 months driving ban

Drove on Bodelva Road, Par on 9 July with 64 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35.

Convicted of driving on Bodelva Road, Par on 9 July with 64 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35. Fined £669, ordered to pay a £268 surcharge, and £85 costs. The ban will be reduced by 18 weeks if a course is completed.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Syed Ali

Drink driving

August 22, 2025

Sentence: 40 months driving ban

Drove on Higher Bore Street on 9 July with 45 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35.

Pleaded guilty to driving on Higher Bore Street on 9 July with 45 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 40 weeks if a course is completed.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Tom Rowett

Driving without due care and attention

August 22, 2025

Sentence: 6 points on licence

Drove on Narrowcliff, Hilgrove Road and Edgcumbe Avenue, Newquay without due care and attention on 18 August last year, and failed to stop when required by a police officer.

Pleaded guilty to driving on Narrowcliff, Hilgrove Road and Edgcumbe Avenue, Newquay without due care and attention on 18 August last year, and failing to stop when required by a police officer. Fined £225, ordered to pay a £90 surcharge, and £135 costs.

Sources: voicenewspapers.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

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

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

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.

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.

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