Weymouth Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 28 verdicts at Weymouth Magistrates' Court (Weymouth). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Duncan Fraser

Speeding

May 27, 2025

Sentence: £50 fine, £20 surcharge, £130 costs, and 3 points on licence

Duncan Fraser drove a Ford motor car at Bridport on February 29, 2024, at a speed exceeding the 50mph limit, leading to a fine and endorsement on May 27, 2025.

Harley Smith

Breach of community order

May 27, 2025

Sentence: Extension of unpaid work requirement by 12 months

Harley Smith had his community order varied, with the unpaid work requirement extended by 12 months on May 27, 2025, under the supervision of Dorset Magistrates' Court.

Christopher David Galloway

Breach of community order

May 22, 2025

Sentence: 150 hours of unpaid work, extension of community order by 12 months, £50 fine, and £60 costs

Christopher David Galloway failed without reasonable excuse to comply with the requirements of a community order on May 22, 2025, in Weymouth.

Admitted failing without reasonable excuse to comply with the requirements of a community order.

Sources: dorsetecho.co.uk

Wayne Bolton

Breach of community order

May 22, 2025

Sentence: 180 hours of unpaid work and extension of community order by six months

Wayne Bolton failed without reasonable excuse to comply with the requirements of a community order on May 22, 2025, in Weymouth.

Admitted failing without reasonable excuse to comply with the requirements of a community order.

Sources: dorsetecho.co.uk

Kim Pearson

Fraud by false representation

May 22, 2024

Sentence: 2 year community order, 20 days rehabilitation activity, £500 compensation

Kim Pearson, 41 and of no fixed abode, dishonestly withdrew £2080 from the bank account of an 85-year-old man without his permission while he was in hospital. The fraud occurred between February 1, 2024, and August 5, 2024, at Nettlecombe in Shaftesbury. Hospital staff raised concerns, leading to a police investigation that identified Pearson, who was known to the victim, as the perpetrator. The victim was left with almost nothing, highlighting his vulnerability.

Pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation. A restraining order was issued for 12 months against the victim. No court costs were ordered as compensation was prioritised.

Sources: bournemouthecho.co.uk

Marie Louise Knight

Driving without insurance

May 15, 2024

Sentence: £660 fine

Marie Louise Knight, aged 46, used a motor vehicle on Abbotsbury Road in Weymouth without insurance and with an expired test certificate on October 13, 2023.

Proven to have driven without insurance and with an expired test certificate. Ordered to pay a surcharge of £352 and court costs of £90. Driving record endorsed with six penalty points. Additionally fined £200 for the expired test certificate.

Sources: dorsetecho.co.uk

David Wilson

Failure to provide driver identification information

May 15, 2024

Sentence: £660 fine

David Wilson, aged 67, failed to give information about the driver of a vehicle alleged to have been guilty of an offence.

Proven to have failed to provide information relating to the identification of a driver alleged to have committed an offence. Ordered to pay a surcharge of £264 and court costs of £650. Driving licence endorsed with six penalty points.

Sources: dorsetecho.co.uk

Katie Birtwistle

Possessing a knife in a public place

May 15, 2024

Sentence: 18 months community order and £100 fine

Katie Birtwistle, aged 20, possessed a knife in a public place on Western Road in Weymouth on December 7, 2022, without good reason or lawful authority.

Admitted to possessing a knife in a public place. Ordered to complete 25 rehabilitation activity requirement days and pay court costs of £85. The knife to be deprived.

Sources: dorsetecho.co.uk

Michael James Frampton

Driving without insurance

May 15, 2024

Sentence: £220 fine

Michael James Frampton, aged 36, used a motor vehicle on Westleaze in Dorchester without insurance.

Admitted to driving without insurance. Ordered to pay a surcharge of £88 and court costs of £90. Driving licence endorsed with six penalty points.

Sources: dorsetecho.co.uk

Michael Lee Ellison

Speeding

May 15, 2024

Sentence: £258 fine

Michael Lee Ellison, aged 33, drove a motor vehicle on the A37 Dorchester Road at Grimstone at 50mph, exceeding the 30mph limit, on July 5, 2023.

Admitted to speeding. Ordered to pay a surcharge of £103 and court costs of £110. Driving record endorsed with six penalty points.

Sources: dorsetecho.co.uk

Paul Carr

Possession of controlled drugs

May 15, 2024

Sentence: £120 fine

Paul Carr, aged 47, possessed 23.58g of cocaine (Class A), 24.718g of ketamine (Class B), and a quantity of cannabis (Class B).

Admitted to possession of controlled drugs. Ordered to pay court costs of £40 and a surcharge of £34. The drugs to be forfeited and destroyed.

Sources: dorsetecho.co.uk

Phillip Anderson

Driving above the alcohol limit

May 15, 2024

Sentence: 15 months driving disqualification and £384 fine

Phillip Anderson, aged 40, drove a motor vehicle on Ullswater Crescent in Weymouth on April 22, 2024, with 50 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35 microgrammes, and without third-party insurance.

Admitted to driving above the alcohol limit and without third-party insurance. The disqualification may be reduced by 15 weeks if a course is completed. Ordered to pay court costs of £85 and a surcharge of £154. No separate penalty for driving without insurance.

Sources: dorsetecho.co.uk

Robert Lydeard

Speeding

May 15, 2024

Sentence: £384 fine

Robert Lydeard, aged 67, drove a motor vehicle on the A35 Trunk Road at Chideock at 41mph, exceeding the 30mph limit, on October 15, 2023.

Admitted to speeding. Ordered to pay a surcharge of £153 and court costs of £90. Driving record endorsed with four penalty points.

Sources: dorsetecho.co.uk

Connor Whiting

Assault by beating of an emergency worker

May 15, 2024

Sentence: £100 compensation, 120-day alcohol abstinence, up to 15 rehabilitation activity days, and curfew from 5pm to midnight

Connor Whiting, aged 19, assaulted a police constable who was acting in the exercise of their functions in Weymouth on February 17, 2024.

Admitted to assault by beating of an emergency worker, a police constable, on February 17, 2024. Ordered to pay court costs of £85 and a surcharge of £114.

Sources: dorsetecho.co.uk

Alexander St John Marshall

Speeding

May 15, 2024

Sentence: £146 fine for each offence

Alexander St John Marshall, aged 53, drove at 64mph on the A3049 Dorset Way between Tower Park Roundabout and Holes Bay North Roundabout in Poole on May 27, 2023, exceeding 50mph, and at 36mph on Turbay Park Avenue in Bournemouth on May 26, 2023, exceeding 30mph.

Admitted to two counts of speeding. For the first, ordered to pay a surcharge of £58 and court costs of £90, with driving record endorsed with three penalty points. For the second, same penalties applied.

Sources: dorsetecho.co.uk

Benjamin Bailey

Possessing a knife in a public place

May 15, 2024

Sentence: six months imprisonment

Benjamin Bailey, aged 29, possessed a locking knife in a public place on King Street in Weymouth on March 8, 2024, and committed assault by beating on Queen Street in Weymouth on March 10, 2024. He had prior offences involving bladed articles.

Admitted to possessing a knife in a public place and assault by beating. This is his third bladed article offence. Ordered to pay court costs of £85 and a surcharge of £154. Knife to be seized. No separate penalty for the assault.

Sources: dorsetecho.co.uk

Christopher Barnes

Breach of community order

May 15, 2024

Sentence: £100 fine

Christopher Barnes, aged 27, failed to comply with the requirements of a community order to attend sessions as directed.

Admitted to breaching a community order by failing to attend pre-programmed work sessions without acceptable reasons.

Sources: dorsetecho.co.uk

Emma Slade

Being drunk and disorderly in a public place

May 15, 2024

Sentence: six months conditional discharge

Emma Slade, aged 33, was drunk and disorderly in Frederick Place in Weymouth.

Steven Kelley

Assault by beating

May 15, 2024

Sentence: £100 compensation and 30 days of the Building Better Relationships scheme

Steven Kelley, aged 29, committed assault by beating and obstructed a constable in the execution of duty in Dorchester on March 3, 2024.

Admitted to assault by beating and obstructing a constable. Ordered to pay court costs of £85 and a surcharge of £114.

Sources: dorsetecho.co.uk

Samuel Coombs

Driving over the drug limit

May 15, 2024

Sentence: 12 months driving disqualification and £320 fine

Samuel Coombs, aged 33, possessed cocaine (Class A) and cannabis (Class B), and drove a motor vehicle on Trinity Street in Dorchester with not less than 186 micrograms of benzoylecgonine per litre of blood.

Admitted to possession of controlled drugs and driving over the drug limit. Ordered to pay court costs of £85 and a surcharge of £128. The drugs to be forfeited and destroyed.

Sources: dorsetecho.co.uk

Sandra Coltart

Driving without insurance

May 15, 2024

Sentence: £660 fine

Sandra Coltart, aged 53, used a motor vehicle on Dorchester Road in Weymouth without insurance on October 30, 2023.

Proven to have driven without insurance. Ordered to pay a surcharge of £264 and court costs of £90. Driving record endorsed with six penalty points.

Sources: dorsetecho.co.uk

Simon Brown

Using violence to secure entry

May 15, 2024

Sentence: 12 months conditional discharge

Simon Brown, aged 58, used violence to secure entry to premises on Portland where he knew someone was present and opposed to the entry.

Admitted to using violence to secure entry to premises. Ordered not to contact the victim or attend an address on Portland for 12 months, and to pay court costs of £85.

Sources: dorsetecho.co.uk

Sonya Vetier

Racially or religiously aggravated intentional harassment and assault by beating

May 8, 2024

Sentence: Eight-week suspended prison sentence for 12 months, three months alcohol abstinence, £400 compensation, and rehabilitation courses

On June 20, 2023, Sonya Vetier shouted racial slurs at her neighbours, Mr and Mrs Nemciuc, while intoxicated, played Punjabi music to insult them, and threw a wooden broom that struck Mr Nemciuc in the chest. The incident lasted about 45 minutes, caused distress to the victims, and was recorded by them.

Pled guilty; Judge Orla Austin noted it was entirely racially aggravated with very offensive words and music used to insult.

Sources: dorsetecho.co.uk

Rokas Kuprescenka

Failing to provide a specimen when in charge of a vehicle

April 26, 2024

Sentence: 12-month driving ban, fined £153, costs of £85, and victim surcharge of £61

Rokas Kuprescenka was found by members of the public at Lower Bincombe on April 6, trying to get into his car while naked and smelling of alcohol. He was intoxicated and failed to provide a specimen when requested by police after they were called due to concerns for his welfare. He had driven for no more than five minutes following distressing news and went for a walk. There was vodka in his vehicle, intended for use in a recipe.

Pleaded guilty. Mitigating factors included emotional distress from a death in his partner's circle and that he is his partner's carer.

Sources: dorsetecho.co.uk

Jane Keith

Drunk and disorderly

April 12, 2024

Sentence: £80 fine, £32 surcharge, and £85 costs

On March 22, 2024, Jane Keith was seen drunk and abusive in Swanage High Street. She entered a Budgens store on Station Road, was swearing, holding an opened half bottle of brandy, and smelt heavily of alcohol. When police officers arrived, she shouted and swore at them, refused to be handcuffed, leading to her being taken to the floor and arrested for being drunk and disorderly.

Danny Hopwood

Taking a vehicle without consent

February 1, 2024

Sentence: Disqualified from driving for 6 months and fined £505

Danny Hopwood, aged 53, of Gribb View in Thorncombe, took a vehicle without the owner's consent on two occasions on the High Street in Fortuneswell, Portland. He drove the vehicle for personal use without permission and also committed offences of driving without the relevant insurance and licence. The incidents took place between August 11 and October 17, 2023.

Pleaded guilty to six offences, including two counts of taking a vehicle without the owner's consent, two counts of driving without insurance, and two counts of driving not in accordance with the licence. Offences occurred between August 11 and October 17, 2023.

Sources: bridportnews.co.uk

Garry Sutherland

Causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal

August 3, 2023

Sentence: Banned from owning a dog for two years, ordered to pay £1,964, and carry out 200 hours of unpaid work

Garry Sutherland, aged 61, of Harcombe in east Devon, caused unnecessary suffering to a dog by kicking it in Langdon Lane, Chideock, on July 24, 2022, contrary to the Animal Welfare Act 2006.