Weekly round-up of hearings at Wycombe Magistrates' Court:

January 6

  • Aaron Spendley, 35, of West Wycombe Road, High Wycombe. Using threatening/abusive/insulting words/behaviour to cause harassment/alarm/distress in High Wycombe on June 15, 2020. Fined £200. Compensation £50. Costs £85.
  • Dr Sheru George, 58, of Ledborough Lane, Beaconsfield. Driving over the 70mph speed limit on the M40 junction 8 to 7 on September 13, 2019. The recorded speed was 87mph. Fined £667. Costs £152. Driving record endorsed with three points.
  • Sultan Ansari, 67, of Littleworth Road, Downley. Using a motor vehicle on London Road, Oxford, without third party insurance on January 25, 2020. Fined £480. Costs £133. Disqualified from driving for six months.

January 8

  • Michelle Rowland, 53, of Chartridge Lane, Chartridge. Assault by beating in Chartridge on August 6, 2020. Community order made – must carry out 100 hours of unpaid work within the next 12 months. Assault occasioning actual bodily harm in Chartridge on August 23, 2020. Community order made. Costs £495.
  • Christopher White, 47, of Grenville Green, Aylesbury. Using threatening/abusive words or behaviour or disorderly behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress in Grenville Green, Aylesbury, on November 29, 2020. Fined £100. Costs £34. Failure without reasonable cause to surrender to custody at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court on January 4. Fined £50.
  • Darren Brigden, 39, of Grasslands, Aylesbury. Sending a letter/communication/article conveying a threatening message. On May 1, 2020, in Aylesbury, made a telephone call which conveyed a threat. Restraining order made. Fined £320. Costs £119. Sending a letter/communication/article conveying a threatening message. On May 1, 2020, in Aylesbury, left a voicemail which conveyed a threat. Fined £50.
  • Daniel Walters, 40, of Slade Road, Stokenchurch. Possession of a controlled drug of class A. On May 14, 2019, had cocaine in Stokenchurch. Fined £240. Cocaine forfeited and destroyed. Possession of a controlled drug of class B. In Stokenchurch on May 14, 2019, had cannabis resin. Fined £50. Costs £115. Cannabis forfeited and destroyed.
  • Kier Hutton, 32, of Medlar Street, Weston Turville. Assault by beating in Aylesbury on May 26, 2020. Fined £500. Compensation £50. Costs £135.

January 11

  • Joanna Scott, 37, of Crest Road, High Wycombe. Failure to provide a specimen for analysis when suspected of having driven a vehicle in Maidenhead on December 7, 2020. Fined £120. Costs £119. Disqualified from driving for 14 months.
  • Conor Fane, 25, of Kingshill Court, High Wycombe. Driving over the drink-drive limit on Earl Howe Road, Holmer Green, on December 10, 2020. Fined £200. Costs £119. Disqualified from driving for 13 months.
  • Angela Brace, 37, of Hawthorne Road, High Wycombe. Driving over the drug-drive limit on Cock Lane, High Wycombe, on July 2, 2020. Fined £120. Costs £119. Disqualified from driving for 12 months.
  • Mohammed Mahrban, 25, of Chiltern Avenue, High Wycombe. Driving a vehicle dangerously in Morrisons car park, High Wycombe, on March 11, 2020. Community order made. Must take part in an accredited programme for 30 days. Must carry out unpaid work for 80 hours within the next 12 months. Compensation £2,114.21. Costs £85. Disqualified from driving for 12 months.
  • Samir Safeer, 20, of Hithercroft Road, High Wycombe. Possession of controlled drug of class B. In Chesham on November 15, 2020, had a small bag of cannabis. Fined £233. Costs £119. Cannabis forfeited and destroyed.

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