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

April 20

  • Zaheer Aslam, 40, of Prebendal Avenue, Aylesbury. Driving over the drug-drive limit in Prebendal Avenue, Aylesbury. Had a proportion of Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in their blood on September 30, 2020. Disqualified from driving for 12 months. 
  • Henry Collings, 23, of Abercromby Avenue, High Wycombe. Assaulting a person thereby occasioning them actual bodily harm in High Wycombe on March 4, 2020. Community order made – must carry out 80 hours of unpaid work within the next 12 months. Compensation £200. Costs £180. 
  • David Williams, 44, of Queen Alexandra Road, High Wycombe. Failure to give information relating to the identification of a driver of a vehicle when required to. No totting disqualification – mitigating circumstances. Fined £300. Costs £124. Driving record endorsed with six points. 
  • Lynsey Yankauer, 32, of Marchant Court, Marlow. Using a motor vehicle on Marlow Road in Little Marlow without third party insurance. No totting disqualification – mitigating circumstances. Fined £120. Costs £119. Driving record endorsed with six points. 

April 21 

  • Timothy Myles, 36, of Chequers Avenue, High Wycombe. Assault by beating in High Wycombe on April 7, 2020. Community order made. Costs £490. 
  • Daniel Nash, 21, of Meadowcroft, Aylesbury. Sending a letter/communication or article conveying a threatening message. Sent multiple Whatsapp messages that were of a threatening and insulting manner on January 9, 2020. Community order made – must participate in an accredited programme. Must carry out 135 hours of unpaid work within the next 12 months. Restraining order made. Compensation £600. Costs £690. Sending a letter/communication or article conveying a threatening message. Sent multiple Whatsapp messages that were of a threatening and insulting manner on December 17, 2019. Community order made. Sending a letter/communication or article conveying a threatening message. Sent multiple Whatsapp messages that were of a threatening and insulting manner on December 18, 2019. Community order made. 
  • Shawna Taheri-Maghaddam, 33, of Vine Road, Stoke Poges. Driving whilst unfit through drink on Oxford Road, Gerrards Cross, on February 25, 2020. Community order made – must be under curfew for 23 weeks. Costs £290. Disqualified from driving for 22 months. Obstructing/resisting a constable in the execution of their duty in Gerrards Cross on February 25, 2020. Community order made. Assault by beating of an emergency worker. Assault a police officer in Gerrards Cross on February 25, 2020. Community order made. Compensation £100. 
  • Lee Jones, 50, of Narcot Road, Chalfont St Giles. Assault by beating of an emergency worker. On September 4, 2020, assaulted a police officer in Narcot Road, Chalfont St Giles. Fined £120. Costs £584. 
  • Jaydon McNeill, 21, of Keats Close, Aylesbury. Criminal damage to property valued under £5,000. On January 3, damaged a door of unknown value belonging to someone else in Aylesbury. Discharged conditionally for six months. Compensation £40. Costs £45. 
  • Natasha Usher, 28, of Hazell Road, Prestwood. Theft from a shop. Stole various products belonging to Tesco in Amersham on November 7, 2020. Discharged conditionally for nine months. Costs £77. Theft from a shop. Stole various items belonging to Tesco in Amersham on November 28, 2020. Discharged conditionally for nine months. Theft from a shop. Stole various items belonging to Tesco in Amersham on November 21, 2020. Discharged conditionally for nine months. Theft from a shop. Stole various items to the value of £125.49 belonging to Tesco in Amersham on December 5, 2020. Discharged conditionally for nine months. 
  • Lawrence Linehan, 70, of Holtspur Lane, Wooburn Green. Driving without due care and attention on Gregories Road, Beaconsfield, on November 16, 2020. Fined £120. Costs £144. Driving record endorsed with eight points. 
  • Scott Sells, 29, of Damson Road, Aylesbury. Driving over the 70mph speed limit on the A41 in Drayton Beauchamp, Aylesbury, on November 28, 2020. The recorded speed is unknown. Fined £666. Costs £157. Driving record endorsed with six points. 

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