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

February 21:

  • Thomas Bryant, 31, of Jubilee Road, High Wycombe. Driving over the drink drive limit in Bude, Cornwall, on June 13, 2021. Fined £230. Costs £128. Disqualified from driving for 36 months. Resisting a constable in the execution of their duty on June 13, 2021, in Bude, Cornwall. Fined £200.
  • Richard Gates, 58, of Grimmer Close, Aylesbury. Racially or religiously aggravated harassment by words or writing in Aylesbury on May 18, 2020. Must carry out 60 hours of unpaid work within the next 12 months. Compensation £100. Costs £775.
  • Jonathon Wool, 43, of Old Farm Close, Aylesbury. Harassment without violence. Between November 1, 2020 and November 29, 2020, in Aylesbury, harassed their victim by contacting them on 31 different occasions using emails, Whatsapp, voicemails and other means. Must carry out 80 hours of unpaid work within the next 12 months. Community order made. Restraining order made. Costs £180.
  • Jordan Phillips, 28, of Hastoe Park, Aylesbury. Criminal damage to property valued under £5,000. On January 16, in Aylesbury, damaged an iPhone of unknown value belonging to another person. Fined £80. Costs £119.
  • Sarfraz Mohammed, 38, of Harvey Road, Aylesbury. Harassment without violence. Between April 27, 2021 and June 16 2021, in Aylesbury, pursued a course of conduct that amounted to harassment by asking their victim for money on multiple occasions and attending their address. Compensation £1,000. Community order made. Costs £85. Begging in a public place. On July 12, 2021, in Treves Green, placed themselves in a public place to beg or gather alms. Compensation £45. Begging in a public place. On July 12, 2021, in Treves Green, Aylesbury, placed themselves in a public place to beg or gather alms. No separate penalty.
  • Richard Jefferies, 36, of Pallatia Court, High Wycombe. Possession of a controlled Class A drug - heroin. On September 22, in High Wycombe, had a quantity of diamorphine in their possession. Fined £120. Costs £85. Heroin to be forfeited and destroyed.
  • Rio Stone, 41, of Breedon Drive, Aylesbury. Driving over the drink drive limit on the A413 Wendover Road, Aylesbury, on October 10, 2021. Fined £538. Costs £239. Disqualified from driving for 38 months. Using a motor vehicle without third party insurance on the A413 Wendover Road, Aylesbury, on October 30. No separate penalty. Exceeding the 30mph speed limit on the A413 Wendover Road, Aylesbury, on October 30, 2021. Speed recorded was 50mph. No separate penalty. Driving a motor vehicle otherwise than in accordance with a licence. On October 30, 2021, on the A413 Wendover Road, Aylesbury, drove a Vauxhall Vivaro van without holding a valid driving licence.
  • Dean Knight, 51, of Winslow, Aylesbury. Failing to enter legibly on a tachograph record sheet the periods of time away from a vehicle. Between August 4, 2021 and August 11, 2021, used a heavy goods vehicle and failed to enter legibly on the record sheet the lengths of time spent away from the vehicle. Fined £67. Failing to enter detail on the centre field of a recording sheet of tachograph recording equipment installed in a vehicle on August 11, 2021. Fined £67. Using a vehicle having failed to ensure the tachograph or drivers card was functioning correctly between August 4, 2021 and August 11, 2021. Fined £67. Failing to enter detail on the centre field of a recording sheet of tachograph recording equipment installed in a vehicle on August 5. Fined £67. Failing to enter detail on the centre field of a recording sheet of tachograph recording equipment installed in a vehicle on August 4. Fined £67. Using a record sheet or drivers card for a period longer than authorised on August 5, 2021. Fined £67.

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