WEEKLY round up of hearings at Wycombe Magistrates’ Court.

January 2024

MARK CREABY, of Little Marlow, Bucks, convicted of drink-driving on the A308 in Maidenhead on August 26, 2023.Found to have 71mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath, the legal limit being 35mcg. Fined £480. Also ordered to pay £85 court costs and £192 victim surcharge. Disqualified from driving for 19 months.

KAYLEIGH PERRY, 38, of Gomms Wood Close, Beaconsfield, convicted of two counts of drug-driving in Freer Crescent in High Wycombe, on August 5, 2023. Found to have cocaine in their system. Given a community order to comply with rehabilitation activity. Fined £160. Disqualified from driving for 36 months.

ANDREW TODD, 41, of Buckingham Street, Aylesbury, convicted of stealing cleaning products worth £17 from One Beyond on January 29, 2024. Also convicted of stealing bedding worth £1,054.95 from Homes Sense in Aylesbury on January 5, 2024. Sentenced to 10 weeks in prison due to severity of the offence and defendant ‘has a flagrant disregard for people and their property, and disregard for court orders’.

MOHAMMED SAJID, of Station Close in High Wycombe, convicted of stealing £127 worth of alcohol from Morrisons in High Wycombe on February 3, 2024. Fined £40 and ordered to pay £85 court costs.

THOMAS HINSLEY, 39, of Coppidwell Drive, Aylesbury, convicted of assault by beating of a police constable in Aylesbury on May 26, 2023. Also convicted of using threatening or abusive words or behaviour to cause alarm or distress in Aylesbury on May 27, 2023. Given a community order to comply with supervision requirements. Also ordered to pay £300 compensation and fined £320. Must pay £85 court costs also.

ROBERT BECK, 36, of Alves court Road, convicted of using threatening or abusive words or behaviour to cause harassment or distress in Aylesbury on April 30, 2023. Also convicted of driving while unfit through drugs on the A418 Oxford Road in Aylesbury on February 5, 2024. Fined £1,056. Also ordered to pay £360 court costs and £422 victim surcharge. Disqualified from driving for 12 months.

RANDOLPH DAVIS, 19, of Bowerdean Road, High Wycombe, convicted of possession of a large knife in Gomm Road, High Wycombe, on January 13, 2024. Given a community order to comply with rehabilitation activity and must undertake 150 hours of unpaid work. Also ordered to pay £620 court costs and £73 victim surcharge.

MARK DUGGAN, 45, of Wimpole Road, Yiewsley, convicted of stealing a bottle of champagne worth £41.75 from Tesco in Princes Risborough on January 19, 2024. Fined £40. Also ordered to pay £85 court costs and £16 victim surcharge.

SIMON PROTHEROE, 41, of Clayhill, Marlow, convicted of driving while disqualified in Crest Road, High Wycombe, on November 16, 2023. Fined £200. Also ordered to pay £85 court costs and £80 victim surcharge. Disqualified from driving for 10 months.

TYLER SIMMONS, 28, of Lester Road, Aylesbury, convicted of racially or religiously aggravated fear or provocation of violence in words or writing in Aylesbury on October 8, 2022. Also convicted of failing to surrender to police or court bail at Wycombe Magistrates’ Courtin March 2023, and assault by beating of a police officer in Aylesbury on August 20, 2022. Also convicted of racially or religiously aggravated intentional harassment or distress in words or writing in Aylesbury on the same date. Sentenced to 20 weeks in prison due to incident being an ‘unprovoked attack of a serious nature on separate occasion’ and previous record. Ordered to pay £50 compensation.

MATTHEW LEAHY, 50, of Ellen Place in Aylesbury, convicted of two counts of common assault of an emergency worker - namely a police officer - in Aylesbury on December 14, 2023. Handed a community order to comply with rehabilitation activity and ordered to pay £100 compensation. Must also pay £85 court costs and £114 victim surcharge.

JOHN MACRAE, 54, of Shelley Court, Cheadle, convicted of using a handheld mobile phone while driving on the M40.Fined £40 and six penalty points added to driving licence. Also ordered to pay £90 court costs and £16 victim surcharge.

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