CASES heard by Chelmsford and Colchester magistrates from Thursday, November 6 to Tuesday, November 11.
Sent to prison
BEN WILLIAM PATIENT, 25, of Bird Lane, Tiptree, was sent to prison for eight weeks for breaching a restraining order imposed on July 1 by sending four letters to a woman when he was prohibited from doing so between August 21 and October 14.
It was a serious offence because it was second time he had breached the order and was committed whilst in prison for the first breach. He must pay an £80 victim surcharge.
Suspended sentence
ASA JOHN HAWKES, 37, of Church Hill Rise, Springfield, was given a 12 week prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, for assaulting another person by beating her at Chelmsford on October 19 while drunk.
It was a sustained attack on a victim in her own home, which caused injuries and the defendant had previous convictions for violence against the same victim.
He must participate in Building Better Relationships, attend appointments with a responsible officer, and carry out 80 hours of supervised, unpaid work within the next 12 months.
He must also pay an £80 victim surcharge and pay £85 costs to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
Criminal justice - assault
ANANDARSA MOHANARSA, 43, of Bourne Court, Colchester, was given a 12 month conditional discharge after assaulting a female in Chelmsford on September 12 by beating her.
He must pay a £15 victim surcharge and £50 costs to the CPS.
TOMASZ JOZAF SIKORA, 34, of Causeway, Maldon, was given a community order for assaulting another person by beating her at Maldon on September 6.
The defendant must attend appointments with a responsible officer, carry out 200 hours of unpaid, supervised work within the next 12 months, and was given a restraining order forbidding him from contacting the person or to attend Fitch's Crescent in Maldon.
He must pay a £60 victim surcharge and £85 costs to the CPS.
TIMOTHY SEAN DOWLEY, 28, of Knights Road, Rochester in Kent, was given a community order for assaulting a women at Maldon on October 15 and causing criminal damage to property to the value of £65 belonging to her at Maldon on October 15.
He also resisted a Police Constable in the execution of his duty on October 17.
He was ordered to have treatment for drug dependency for six months, participate in a Domestic Abuse Programme for 60 days, and attend supervised appointments with a responsible officer.
He must pay £65 compensation in addition to a £60 victim surcharge and £85 costs to the CPS.
KEVIN DAVID KNIGHT, 39, of Bekeswell Place, Galleywood, was given a community order for assaulting another person by beating him at Braintree on May 4 and destroying a pair of glasses to the value of £125 belonging to the victim.
The defendant must attend appointments with a responsible officer, pay £125 compensation, a £60 victim surcharge and £200 costs to the CPS.
JAMES LEE PURCELL, 27, of Trelawney Estate, London, E9, was given a community order for assaulting another person by beating her at Braintree on February 19 and causing criminal damage to an iphone to the value of £500 belonging to the victim.
He was ordered to participate in Domestic Abuse Specified Activity for 25 days, attend supervised appointments with a responsible officer, and carry out 100 hours of supervised, unpaid work within the next 12 months. He must pay £100 compensation, a £60 victim surcharge and £500 costs to the CPS.
Breach of order
JODIE LISNEY, 18, of Jeffreys Road, Cressing, was fined £20 for failing to attend a supervised appointment on October 2 in accordance with a community order imposed on March 11.
Drugs - possession
SAMUEL DENNIS LEE, 26, of Gardners, Great Baddow, was given a community order for possessing eight and half tablets of methylenedioxymethyl amphetamine, a controlled class A drug, and 56 milligrams of ketamine, a controlled class B drug, at South Woodham Ferrers on August 31.
The defendant must carry out 80 hours of unpaid, supervised work within the next 12 months, pay a £60 victim surcharge and £85 costs to the CPS. He must forfeit the drugs and have them destroyed.
STEVEN COOPER, 29, of Notley Road, Braintree, was fined £37 for possessing 0.2 grams of crack cocaine and 0.5 grams of diamorphine, both class A controlled drugs, at Braintree on October 23.
He must forfeit the drugs and have them destroyed and pay a £20 victim surcharge and £85 costs to the CPS.
Firearms
MICHAEL DAVID MCDONALD, 23, of Tennyson Road, Chelmsford, was given a new community order for having an air pistol in a public place, at Main Road, Broomfield, on October 24 while subject to a community order imposed on September 9 for a similar offence was in place.
The defendant was placed under a curfew for 30 days, with electronic monitoring, and was ordered to participate in an accredited programme for 20 days and attend supervised appointments with a responsible officer.
He must pay a £60 victim surcharge and £85 costs to the CPS.
Harassment
PAUL DEAN HAWLEY, 47, of Gandalfs Ride, South Woodham Ferrers, was given a community order for stalking and harassing a woman at South Woodham Ferrers between August 8 and October 3 by attending her address and repeatedly texting her.
His actions caused her serious alarm or distress and had an adverse effect on her usual daily activities.
He was ordered to carry out 120 hours of unpaid, supervised work within the next 12 months, and was given a restraining order prohibiting him from contacting her or attending Harvest Close at South Woodham Ferrers.
He must pay a £60 victim surcharge and pay £85 costs to the CPS.
Public order
LEWIS BRADLEY WILSON-MARTIN, 22, of Yare Avenue, Witham, was fined £50 for using threatening or abusive words or disorderly behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress at Witham on October 5.
He must pay a £20 victim surcharge and £85 costs to the CPS.
He was also fined £50 for possessing 1.8 grams of cannabis, a controlled class B drug, which must be forfeited and destroyed.
Theft – shoplifting
KARLIE BEGLEY, 26, of Bramble Road, Witham, was fined £73 for three counts of shoplifting.
She had stolen meat to the value of £60 to £70 on July 17, 18 and 19, all from Morrisons at Witham. She must pay £200 compensation, a £20 victim surcharge and pay £85 costs to the CPS.
PETER SYDNEY WARNE, 25, of Lupin Drive, Chelmsford, was given a community order for stealing groceries to the value of £11 from Marks & Spencer and four CDs valued at £30 from HMV in Chelmsford on August 23.
The defendant must have treatment for drug dependency for six months and attend appointments with a responsible officer.
He must pay a £20 fine, a £60 victim surcharge and £30 costs to the CPS.
DARREN LEA TAYLOR, 43, of Spinneywood, Laindon, was fined £150 for stealing a man bag and three bottles of fragrance to the value of £327 from Debenhams in Chelmsford on July 27.
He was also fined £500 for failing to surrender to Chelmsford Magistrates' Court on August 12, having been released on bail in criminal proceedings on July 27.
He must pay a £50 victim surcharge and pay £85 costs to the CPS.
Theft - trespass
CHRISTOPHER JOHN NAGAR, 38, of Lynmouth Avenue, Chelmsford, was fined £75 for trespassing at Big Cars Ltd in Chelmsford on November 13 and stealing a wallet to the value of £15 and contents.
He must also pay a £20 victim surcharge and £95 costs to the CPS.
Theft – other
EVOL CHRISTOPHER HAUGHTON, 44, of John Mace Road, Colchester, was given a community order for stealing an Apple iPad to the value of £312 belonging to Anglia Ruskin University at Chelmsford on August 19.
The defendant must attend supervised appointments with a responsible officer, pay a £60 victim surcharge and £85 costs to the CPS.
Drink-driving
PAUL JOHN LANNEY, 36, of Farthing Close, Braintree, was banned from driving for 22 months for driving along Avenue East at Great Notley on October 25 after he had been drinking.
The proportion of alcohol measured 81 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, more than double the limit.
He was fined £280 plus a £28 victim surcharge and must pay £85 costs to the CPS.
NATHAN MICHAEL HELM, 23, of Maldon Road, Latchingdon, was given a 12 month driving ban for driving along Collingwood Road at Witham on October 26 after he had been drinking. The proportion of alcohol measured 46 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, in excess of the limit.
He was fined £200 and must pay a £20 victim surcharge and pay £85 costs to the CPS.
Careless driving
ABIOYE OSENI, 28, of Warley Close, Braintree, was given eight points on her licence for driving without due care and attention at Braintree on June 18.
While driving along the B1256, Coggeshall Road, she drove into the back of a stationary vehicle at a red traffic light, which pushed into the rear of another vehicle. Damage was caused to all three vehicles and the occupants of the middle car.
She was fined £110 and must pay a £20 victim surcharge and £90 costs.
She also pleaded guilty to driving with a provisional licence, unsupervised and without displaying L plates.
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