CASES heard by Chelmsford and Colchester magistrates from Saturday, March 8 to Wednesday, March 13.
Assault
MICHAEL FREDERICK KEARNS, 45, of Roland Close, Broomfield, was given a community order for assaulting Sarah Page by beating her at Chelmsford on September 28.
He must carry out 150 hours of unpaid, supervised work within the next 12 months, pay £50 compensation, a £60 victim surcharge and £600 costs to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
AARON NIGEL O'CONNOR, 26, of Grove Field, High Garrett, Braintree, was given a community order for assaulting Lionel O'Connor by beating him at Braintree on February 20. The defendant must attend appointments with a responsible officer, carry out 40 hours of unpaid, supervised work within the next 12 months, pay a victim surcharge of £60 and £85 costs to the CPS.
JODIE ANNE LISNEY, 18, of High Street, Braintree, was given a community order for assaulting Steve Miles, Benjamin West and Ahmad Zadi by beating them at Braintree on February 21, and of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour towards another person likely to provoke violence being used.
She must attend appointments with a responsible officer as directed for nine months and was ordered to pay £50 compensation to Mr West.
ANTHONY OWEN MASON, 28, of Forest Drive, Chelmsford, was fined £37 for assaulting Courtney Griffin by beating her at Chelmsford on February 21.
He was also fined £73 and ordered to pay £200 compensation after causing £200 of damage to a vehicle belonging to Reece Jones. He must also pay a £20 victim surcharge and £85 costs to the CPS.
IAN ELLIS, 27, of Baddow Road, Chelmsford, was given a community order for assaulting Bradley Beavis by beating him, together with another person at Chelmsford on February 23. He was placed under a curfew for two months and ordered to pay £350 compensation, a £60 victim surcharge and £85 costs to the CPS.
JORDAN RYAN OLIVER, 19, of Hamlet Road, Chelmsford, was given a community order for assaulting a Police Constable in the execution of his duty at Chelmsford on February 9, and for using threatening, abusive or insulting words or disorderly behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress.
He must attend Essex Senior Attendance Centre for 18 hours, pay a £60 victim surcharge and £50 costs to the CPS.
COLLIN ROY THOMAS, 66, of Coburg Place, South Woodham Ferrers, was given a year’s conditional discharge after pleading guilty to assaulting Anthony Caskey by beating him at South Woodham Ferrers on February 21.
He must pay a £15 victim surcharge and £85 costs to the CPS.
FREDDIE FELLOWS, 20, of Thirlmere Close, Braintree, was given a conditional discharge for 18 months for assaulting Kerry Fellows and Brian Robinson by beating them at Loughton on November 28.
He was given a restraining order prohibiting him from going to Chester Road in Loughton. He had also caused £150 of damage to a wardrobe belonging to Kerry and stole a packet of cigarettes valued at £20.
The defendant also pleaded guilty to destroying a shed valued at £400 belonging to Kerry on January 15 this year. He must pay a £15 victim surcharge and £85 costs to the CPS.
Breach of order
CHARLIE JEACOCK, 18, of Battle Rise, Heybridge, must carry out an additional 30 hours of unpaid, supervised work in addition to the requirements of a community order made on June 10 for failing to attend two appointments in February. He must also pay £50 costs.
IRENE ELIZABETH PARRISH, 36, of Bellscroft Avenue, Braintree, was given an extra five months to comply with the requirements of a community order made on August 30 after failing to attend two appointments in February. She must also attend appointments with a responsible officer.
ADRIAN PROBALA, 18, of Cheviot Drive, Chelmsford, must carry out an additional 20 hours of unpaid, supervised work within the next 12 months after failing to attend two appointments in February as required by a youth rehabilitation order made on October 8. He must also pay £50 costs.
Criminal damage
JONATHAN TITE, 21, of David Blackwell House, Bocking End, was given a community order for damaging a plastic security window to the value of £1,000 belonging to Arriva Buses at Harlow on February 18.
He must pay £200 compensation and a further £100 compensation for using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour towards Thomas Durning likely to provoke unlawful violence being used.
The defendant must attend appointments with a responsible officer and attend Medium Alcohol Intervention, carry out 120 hours of unpaid, supervised work within the next 12 months. He must also pay a £60 victim surcharge and £40 costs to the CPS.
JACK HUMPHRIES, 23, of Hopkins Mead, Chelmsford, was fined £110 for causing £330.60 of damage to a door of a Honda Civic belonging to Michael Polly at Chelmsford on December 12. He was ordered to pay £303.60 compensation, a £20 victim surcharge and £50 costs to the CPS.
Drugs - possession
MARCUS DAVID STAINES, 33, of Gloucester Avenue, Maldon, was fined £700 for possessing 1.2g of cocaine, a controlled class A drug, at Maldon on February 21. He must pay a £70 victim surcharge and £85 costs to the CPS and forfeit the drugs and have them destroyed.
He was also given four penalty points on his licence for riding a motorcycle along Fambridge Road at Maldon on February 21 without due care and attention.
MATTHEW SAUNDERS, 18, of Ruskin Road, Chelmsford, was given a 12 month conditional discharge for possessing a quantity of cannabis, a controlled class B drug, at Chelmsford on February 22. He must pay a £15 victim surcharge, £85 costs to the CPS and forfeit the drugs and have them destroyed.
MOHAMMED RASHEL, 28, of Chelmsford Road, Woodham Mortimer, was given a community order for possessing 0.24 grammes of cannabis a controlled class B drug, at Chelmsford on February 26.
He pleaded guilty to using threatening, abusive or insulting words of behaviour likely to provoke unlawful violence being used. He was ordered to carry out 60 hours of unpaid, supervised work within the next 12 months, pay a £60 victim surcharge and £85 costs to the CPS in addition to forfeiting the drugs and having them destroyed.
Drunk and disorderly
MICHAEL COOKE, 21, of Fairview Avenue, Hutton, was fined £85 for being drunk and disorderly in Exchange Way in Chelmsford on February 20. He must also pay a £20 victim surcharge and £50 costs to the CPS.
Harassment
CHRISTOPHER PAUL KNEVETT, 30, of Waterson Vale, Chelmsford, was given a restraining order not to contact Anne Marie-Hitchin, after pleading guilty to pursuing a course of conduct which amounted to harassment between February 12 and 25 at Chelmsford.
He had sent unwanted texts, letter and facebook messages from different accounts. He was fined £110 and must pay a £20 victim surcharge and £85 costs to the CPS.
Social Security offences
MARIA LOUISE TOWNER, of Francis Court, Silver End, was fined £100 for failing to notify Braintree District Council that she was living as husband and wife at Witham between February 3, 2012 and October 25, 2013, which would have affected her entitlement to Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit.
She was fined £160, plus a £20 victim surcharge and must pay £450 costs.
Theft – shoplifting
CHRISTOPHER JAMES MILLER, 26, of Julien Court Road, Braintree, was given a conditional six month discharge for stealing deodorant valued at £5 from Sainsbury’s and various food items valued at £9.78 from Tesco in Braintree on February 21. He must pay a £15 victim surcharge and £40 costs to the CPS.
KEVIN LEE WILDERSPIN, 37, of Beadle Way, Great Leighs, was fined £250 for stealing meat valued at £99.98 from Tesco at Witham on November 1. He was fined £250 and must pay a £25 victim surcharge and £85 costs to the CPS.
ROSS ALEX HUGHES, 26, of Andrews Place, Chelmsford, was fined £73 and ordered to pay £9.28 compensation plus a £20 victim surcharge for stealing goods valued at £9.28 from the Co-op in Chelmsford on September 10. He must also pay £9.79 compensation after stealing deodorant valued at £9.79 from the Co-op in Chelmsford on January 14. He was fined a further £37 for failing to attend Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on March 4, having been released on bail on February 16.
JOHN COLIN TEASDEL, 43, of Barnard Road, Chelmsford, was given a community order for stealing two bottles of port valued at £23.98 from Marks & Spencer in Chelmsford on February 14 while subject to a community order imposed on November 1 was in force.
The original order was revoked and the defendant must present himself to Education, Training & Employment as directed for 15 days, attend Medium Alcohol Intervention Activity for 12 sessions, and attend supervised appointments with a responsible officer. He must pay a £60 victim surcharge and £85 costs to the CPS.
Theft – other
LORNA MELITA GRIFFIN, 38, of Nelson Grove, Chelmsford, was fined £110 for stealing £60 to £70 from a wallet belonging to Mark Dutnall at Cash Converters in Chelmsford on December 11, acting together with Ashley Reid. She must pay £30 compensation, a £20 victim surcharge and must pay £50 costs to the CPS.
ASHLEY CRAIG REID, 29, of Nelson Grove, Chelmsford, was fined £75 for stealing money from the wallet of Mark Dutnall at Cash Converters in Chelmsford on December 11, together with Lorna Griffin. He was ordered to pay £30 compensation, a £20 victim and £50 costs to the CPS.
REBECCA BARBARA WILLIAMS, 27, of Burns Crescent, Chelmsford, was fined £110 for stealing 330 US dollars to the value of £220 from Graeme Brown at Chelmsford on December 18. She was ordered to pay £220 compensation, a £20 victim surcharge and £50 costs to the CPS.
Threatening behaviour
ALEX JAMIE ELVY, 22, of The Vineyards, Great Baddow, was given a community order for using threatening, abusive or insulting words of behaviour towards four males with intent to provoke unlawful violence being used.
The defendant must carry out 60 hours of unpaid, supervised work within the next 12 months, pay a £60 victim surcharge and £85 costs to the CPS.
Careless driving
PATRICK JOSEPH LOWTHER, 21, of Oxley Mead, Writtle, was given six penalty points for driving without due care and attention along Hunts Drive in Chelmsford on February 21.
He was fined £10 and must pay a £20 victim surcharge plus £85 costs to the CPS. He was also fined £73 for failing to stop and provide his name and address following an accident which damaged another vehicle.
He was also fined £10 for driving without insurance and had committed the offence while subject to a 12 month conditional discharge order imposed on October 23.
Drink-driving
STEPHEN GEORGE ANDREASE, 32, of Chignal Road, Chelmsford, was banned from driving for 18 months for driving along Corporation Road in Chelmsford on February 21 after he had been drinking.
His breath contained 67 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, more than one and a half times the limit. He was also fined £700 and must pay a £70 victim surcharge and £85 costs to the CPS.
ALEXANDER DAVID DOUGLAS, 18, of Chatsworth Avenue, Great Notley, was given a 12 month driving ban for driving along Grantham Avenue at Great Notley on February 22 after he had been drinking.
The proportion of alcohol measured 56 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, more than one and a half times the limit. He was fined £110 and must pay a £20 victim surcharge and £85 costs to the CPS.
CRAIG SCOTT-DOUGLAS, 29, of Finchly View, South Woodham Ferrers, was banned from driving for 20 months for driving along Waterhouse Lane in Chelmsford on November 17 after he had been drinking.
The proportion of alcohol in his breath measured 72 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, more than double the limit. He was fined £250, a £25 victim surcharge and £85 costs to the CPS.
