CASES heard by Chelmsford and Colchester magistrates from Tuesday April 15 to Tuesday April 22.
Sent to prison
ROBERT JAMES WALTON, 49, of Queen Street, Maldon, was sent to prison for eight weeks for stealing items of food valued at £92.27 from Tesco in Braintree on April 14.
The defendant had a number of previous convictions for similar offences.
ROBERT LEE BROWN, 39, of no fixed address, was given a 16 week prison sentence.
He was given six weeks for stealing alcohol to the value of £197.92 from J. Sainsbury in Braintree on January 29 and assaulting a security officer.
He was given two weeks consecutive for failing to surrender to Colchester Magistrates’ Court on February 18, having been released on bail on January 29.
The defendant was also given eight weeks concurrent for assaulting Alex Northcott by beating him on March 4 at Colchester, and eight weeks consecutive for stealing a tablet valued at £119 from Tesco in Colchester on March 4.
SHANE BROWN, 27, of Jeffreys Road, Cressing, was sent to prison for eight weeks for the original offence of assault. He had not complied with a community order made by Colchester Magistrates’ Court on April 29, 2013 by failing to attend two appointments in March. 23 and 30.
Suspended sentences
DAREN BRYAN HARKER, 44, of Mariners Way, Maldon, was given a six week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, for driving a vehicle at Sandon on February 14 whilst unfit to drive through drugs.
It was a serious incident which the defendant had no recall of, and having been followed for a distance there was evidence of a high level of impairment.
He was given an 18 month disqualification and ordered to pay an £80 victim surcharge and £85 costs to the CPS.
He also pleaded guilty to driving the vehicle without a test certificate or insurance and driving without due care and attention.
He was also given six weeks concurrent for being involved in an accident with a telegraph pole, phone lines and power lines, and failing to stop.
ROBERT PETER JAMES DAVANZO, 20, of Crix Green, Felsted, was given 16 weeks’ detention, suspended for 12 months, for driving along the B1053, Braintree Road in Shalford on March 26 while disqualified.
He had shown a complete disregard for court orders and was involved in a police chase.
The defendant must carry out 100 hours of unpaid, supervised work within the next 12 months, pay a victim surcharge of £80 and £85 costs to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
He was disqualified from driving for 18 months. The defendant also pleaded guilty to failing to stop when requested by a Police Constable, driving without due care and attention and driving without insurance.
Assault
LIAM JAMES ELLIS, 24, of Bronte Road, Witham, was fined £80 for assaulting Steven Marshall by beating him at Witham on March 9.
He was also fined £80 for assaulting Simon Welham and £80 for assaulting Philip Jarvis. He was ordered to pay £50 compensation, a £20 victim surcharge and £85 costs to the CPS.
PAUL THOMAS GILBERT, 27, of Perry Hill, Chelmsford, was fined £100 for assaulting Hisham Abougrad by beating him at Chelmsford on March 28. He was fined £100 and must pay a £20 victim surcharge and £85 costs to the CPS.
ABRAHAM JOHN BOSWELL, 24, of Ranks Green, Fairstead, was given a community order for assaulting Rachael Scott by beating her at Braintree on March 10.
He must participate in Medium Alcohol Requirement Intervention (MARI) for 12 days, participate in Building Better Relationships Programme for 60 days, attend appointments with a responsible officer, pay a £60 victim surcharge and £85 costs to the CPS.
He was also given a three year driving ban for driving along Bradford Street on March 10 after he had been drinking. His breath contained 95 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, more than two and a half times the limit.
He was driving while disqualified and without insurance and also pleaded guilty to taking the vehicle without the owner’s consent and committing the offences while subject to a 12 month conditional discharge imposed on November 11 for criminal damage.
JOSHUA FORTESCUE, 21, of Francis Road, Braintree, was given a community order for assaulting Jordan Gillingham by beating her at Braintree on May 23 this year and September 16 last year.
The defendant must participate in MARI for 12 days, participate in Building Better Relationships for 19 days, attend appointments with a responsible officer and carry out 150 hours of unpaid, supervised work within the next 12 months.
He was also given a restraining order not to contact her, or attend St Johns Avenue in Braintree. He must pay £80 compensation, a £60 victim surcharge and £105 costs to the CPS.
Breach of order
CARL ANDREW STEIN, 37, of Widford Park Place, Chelmsford, was placed under a curfew for three months, in addition to the original requirements of a community order made on August 29, for failing to attend two appointments on February 26 and March 19. He must also pay £50 costs.
JULIAN ANDREWS, 43, of Auckland Close, Chelmsford, was given a new community order for the original offence of shoplifting, having failed to comply with the requirements made by Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on October 2 by failing to attend two appointments in March.
He was placed under a curfew for two months, with electronic monitoring and must pay £50 costs.
Drugs - possession
PETER CRAIG MARTIN, 44, of Auckland Close, Chelmsford, was fined £50 for possessing 1.5g of cannabis, a controlled class B drug, at Chelmsford on April 1.
He must pay a £20 victim surcharge and £85 costs to the CPS in addition to forfeiting the drugs and having them destroyed.
SHANE CHARLES CAVANAGH, 25, of The Chase, Boreham, was given a 12 month conditional discharge for being in possession of a quantity of cannabis a controlled class B drug, at Chelmsford on April 1.
He must forfeit the drugs and have them destroyed, pay a £15 victim surcharge and £85 costs to the CPS.
PAUL PICKERING, 26, of Vicarage Avenue, White Notley, was fined £333 for possessing a quantity of cannabis a controlled class B drug, on the A131 near Great Leighs on April 6.
He must pay a £33 victim surcharge and £85 costs to the CPS in addition to forfeiting the drugs and having them destroyed.
ANTONY THOMAS PRICE, 26, of Burghley Close, Great Notley, was fined £300 for possessing a quantity of cocaine, a class A drug, on the A131 near Great Leighs on April 6.
He must pay a £30 victim surcharge, £85 costs to the CPS and forfeit the drugs and have them destroyed.
Fraud
BARRY STEVEN BRIMFIELD, 32, of Calamint Road, Witham, for five counts of dishonestly making false representations by filling up with fuel with the intention of making a gain.
He filled up with £30 at Witham on November 11, 2011; £30 at Witham on January 19, 2013; £57.50 at Witham on March 29, 2013; £64 at Bradwell on May 17, 2013 at Bradwell; and £40 at Colchester on July 12, 2013.
He was ordered to pay compensation of £30, £30, £57.50, £64, and £40 respectively in addition to £85 costs to the CPS.
He must also carry out 80 hours of supervised, unpaid work within the next 12 months.
Theft – shoplifting
PETER BEHUN, 38, of no fixed address, was fined £50 for stealing goods to the value of £86.68 from Tesco at Marks Farm, Braintree, on April 14.
He must also pay a £20 victim surcharge.
Threatening behaviour
STEVEN ELLIS, 51, of Hazel Close, Witham, was fined £150 for causing harassment, alarm or distress towards Steven Marshall by using threatening, abusive or insulting words or disorderly behaviour at Witham on March 9.
He must pay a £20 victim surcharge and £85 costs to the CPS.
DEAN GERHARTZ, 18, of Colchester Road, Maldon, was given a community order for using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour that was racially aggravated towards Derrick Syce, likely to provoke unlawful violence being used at Maldon on March 28.
The defendant must carry out 60 hours of unpaid, supervised work within the next 12 months, pay a victim surcharge of £60 and £85 costs to the CPS.
LOGAN NEPOLEON GERHARTZ, 19, of Colchester Road, Maldon, was given a community order for using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour towards a Police Sergeant at Maldon on March 29 that was likely to provoke the immediate use of unlawful violence.
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.
DRIVING OFFENCES - Drink-driving
MARTIN WILLIAM PETRIE, 51, of Basin Road, Heybridge Basin, was banned from driving for 18 months. He was fined £120 for driving along Colchester Road at Great Totham on March 30 after he had been drinking.
The proportion of alcohol measured 68 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, more than one and a half times the limit.
He was also fined £50 for driving without a valid driving licence and £200 for driving without insurance. He must pay a £20 victim surcharge and £85 costs to the CPS.
ANDREA PROVAN, 50, of Waltham Cross Cottages, Great Bardfield, was given a community order for driving along The Broadway at Duck End, Great Dunmow on February 19 after she had been drinking.
The alcohol measured 284 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood, more than three and a half times the limit.
She must have treatment for alcohol dependency for six months and was banned from driving for 30 months. She must pay a £75 fine, a £60 surcharge and £85 costs to the CPS.
Careless driving
JACK MEALING, 23, of George Street, Chelmsford, was banned from driving for three months for driving along the A131 Essex Regiment Way at Chelmsford on September 11 without due care and attention.
The defendant overtook a line of vehicles while straddling the centre white line, into the path of oncoming vehicles at excess speed. He was fined £600 plus a £60 victim surcharge and £90 costs.
He was also fined a further £55 for driving a vehicle that could be deemed dangerous as all four wheels had a missing wheel nut.
