Weekly round-up of convictions at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court:

January 16

  • Alistair Telfer, 68, of St Hughs Place, Stokenchurch. Driving a vehicle over the drink-drink limit. Disqualified from driving for 13 months. Fined £167. Costs £115.

January 17

  • Nicholas Benbow, 34, of Bell Crescent, Longwick. Make indecent photographs/pseudo photographs of a child. Community order made. Costs £145.
  • Barry Hill, 35, of Stomp Road, Burnham. Theft from a shop. Imprisoned for two weeks, suspended for six months. Costs £80. Failure to surrender to custody at Wycombe Magistrates’ Court. Imprisoned for two weeks concurrent, suspended for six months.
  • Rita Price, 48, of Rutland Avenue, High Wycombe. Failure to give information relating to the identification of the driver/rider of a vehicle when required. Driving record endorsed with six penalty points. Fined £180. Costs £180.

January 18

  • Zaheer Hussain, 32, of Priory Avenue, High Wycombe. Original offence in respect of which a community order was made. Imprisoned for nine weeks, suspended for 12 months. Costs £50.
  • Shannon Stevens, 26, of Park Place, Amersham. Failure to comply with the requirements of a community order. Costs £50. Original offence in respect of which a community order was made. Imprisoned for eight weeks, suspended for six months.
  • Harsh Gill, 50, Bull Lane, High Wycombe. Failure to comply with the community requirements of a suspended sentence order. Order to continue. Costs £50.

January 19

  • Jerome Dublin, 20, of Cressex Road, High Wycombe. Criminal damage. Fined £196. Costs £115.
  • Andrew Aitken, 58, of Dukes Place, Marlow. Assault by beating. Imprisoned for six weeks, suspended for 24 months. Restraining order made. Compensation £200. Costs £890. Assault by beating. Imprisoned for eight weeks consecutive, suspended for 24 months. Assault by beating. Imprisoned for 10 weeks consecutive, suspended for 24 months.
  • Raymond Allard, 41, of Walton Drive, High Wycombe. Failure to surrender to police/court bail at the appointed time. Discharged conditionally for six months. Costs £20.
  • Joe Daly, 25, of Latimer Road, Chesham. Assault by beating. Community order made. Compensation £100. Costs £170. Assault by beating. Community order made. Compensation £75.
  • Laura Weaver, 28, of Wordsworth Road, High Wycombe. Theft from a shop. Fined £76. Costs £115.
  • Gary Lewis, 46, of Institute Road, Marlow. Harassment – breach of restraining order. Community order made. Costs £85. Produced controlled drug of Class B. Fined £50. Costs £50.

January 20

  • Richard Yarker, 58, of Hedgerley Lane, Beaconsfield. Use threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause fear of/ provoke unlawful violence. Community order made. Costs £170. Use threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause fear of/ provoke unlawful violence. Community order made. Use threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause fear of/provoke unlawful violence. Community order made. Driving vehicle without due care and attention. Disqualified from driving for six months. Fined £300.

January 23

  • Bryan Donaghue, 20, of Blackhorse Crescent, Amersham. Driving a vehicle over the drink-drink limit. Disqualified from driving for 16 months. Fined £200. Costs £115.
  • Laurence Stenning, 52, of Lye Green Road, Chesham. Driving a vehicle over the drink-drink limit. Disqualified from driving for 30 months. Community order made. Costs £170.
  • Billy Tagoe-Gilbert, 30, of Dunwood Rise, High Wycombe. Possession of a controlled drug of Class B. Fined £140. Costs £115.

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