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

May 22

  • Martin Hume, 68, of Willow Tree Place, Chalfont St Peter. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for 17 months. Fined £410. Costs £126.
  • Thomas Swarbrick, 19, of Crossway, Chesham. Fraud by false representation. Community order made. Compensation £1,109.42. Fraud by false representation. Community order made. Compensation £3,367.77. Costs £170.
  • Mark Taggart, 34, of Overdale Road, Chesham. Make indecent photographs/ pseudo-photographs of a child. Imprisoned for 17 weeks concurrent, suspended for 24 months. Make indecent photographs/ pseudo-photographs of a child. Imprisoned for 12 weeks concurrent, suspended for 24 months. Make indecent photographs/ pseudo-photographs of a child. Imprisoned for 12 weeks concurrent, suspended for 24 months. Possession of an extreme pornographic image portraying an act which threatened life. Imprisoned for 17 weeks, suspended for 24 months.
  • Jan Erlstedt, 48, of Mount Close, Farnham Common. Harassment without violence. Restraining order made. Fined £120. Costs £115.

May 23

  • Maria Krupski, 37, of Lance Way, High Wycombe. Driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence. Fined £24. Costs £115. Driving without third party insurance. Driving record endorsed with eight penalty points. Fined £72.
  • Carl Featherstone, 30, of Chapel Street, Downley. Affray. Fined £984. Costs £183.
  • David Gill, 48, of Little Marlow Road, Marlow. Possession of a controlled drug of Class B. Fined £60. Costs £30. Assault by beating. Fined £225. Compensation £200.
  • Kenneth Sargent, 65, of The Cloisters, High Wycombe. Failure to surrender to custody at Wycombe Magistrates’ Court. Fined £25. Costs £30.

May 24

  • Mohammed Khan, 19, of Healey Avenue, High Wycombe. Driving without third party insurance. Driving record endorsed with six penalty points. Fined £120. Costs £115.
  • Igor Varela, 23, of Chapel Lane, High Wycombe. Sexual assault on a female. Community order made. Compensation £300. Costs £805. Assault a designated/ accredited person. Community order made. Compensation £100. Costs £85.

May 25

  • Ashley Walsh, 32, of Coalmans Way, Burnham. Theft from a shop. Fined £40. Compensation £190. Costs £115. Failure to surrender to custody at Wycombe Magistrates’ Court. Fined £80.
  • Neal Terence Louison, 37, of Castle Place, High Wycombe. Harassment without violence. Community order made. Restraining order made. Costs £585.

May 26

  • Amos Bacchus, 46, of Windrush Drive, High Wycombe. Failure to comply with the requirements of a community order. Costs £100.
  • Andileeb Hussain, 25, of Melbourne Road, High Wycombe. Possession of a knife blade/ sharp pointed article in a public place. Community order made. Costs £200.

May 29

  • Glyn Wallen, 56, of Winslow Gardens, High Wycombe. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Imprisoned for four months. Disqualified from driving for three years. Costs £200. Driving whilst disqualified. Imprisoned for four months, concurrent. Failure to surrender to custody at Wycombe Magistrates’ Court. Imprisoned for 28 days, consecutive.

May 30

  • Tahir Ali, 39, of Eaton Avenue, High Wycombe. Possession of a controlled drug of Class A. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. Costs £105.
  • Jack Brambleby, 26, of West End Street, High Wycombe. Drunk and disorderly in a public place. Fined £60. Costs £115.
  • Daniel Dermanovic, 29, of Deeds Grove, High Wycombe. Theft by employee. Community order made. Compensation £54.97. Costs £170.
  • Jacqueline Higgins, 46, of The Green, Wooburn Green. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for 18 months. Fined £150. Costs £115.

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