Weekly round-up of hearings heard at Wycombe Magistrates’ Court:

October 1

Ali Al-Ameri, 23, of St Margaret’s Close, Iver. Driving a motor vehicle with a proportion of a specified controlled drug above the specified limit. Fined £80. Costs £115. Disqualified from driving for 14 months. Possession of a controlled drug of class B (cannabis/cannabis resin). Fined £53. Drugs forfeited. Using a motor vehicle without third party insurance. Fined £80. Driving record endorsed with six points.

Kevin McTaggart, 51, of Ashley Drive, Tylers Green. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Committed to prison for eight weeks, suspended for 12 months. Costs £200. Disqualified from driving for 36 months.

Nikita Julius, 20, of Overdales, Hazlemere. Failure to provide a specimen for analysis. Community order made. Costs £170. Disqualified from driving for 29 months.

October 2

Raul Deac, 41, of Waterside, Chesham. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Fined £320. Costs £117. Disqualified from driving for 16 months.

Thomas Duggan, 51, of Quill Hall Lane, Amersham. Possessing an unloaded air weapon in a public place. Fined £120. Costs £115. Air pistol forfeited and destroyed.

Amy Joyce, 33, of Tockley Road, Burnham. Driving while disqualified. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. Costs £105.

Denise Leavens, 53, of Narcot Road, Chalfont St Giles. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Fined £600. Costs £145. Disqualified from driving for 16 months.

Bradley Pettifor, 37, of West Wycombe Road, High Wycombe. Assault by beating. Community order made. Compensation £50. Commission of a further offence while subject to a conditional discharge order. Fined £50.

Bradley Pettifor, 37, of West Wycombe Road, High Wycombe. Failure without reasonable excuse to comply with the supervision requirements imposed following release from a period of imprisonment. Fined £50.

Lewis Humphreys, 20, of Wood Lane, South Heath. Assault by beating. Fined £450. Compensation £100. Costs £775. Driving without due care and attention. No separate penalty. Disqualified from driving for 14 days.

October 3

Jacobus Claassen, 39, of Amersham Hill, High Wycombe. Assault by beating. Discharged conditionally for two years. Restraining order made. Compensation £100. Assault by beating. Discharged conditionally for three years. Restraining order made. Compensation £30. Costs £170. Damage to property without lawful excuse. Discharged conditionally for two years. Assault by beating. Discharged conditionally for two years. Restraining order made. Compensation £100. Assault by beating. Compensation £30.

Joseph Luzar, 30, of London Road, Wendover. Criminal damage to property valued under £5,000. Community order made. Compensation £1,200.

Joseph Luzar, 30, of London Road, Wendover. Sending by public communication network an offensive/indecent/obscene/menacing message. Community order made. Restraining order made. Costs £170.

Nathan Elton, 18, of Upland Avenue, Chesham. Failure to comply with the requirements of a community order. Order to continue. Fined £80. Costs £30. Failure to comply with the requirements of a community order. Order to continue. Fined £80. Costs £30.

James Gould, 51, of West Wycombe Road, High Wycombe. Failure to comply with the supervision requirements imposed following the release from a period of imprisonment. Order to continue. Fined £55. Costs £60.

Tayyab Hussain, 21, of Disraeli Crescent, High Wycombe. Failure to comply with the requirements of a community order. Order to continue. Fined £80. Costs £60.

Shaan Naseer, 23, of The Pastures, High Wycombe. Failure to comply with supervision requirements. Order to continue. Fined £55. Costs £60.

David Newson, 41, of Churchway, Haddenham. Being a person who imported, produced, carried, kept, treated or disposed of controlled waste failed to take all reasonable measures to prevent the escape of waste from your control or from the control of another person. Fined £496. Costs £1072.56.

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