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

March 8

Nathan Mushigo, 24, of Gibbs Close, High Wycombe. Possession of a knife blade/sharp pointed article in a public place. Committed to prison for 16 weeks. Costs £115.

Thomas Van-Dijk, 24, of Little Greencroft, Chesham. Assault by beating. Fined £276. Compensation £200. Costs £115.

March 11

Merida Gush, 68, of Ridgeway Road, Chesham. Intent to cause harassment, alarm or distress by using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour or disorderly behaviour. Fined £120. Compensation £250. Costs £480.

Sean Chin-Yue, 54, of Totteridge Road, High Wycombe. Racially/religiously aggravated intentional harassment/alarm/distress – words/writing. Fined £670. Compensation £50. Costs £85.

Tabitha Gray- Grygyhoska, 22, of Sprigs Holly, Chinnor. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Fined £200. Costs £85. Disqualified from driving for 16 months.

Rebecca Green, 19, of Eghams Wood Road, Knotty Green. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Discharged conditionally for nine months. Costs £20. Disqualified from driving for 12 months.

Jake Stenning, 26, of Amersham Hill, High Wycombe. Damaging a vehicle with intention to destroy or damage such property or being reckless as to whether it would be damaged or destroyed. Community order made. Compensation £310. Costs £170. Destroyed a mobile phone with intention to destroy or damage such property or being reckless as to whether it would be damaged or destroyed. Community order made.

March 12

James Emerson, 39, of Hill Farm Road, High Wycombe. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Community order made. Costs £170. Disqualified from driving for 36 months.

Csaba Siraiki, 33, of Chiltern Avenue, High Wycombe. Using a motor vehicle on a public place without third party insurance. Driving record endorsed. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Fined £323. Costs £115. Disqualified from driving for 22 months.

Leanne Bowen, 30, of Brandon Road, High Wycombe. Theft from a shop. Fined £80. Costs £85. Theft from a shop. Fined £80. Compensation £119.88.

Simon Campbell, 49, of Cresswell Road, Chesham. Possession of a controlled drug of class B. Discharged conditionally for six months. Costs £105. Cannabis destroyed.

March 13

Richard Myring, 44, of Rowan Close, Beaconsfield. Handling stolen goods. Fined £1,100. Costs £860.

Nicola McKenna, 37, of Pearce Road, Chesham. Failure to comply with the requirements of a community order made by Durham Crown Court. Order varied. Fined £50. Costs £60.

Andrew Ballantyne, 53, of Tyzack Road, High Wycombe. Failure without reasonable excuse to comply with the supervision requirements imposed following release from a period of imprisonment. Returned to prison for seven days.

March 14

Ian Comper, 34, of The Bramblings, Amersham. Using violence to secure entry to a premises. Community order made. Send by public communication network an offensive/indecent/obscene/menacing message/matter. Community order made. Costs £170.

March 15

Philippa Hall, 54, of Candlemas Mead, Beaconsfield. Owner of a dog that was dangerously out of control. Dog must be kept under proper control. Fined £100. Compensation £200. Costs £85.

Nicholas Price, 45, of Winchbottom Lane, Little Marlow. Assault by beating. Committed to prison for 60 days suspended for 12 months. Costs £115. Destroyed a shirt and a clock. Committed to prison for seven days concurrent suspended for 12 months.

Tiago Dos Santos, 29, of Bobmore Lane, Marlow. Assault a person thereby occasioning them actual bodily harm. Community order made. Compensation £750.

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