Weekly round-up of hearings at Wycombe Magistrates' Court: 

February 5

  • Shahed Kayani, 51, of Desborough Road, High Wycombe. Assault by beating in Corals Bookmakers on Desborough Road, High Wycombe, on November 19, 2019. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. Restraining order in place. Compensation £100. Costs £400. 
  • Sukhpal Singh, 42, of Oakridge Road, High Wycombe. Between Sunday, December 1, 2019, and Thursday, February 6, 2020, in High Wycombe, pursued a course of conduct that amounted to harassment by sending someone numerous messages and making calls. Committed to prison for 28 days suspended for 20 months. Restraining order made. Costs £522. 
  • Alexander Wiltshire, 28, of Meadowcroft, Aylesbury. Without reasonable excuse, entered a property in Mitcham Walk, Aylesbury, on July 6, 2020, that was closed by police for anti-social behaviour. Fined £80. Costs £34. 

February 8 

  • Ryan Woodward, 25, of Risborough Road, Stoke Mandeville. Driving a vehicle dangerously on Risborough Road, Stoke Mandeville, on August 18, 2020. Committed to prison for 12 weeks, suspended for 18 months. Must carry out 180 hours of unpaid work within the next 12 months. Must participate in an accredited programme for 30 days. Costs £213. Disqualified from driving for 12 months. Obstructing/resisting a constable in the execution of their duty in Stoke Mandeville on August 18, 2020. Committed to prison for four weeks concurrent suspended for 18 months. 
  • Joshua Shoult, 24, of Owen Place, Aylesbury. Driving over the drug-drive limit on Gatehouse Road, Aylesbury. On July 29, 2020, had a proportion of Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in their blood. Fined £120. Costs £119. Disqualified from driving for 12 months. 
  • Joseph Dunne, 28, of Merton Close, Aylesbury. Driving over the drink-drive limit on Colonel Granthem Avenue, Aylesbury, on January 8, 2021. Fined £368. Costs £122. Disqualified from driving for 18 months. 
  • Asad Mustafa, 48, of Chapel Lane, High Wycombe. Driving whilst disqualified in Whielden Gate, Winchmore Hill, on December 13, 2020. Community order made. Must carry out 120 hours of unpaid work within the next 12 months. Costs £180. Driving record endorsed with six points. 
  • Jason King, 51, of School Close, Downley. Assault by beating in Downley on May 16, 2020. Fined £54. Compensation £100. Costs £344. 
  • Amar Janhangir, 25, of Booker Lane, High Wycombe. Driving whilst disqualified on High Street, High Wycombe, on November 8, 2020. No totting disqualification – mitigating circumstances. Fined £323. Costs £119. Driving record endorsed with six points. 

February 9 

  • Louis O’Gallagher, 23, of Pheasant Rise, Chesham. Criminal damage to property valued under £5,000. On January 12, 2021, destroyed a window belonging to Waitrose in Chesham. Compensation £500. 
  • Jamie Holtom, 39, of Priory Close, Denham. Possession of a controlled drug of class A. In Denham on July 23, 2020, had seven wraps of cocaine. Fined £120. Costs £34. Cocaine forfeited and destroyed. Using threatening/abusive words/behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress in Aylesbury on July 24, 2020. Fined £80. 
  • Sajid Khan, 32, of Oxford Road, Aylesbury. Driving over the drug-drive limit in Aston Clinton. On College Road North, on June 8, 2020, had a proportion of Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in their blood. Fined £120. Disqualified from driving for 18 months. Driving over the drug-drive limit in Aston Clinton. On College Road North, on June 8, 2020, had a proportion of Benzoylecgonine in their blood. Fined £120. 
  • George Saunders, 21, of Fennels Way, Flackwell Heath. Making off without payment. At Tesco Express, Marlow Road Service Station in High Wycombe, dishonestly made off without paying £71.29 for fuel on November 9, 2020. Compensation £71.29. On November 6, 2020, at Tesco Express, Marlow Road Service Station in High Wycombe, dishonestly made off without paying £68 for fuel. Compensation £68. On November 11, 2020, at Tesco Express, Marlow Road Service Station, High Wycombe, made off without paying £55 for fuel. Compensation £55. On February 8, 2020, failed without reasonable cause to surrender to custody at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court. Fined £40. Costs £119. 
  • Ben Patton, 33, of Phipps Close, Aylesbury. Driving over the 30mph speed limit on Seymour Court Road, Marlow, on August 11, 2020. The recorded speed was 38mph. Fined £666. Costs £85. Disqualified from driving for one month. 

February 10 

  • Oliver Putman, 23, of The Crescent, Princes Risborough. In Devizes, Wiltshire, on April 2, 2020, committed arson by setting fire to a wheelie bin. Community order made. Costs £175. 

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