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

August 17:

  • GORGIO JACKSON, 29, of Ardenham Lane, Aylesbury. Possession of a knife blade or sharp pointed article in a public place. On August 16, in Chivery Road, Wendover, possessed a pair of scissors without good reason. Committed to prison for eight weeks suspended for 12 months. Costs £239. Possession of a controlled Class B drug. On August 16, in Wendover, had a quantity of cannabis in their possession. Cannabis to be forfeited and destroyed.
  • STEPHEN CLARKE, 47, of Ashlea Road, Chalfont St Peter. Attempting to engage in sexual communications with a child in Chalfont St Peter on October 17, 2021. Committed to prison for 16 weeks suspended for 24 months. Sexual harm prevention order made for two years. Costs £213.

August 18:

  • MARCO FERNANDES-GONCALVES, 42, of West Wycombe Road, High Wycombe. Sending by public communication network an offensive, obscene or menacing message in London on February 5. Committed to prison for nine weeks suspended for 18 months. Restraining order made. Costs £213.
  • MICA JACKSON, 33, of Five Acres, Wooburn Green. Harassment – breach of a restraining order in High Wycombe between August 1, 2021 and October 14, 2021. Committed to prison for eight weeks. Restraining order made.
  • ISHDIP DHALIWAL, 27, of Trelawney Avenue, Slough. Driving without due care and attention in Marlborough Road, Langley, on February 19. Fined £320. Costs £144. Driving record endorsed with six points.

August 19:

  • ANTON JACK, 25, of Rutland Avenue, High Wycombe. Exceeding the 70mph speed limit on the M40, Beaconsfield, on February 21. Speed recorded was 99mph. Fined £166. Costs £119. Driving record endorsed with five points.
  • FIRAZ NASEER, 20, of The Pastures, High Wycombe. Possession of an offensive weapon in a private place. On October 14, 2021, in The Pastures, High Wycombe, had an autolock baton in their possession. Fined £200. Costs £119. Autolock baton to be forfeited and destroyed. Possession of a controlled Class B drug. On October 14, 2021, in High Wycombe, had a quantity of cannabis resin in their possession. Fined £80. Cannabis resin to be forfeited and destroyed.

August 22:

  • SOPHIE PATTERSON, 23, of Layters Close, Chalfont St Peter. Driving over the drink drive limit in Rickmansworth Lane, Chalfont St Peter, on February 17. Fined £323. Costs £119. Disqualified from driving for 16 months.
  • DARREN MELIA, 43, of Crossfield Road, Princes Risborough. Driving over the drink drive limit in Lower High Street, Aylesbury, on August 2. Fined £320. Costs £213. Disqualified from driving for 12 months.
  • DANIEL MATTHEWS, 37, of Westlands Road, Lacey Green. Driving over the drink drive limit in Westlands Road, Lacey Green, on September 26, 2021. Costs £395. Community order made. Must be under curfew with electronic monitoring. Disqualified from driving for 20 months. Being in charge of a motor vehicle while over the drink drive limit in Westlands Road, Lacey Green, on September 26, 2021. No separate penalty. Failing to give information relating to the identification of a driver who was alleged to have been guilty of an offence in Aylesbury on September 29, 2021. Fined £100. Failing to co-operate with a preliminary test following a motor vehicle offence in Westlands Road, Lacey Green, on September 26, 2021. No separate penalty.
  • KEVIN DAY, 28, of Willow Avenue, Denham. Assault by beating in Denham on October 10, 2021. Fined £1,125. Compensation £100. Costs £920. Criminal damage to property valued under £5,000. On October 10, 2021, in Denham, damaged a Toyota Prius to the value of £2,500 belonging to another person. Compensation £4,458.67. Must carry out 200 hours of unpaid work within 12 months.
  • ROSS BAGGETT, 40, of School Lane, Stoke Poges. Driving over the drink drive limit on the M40, Beaconsfield, on October 29, 2021. Costs £815. Community order made. Must be under curfew with electronic monitoring. Must carry out 200 hours of unpaid work within 12 months. Disqualified from driving for 24 months.
  • JENNA ROBERTS, 52, of Hicks Farm Rise, High Wycombe. Driving over the drink drive limit in St Marys Street, High Wycombe, on March 23. Fined £162. Costs £334. Disqualified from driving for 15 months.

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