WEEKLY round up of hearings at Wycombe Magistrates’ Court.

STACIA WARREN, 23, of Albany Place, Aylesbury, convicted of using threatening words or behaviour to cause harassment or distress in Aylesbury on January 11, 2024. Fined £120. Ordered to pay £85 court costs.

JAMES RYAN, 78, of Adelaide Street, London, convicted of using threatening or abusive words or behaviour to cause harassment or distress in Amersham on February 18, 2022. Also convicted of racially or religiously aggravated harassment in Amersham on the same date. Sentenced to 18 weeks in prison suspended for 12 months due to severity of the offence and previous record. Ordered to pay £350 compensation.

MARCUS DECKER, 35, of no fixed abode, convicted of obstructing or disrupting a person engaged in lawful activity by trespassing on land at a dairy production farm in Aylesbury on September 4, 2022. Detention deemed served by reason of time spent in custody. Given a conditional discharge for five months and ordered to pay £26 victim surcharge.

MATTHEW PRICE, 46, of Shenley Avenue, convicted of drug-driving in Station Road, Loudwater in High Wycombe, on July 1, 2023. Found to have cannabis in his system. Fined £120. Also ordered to pay £85 court costs and £48 victim surcharge. Disqualified from driving for 12 months.

NATHAN BIRKETT, 28, of John Hampden Way, Great Missenden, convicted of using violence to secure entry to premises in Great Missenden on November 30. Fined £120. Also ordered to pay £85 court costs.

JUNAID ANSARI, 35, of Hughenden Road, High Wycombe, convicted of drug-driving in London Road, High Wycombe, on July 18, 2023. Found to have cannabis in their system. Fined £461. Also ordered to pay £85 court costs and £184 victim surcharge. Disqualified from driving for 12 months.

PEERLESS HALL, 23, of RAF Croughton Road, convicted of drink-driving on the A421 Great Horwood on January 14, 2024. Found to have 90mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath, the legal limit being 35mcg. Fined £1,461. Also ordered to pay £85 court costs and £584 victim surcharge. Disqualified from driving for 23 months.

KIERON TRIM, 36, of no fixed abode, convicted of stealing a bottle of Oasis, Sandwich, 11 boxes of 24 Ferrero Rocher, and two boxes of 16 Ferrero Rocher totalling £121.85 from Tesco in High Wycombe on January 29, 2024. Also convicted of stealing seven bottles of wine worth £85.93 from Jet Petrol Station on January 28, 2024. Sentenced to two weeks in prison due to previous record and offence committed while on licence. Ordered to pay £207.78 compensation.

MIHAI-ALIN CORDUNIANU, 30, of Churchill Avenue in Aylesbury, convicted drinkdriving in Buckinghamshire Street in Aylesbury on June 17, 2023. Found to have 82mg of alcohol in 100ml blood, the legal limit being 80mg. Also convicted of using a vehicle in public without the correct insurance on a road in Aylesbury on June 17, 2023. Fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 court costs. Disqualified from driving for 12 months.

AMARDIEP BHATIA, 28, of Eton Avenue, convicted of speeding on the M40 between Junction 3 and Junction 2 near Beaconsfield on June 19, 2023. Found to be exceeding the 70mph limit. Fined £153. Also ordered to pay £90 court costs and £61 victim surcharge. Four points added to driving licence.

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