JAMES Taylor, 25, of Walton Avenue, Sneinton, is accused of failing to stop for police. Magistrates in Nottingham heard Taylor was allegedly behind the wheel of a Vauxhall Astra in Bowbridge Road, Newark, when he offended on December 8 last year. He is also alleged to have had no insurance on the same date. His case will be heard at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Thursday.
THOMAS Rennocks, 24, of Ramsey Close, Stapleford, pleaded guilty to having a homemade weapon – a sock with a weight inside – in Derby Road, Stapleford, on April 14. He also caused criminal damage to the glass-panel shop door of Alis convenience store, Stapleford, on the same date and failed to surrender to custody at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on June 17. After admitting the charges, he was given a community order with a requirement to attend a domestic abuse programme for 27 days. He will be supervised by the probation service for two years and must pay £75 compensation, a £60 victim surcharge and costs of £125.
LEE Sheeran, 25, of Stafford Avenue, Bulwell, denied assaulting a woman and causing criminal damage to a her rear ground-floor window by smashing the glass. Magistrates in Nottingham heard that the offences allegedly happened in Hucknall in April and June. Sheeran, who is on conditional bail, will have a trial on September 2.
SHANE Denham, 23, of no fixed address, was due to appear in court today. He is accused of having a knuckle duster in Talbot Street, Nottingham, on May 29. He is on bail to attend Nottingham Magistrates' Court.
BEN Slodczyk, 24, of Britain Gardens, St Ann's, stole three LeapFrog game pads and 16 DVDs. The £183.81 haul was taken from B&M Bargains, Beeston, on February 14. Magistrates in Nottingham fined him £70 and ordered he pay £183.81 compensation, a £20 victim surcharge and costs of £30.
RYAN Anderson, 21, of Ventnor Rise, Sherwood, pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis in Bailey Street, Whitemoor, on March 28. He was fined £75 at Nottingham Magistrates' Court. He was ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £20 and costs of £85.
DEYONTA Grant, 20, of Morrell Bank, Top Valley, pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis in Camberley Road, Bulwell, on March 28. At Nottingham Magistrates' Court, he was fined £75 and ordered to pay a £20 victim surcharge and costs of £85.
BECKY Smith, 21, of James Street, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, received a community order after she admitted benefit offences. She failed to notify the Department for Work and Pensions about a change in her circumstances that would have affected her entitlement to income support between October 17, 2011, and May 16, 2013. She was living in the same household as a man, magistrates in Nottingham heard. She also did not inform Ashfield District Council about the same change in her circumstances which would have impinged on claims for housing and council tax benefit. JPs ordered she do 80 hours' work in the community over the next year and pay a £60 victim surcharge and costs of £85.
CHRISTOPHER Swift, 24, of Main Road, Boughton, pleaded guilty to possessing 1.1 grams of cannabis in Boughton on March 16. Magistrates in Nottingham fined Swift £70 and ordered he pay a £20 victim surcharge and costs of £85. The cannabis will be destroyed by police.
DANIEL Bentley, 18, of Broomhill Road, Hucknall, admitted two offences. He assaulted a woman in Hucknall on April 1. He also handled stolen goods, a £2,200 moped in Hucknall, between January 7 and January 11 this year. Magistrates in Nottingham bailed Bentley to attend sentencing on July 17.
NATHANIEL Edwards, 31, of no fixed address, will appear at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on July 17. He is on bail accused of possessing cocaine in Nottingham on January 28 and having a kitchen knife in Parliament Street, Nottingham, on January 27.
REECE Farrow, 25, of Beech Avenue, New Basford, received a community order for possessing a 9mm bullet in Hyson Green on February 28. Magistrates in Nottingham heard he pleaded guilty and ordered he be supervise by the probation service for six months. Farrow was fined £25 and told to pay costs of £85 and a £60 victim surcharge. The bullet will be destroyed by police.
ALEX Richer, 42, of Gorsey Road, Mapperley Park, pleaded guilty to a series of offences when he appeared at Nottingham Magistrates' Court. He possessed cannabis and amphetamine in St Ann's on February 24, resisted a police sergeant in Mapperley Park and grew cannabis on February 24. He also failed to surrender to custody at court on May 15. JPs handed Richer a community order with a one-month curfew between the hours of 9pm and 9am. He will be electronically monitored for one month and supervised by the probation service for 12 months. He will pay a £60 victim surcharge and costs of £85.