An assault charge after biting an emergency worker, a cannabis discovery and various counts of dangerous driving have been among the recent cases heard by Tameside Magistrates' Court.
Heres our latest round-up...
Jail threat for double trouble
Matthew Buckley has been given a suspended jail sentence by Tameside magistrates for assaulting an individual.
The 35-year-old, of Haughton Green Road, Denton, initially denied the offence but changed his plea to guilty. He did admit a separate charge of sending an offensive message.
Magistrates were told the incident had happened on August 1 last year in Wythenshawe.
He was given a 12 weeks jail term, suspended for 18 months.
He was also issued with a restraining order, meaning he must have no contact with the victim.
Magistrates ordered him to pay £100 compensation, a £128 victim surcharge and £50 court costs.
Threatening and abusive
Tameside magistrates have ordered Paul Westmerland to carry out 200 hours unpaid work.
The 59-year-old, of Hucklow Bank, Glossop, was charged with being threatening and abusive towards an individual in Buxton on June 25 last year plus harassing an individual in Gamesley between July and October last year.
He had initially denied the initial charge but later changed his plea to guilty.
He was ordered to pay £85 court costs and a £95 victim surcharge plus £100 compensation.
Motorist over drug drive limit
A motorist was found to be over the drug drive limit when stopped on Raynham Street in Ashton on July 26 last year.
Twenty-six-year-old Arkadiusz Malysz pleaded guilty to the offence when he appeared before Tameside magistrates and was fined £120. He also admitted a charge of not having any insurance cover.
He was banned from the road for 12 months and must also pay £85 court costs and a £34 victim surcharge.
His address was given as Knutsford Road, Manchester.
In possession of cannabis
Philip Whiteside of Hope Street in Ashton appeared before Tameside magistrates charged with being in possession of a quantity of cannabis.
The 30-year-old, admitted the offence which had happened on March 20 last year in Rotherham.
Magistrates fined him £80, plus ordered him to pay £85 court costs and a £34 victim surcharge.
Prison term and five year driving ban
A Dukinfield van driver has been jailed for 16 weeks and banned from the road for five years by Tameside magistrates.
Lee Walsh, 32, of Morar Road, pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to provide a specimen of breath when required to do so after being stopped in Ashton on June 9 this year.
Magistrates said a custodial sentence was necessary with the offence aggravated by the defendant’s previous record of offending and stated the five year driving disqualification was obligatory for the offence.
Covid fear after biting individual
A man who bit an emergency worker during the pandemic has been given a suspended jail sentence by Tameside magistrates.
Thirty-four-year-old Anthony Billings, of Edge Lane, Droylsden, admitted the charge of assault which had happened in Sheffield on August 9 last year.
Magistrates heard the victim’s skin had been broken in the incident, which was particularly concerning for the victim in light of the Covid pandemic.
Magistrates handed him a six weeks jail term, suspended for 12 months.
He was ordered to carry out 100 hours unpaid work, plus was ordered to pay £300 compensation.
No order for costs was made in favour of the payment of compensation.
Jail for assault and dangerous driving
Tameside magistrates have jailed Dean Bonner for 12 weeks for charges of assault and dangerous driving.
The 33-year-old admitted two charges of assaulting individuals on May 17, 2019, during an incident in Tameside, one of whom was a police constable.
He also admitted a charge of dangerous driving along Wheeler Street in Manchester on the same date.
Magistrates said a custodial sentence was necessary as he had driven aggressively, has numerous previous convictions and had failed to comply with previous court orders.
He was ordered to pay a total of £200 in compensation.
Magistrates also banned him from the road for two years for drug driving.
He also admitted this offence after being stopped on Lord Sheldon Way in Ashton on April 16, 2019.
Three times over limit
Andrew Hill was stopped behind the wheel of a Vauxhall Corsa in Hyde and found to be more than three times over the drink drive limit.
The 36-year-old pleaded guilty to the offence after being stopped on Peel Street and found to have 113 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35.
Appearing before Tameside magistrates, he was banned from the road for a total of four years.
His address was given as Don Avenue, Wharncliffe Side, Sheffield.
Drink driver fined £553
Jonathon Wilbraham has been banned from the road for 12 months and fined £553 for being over the drink drive limit.
The Audenshaw man, of Roker Park Avenue, was stopped on Groby Road on May 16 this year and found to have 48 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35. The 24-year-old must also pay £85 court costs and a £55 victim surcharge.
The driving disqualification can be reduced by three months if a course is successfully completed.
Man found with drugs
A man from Wales was found in possession of drugs in Tameside, the borough’s magistrates heard.
Leon Mert, 31, of Patrick Avenue, Rhyl, pleaded guilty to being in possession of cocaine and also cannabis on November 13 last year.
He was fined a total of £325 and was also ordered to pay £85 court costs and a £34 victim surcharge.
The court ordered the cocaine and cannabis be forfeited and destroyed.
Drove without insurance
A driver stopped on Darnton Road in Ashton had no insurance cover, Tameside magistrates were told.
Simplisio Mubani, of Ashton Road, Oldham, admitted the offence after being stopped behind the wheel of a Vauxhall Corsa on September 20 last year.
Magistrates fined him £200 for the offence and ordered him to pay a £34 victim surcharge.
Motorist fined £250
Driving without insurance cover has cost Luke Lester a £250 fine at Tameside magistrates.
The 22-year-old, of Woolley Lane, Hollingworth, admitted the offence which had happened in October last year.
Magistrates ordered him to pay £85 court costs and a victim surcharge of £34.
His licence was endorsed with eight penalty points.
100 hours of unpaid work
Jonathan Skidmore has been ordered to carry out 100 hours unpaid work by Tameside magistrates for a series of offences.
The 42-year-old, of Burlington Street, Ashton, admitted entering Tesco in Hadfield - something he was prohibited from doing by way of a previous criminal behaviour order.
The offence had happened on March 15 last year.
But he also admitted three similar offences including the theft of items from the store on subsequent dates in March. He also admitted assaulting two police constables in December last year, also in Hadfield.
For failing to comply with a supervision order he was fined £50.
Suspended jail sentence
Tameside magistrates have handed Mossley man Diordan Hall a suspended jail sentence.
The 24-year-old, of Manchester Road, pleaded guilty to a charge of assisting in the retention, removal or disposal of a £15,000 Audi A3 car, knowing it to be stolen.
The court heard the offence had happened between February 19 and March 3 this year.
He was handed a 20 weeks prison term suspended for 12 months.
He was also ordered to pay £85 court costs and a victim surcharge of £122.
Fines for being out of order
Failing to comply with a community order has cost Anthony Hyde a £50 fine at Tameside Magistrates’ Court.
The 50-year-old, of Miller Street, Ashton, admitted being in breach of a community order.
Magistrates also fined Leonard Collis £50 for breaching supervision orders. He admitted the offence.
Clifford Shufflebotham, 54, of Lindsay Street, Stalybridge, was also fined the same sum for failing to attend an unpaid work order.
Broke court order
Paul Wren has been fined £25 for failing to observe previous court orders.
The 54-year-old, of Bennett Mews, Bennett Street, Hyde, admitted being in breach of the order.
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