Recent results from Sedgemoor and Taunton Deane magistrates courts include:
Jeffrey Russell Stuart Currie, 34, of Dunwear, drink-driving, 12-month community order, 180 hours unpaid work, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for 48 months (G).
John Anthony Chadwick, 31, of Mariners Close, Bridgwater, stole four LCD televisions from Asda, 12-month community order (G).
Paul John Walford, 42, of Taunton Road, Bridgwater, harassment without violence, two-month community order, 24-month restraining order, £300 costs (G).
Christopher Robert Edwards, 24, of Lobelia Close, Highbridge, vehicle waited on road when prohibited, £50 fine, £15 victim surcharge, £35 costs (G).
Jamie Donald Hardcastle, 36, Bishops Place, Highbridge, used a vehicle without an MOT certificate, £85 fine, £15 victim surcharge, £85 costs.
Daniel Ricky O'Neill, 21, of Burnham Road, Highbridge, used a vehicle without insurance, £85 fine, £15 victim surcharge, six points on licence (G); drove without a licence, failed to wear protective headgear on motorcycle, used a vehicle without an MOT, no separate penalty (G).
Andrew James Prestwich, 21, of Daws Close, Bridgwater, breached community order, re-sentenced for carrying a weapon, £250 fine; re-sentenced for criminal damage to a car, £140 fine (G).
Valerie Margaret Trebble, 18, of Bath Road, Bridgwater, breached community order, re-sentenced for carrying a knife, and stealing a Nintendo DS and two Samsung TVs, 18-month conditional discharge (G).
Timothy James Acornley, 42, of Rainey Cottages, Dunwear, assault, £280 fine, £15 victim surcharge, £500 costs.
Matthew John Searle, 35, of Broadway Avenue, Chilton Polden, obstructed/resisted a police officer, £135 fine, £100 costs, £15 victim surcharge (G).
Shane Roger Austin, 38, of Rodway, Cannington, drink-driving, £100 fine, £40 costs, £15 victim surcharge, disqualified from driving for 36 months (G).
Quenton Augustus Smith, 42, of Ashleigh Avenue, Bridgwater, stole two chilled beef joints worth £37.95 from Sainsbury's, six-month conditional discharge (G).
David Ball, 47, of Furlongs Avenue, Bridgwater, driving while disqualified, £290 fine, £15 victim surcharge, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for 36-months (G); used a vehicle with no insurance, £290 fine (G).
Daniel Heaton, 21, of no fixed abode, damaged a door at Highbridge YMCA, seven-day prison sentence suspended for 12 months, £120 compensation (G); stole Budweiser worth £9 from Somerfield, stole Budweiser worth £10.69 from Somerfield, seven-day prison sentence suspended for 12 months, three-month exclusion from Somerfield (G).
Alistair McKenzie Michie, 49, of Hooper Close, Burnham, assault, 12-month community order, 80 hours unpaid work, £160 costs (G).
Andrew Myzylowskyj, 36, of Bowerings Road, Bridgwater, assault, £50 costs, assault, £25 compensation, obstructing/resisting a police officer, £25 compensation, 110 hours unpaid work, 12-month community order (G).
Benjamin Patrick Laws, 28, of The Koreen Restaurant, Taunton Road, Bridgwater, shoplifting from Sainsbury's, seven days prison (concurrent) (G); assault, three months prison, £50 compensation.
Gavin John Ball, 21, of Southwell Crescent, Highbridge, assaulted a police constable in the execution of his duty, eight weeks prison; assault by beating, eight weeks prison (consecutive); assaulted a police constable in the execution of her duty, eight weeks prison (consecutive) (G).
Laura Anne Rose Jones, of Parrett Way, Colley Lane Industrial Estate, Bridgwater, speeding, £65 fine, £35 costs, £15 victim surcharge, six points. (G).
Wayne Clapp, 29, of Penlea Avenue, Bridgwater, failed to comply with a No Entry sign, £15 fine, £15 victim surcharge, three points on licence (G).
Emma Jane Linham, 38, of High Street, Ashcott, speeding, £115 fine, £15 victim surcharge, three points.
Nicola Jane Small, 38, of Melbourne Square, Bridgwater, fraud by false representation, 12 months community order with 120 hours unpaid work, £99.15 compensation, £85 costs; fraud by false representation, community order, £73 compensation (G).
David Ian Collard, 46, of Japonica Close, Bridgwater, drink driving, £350 fine, £85 costs, £15 victim surcharge, 20 months driving ban (G).
Debbie Brown, 46, of Sydenham Road, Bridgwater, watched television without a licence, £75 fine, £60 costs, £15 victim surcharge (G).
Vincent Clark, 39, of Thompson Close, Bridgwater, watched television without a licence, £175 fine, £15 victim surcharge, £60 costs.
Lianne R. Fitt, 25, of Lords Way, Bridgwater, watched television without a licence, £55 fine, £15 victim surcharge, £30 costs (G).
Dean Hood, 25, of Fairfax Road, Bridgwater, watched television without a licence, £260 fine, £15 victim surcharge, £60 costs.
Vernon Huxtable, 42, of Wyndham Road, Bridgwater, watched television without a licence, £260 fine, £15 victim surcharge, £60 costs.
Sarah Kerr, 25, of Davies Close, Bridgwater, watched television without a licence, £260 fine, £15 victim surcharge, £60 costs.
Alison Lawrence, 38, of Queens Road, Bridgwater, watched television without a licence, £80 fine, £15 victim surcharge, £60 costs.
Corrina Morse, 33, of Coleridge Road, Bridgwater, watched television without a licence, £65 fine, £15 victim surcharge, £60 costs (G).
Nicola Moulding, 35, of Wyndham Road, Bridgwater, watched television without a licence, £260 fine, £15 victim surcharge, £60 costs.
Laurie Pattenden, 34, of Bloom Row, Bridgwater, watched television without a licence, £175 fine, £15 victim surcharge, £60 costs.
Pauline Saunders, 43, of Sydenham Road, Bridgwater, watched television without a licence, £260 fine, £15 victim surcharge, £60 costs.
Deborah Selway, 32, of Cridlands Meadow, Bridgwater, watched television without a licence, £260 fine, £15 victim surcharge.
Katrina Tyrrell, 36, of Rhode Lane, Bridgwater, watched television without a licence, £260 fine, £15 victim surcharge, £60 costs.
Teresa Walford, 35, of Longstone Avenue, Bridgwater, watched television without a licence, £175 fine, £60 costs, £15 victim surcharge.
Amanda Watts, 38, of Parkway, Bridgwater, watched television without a licence, £260 fine, £60 costs, £15 victim surcharge.
(G) denotes guilty plea
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