Bristol’s justice system has been as busy as ever in the past few weeks, dispensing punishments and preventative orders on the city's criminals for a host of crimes.
Drink-drivers, thugs, sex offenders and, even a toilet-thief, have all been dealt with at the court, which deals with the lesser crimes that have taken place in the city.
A wide range of sentences have been handed out to offenders, based on the seriousness of their illegal acts.
Below are all the charges dealt with where the person was found or plead guilty, and their sentences
Electronic tag curfews, restraining orders, and unpaid work have all been issued as a way of rehabilitation and reparation for crimes.
Often a defendant's guilty plea will see magistrates hand down a more lenient sentence than when a defendant pleads not guilty.
The list below contains the defendant’s names, addresses, ages, guilty charges, and sentences they were handed. Names of the victims have been withdrawn.
In some cases that appeared at Magistrates’, sentencing may have been moved to a future court listing or, if deemed particularly serious, will have been sent to Bristol Crown Court.
Wednesday, October 24
William McCabe. Bridgstoke Road, St Paul’s. Age: 26. In Bridgstoke Road damaged a wall with intent. Fined £120, must pay compensation of £50 and costs of £85.
Callum Rowe. Marsh Street, Avonmouth. Age: 19. Assaulted a woman by beating her. Jailed for 20 weeks, court notes that offence was so serious due to vulnerable victim who was pregnant at the time of the offence. Restraining order made against Rowe, who was ordered to pay £115 compensation.
Osman Mohamed. Avonvale Road, Bristol. Age: 27. Application for a domestic violence protection order granted.
William Porter. Hayward Road, Staple Hill. Age: 49. Subjected police officers to threatening, abusive, or insulting language or behaviour with intent to cause those persons to believe unlawful violence would be used against them. Willfully obstructing a constable in the execution of his duty. Given community order meaning he must complete 160 hours of unpaid work, and pay costs of £300.
Robert Bowyer. Four Acres, Bishopsworth. Age: 30. Failure to comply with a community order, committing multiple shoplifting offences between April and September 2018. Jailed for 18 weeks.
Alistair Lemaitre. Barrs Court, Bristol. Age: 42. Assaulted a woman by beating. Subjected to a restraining order and ordered to pay £534 for fines, victim surcharge, and costs.
Bryony Wilson. Ashfield Place, Bristol. Age: 25. Unlawfully drove a large goods vehicle or passenger carrying vehicle on a public road despite making a declaration that the vehicle would not be on the road. Ordered to pay £180 in costs and fines.
Trudi Haverley. Radnor Road, Bristol. Age: 37. Drove a vehicle on Earl Street while disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving license. Placed under curfew community order for 10 weeks and ordered to pay £170 towards victim surcharge and costs.
Mykhailo Mizolyk. No fixed address. Age: 26. Solicited another person for the purpose of obtaining their sexual services as a prostitute in a street or public place. Ordered to pay £105 towards victim surcharge and costs.
Peter Clark. Twenty Acres Road, Bristol. Order made for the destruction of a pitbull unless an appeal is lodged within next 21 days.
Claire Broadbent. Hawthorn Crescent, Yatton. Age: 41. Caught speeding in excess of the 30mph speed limit. Fined £215 in fined, victim surcharge, and costs, and license endorsed with three points.
Nigel Fitzgerald. Willington Road, Bristol. Age: 58. Threw down a cigarette, which he then failed to pick up, in central Bristol. Fined a total of £205, £75 of was the fine.
Dennis Sellu. Boverton Road, Filton. Age: 26. Drove at 49mph in a 40mph zone. Ordered to pay £215, including £100 fine.
Thursday October 25
Nimco Abdi Said. No fixed abode. Age: 31. Assaulted a man and used threatening, abusive, or insulting words with the intention that victim believed unlawful violence would be used against them, court notes that defendant spat at members of the public, causing them distress. Jailed for 16 weeks.
Mark Stevens. Gilpin Close, Kingswood. Found in possession of two Class A drugs, diamorphine and cocaine. Ordered to pay £70.
Gary Williams. Creswicke Road, Knowle. Age: 30. Domestic violence protection order, lasting 28 days, granted against him.
Gary Bilby. Deans Mead, Lawrence Weston. Age: 30. Failed without reasonable excuse to adhere to supervision requirements following release from prison. Ordered to pay £85.
Jedda Lewis. No fixed abode. Age: 40. Stole perfume worth £39.99 from TK Maxx in Bath and a basket of shopping from Spar. Ordered to comply with community programme, and pay compensation of £39.99 and £45.00 respectively.
Owain Wilkinson. Wade Street, St Pauls. Age: 29. Failed to comply with requirements of community order. Ordered to pay £60 costs.
Alison Rebecca Cox. Highview Road, Bristol. Age: 43. Committed fraud by creating a Just Giving page under false representation, court notes offence so serious due to blatant dishonest and adverse impact on victim. Jailed for 22 weeks, suspended for 18 months. Under curfew immediately for 16 weeks, monitored via electronic tagging. Ordered to pay £2,065 compensation.
Sandra Galinaityte. Greenbank Road, Easton. Age: 22. Assaulting a two-year-old child. Committed to prison for 22 weeks, suspended for 18 months, must comply with programme to treat alcohol dependence, subjected to restraining order, ordered to pay £200 in victim surcharge and costs.
Georgia James. Wymbush Crescent, Bristol. Age: 23. Stole clothing and toys worth £150.76 from ASDA. Ordered to pay £235, including £120 fine.
Ian Martin. Champion Road, Siston Common. Age: 39. Stole lights from Wilkinson. Fined £200, ordered to pay total of £305.
Lee Worley. Harolds Way, Bristol. Age: 52. Found in the possession of a mixture of Class B and Class C drugs - namely cannabis, THC, diazepam, tramadol, zopiclone. Subject to rehabilitation activity requirement, ordered to undertake 150 hours of unpaid work in the next 12 months, and ordered to pay a total of £170.
Anamaria Ana. Rockleaze Avenue, Bristol. Age: 39. Drove a Mini Cooper while three times over the drink-driving limit (66 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath). Ordered to pay £1,295, including a £1,100 fine, and disqualified from driving or holding a license for 18 months.
Nicole Doel. Baroque Court, Newport. Age: 43. Drove a vehicle while disqualified from holding a licence and without insurance. Ordered to carry out 300 hours of unpaid work in 12 months, and ordered to pay £200 in total.
Sebastian Dufty. Trescothick Drive, Oldland Common. Age: 22. Drove an Audi while exceeding the legal limit for alcohol consumption. Fined £600, ordered to pay total of £745, and disqualified from driving for 15 months.
Eddie Galicia. Ullswater Road, Bristol. Age: 41. Drove a Nissan while exceeding the legal limit for alcohol consumption. Disqualified for driving for 18 months, and fined a total of £442.
William George. Newquay Road, Knowle. Age: 25. Caught in possession of a Class B drug, namely cannabis. Fined a total of £165.
Rebecca Hibbs. Rodway Court, Bristol. Age: 38. Assaulted two on-duty police officers, court notes the case is so serious due to knife offence nature in premeditated circumstances. Carried a pocket knife in a public place with a blade exceeding three inches. Jailed for 26 weeks, suspended for 12 months, and ordered to pay £260.
Lucaz Kobylinski. West Street, Bedminster. Age: 29. Caused a road accident whilst driving a Mercedes van. Ordered to carry out 240 hours of unpaid work in 12 months, pay a total of £500, and disqualified from driving for 6 months.
Peter McMillan. Wharf Road, Fishponds. Age: 51. Caught in control of a vehicle whilst unfit to do so through drink. Ordered to pay £265 and disqualified from driving for 17 months.
Daniel Wall. Royate Hill, Easton. Found in possession of Class A drug, namely crack cocaine. Ordered to pay a total of £405 in fines, surcharge, and costs.
Joshua James Packer. Causley Drive, Barrs Court. Age: 22. Caught in possession of a Class A drug, namely cocaine. Ordered to pay £105 in surcharge and costs.
Sunder Griffiths. Lena Street, Easton. Age: 22. Interfered with two vehicles at Southmead Hospital with the intention of theft of the vehicle itself or any of its contents. Must carry out 40 hours of unpaid work in the next 12 months, and ordered to pay £170 in surcharge and costs.
Lawrence Wilson. Broadlands Drive, Lawrence Weston. Age: 28. Stole two audio systems worth £165 from Sainsbury’s, stole two televisions and a sound bar to the value of £554 from Sainsbury’s, and stole a 43” Samsung TV to the value of £459 from Currys PC World, within three days. Must comply with a drug rehabilitation requirement and ordered to pay compensation, surcharge, and costs at a total of £724.98.
Stephen Meredith. Pendennis House, Staple Hill. Age: 20. Harassed a woman, contacting her via text, Facebook messages, and telephone calls. Made the subject of a restraining order.
Kayleigh Rothwell. Dutton Road, Stockwood. Age: 31. Drove a vehicle whilst under the influence of cannabis in January, and, in September, was caught in a public place with a blade - namely a ‘butterfly knife’. Disqualified from holding a driving license for 24 months, jailed for three months (suspended for 12 months), ordered to comply with rehabilitation programme, and ordered to pay a total of £200 in surcharge and costs.
Tristan Stone. Angers Road, Totterdown. Age: 30. Destroyed temporary fencing belonging to the Bear Pit Bristol Community Interest Company. Made subject of a year-long restraining order, ordered to pay £125 in compensation, surcharge, and costs.
Patrick Richards. Lynmouth Crescent, St Werburghs. Age 22. Assaulted a man by beating. Ordered to pay £790, including £160 fine.
Lee Wood. Selly Walk, Bishopsworth. Age: 48. Assaulted a woman by beating her. Subject to curfew requirement for three months via electronic tagging, made subject of a two-year restraining order, and ordered to pay £450, including £100 compensation.
Friday, October 26
Anne-Marie Fowler. Julian House, Bath. Age: 32. Made the subject of a domestic violence order, lasting 28 days.
Thahab Ali. Doncaster Road, Southmead. Age: 25. Damaged a Dell laptop at a Jobcentre Plus belonging to Bristol City Council, a damaged a plexiglass screen belonging to Avon and Somerset Constabulary. Ordered to pay £395, including compensation of £375.
Connor Dybowski. Tudor Road, St Pauls. Age: 23. Contacted man when barred from doing so under restrictions of restraining order, court notes that offence so serious due to flagrant disregard for court orders. Committed to prison for 38 weeks and ordered to pay costs of £200.
Michael O’Neill. No fixed abode. Age: 44. Stole two ladies’ jackets to the value of £379 from TK Maxx and 10 pairs of jeans and seven ladies’ t-shirts to the value of £875 from Debenhams in two days. Court notes offence so serious due to previous offending record. Committed to prison for two weeks. Ordered to pay compensation totalling £1,254.
Vasilica-Marian Grigoras. Sherbourne Street, St. George. Age: 28. Drove a vehicle after consuming enough alcohol to put him almost five times over the legal limit, and drove without insurance. Subject to four month curfew, disqualified from holding a driving license for 29 months (reduced by 29 weeks on the satisfactory completion of an approved course), and ordered to pay a total of £720.
Dean Longworth. Barlow Close, Stonehouse. Age: 30. Assaulted a woman by beating and found in the possession of 83 tablets of diazepam. Ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work in the next 12 months, made the subject of a two-year restraining order, and ordered to pay a total of £420.
Reon Weeks. Edgecombe Close, Kingswood. Age: 26. Assaulted a police officer in Castle Park and found to be in the possession of 8.5 grams of cannabis. Ordered to take part in the Thinking Skills Programme, and to pay £370, including £200 in compensation.
Zekeriya Ozer. Wade Street, Bristol. Age: 37. Assaulted a woman by beating. Ordered to pay surcharge of £20 and costs of £150.
Daniel O’Driscoll. Glyn Vale, Bedminster. Age: 25. Used threatening or abusive words or behaviour within the hearing or sight of a person likely to be distressed, at Za Za Bazaar. Fine £40, as well £30 surcharge and £149.98.
Saturday, October 27
Paul Clift. Mina Road, St Werburghs. Age 38. Stole one electric razor to the value of £299.99 from Boots, stole four toothbrush heads and one electric razor to the value of £437.99, and stole two coats to the value of £100 from Primark. Court notes that the offence was so serious due to planned offence, and a history of similar incidents. Committed to prison for 8 weeks, suspended for 6 months, and ordered to pay compensation totalling £737.98.
Royston McCalla. Filton Avenue, Filton. Age 61. Failed to comply with community requirement of suspended sentence order. Committed to prison for a term of 5 months suspended by 12 months. Unpaid work order increased by 24 hours, now totalling 84 hours. He was also ordered to pay costs of £75.
Monday, October 29
Haron Chelfat. Hemans Street, Lambeth. Age: 20. Stole phone cases and headphones to the value of £587 from Apple Cribbs Causeway. Ordered to pay a total of £195, including £80 in fines.
Stephen Lavin. Hayley House, Hartcliffe. Age: 37. Failed to comply with supervision requirements following release from prison. Defendant must comply with 20 day curfew order, via electronic tagging.
Gareth Llewellyn. Wick Road, Bristol. Age: 39. Assaulted a police support officer and damaged a cell telecom at Keynsham Police Station belonging to Avon and Somerset Constabulary. Ordered to pay £375, including £80 in fined and £100 in compensation.
Charlie Silver. East Street, Bedminster. Age: 27. Failed to comply with requirements of community order by failing to attend unpaid work induction. Ordered to pay costs of £65.
Michal Smida. No fixed abode. Age: 43. Damaged a police van belonging to Avon and Somerset Constabulary. Ordered to pay £500, including £120 fine.
Connor Ward. Dunmail Road, Southmead. Age: 23. Failed to comply with supervision requirements following release from prison, with flagrant disregard for court orders according to court notes. Committed to prison for 14 days.
Shannon Matthews. Mulready Close, Lockleaze. Age: 25. Found in possession of Class B drug cannabis, failed to surrender at Keynsham Police Station, committed two further offences during the period of a suspended sentence order. Ordered to pay £275 in fines and surcharge.
Siobhan Pearson. Bishport Avenue, Hartcliffe. Age: 31. Stole forty items to the value of £44.95 from Boots Chemists. Fined £80, ordered to pay £44.95 compensation, surcharge of £30, and costs of £85.
Christopher Nichols. Crosscombe Drive, Bristol. Age: 32. Assaulted a woman by beating her. Must carry out 100 hours of unpaid work, made the subject of a restraining order, and ordered to pay a total of £170.
Simon Oakes. Harbour Road, Portishead. Age: 46. Assaulted a woman by beating her. Must carry out 140 hours of unpaid work, made the subject of a restraining order, and ordered to pay a total of £170.
Jakub Pilarski. The Causeway, Highbridge. Age: 33. Broke a restraining order by sending a woman a number of unwanted letters. Fined £270, £30 surcharge, and £85 costs.
Paul Sperring. High Street, Hanham. Age: 33. Assaulted a woman by beating her. Must follow alcohol treatment requirement, undertake 80 hours of unpaid work, observe restraining order, and pay a total of £170.
Paul Austin. Inns Court, Bristol. Age: 27. Damaged a front door and assaulted a man by beating him. Assaulted another man whilst on bail, court notes this was a homophobic assault. Committed to prison for eighteen weeks and ordered to pay £300 compensation.
Luke McGanity. Minehead Road, Knowle West. Assaulted a woman by beating her, damaged a woman’s iPhone to the value of £300, and sent a grossly offensive, indecent, obscene, or menacing message. Must comply with rehabilitation activity and 40 hours of unpaid work in twelve months, as well as pay a total of £470.
Daniel Sage. Streamleaze, Thornbury. Age: 40. Breached restraining order. Committed to prison for 6 months, suspended by 24 months, ordered to undertake a rehabilitation programme and pay total costs and surcharge of £1,315.
Anthony Anderson. New Cheltenham Road, Kingswood. Age: 49. Assaulted a woman by beating her and damaged a woman’s property. Must carry out 120 hours of unpaid work, and pay £85 surcharge and £620 costs.
Matthew Heaney. Badminton Road, St Pauls. Age: 31. Drove a Mercedes while disqualified from driving and without insurance. Sentenced to four week curfew monitored by electronic tag, and ordered to pay a total of £170.
Mark McGovern. North Mere Road, Poole. Age: 49. Damaged a single-glazed window at The Bowl Inn. Ordered to pay costs of £30.
Tuesday, October 30
Lauren Adams. Footshill Road, Hanham. Age: 26. Drove a Vauxhall while disqualified from holding a licence and without insurance. Ordered to complete 80 hours unpaid work, disqualified from holding a licence for 8 months, and ordered to pay a total of £250.
Dale Charran. Somerset House, Redcliffe. Stole a Twyford toilet cistern unit belonging to a building supplies company. Ordered to pay compensation of £101.64.
Daniel Davies. Wade Street, Bristol. Age: 25. Intent to cause harassment, alarm, or distress, using threatening, abusive, or insulting words or behaviour. Subject to curfew for 6 weeks via electronic tag, and ordered to pay a total of £120.
Christopher Fuller. Halston Drive, Bristol. Age: 29. Failed to stop a vehicle after being required to do so by a police officer, driving without a licence, and driving without insurance. Disqualified from driving for 6 months and ordered to pay £245.
Amber Martin. Lower Ashley Road, St Annes. Age: 28. Drove a vehicle while unfit through drink and failed to provide a breath specimen after being asked to do so. Ordered to undertake £80 hours unpaid work, disqualified from driving for 24 months (reduced on completion of course), and ordered to pay £170.
Craig Martin. High Street, Staple Hill. Age: 35. Drove a BMW whilst over the alcohol limit. Fined £400, disqualified from driving for 15 months (reduced on completion of course), and ordered to pay £40 surcharge and £85 costs.
Nebo Mutemwakwenda. Eastfield, Westbury on Trym. Age: 31. Drove without insurance and failed to provide breath specimen after being asked to do so. Ordered to carry out 100 days unpaid work, disqualified from driving for 24 months (reduced on course completion), and ordered to pay £250.
Nicholas Castle. Cheddar grove, Bedminster Down. Age: 49. Persistently made use of electronic communications with the purpose of causing annoyance, inconvenience, or needless anxiety to another. Must undertake rehabilitation programme, fined £30, must pay surcharge of £85 and costs of £85.
Harvey Jackson. Ashley Street, St Werburghs. Age: 30. Found in possession of Class B synthetic cannabinoid. Ordered to pay total of £235.
Jack King. Green Croft, Bristol. Age: 28. Damaged a door. Must adhere to four-week curfew, carry out 100 hours of unpaid work, and pay a total of £270.
Steven Neil. Murford Avenue, Hartcliffe. Age: 24. In possession of cannabis. Fie £100, ordered to pay victim surcharge of £35 and costs of £85.
