RECENT cases dealt with by Taunton Magistrates’ Courts include:
Andrew Robert Bolton, 26, of Axbridge Close, Burnham, sent an electronic communication which conveyed a threat, restraining order, £73 fine, £20 victim surcharge, £40 costs (G).
Samuel Mark Brimson, 27, of Southborne House, Bridgwater, possession of cannabis, 14 days in prison, £80 victim surcharge; two counts of possession of phenylprrolidinylpentanone, 14 days in prison (concurrent) on each count (G).
Kathryn Sullivan, 36, of Moonraker Close, Bridgwater, fraud, community order, ten weeks curfew, £100 costs, £60 victim surcharge (G).
James Michael Knight, 29, of Old Burnham Road, Highbridge, driving without due care and attention, £360 fine, £200 costs, six months driving ban (G).
Nathan James Walford, 34, of Bristol Road, Bridgwater, speeding, £37 fine, £20 victim surcharge (G).
Wayne Anthony Nash, 29, of Longstone Avenue, Bridgwater, theft, one-year community order, £243.21 compensation, £20 victim surcharge (G); drunk and disorderly behaviour, no separate penalty (G).
Martyn Bradley Milton, 24, of Edinburgh Road, Bridgwater, assault, 18-month community order, £60 compensation, £50 victim surcharge, £20 costs (G).
Jason Charles Farrar, 39, of Hawthorn Close, Bridgwater, failed to give information about the identity of a driver when asked by police, £110 fine, £20 victim surcharge (G).
Joanne Thorpe, 34, of Bower Avenue, Bridgwater, used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, £70 fine, £50 compensation, £20 victim surcharge (G).
(G) denotes guilty plea or admits offence. Names and addresses are supplied by the courts.
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