COURT ROUND-UP: Who’s been sentenced from Northampton, Towcester, Brackley, Earls Barton

■ These cases were heard by Northamptonshire magistrates on April 15

CARL SALE, aged 44, of Rosedale Road, Northampton, possession of an offensive weapon — a knuckle duster — in Abington Park; community order with 80 hours unpaid work, surcharge to fund victim services £114, prosecution costs £85.

OWEN WELFORD, aged 26, of no fixed abode, seven counts of theft from a shop — on September 30, 2024, stole coins of the value of £20 from Paddy Power, on April 9, 2025, stole alcohol to the value of £20 from Co-op, on April 11 stole cigarettes and alcohol to the value of £300 from Co-op, on April 12 stole tobacco and alcohol to an unknown value from Co-op, on April 13 stole alcohol and a lottery ticket to an unknown value from Co-op, on April 13 stole alcohol to the value of £100 from Co-op, on April 14 stole alcohol to the value of £100 from Co-op; 24 weeks in prison,

RICHARD BARDEN, aged 39, of Samwell Lane, Northampton, drove while disqualified, used a vehicle without third party insurance; 12 weeks in prison, costs £85, eight points.

DUMITRU MERCAS, aged 39, of Samwell Way, Northampton, assaulted a woman by beating, used a vehicle without third party insurance; community order with 80 hours unpaid work, fined £692, disqualified for six months due to repeat offending, surcharge £277, costs £650.

RICHARD ELSWORTH, aged 48, of High Street, Brackley, speeding — 37mph on Buckingham Road, Brackley, exceeding the legal limit of 30mph; fined £160, surcharge £64, costs £300, three points.

SAMUEL RAYMOND JOHN BLACK, aged 34, of Hesketh Crescent, Towcester, failed to comply with a community order by failing to attend an unpaid work session; fined £120, costs £60.

■ These cases were heard on April 16

SAMUEL JOHNSON, aged 32, of Kingsthorpe Grove, Northampton, theft from a shop — stole a crate of beer value £23 from Asda; fined £80, compensation of £23, costs £85.

ARCHIE HANWELL, aged 23, of Burns Close, Earls Barton, drink driving — 45 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the prescribed limit of 35mg, failed to surrender to custody; fined £1,076, surcharge £430, costs £85, disqualified for 12 months.

COLIN ELLYATT, aged 52, of Leicester Street, Northampton, criminal damage to a custody desk of an unknown value under £100 belonging to Northamptonshire Police, failed to surrender to custody; fined £80, surcharge £32, costs £85,

CHANPREET SODHI, aged 27, of Nuthall Close, Northampton, drug driving; fined £1,121, surcharge £448, costs £2,000, disqualified for 12 months.

GEORGE ZOLD, aged 33, of Ruskin Road, Northampton, assault by beating of a police officer, failed to surrender to custody; fined £360, compensation of £50, costs £650.

MUHAMMAD TALHA BIN TAHIR, aged 24, of Queens Road, London E17, driver failed to stop after a road accident on Nelson Street, Northampton, which caused damage to another vehicle, driver failed to report an accident; fined £153, surcharge £61, costs £130, five points.

ERROL GORDON, aged 57, of Upper Cross Street, Northampton, driver failed to stop after a road accident on Scarletwell Street, Northampton, fined £192, surcharge £77, costs £130, six points.

LUCY BOYALL, aged 21, of Cannam Close, Leicester, drove without due care and attention on Broadmead Avenue, Northampton — collided with a parked vehicle while attempting to park, driver failed to stop after a road accident, driver failed to report an accident, fined £200, surcharge £80, costs £130. five points.

SYDNEY KARAMBAKUWA, aged 64, of Milburn Drive, Northampton, drove while using a handheld mobile phone / device on Grafton Street, Northampton, drove while not wearing a seat belt; fined £276, surcharge £92, costs £85, six points.

JONATHAN OSEI, aged 19, of Harrow Road, Leicester, possession of a knife blade / sharp pointed article — a machete with a blade length of approx 24in — at Northampton railway station; community order with overnight curfew and electronic monitoring, surcharge £114, costs £85.

STEPHANIE RUBERY, aged 43, of Hester Street, Northampton, failed to comply with a community order by failing to attend a drug key worker session; fined £40, surcharge of £16, costs £60.

ROY ALAN KUZIAN, aged 61, of Hollingside Drive, Northampton, speeding — 57mph on A4500 Weedon Road, nr Harpole, exceeding the legal limit of 50mph; fined £40, surcharge £16, costs £130, disqualified for six months due to repeat offending.

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