COURT ROUND-UP: 28 offenders from Northampton, Daventry, Moulton, Brixworth, Guilsborough, Potterspury sentenced

■ These cases were heard by Northamptonshire magistrates on July 16

BAILEY HEWITT, aged 20, of The Briars, Northampton, criminal damage to property value under £5,000 — damaged a light fixture to the value of £1,000 belonging to Tenpin Bowling; fined £80, compensation £1,000, costs £85.

CHRISTOPHER TAIT, aged 36, of Pinewood Road, Northampton, resisted a police officer in the execution of his duty; fined £80, costs £85, surcharge £32.

JAMES SMITH, aged 44, of Sladeswell Court, Northampton, criminal damage to property value under £5,000 — damaged a police vehicle; fined £40, costs £85, surcharge £16.

LIAM HODGSON, aged 28, of Hemans Road, Daventry, assaulted a woman by beating, criminal damage to property value under £5,000; fined £80, community order with drug rehabilitation treatment for six months, costs £85.

MARCUS ADAMS, aged 19, of Spinney Hill Road, Northampton, possession of a class C drug — nitrous oxide — for wrongful inhalation; fined £33, costs £85, surcharge £13.

MIHAELA VASILE, aged 28, of Alcombe Terrace, Northampton, theft from a shop — on September 18, 2025, stole items to the value of £200 belonging to Co-op; fined £400, compensation £200, costs £85, surcharge £160.

SHANE REGAN, aged 41, of Cambridge Street, Northampton, fraud by false representation — used a bank card belonging to another; theft of a bank card; conditionally discharged for 12 months, compensation £73.62.

SYLVIA JOHNSTON, aged 46, of no fixed abode, breached a criminal behaviour order by entering the area of Abington Street when prohibited from doing so; 10 months in prison.

YASSER ALLY, aged 21, of The Drive, Northampton, possession of a class B drug — cannabis; fined £80, costs £85, surcharge £32.

AMURI MUSEMA, aged 47, of Digby Close, Northampton, drove a vehicle on a road / in a public place without due care and attention, drove a vehicle otherwise than in accordance with a licence, used a vehicle on a road / public place without third party insurance; fined £787, costs £120, surcharge £315, six points.

ASHLEY WOOLMER, aged 39, of Holmleigh Close, Northampton, speeding — exceeded 70mph on a dual carriageway, fined £678, costs £120, surcharge £271, six points.

BALAJI NATARAJAN, aged 39, of Cliftonville Court, Northampton, drove while using a handheld mobile phone / device, fined £692, costs £120, surcharge £277, six points.

CHRISTINA DOVKANTS, aged 38, of Hanemill Court, Northampton, speeding — exceeded temporary 50mph speed restriction in contravention of a local traffic order; fined £40, costs £120, surcharge £16, three points.

DAVID MORRISON, aged 51, of Northampton Road, Brixworth, used a vehicle on a road without a valid test certificate; fined £123, costs £120, surcharge £49.

DAVID O'NEIL, aged 67, of Nortoft, Guilsborough, speeding — exceeded 60mph on single carriageway road, drove a motor vehicle while failing to comply with solid white line road markings; fined £638, costs £120, surcharge £255, three points.

JACK ROSE, aged 22, of High Street, Potterspury, speeding — exceeded temporary 50mph speed restriction in contravention of a local traffic order; fined £440, costs £120, surcharge £176, six points.

JADE ROBERTSON, aged 43, of Broadmead Avenue, Northampton, used a vehicle on a road / public place without third party insurance; fined £660, costs £120, surcharge £264, six points.

KAIH VEITCH, aged 20, of Black Cat Drive, Northampton, drove a vehicle otherwise than in accordance with a licence; fined £173, costs £120, surcharge £69, three points.

LAZAR GHIOMPIRICA, aged 23, of Palmerston Road, Northampton, used a vehicle on a road / public place without third party insurance; fined £660, costs £120, surcharge £264, six points.

LUCINDA BROOKES, aged 39, of Lesson Road, Brixworth, speeding — exceeded 30mph on a restricted road; fined £220, costs £120, surcharge £88, three points.

MARK CARTWRIGHT, aged 40, of River View, Northampton, drove a vehicle otherwise than in accordance with a licence, used a vehicle without third party insurance; fined £160, costs £120, surcharge £64, six points.

■ These cases were heard on July 17

ALEX ROSS, aged 32, of Currie Road, Northampton, two counts of drug driving on Balfour Road, Northampton, fined £200, costs £85, disqualified for 36 months.

ALEX ROSS, aged 32, of Currie Road, Northampton, failed to comply with a community order by failing to attend an induction appointment and a planned office appointment; fined £80, costs £60.

ALIX KHANSA, aged 19, of Edgware Road, London, assaulted a man by beating at Northampton railway station; 12 weeks in prison suspended for 12 months, compensation £75, costs £650.

HARIKRISHNA PATEL, aged 55, of Lombardy Court, Northampton, four counts of theft from a shop — on March 1, 2026, stole goods to the value of £15 belonging to Co-op, on April 26 stole goods to the value of £200 belonging to Co-op, on May 5 stole goods to the value of £60 belonging to Co-op, on May 13 stole goods to the value of £33 belonging to Co-op, failed to surrender to custody; community order with 40 hours unpaid work, compensation £161.

LEE BROADWAY, aged 76, of Campion Court, Northampton, made indecent photographs of a child, adult attempted to engage in sexual communication with a child; 11 months in prison suspended for 12 months, register with police as a sex offender for 10 years, costs £85, surcharge £187.

LIAM FERGUSON, aged 46, of Wellingborough Road, Northampton, theft from a shop — stole products to the value of £90 belonging to Co-op, possession of a class A drug — heroin, possession of a class C drug — Pregabolin, assaulted a man by beating, failed to surrender to custody; three months in prison, compensation: £40. costs £85, surcharge £154.

LIAM FERGUSON, aged 46, of Argyle Street, Northampton, two counts of theft from a shop — on May 31, 2026, stole toiletries to the value of £30.40 belonging to Co-op, on July 7 stole £40 worth of laundry items belonging to Tesco; compensation £161.30.

SAM COOMBER, aged 27, of Blisworth Close, Northampton, criminal damage to property value under £5,000; conditionally discharged for 24 months, costs £400, surcharge £26.

MELISSA LOUISE KALUKKI, age not given, Richmond Terrace, Northampton, four counts of not ensuring the needs of an animal — a rabbit, seven cats and three dogs — were met by providing a suitable environment, a suitable diet including continuous access to an adequate supply of clean fresh drinking water, to be able to exhibit normal behaviour patterns to be protected from pain, suffering, injury or disease; 12 weeks in prison suspended for two years, costs £50, surcharge £154, disqualified from owning, keeping, participating in keeping them and from being party to an arrangement under which they are kept for a minimum of five years.

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