Yahoo News Man who carried knife in public and violent stalker jailed - Grimsby court round-up
A man carrying a knife in public, a violent stalker and a woman who intentionally damaged a car and games console have been sentenced at Grimsby Magistrates' Court in recent days.
While some cases were adjourned to a later date and others sent to Grimsby Crown Court, magistrates in Grimsby still did not hesitate in handing out prison sentences, suspended sentence order and hefty fines to offenders from across northern Lincolnshire.
Here are several people who were sentenced at magistrates' court in Grimsby last week.
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Kane Staniforth, 24, of Cherry Grove, Scunthorpe indicated a plea of guilty to the possession of a knife in a public place, one count of vagrancy in which he was found inside a building with the intention of stealing copper pipes and one count of theft from a shop in which he stole washing detergent worth £24 from Food Warehouse, all whilst on a suspended sentence order for a previous offence. He was jailed for four weeks.
Mark Pearson, 54, of Barnetby Road, Scunthorpe pleaded guilty to one count of stalking in which he sent numerous text messages and made numerous phone calls to the victim. He also admitted one count of common assault. He was jailed for 16 weeks.
Elizabeth Chester, 36, of Foxglove Gardens, Grimsby pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal damage in which she damaged property belonging to another, namely a games console and a car. She was given a two-year conditional discharge and a restraining order and ordered to pay £300 in compensation and £85 in costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.
Adam Hunt, 26, of West Parade, Grimsby indicated a plea of guilty to breaching a non-molestation order in which he contacted the person he was prohibited from doing so. He was given a community order and a two-year restraining order and ordered to pay a £114 victim services surcharge and £85 in costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.
Paul Ornsby, 38, of Daggett Road, Cleethorpes changed a previous plea of not guilty to guilty for assaulting a person, occasioning them actual bodily harm. He was given a two-year suspended sentence order, given a five-year restraining order and ordered to pay a victim services surcharge of £154.
James Rhodes, 52, of Mulgrave Street, Scunthorpe indicated a plea of guilty to one count of theft from a shop in which he stole beef steaks worth £48 from Lidl. He was given a six-month suspended sentence order and ordered to comply with a drug rehabilitation requirement.
Christopher Taylor, 38, of High Street, Burton upon Stather pleaded guilty to driving whilst disqualified and driving over the speed limit. He was disqualified from driving for four months and ordered to pay a £240 victim services surcharge and £85 in costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.
