The following cases were heard in Swindon's courts earlier this week.

CRICKLADE: Ashley Dunn, of Fullers Avenue, has been sentenced for driving offences.

The 34-year-old pleaded guilty to driving a Mazda 6 along the A3102 in Royal Wootton Bassett on July 27, 2023, with  3.3 micrograms of Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, 32 micrograms of cocaine, and 440 micrograms of Benzoylecgonine per litre of blood in his system.

The defendant did not have valid insurance or a valid driving licence at the time of this drug driving incident.

He also admitted to beating a male police officer on September 7, 2024.

He has been banned from driving for 48 months, fined £120, and ordered to pay £150 in compensation to his assault victim, as well as carry out up to 25 rehabilitation activity days in the next six months.

WROUGHTON: Yvonne Ahs, of Markham Place, has been sentenced for criminal damage.

The 64-year-old changed her plea to guilty regarding a charge of causing £150 in damage to council-owned washing machines on June 15, 2024.

She must pay £150 in compensation as well as a £90 fine and £85 in court costs plus £36 to fund victim services.

SWINDON: Mark Thirkettle, currently of HMP Bullingdon, has been sentenced for two offences.

The 51-year-old pleaded guilty to stealing a black Nike coat and shoes worth £185 altogether from the Swindon Designer Outlet's Nike Factory store on October 30, 2024, and using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour to cause a police officer harassment, alarm or distress on November 1, 2024.

He received a 12-week prison sentence which has been suspended for 12 months because the offences are so serious that only a custodial sentence can be justified, the defendant has a flagrant disregard for court orders, and the number and nature of the offences shows that the defendant is operating as a professional criminal.

The shoplifter has also been banned from the Designer Outlet for 12 months.

WEST SWINDON: Adam Murray, of Longhope Road in Gloucestershire, has been sentenced for common assault.

The 41-year-old pleaded guilty to beating a woman at the Village Hotel in Shaw Ridge on August 31, 2024.

He must pay a fine of £350 as well as £85 in court costs.

HAYDON END: Abraham Pinto, of Casterbridge Road, has been sentenced for two driving offences.

The 36-year-old pleaded guilty to driving a Citroen C4 on St Michael's Close in Aldbourne while disqualified and without insurance on May 30, 2024.

He received a 14-month driving ban and must pay a fine of £769 as well as £85 in court costs.

EAST WICHEL: Tyrone Njenga, of Dunsley Vale, has been sentenced for drug driving.

The 21-year-old pleaded guilty to driving a Volkswagen Golf along Trecastle Road on May 31, 2024, when the proportion of a controlled drug, namely Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol , in your blood, namely 3.4 micrograms of drug per litre of blood, exceeded the specified limit.

He has been banned from driving for 14 months, fined £250, and ordered to pay £85 in court costs.

TOWN CENTRE: Jordan Porter, of County Road, has been sentenced for possession of Class B drugs.

The 34-year-old indicated a plea of guilty to having cannabis resin at Gablecross Police Station Custody on October 14, 2024.

He must pay a fine of £40 as well as £85 in court costs and £16 to fund victim services.

The illegal substance has been forfeited and destroyed.

CHIPPENHAM: Vaida Baublyte, of Drovers Green in Yatton Kennell, has been sentenced for drink driving.

The 36-year-old pleaded guilty to driving a Vauxhall Astra along St Peters Close on September 14, 2025, after consuming so much alcohol that she had 112  microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.

She has been banned from driving for 18 months, fined £416, and ordered to pay £85 in court costs plus £116 to fund victim services.

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