Magistrates Court results for the Hastings and Rother area

April 28:

Mark Loosley, 42, of Innings Drive, Pevensey Bay, indicated a plea of guilty to stealing a Samsung Galaxy tablet, a gold ring, gold necklace and pendant, valued at £1,255, at Bristol Road, St Leonards, between April 1 2019 and May 8 2020. The court made a community order and ordered him to pay £1,405 in compensation. Magistrates issued a restraining order.

May 5:

Perri Hollis, 31, of Castle Gardens, Hastings, indicated a plea of guilty to being in possession of a quantity of cannabis. The offence took place at Guestling on February 17, last year. He was fined £93.

Megan Keck, 28, of Elphinstone Avenue, Hastings, pleaded guilty to driving a vehicle on Elphinstone Avenue, on November 3, last year, while over the drink drive limit. She gave a breath alcohol reading of 63 microgrammes. The legal limit is 35 microgrammes. She also pleaded guilty to driving with no licence at Hastings on the same date. She was fined £200 and banned from driving for 18 months.

Anthony Gardner, 33, of School Road, Hastings, indicated a plea of guilty to being in possession of a quantity of cannabis with intent to supply it to another at The Ridge, Hastings, on July 24 2019. He also pleaded guilty to being in possession of a quantity of cannabis resin at Hastings on the same date. He was committed to Lewes Crown Court for sentencing on June 2 and released on unconditional bail.

Simon Miller, 38, of Main Road, Westfield, pleaded guilty to failing to provide a specimen of breath for analysis when required to do so by police under the Road Traffic Act 1988. The offence took place at Hastings on December 30. He also pleaded guilty to two charges of resisting a police officer at Hastings on the same date. He was fined a total of £1,000 and banned from driving for 16 months.

Ryan Orbell, 34, of Upper Church Road, St Leonards, pleaded guilty to assault by beating. The offence took place at St Leonards on November 26, last year. He was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison and ordered to pay £100 in compensation. Magistrates said the reason for the custodial sentence was that it was a ‘deliberate and repeated offence on a vulnerable victim’.