Magistrates Court results for the Hastings and Rother area

July 16:

Lucy Bachellier, 38, of Marline Road, St Leonards, pleaded guilty to driving a Vauxhall vehicle on Upper Park Road, Hastings, on October 23 last year with the controlled drug benzoylecgonine in her bloodstream. 
She also pleaded guilty to driving with Methamphetamine in her blood stream, and to driving with no insurance, at Hastings on the same date. She was fined £270 and banned from driving for one year.

Ben Barlow, 28, of The Green, Catsfield, pleaded guilty to driving a vehicle at Wheel Lane, Westfield, on December 17, last year, without due care and attention. He was fined £400 and his driving record endorsed with five penalty points.

Samuel Whitehead, 47, of Southwater Road, St Leonards, pleaded guilty to using threatening behaviour. The offence took place at London Road, St Leonards, on April 21. He was given a two year conditional discharge.

July 21:

Michael Wasantha, 27, of Willow Bank, Robertsbridge, pleaded guilty to driving a Volkswagen vehicle on the A259 New Road, at Rye, on December 20, last year, with cannabis in his blood stream. He was fined £333 and banned from driving for one year.

Jonathan Mayhew, 59, of Wordsworth Drive, Eastbourne, indicated a plea of guilty to being in breach of a court non-molestation order by attending an address at Hastings on April 24. He pleaded guilty to resisting a police officer at Hastings, on June 19, and admitted being in breach of a conditional discharge, made by an earlier court, for an offence of obstructing police. The court made a community order with a four month electronically monitored curfew between 8pm and 8am. He was fined £240. Magistrates also issued a restraining order.

Andris Vizulis, 47, of St Margarets Road, St Leonards, pleaded guilty to driving a Volvo on Hastings Road, Bodiam, on March 9, while over the drink drive limit. He gave a breath alcohol reading of 44 micrograms. The legal limit is 35 micrograms. He was fined £140 and banned from driving for three years.

Michael Fuller, 38, of Farthing Hill, Ticehurst, indicated a plea of guilty to stealing a Radley handbag, worth £199, from Corner House, High Street, Rye, on August 28 last year. He also indicated guilty pleas to guilty to stealing items, worth £55 from Heathfield on July 12 last year and stealing food, worth £20.96 from filling stations at Heathfield and Polegate, on April 30 and June 12 last year. 
He indicated guilty pleas to two offences of making off without paying for fuel at Heathfield and Polegate on the same dates. He indicated a plea of guilty to making off without paying for fuel at service station at Cross in Hand, on July 12 last year, and to stealing a Citroen vehicle at Flimwell on August 22, last year. He pleaded guilty to 11 charges of shoplifting between October last year and March this year, at Crowborough, Wadhurst and Heathfield, involving food and other goods worth £775. He was committed to Lewes Crown Court for sentencing on August 18 and released on bail with the conditions not to enter any branch of Boots, Jempsons. Co-op or Lidl in East Sussex.

Ian Slater, 59, of Gladstone Terrace, Hastings, pleaded guilty to failing 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 April 30. He was fined £350 and banned from driving for 16 months.

July 22:

Ryan Hatcher, 30, of Harewood Close, Bexhill, indicated a plea of guilty to assaulting a police officer. The offence took place at Hastings on December 25 last year. He was given an 18-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £50 in compensation.

Bradley Whitehouse, 21, of Mallham Avenue, Hull, Yorkshire, indicated a plea of guilty to being in possession of a wrap of cocaine. 
The offence took place at Hastings on February 22. He was fined £50.

Esta Wilson, 36, of Priory Road, Hastings, indicated guilty pleas to being in possession of amphetamine and herbal cannabis. 
The offences took place at Hastings on January 30. She was fined £120.

Daisy Bell, 48, of Sholdon Gardens, Orpington, Kent, indicated a plea of guilty to entering the Sea Angling Club, at the Stade, Hastings, as a trespasser, on October 10 last year and stealing drinks worth £45. She was fined £80 and ordered to pay £22.50 in compensation.

Dean McCarthy, 46, of Broadway, Fairlight, pleaded guilty to interfering with a motor vehicle with the intention of theft. 
The offence took place at Fairlight on December 7 last year. He also indicated a plea of guilty to entering the Sea Angling Club, at the Stade, Hastings, as a trespasser, on October 19 last year, and stealing drinks worth £45. 
He pleaded guilty to interfering with a Mazda vehicle at Meadow Way, Fairlight, on January 31, with the intention of theft and to interfering with a Ford vehicle, at Meadow Way, Fairlight, on the same date, with the intention of theft. The court made a community order with a three month electronically monitored curfew between 9pm and 7am. He was fined £100 and ordered to pay £22.50 in compensation.

Ella Whyman, 21, of Heathfield Gardens, Robertsbridge, pleaded guilty to driving a Mini vehicle on Hailsham Road, Battle, on December 24, last year, while disqualified from driving. She also pleaded guilty to driving with no insurance on the same date. She was fined £337 and her driving record endorsed with six penalty points.