The following cases were heard at Reading Magistrates’ Court:

March 14:

JOSH WHITE, 26, of Wantage Road, Reading, admitted being drunk and disorderly in public, namely in Waverly Road, on July 27, 2019. Also admitted possession of class B drug cannabis in Reading on the same day. Given a conditional discharge for 12 months. Fined £100. Also ordered to pay £32 victim surcharge and £85 court costs.

JENNA MASON, 21, of Dulverton Gardens in Reading, admitted assault be beating in Reading on March 30, 2019. Given a conditional discharge for 12 months. Also ordered to pay £20 victim surcharge and £200 court costs.

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JOSHUA ASH, 29, of Burys Bank Road, Thatcham in West Berkshire, admitted failing to comply with requirements of a supervision order following a period of imprisonment by not attending three appointments on January 22, 2020, February 3, 2020, and February 6, 2020. Fined £200 and ordered to pay £60 court costs.

JAMIE HANDLEIGH, 24, of Laburnam Gardens in Reading, admitted failing to comply with requirements of a community order by not attending unpaid work on January 22, 2020, and January 29, 2020. Original offence being two charges of causing harassment, alarm or distress which were both found to be racially aggravated. Community order adjusted to include rehabilitation activity.

DES GUMBS, 46, of Caversham Road, Reading, admitted travelling on a Great Western Railways service without having paid the £5.60 train fare in Reading on August 15, 2019. Fined £93 and ordered to pay £5.60 compensation. Also ordered to pay £32 victims surcharge and £160 court costs.

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FERGAL MCGOVERN, 40, of Links Drive, Tilehurst in Reading, admitted drink-driving in Vastern Road, Reading, on August 23, 2019. Found to have 43mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath, the legal limit being 35mcg. Fined £213. Also ordered to pay £32 victim surcharge and £85 court costs. Disqualified from driving for 36 months.

KAMAL MUSTAFA, 21, of Basingstoke Road, Reading, admitted drug-driving on the A329 in Reading. Found to have cannabis in his blood. Fined £88. Also ordered to pay £32 victim surcharge and £85 court costs. Disqualified from driving for 12 months.

March 17:

WILLIAM THORP, 18, of Norwood Road, Reading, admitted assault by beating in Reading on May 24, 2019. Also admitted assault by beating in Wargrave on May 27, 2019. Sentenced to 23 weeks in prison suspended for 24 months due to severity of offence. Also made subject to a restraining order. Ordered to pay £100 compensation. Must also pay £85 victim surcharge and £200 court costs.

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LEAH FOSTER, 18, of no fixed abode, admitted assault thereby occasioning them actual bodily harm in Newbury on January 20, 2019. Also admitted possession of a knife in Newbury on January 20, 2019, and a further charge of assault thereby occasioning them actual bodily harm on January 20, 2019, in Newbury. Admitted another charge of assault thereby occasioning them actual bodily harm in Newbury on the same day. Sentenced to six months in prison suspended for 18 months due to severity of offence including use of a ‘bladed article’. Also ordered to pay £450 compensation. Must also pay £85 court costs.

JAHRAD MAY, 19, of Anchorite Close, Twyford in Reading, admitted stealing a bicycle at Twyford Railway Station on September 17, 2019. Given a community order to comply with rehabilitation activity and must undertake 100 hours unpaid work. Also ordered to pay £100 compensation. Must also pay £90 victim surcharge and £85 court costs.

WILLIAM THORP, 18, of Norwood Road, Reading, admitted assault by beating in West Berkshire on February 20, 2020. Also admitted criminal damage in West Berkshire on the same occasion, and a further charge of assault by beating in Mortimer on February 18, 2020. Sentenced to 23 weeks in prison suspended for 24 months due to severity of offence. Also ordered to pay £100 compensation.

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