It has been another busy week in court for defendants from across Cheshire.
Here is our weekly round-up of those who have appeared in the dock over the last seven days:
POLICE have named a man arrested and charged with drugs offences following a raid at a Northwich property.
Officers took Dylan Wilson into custody on June 9 last year when a warrant was executed at an address in Fryer Road, Lostock Gralam.
Following the arrest, a search of the property was carried out in which a quantity of cash and three mobile phones were recovered.
The 26-year-old, of Chester Road, Winsford, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of drugs offences before being released under investigation.
A SOLDIER has been fined after smashing a Northwich shop window in the early hours of Christmas Day morning.
Declan Campbell, of Swinton Barracks in Wiltshire, was seen on CCTV headbutting and punching the window of Ivy Cottage Interiors on Crown Street.
The 23-year-old had initially denied being responsible for the mindless act of criminal damage on December 25 last year, but changed his plea to one of guilty on the day of a proposed trial.
A MAN kicked three cars and shouted homophobic abuse in a Northwich street after getting 10 out of 10 drunk at this brother’s funeral.
Simon Wood, of Boundary Lane North, in Cuddington, said he was 'disgusted' with himself after the late-night incident on March 22 this year.
The 50-year-old was appearing at Chester Magistrates Court on Tuesday, July 5, after pleading guilty to four counts of criminal damage and one of using threatening and abusive behaviour.
Emily Comer, prosecuting, told the court it was about 11.30pm when the occupant of a home on Marshall Lane woke up to the sound of banging from outside.
A HUSBAND and wife who sold hundreds of fake Sony and Apple products online were ‘motivated by greed’.
Neil Bundy, 51, and Lisa Bundy, 40, of Kingsley Drive, Northwich were both given community orders at Chester Crown Court and must pay £6,950 prosecution costs.
The couple were sentenced on June 24.
Neil Bundy pleaded guilty to seven counterfeit charges including selling 85 Sony PlayStation handheld controllers and 83 Apple AirPods.
A NORTHWICH sex offender is set to be sentenced after he used software to conceal his internet search history.
David Wade, of Riverside Park, had been made subject of a sexual harm prevention order by Chester Crown Court on August 20, 2018.
However, the 35-year-old was downloading indecent images of children between December 19 last year and February 1, 2022.
Wade was appearing at Chester Magistrates Court on Thursday, June 30, where he admitted a string of offences.
A STALKER from Winsford who made a recruiter have nightmares and fear for her own safety has been jailed.
Michael Clarke, of Townsfield Road, met the woman when he signed up with her company in a bid to find work.
After she helped him do that, not only did he fail to turn up for the job but began an eight-month-long campaign of stalking her at her workplace.
The 39-year-old had been due to face trial on three charges in relation to stalking but changed his plea to one of those charges on Friday, July 8. No evidence was offered on the remaining two charges.
A WINSFORD man has been banned from the roads for three years after being caught driving more than twice the legal limit for drugs.
Daniel Keogh, of Old Spot Way, was driving a blue Ford Fiesta along Saughall Road in Chester on April 27 this year when he was stopped by police.
A subsequent blood test revealed he had 4.5 microgrammes of Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol, a component of cannabis, per litre of blood.
The 23-year-old appeared at Chester Magistrates' Court on July 5 where he pleaded guilty to drug driving.
A WINSFORD driver has been banned from the roads after being caught using his mobile phone behind the wheel.
Cornelius Hamer, of the Travellers Rest Caravan Park off Rilshaw Lane, was spotted on his phone while driving his Nissan along the A54 Chester Road on September 9 last year.
The case was heard and proved in the 32-year-old's absence at Chester Magistrates Court on May 23, 2022.
On June 29, the case returned to court for sentencing where magistrates disqualified Hamer from driving for six months.
A DRINK-DRIVER caught almost twice over the legal alcohol limit whilst in charge of a child has avoided a ban.
Andrew Bulmer, of Hawthorne Villas, Holmes Chapel, admitted having 66 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath at Manchester Magistrates Court on June 22.
The legal limit is 35 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.
A DRIVER clocked speeding at 58mph along the hard shoulder of the M62 motorway has been fined.
James Higgins, of Clay Lane, Wilmslow, pleaded guilty at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates Court on June 22 to exceeding the speed limit.
The 30-year-old was caught on camera driving on the hard shoulder of the westbound M62 in Leeds at 58mph on February 4 this year.
The speed limit on this section of the actively managed hard shoulder between junctions 28 and 27 is 40mph, the court heard.
A STYAL prisoner attacked and injured an emergency worker whilst being treated at a hospital.
Laura Evans, 29, admitted assaulting a female member of ward staff in the psychiatric unit at Clatterbridge Hospital when she appeared on a video link at Knowsley and St Helens Magistrates Court on June 16.
The incident happened on February 18, this year, the court heard.
Evans also admitted using threatening, abusive and insulting words towards other members of hospital staff, on the same day.
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