Reports from the courts: Castleford man carried machete in children's play area after drinking
The following defendants were sentenced at Leeds Magistrates’ Court.
Lee Cunningham, aged 37, of Wood Lane, Rothwell: Drove without insurance.
Oliver Parkinson, aged 45, of Pontefract Road, Featherstone: Theft from a shop and failed to surrender to bail. Jailed for 20 weeks concurrent and £61.90 compensation.
Stuart Taylor, aged 38, of Springwell Court, Hemsworth: Drove while over the limit for benzoylecgonine, the main metabolite of cocaine. Twelve-month community order with 120 hours unpaid work, 18-month driving ban and £85 costs.
Cadey Stuart, aged 31, of Derwent Road, Wakefield: Criminal damage. Twelve-month community order and £192.84 compensation. Jailed for 20 weeks concurrent.
Kelly Johnson, aged 34, of Berners Street, Wakefield: Theft from a shop and failed to surrender to bail. Six-month community order and £240 compensation.
Christopher Swift, aged 38, of Fryston Road, Castleford: Failed or refused to provide a sample for a Class A drug test, breached a criminal behaviour order and theft from a shop. Jailed for six weeks concurrent.
Stephen Smith, aged 44, of Hendal Lane, Wakefield: Drove while over the alcohol limit. Forty-month driving ban, £461 fine, £85 costs and £184 costs.
Gavin Ambler, aged 21, of Calder Way, Crigglestone, Wakefield: Assault by beating of an emergency worker. Jailed for eight weeks suspended for 12 months, 90-day alcohol abstinence requirement and £400 compensation.
Paul Longstaff, aged 48, of Holywell Lane, Castleford: Possession of a machete in a children’s play area while in drink. Jailed for 12 months and £85 costs.
Amanda Smith, aged 37, of Garden House Lane, West Ardsley: Theft from a shop. Twelve-month conditional discharge and £251.43 compensation.
Matt McCarthy, aged 33, of Dawtrie Street, Castleford: Failed to provide a specimen in a breath test. Three-month driving ban, £550 fine, £100 costs and £200 surcharge.
Victoria Tunniclife, aged 47, of Arundel Close, Wakefield: Criminal damage, failed to surrender to bail and failed to comply with the requirements of a community order – made for common assault of an emergency worker – by failing to attend an alcohol treatment requirement appointment and a rehabilitation activity requirement appointment. Fined £120, £85 costs and twelve-month community order with nine-month alcohol treatment requirement.