Wakefield district reports from the courts: Driving bans imposed
The following cases involving people from the Wakefield district were heard at Leeds Magistrates’ Court.
La Rez Skellington, aged 20, of Farmer Street, Carlton, Wakefield: Drove while disqualified and without insurance. Three-month driving ban, £120 fine, £85 cost and £48 surcharge.
Stuart Taylor, aged 37, of Mulberry Place, Ryhill, Wakefield: Drove while disqualified and without insurance. Four-month driving ban, £350 fine, £85 costs and £140 surcharge.
Grant Barratt, aged 39, of Morrison Street, Castleford: Convicted of an offence while a community order – made for driving over the alcohol limit – was in force. Fraud by false representation. Twelve-month community order with nine-month drug rehabilitation requirement and 15-day rehabilitation activity requirement.
Luke Hansby, aged 31, of Cypress Road, Normanton: Failed to comply with the requirements of a community order by failing to attend a rehabilitation activity requirement appointment and failing to provide acceptable evidence within five working days. Community order varied and includes three-month drug rehabilitation requirement.
Jamie Hind, aged, 34, of School Lane, Upton: Failed to comply with the requirements of a suspended sentence order by failing to attend rehabilitation activity requirement appointments and failing to provide acceptable evidence within five working days. Suspended sentence order of 12 months suspended for 18 months – made for threats to kill, stalking and assault – amended by extending the supervision period to 21 months.
Kimberlyn Tate, aged 29, of Fourth Avenue, Wakefield: Failed to comply with the requirements of a community order – made for theft from a shop – by failing to attend initial induction office appointment and failing to provide acceptable evidence within five working days. Jailed for two weeks suspended by 12 months and nine-month drug rehabilitation activity requirement. Overall length of sentence 24 weeks.
Grant Barratt, aged 39, of no fixed address, Castleford: Failed to surrender to bail. Twelve-month community order with nine-month rehabilitation requirement and 15-day rehabilitation activity requirement.
Dominic Carraher, aged 36, of Leeds Road, Glasshoughton, Castleford: Drunk and disorderly. Fined £40, £85 costs and £16 surcharge.
Connor Ferguson, aged 31, of Pollards Fields, Knottingley: Theft from a shop breached a criminal behaviour order. Jailed for 12 weeks and £352 compensation.
Michael Bull, aged 20, of Sherwood Avenue, Wakefield: Drove while over the alcohol limit. Twenty-two month driving ban, to be reduced by 22 weeks on completion of course, fined £670, £85 costs and £148 surcharge.