WAKEFIELD DISTRICT REPORTS FROM THE COURTS: Man sent ‘grossly offensive’ voicemails while under court order for racial harassment

These are the latest completed cases from Leeds Magistrates’ Court regarding defendants from the Wakefield district.
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Matthew Paul Padgett, aged 40, of Langdale Drive, Wakefield: Failed to comply with the requirements of a community order by failing to attend planned appointments. Twelve-month community order made on July 28, 2022, to include three-month drug rehabilitation requirement.

Marie Shipman, aged 47, of Springhill View, Outwood: Failed to comply with the requirements of a community order by failing to attend appointments.

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Twelve-month community order made on September 21, 2022, to include 12-month alcohol treatment requirement.

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Leeds Magistrates Court
23rd March 2022.
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Leeds Magistrates Court
23rd March 2022.
Picture : Jonathan Gawthorpe
Stock Leeds Magistrates Court 23rd March 2022. Picture : Jonathan Gawthorpe

John Thresh, aged 53, of Thornes Moor Close, Wakefield: Drink drove on Denby Dale Road, Thornes Park and at the Ramada Hotel, Fryersway, Ossett. Eighteen-month community order with nine-month alcohol treatment requirement and 100 hours’ unpaid work, £95 victim surcharge, £200 costs and 18-month driving ban.

Paul Stewart Teece, aged 45, of Lower Warrengate, Wakefield. Sent indecent or grossly offensive voicemails to cause distress or anxiety, committed a further offence while subject to a 12-month conditional discharge order for racial harassment. Jailed for six weeks and £154 victim surcharge.

John James Morris, aged 40, of Eastbourne Terrace, Pontefract: Committed a further offence with subject to a suspended sentence for causing racially or religiously aggravated harrassment, alarm or distress. Suspended sentence of eight week suspended for 12 months extended to 24 months.

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Robert Atkinson, aged 29, of Buttermere Croft, Walton: Used threatening, abusive or insulting words of behaviour ti cayse fear of unlawful violence on board a train between Leeds and Morley and failed to comply with the requirements of a community order by behaving unacceptably on first day of unpaid work. Twelve-month community order with 1000 hours’ unpaid work, £114 victim surcharge and £620 costs.

Ivan Istok, aged 48, of Jacobs Well Lane, Wakefield: Convicted of an offence while a community order for stealing for a shop was in force. Twelve-month community order with six-month drug rehabilitation requirement and 20-day rehabilitation activity requirement.

Jamie Frank Lister, aged 35, of Teall Street, Ossett: Failed to comply with the requirements of a community order by failing to attend unpaid work sessions. Twenty hours’ unpaid work.

Wayne Duke, aged 54, of Monk Street, Wakefield: Failed to comply with the requirements of a community order by failing to comply with initial office appointment. Fined £40.

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David Adams, aged 42, of Wakefield Road, Kinsley: Stole 12 Unstoppables laundry product, three Gillette razors and one Venus razor to the value of £61.83 from Asda.

Troy Adamson-Swanson, aged 31, of Aketon Road, Castleford: Failed to comply with the requirements of a community order made for assault by beating by failing to attend scheduled unpaid work sessions. Twelve-month community order with 10-day rehabilitation activity requirement and 94 hours’ unpaid work.

Charley Abell, aged 19, of Westgate End, Wakefield: Failed to comply with the requirements of a community order by failing to attend rehabilitation activity requirement appointment and unpaid work sessions. Six-month community order with 20 hours’ unpaid work.

Ryan Sheard, aged 26, of Canal Lane, Stanley, Wakefield: Failed to comply with the requirements of a community order made for failing to comply with notification requirements by failing to attend unpaid work first day of working sessions without reasonable excuse. Fined £1,000.