News from the courts

DAVID Black, 50, of Homefield Avenue, Arnold, was fined £400 and banned from driving for two years after he was caught drink-driving. He was behind the wheel of a Ford Focus on St Albans Road, Arnold, when he had 97 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath on February 2. The legal limit is 35. After he admitted the charge, he was told to pay the fine, a victim surcharge of £40 and costs of £85.

SZCZEPAN Kil , 34, of Blackburn Way, Bestwood Estate, has been fined for drink-driving. He was over the limit in a Ford Cougar car on Prospect Street, Radford, on February 2. He had 69 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, when the legal limit is 35. Magistrates in Nottingham issued a fine of £150, a requirement to pay a victim surcharge of £20 and costs of £85. He was disqualified from driving for 18 months. He entered a guilty plea to drink-driving, driving without a licence or insurance on February 2. No separate penalty was imposed on the last two offences.

MUHAMMAD Afzal, 27, of Berridge Road, Hyson Green, denied two charges when he appeared at Nottingham Magistrates' Court. He is alleged to have committed an offence of criminal damage after a mobile phone was damaged in Aspley on November 9 last year. He further denies harassment of a woman in Aspley, between November 23 and November 26 last year. He allegedly repeatedly telephoned and sent her text messages. The case will be listed for a trial on February 25. He was granted conditional bail.

OLIVER Jones, 27, of Sikorski Close, Newark, was fined £610 for drink-driving. He was in a BMW in Lombard Street, Newark, when he had 72 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35. Magistrates in Nottingham found him guilty of drink-driving at a hearing on February 14 this year. As well as the fine, he has to pay a £15 victim surcharge and costs of £775. He was banned from driving for three years.

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MICHAL Mroz, 29, of Tempest Street, Lincoln, pleaded guilty to assaulting a female in Newark last October. His case will be heard at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on March 11. He is on conditional bail.

AARON Head, 21, of Villa Street, Beeston, pleaded guilty to assaulting a male in Nottingham on December 6. Magistrates in Nottingham imposed a community order, with a curfew for three months, between the hours of 8pm and 6am. He will be supervised by the Probation Service for 12 months. He has to pay compensation of £75 to the victim, of Desborough, Northants, and costs of £55.

ANDREW Eaton, 20, of Byron Street, Hucknall, harassed a woman over four days in Hucknall, magistrates in Nottingham heard. He shouted abuse at her and made threats to smash in her door and to follow her. He also sent her text messages, when it was clear she did not want to communicate with him, and daubed insulting slogans on her doors and windows. The admitted offence of harassment was committed between December 6 and December 10 last year. He was given a community order, involving supervision from the Probation Service and 200 hours of work in the community. He is banned from contacting the victim until February 12, 2015, and must pay her compensation of £50. He is also required to pay costs of £85 and a £60 victim surcharge.

DAVID Saunders, 31, of Layton Avenue, Mansfield, pleaded guilty to making a false 999 call to Notts Police in Skegby on January 9. He was made subject of a community order which requires him to undergo six months of alcohol treatment. He also has to pay a £60 victim surcharge.

JESSICA Dick, 19, of Vernon Road, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, admitted stealing alcoholic drinks and instant tea from Costcutters in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, having entered the building as a trespasser on October 16 last year. Dick also pleaded guilty to assaulting a man in Kirkby-in-Ashfield on the same day. She was made subject of a three-month curfew and ordered to pay £25 compensation to the victim and a £25 victim surcharge.

NOEL Hannant, 21, of Sutton Road, Mansfield, pleaded guilty to driving while over the legal alcohol limit. Hannant drove a Peugeot 206 car in Mansfield Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, on January 26 while he had 52 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. This exceeded the legal limit of 35 micrograms. Hannant was disqualified from driving for 12 months, fined £110, and ordered to pay £25 prosecution costs and a £20 victim surcharge.

ANDREW Ostolski, 32, of Heathfield Way, Mansfield, pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified. He drove a Fiat Punto on Cavendish Street, Mansfield, on June 15 last year. Ostolski was handed a 12-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, made subject of a three-month curfew and ordered to pay £85 prosecution costs. He also admitted a related charge of driving without insurance. The court also resentenced Ostolski for a previous offence of failing to provide a breath specimen, for which he had received a community order. He was sentenced to six weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months, to be served concurrently.