Who's been sentenced featuring Higham Ferrers, Corby, Weldon, Rushden, Wellingborough, Kettering, Finedon, Sutton Coldfield, Witherley, Braybrooke and Thrapston

Tracey Rogers

Midland Road, Higham Ferrers. Age 58.

On 23/08/26 at Rushden, without lawful excuse, threw dog faeces and baked beans across a property front belonging to a woman intending to destroy or damage such property.

Plea: Guilty. One-year restraining order made. To pay £50 compensation and £85 costs.

Christopher Gaffney

Dorking Walk, Corby. Age 51.

On 30/12/24 at Northamptonshire, used or threatened unlawful violence towards another (affray).

Plea: Guilty. Nine months in prison suspended for two years, with a six-month drug rehabilitation requirement and 25 rehabilitation activity days.

David Foster

Deeble Road, Kettering. Age 54.

On 24/11/22 at Kettering, made a Category A indecent photograph and a Category C indecent pseudo-photograph of a child.

Plea: Guilty. 12 months in prison suspended for two years, with 200 hours of unpaid work, 40 rehabilitation activity days and a 26-day programme. Placed on sex offenders’ register for 10 years. Indefinite sexual harm prevention order made. To pay £150 costs and a £187 surcharge. Deprivation order made for three phones.

Lee Burnett

NFA Corby. Age 46.

On 30/12/24 at Northamptonshire, used or threatened unlawful violence towards another (affray).

Plea: Guilty. 10 months in prison suspended for two years, with 15 rehabilitation activity days.

Rhys Budworth

Chatsworth Avenue, Kettering. Age 20.

On 25/01/26 at Northampton, recorded a person doing a private act without their consent, for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification.

Plea: Guilty. Community order with 40 rehabilitation activity days. Placed on sex offenders’ register for five years. 10-year restraining order made.

Leo Banting

Kent Road, Finedon, Wellingborough. Age 21.

On 11/02/26 at Wellingborough, assaulted a woman, occasioning her actual bodily harm; damaged an iPhone to the value of £180.

Plea: Guilty. 27 weeks in prison. To pay a £187 surcharge. Five-year restraining order made.

Sam Billingham

Kempston Avenue, Sutton Coldfield / Rushden. Age 36.

Between 27/02/26 and 20/05/26, breached a sexual risk order by failing to notify police of electronic devices within three days and residing at an address where there was a female under 18.

Plea: Guilty. 24 months in prison suspended for 24 months, with 120 hours of unpaid work and 20 rehabilitation activity days. To pay a £187 surcharge.

Harrison Gardner

Newman Street, Higham Ferrers. Age 21.

Between 01/09/23 and 31/12/23 at Northamptonshire, engaged in sexual communication with a child.

Plea: Guilty. Community order with 30 rehabilitation activity days. Placed on sex offenders’ register for five years. To pay a £114 surcharge.

Raphael Megwai

Northampton Road, Wellingborough. Age 21.

On 17/04/26 had in his possession a quantity of heroin with intent to supply it; between 01/01/26 and 25/03/26 at Northampton supplied a quantity of cocaine and diamorphine; on 22/02/26 had in his possession a quantity of cocaine with intent to supply it.

Plea: Guilty. 33 months in prison suspended for two years, with 120 hours of unpaid work and 20 rehabilitation activity days. Forfeiture and destruction order made for hammer, drugs and £1079.90.

Frederick Hanson

Robin Lane, Wellingborough. Age 49.

On 31/07/26 at Wellingborough, drove a motor vehicle after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in breath, namely 62 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeded the prescribed limit.

Plea: Guilty. Fined £392, costs of £85 and a £157 surcharge. Disqualified from driving for 18 months.

Liam Cooper

Brickhill Road, Wellingborough. Age 26.

On 30/07/2026 at Wellingborough, resisted a constable in the execution of his duty; had in his possession a quantity of cannabis, a controlled drug of class B.

Plea: Guilty. Fined £266, costs of £85. Forfeiture and destruction order made for the cannabis.

Jardine Dewar

King Street, Kettering. Age 34.

On 21/06/26 at Kettering, stole coffee to the value of £110 belonging to Tesco; on 10/07/26, stole coffee to the value of £94.19 belonging to Co-Op; on 12/07/26, stole laundry products to the value of £41.10 belonging to Co-Op; on 26/06/26, stole multiple items including flowers and a telescope to the value of £107.40 belonging to Sainsbury’s; on 26/07/2026, stole various items including clothing, flowers and telescope to the value of £205 belonging to Sainsbury’s; on 31/07/26, stole Lego Minifigures to the value of £133 belonging to Sainsbury’s; on 28/07/26, stole children's toys to the value of £140 belonging to Sainsbury’s.

Plea: Guilty. Six weeks in prison suspended for 12 months. To pay compensation of £770.69.

Mate-Edward Belbe

Citron Road, Wellingborough. Age 28.

On 12/02/2026 at Northampton, drove a motor vehicle when the proportion of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, 7 microgrammes per litre of blood, exceeded the specified limit; drove a motor vehicle when the proportion of benzoylecgonine in blood, 116 microgrammes per litre of blood, exceeded the specified limit.

Plea: Guilty. Community order including 200 hours of unpaid work. Disqualified from driving for 36 months. To pay costs of £85.

Maud Henry

Kennard Close, Weldon. Age 53.

On 30/07/2026 at Corby Road, Weldon, drove a motor vehicle after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in breath, namely 120 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeded the prescribed limit; used a motor vehicle without third-party insurance.

Plea: Guilty. Community order including 20 rehabilitation activity days. Disqualified from driving for 4 years. Fined £80, costs of £85 and a £114 surcharge.

Scot Davidson

Willows Farm, Fenn Lanes, Witherley. Age 26.

On 13/02/2026 at Braybrooke, assaulted a woman by beating her.

Plea: Guilty. Community order including 50 hours of unpaid work and 10 rehabilitation activity days. To pay £100 compensation, costs of £85 and a £114 surcharge.

Sean Gibbs

Kings Road, Rushden. Age 23.

On 02/08/26 at Higham Ferrers, drove a motor vehicle after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in breath, namely 79 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeded the prescribed limit.

Plea: Guilty. Disqualified from driving for 17 months, fined £120 and a £48 surcharge.

Paul Herbert

Ouiston Way, Overstone, Northampton. Age 48.

On 05/12/25 at Thrapston, drove a vehicle on the A14 J12 Eastbound at a speed exceeding the temporary limit of 40mph. The speed recorded was 60mph; on 02/12/25 at Islip, drove a vehicle on the A14 J12 Westbound at a speed exceeding the temporary limit of 40mph. The speed recorded was 62mph.

Plea: Guilty. Fined £1,104, costs of £250. Driving record endorsed with eight penalty points.