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The latest court sentencings from across North Northamptonshire
Arron Bird
Caernarvon Road, St Neots. Age 57.
On 06/06/25 drove a Porsche on the A6 Rothwell / Desborough Bypass, a single carriageway road, at a speed exceeding the legal limit of 60 miles per hour. The speed recorded was 103mph.


Plea: Guilty. Disqualified from driving for 21 days. Fined £623, costs of £120 and a £249 surcharge.
Christopher Hinds
Mill Road, Woodford. Age 40.
On 09/07/25 at High Street, Irthlingborough, drove a motor vehicle when the proportion of benzoylecgonine in blood, namely 216 microgrammes per litre of blood, exceeded the specified limit; when the proportion cocaine in blood, namely 29 microgrammes per litre of blood, exceeded the specified limit; drove with no insurance.
Plea: Not guilty. Found guilty. Disqualified from driving for 15 months. Fined £525, costs of £300 and a £210 surcharge.
Carlene Crabtree
Grantham Walk, Corby. Age 33.
On 21/11/25 at Tesco Express, Corby, stole a sandwich and a drink, to the value of £4; on 29/12/25 at the Shell garage, Cottingham Road, Corby, stole vapes to the value of £65.
Plea: Guilty. Fined £80, compensation of £69.
Emran Ahmed
Adlington Road, Oadby. Age 32.
On 06/06/25 drove a Land Rover on the A427 Harborough Road, Dingley, at a speed exceeding the legal limit of 30 miles per hour. The speed recorded was 50 miles per hour.
Plea: Guilty. Driving licence endorsed with six penalty points. Fined £80, costs of £120 and a £32 surcharge.
Reece Gallagher
Newton Road, Rushden. Age 30.
On 19/09/25 at Washbrook Road, Rushden, drove a motor vehicle when the proportion of benzoylecgonine in blood, namely 328 microgrammes per litre of blood, exceeded the specified limit; drove with no insurance; drove when the proportion of cocaine in blood, namely 15 microgrammes per litre of blood, exceeded the specified limit; drove when the proportion of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in blood, namely 4.9 microgrammes of drug per litre of blood, exceeded the specified limit; drove without due care and attention; failed to stop when ordered to do so by a constable in uniform.
Plea: Guilty. Disqualified from driving for 30 months, community order including 200 hours of unpaid work and 14 rehabilitation activity days. To pay costs of £85 and a £114 surcharge.
Richard Marlow
Gardeners Crescent, Kettering. Age 46.
On 16/06/25 at Kettering, had in his possession a quantity of cannabis; a quantity of Gabapentlin; on 19/11/25 had in his possession a quantity of cannabis; on 04/12/25 failed without reasonable cause to surrender to custody at Northamptonshire Magistrates' Court, having been released on bail in criminal proceedings on 19/11/25.
Plea: Guilty. Fined £160, costs of £85.
John McAulay
Skipton Walk, Corby. Age 49.
On 23/11/25 at Morrisons, Corby, stole items to the value of £193.55; on 02/01/26 at BP Garage, Corby, stole various items to the value of £9; on 08/01/26 at Heron Foods, Corby, stole chocolates to the value of £115.
Plea: Guilty. 24 weeks in prison.
Remus Doae
Clay Lane, Birmingham. Age 30.
On 14/07/25 on the A14 at Rothwell used a Mercedes Sprinter van that involved the danger of injury to a person because there was half the front end of a car, three washing machines and other heavy metal items which were not secured in any way; drove with a child not secured by the correct seatbelt.
Plea: Guilty. Fined £500, driving licence endorsed with three penalty points, costs of £85 and a £200 surcharge.
Valeriu Coman
Browning Walk, Corby. Age 41.
On 04/01/25 at Corby sent a message that conveyed a threat of serious harm, namely that he would assault a woman and cause her to use sign language and wear a colostomy bag; on 04/01/25 at Corby sent a message that conveyed a threat of serious harm, namely that he would set a woman on fire, tie her to a tree and stick a bullet in her.
Plea: Guilty. Nine weeks in prison suspended for 12 months. To complete 12 rehabilitation activity days and 80 hours of unpaid work. To pay costs of £85 and a £154 surcharge. Two-year restraining order made.
Sade Chaplin
Babbage Crescent, Corby. Age 31.
On 16/07/25 used a Volkswagen Polo in Glendon Road, Rothwell, with no insurance.
Plea: Guilty. Driving licence endorsed with six penalty points, fined £300, costs of £120 and a £120 surcharge.
Daniel Johnson
HMP Highpoint, Newmarket. Age 37.
On 11/06/25 at Wellingborough, assaulted a man by beating him; without lawful excuse, damaged a pair of glasses.
Plea: Guilty. Four weeks in prison. To pay £150 in compensation and £85 costs.
Sarah McLeod
Clarendon Close, Corby. Age 36.
On 03/10/25 at Corby, with intent to cause a woman harassment, alarm or distress, used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour; between 13/03/25 and 18/03/25, and and on 03/10/25, sent by means of a public electronic communications network messages that was grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character; criminally damaged a white Seat Leon; on 03/08/25 at Corby, with intent to cause two people harassment, alarm or distress, used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, and the offence was racially aggravated; between 13/03/25 and 18/03/25, sent by means of a public electronic communications network a message that was grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character.
Plea: Guilty. 23 weeks in prison suspended for 12 months, six months of mental health treatment, to complete 20 rehabilitation activity days, and pay £200 in costs and a £154 surcharge. Five year restraining order made.
Tamara Belova
Acorn Way, Corby. Age 70.
On 05/03/25 at Gainsborough Road, Corby, while driving a Tesla, drove without due care and attention in that she failed to stop at a pedestrian crossing which led her to hitting a male child using the crossing; failed to stop at the scene of an accident; failed to report an accident to police.
Plea: Guilty. Disqualified from driving for six months. Fined £338, costs of £1,100 and a £135 surcharge.