Who's been sentenced featuring Wellingborough, Irchester, Kettering, Thrapston, Tamworth, Isham, Perry, Corby, Little Harrowden, Whickam and Raunds

Steven Claridge

Jubilee Crescent, Wellingborough. Age 46.

On 23/03/26 at High Street, Irchester, drove a motor vehicle when the proportion of benzoylecgonine and cocaine in blood, namely 480 microgrammes of benzoylecgonine per litre of blood and 52 microgrammes of cocaine per litre of blood, exceeded the specified limits.

Plea: Guilty. Community order with 100 hours of unpaid work, disqualified from driving for 36 months. To pay costs of £85 and a £114 surcharge.

Ryan Kerr

Melton Road North, Wellingborough. Age 19.

On 11/05/26 at Alexandra Road, Wellingborough, drove a Voi scooter otherwise than in accordance with a licence; used a motor vehicle without third-party insurance; failed to report an accident.

Plea: Guilty. Fined £280, costs of £130 and a £112 surcharge. Driving record endorsed with eight penalty points.

William Burns

Ellastone Way, Tamworth, Staffordshire. Age 42.

On 20/06/26 at the A605, Thrapston, drove a Ford Transit van while using a hand-held mobile telephone.

Plea: Guilty. Disqualified from driving for six months, fined £369, costs of £120 and a £148 surcharge. Driving record endorsed with six penalty points.

Krissy-Marie Thornton

Station Road, Kettering. Age 49.

On 11/07/26 at Wellingborough, had in her possession a quantity of cannabis, a controlled drug of class B; used threatening or abusive words or behaviour or disorderly behaviour within the hearing or sight of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress.

Plea: Guilty. 12-month conditional discharge. Forfeiture and destruction order made for the cannabis. To pay costs of £85 and a £26 surcharge.

Marlie Makhakhe

Beaumont Road, Wellingborough. Age 22.

On 10/03/26 at the A509, Isham, with intent to cause a police constable harassment, alarm or distress, used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour; drove a motor vehicle otherwise than in accordance with a licence; used a motor vehicle without third-party insurance; drove a motor vehicle when the proportion of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in blood exceeded the specified limit.

Plea: Guilty. Community order including 100 hours of unpaid work and 20 rehabilitation activity days, disqualified from driving for 17 months. To pay costs of £85 and a £114 surcharge.

Zoe Lamont

Jacksons Lane, Wellingborough. Age 37.

On 11/07/26 at Wellingborough, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, had in a public place an offensive weapon, namely a bat.

Plea: Guilty. Community order including 100 hours of unpaid work and 10 rehabilitation activity days. Order for deprivation made for the bat. To pay costs of £85 and a £114 surcharge.

Courtney Porter

Crow Spinney Lane, Perry, Cambridgeshire. Age 26.

On 18/09/2025 at HMP Five Wells, 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. 10 weeks in prison. To pay a £154 surcharge.

Kelly Huntley

Woodlands Road, Irchester, Wellingborough. Age 44.

On 18/02/2026 at A509, Irchester, drove a Ford Fiesta dangerously.

Plea: Guilty. Community order including 200 hours of unpaid work; disqualified from driving for 12 months until an extended test is passed. To pay costs of £85 and a £114 surcharge.

Margaret Coleman

Queen Eleanor Court, Rutland Street, Kettering. Age 48.

On 09/03/25 at Kettering, attempted to damage a sign and window belonging to Savers; used threatening or abusive words or behaviour with intent to cause harassment, alarm or distress, which was racially aggravated; assaulted a constable in the execution of her duty; failed without reasonable cause to surrender to custody (three counts).

Plea: Guilty. Fined £280, costs of £85 and a £112 surcharge.

Neville Danga

Barnes Close, Kettering. Age 24.

On 12/08/26 at Rockingham Road, Kettering, drove a motor vehicle after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in breath, namely 93 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeded the prescribed limit; drove while disqualified; used a motor vehicle without third-party insurance.

Plea: Guilty. Fined £1,230, costs of £85 and a £492 surcharge. Disqualified from driving for 28 months.

Brandon Tyrrell

Hertford Road, Kettering. Age 21.

On 23/03/26 at Windmill Avenue, Kettering, drove a motor vehicle when the proportion of a controlled drug, namely delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, in blood was 4.7 micrograms of drug per litre of blood, exceeding the specified limit; had in his possession a quantity of cannabis, a controlled drug of class B.

Plea: Guilty. Fined £415, costs of £85 and a £166 surcharge; disqualified from driving for 18 months. Forfeiture and destruction order made for the cannabis.

Jake Cooper

Albert Street, Kettering. Age 34.

On 18/08/26 at the A43, Corby, drove a motor vehicle otherwise than in accordance with a licence; used a motor vehicle without third-party insurance.

Plea: Guilty. Fined £120, costs of £85. Driving record endorsed with eight penalty points.

Keane Leyland

Westfields, Little Harrowden. Age 20.

On 16/08/26 at Horse Market, Kettering, was guilty, while drunk, of disorderly behaviour; assaulted a man by beating him.

Plea: Guilty. Fined £40, no separate penalty for drunk and disorderly. To pay costs of £85 and a £16 surcharge.

Leon Kane

Glebe Rise, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Age 35.

On 08/06/26 at Northampton, failed without reasonable cause to surrender to custody at Northampton Magistrates' Court; on 23/05/26 at London Road, Wellingborough, drove a motor vehicle after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in breath, namely 59 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeded the prescribed limit.

Plea: Guilty to failing to surrender; Not guilty, found guilty to drink driving. Fined £4,250, disqualified from driving for 40 months. To pay costs of £650.

Ronnie Beard

Miles Close, Raunds. Age 18.

On 10/12/25 at Northampton, had in his possession a quantity of diamorphine (heroin), a controlled drug of class A; had in his possession a quantity of cocaine, a controlled drug of class A.

Plea: Guilty. 12-month conditional discharge.. To pay costs of £85.