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The latest court sentencings from across North Northamptonshire
Freeman Barbour
Overstrand Road, Cromer. Age 55.
On 03/04/23 at Northamptonshire was in possession of a prohibited image of a child; made an indecent image of a child.


Plea: Guilty. Community order including 20 rehabilitation activity days and 150 hours of unpaid work. Placed on sex offenders’ register for five years. Costs of £85 and a £114 surcharge.
Petru Dimitru
Midland Road, Wellingborough. Age 28.
On 05/02/26 at Northampton, had in his possession a quantity of cocaine and a quantity of cannabis; at St Gregory’s Road drove a Vauxhall Corsa otherwise than in accordance with a licence; drove with no insurance.


Plea: Guilty. 20 months in prison suspended for 18 months. To complete 10 rehabilitation activity days. Disqualified from driving for six months.
Jack Pearson
NFA, Rothwell. Age 22.
On 12/07/24 at Kettering, strangled a man.
Plea: Guilty. 12 months in prison suspended for 21 months. Six months of drug testing and 30 rehabilitation activity days. To pay a £187 surcharge.
Sean Bainsfair
Melton Road North, Wellingborough. Age 37.
On 24/06/26 at Abbots Way, Wellingborough, drove a grey BMW while disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence; drove with no insurance.
Plea: Guilty. Disqualified from driving for 10 months. Fined £120.
Thomas Thorpe
Rockingham Paddocks, Kettering. Age 31.
On 23/06/26 at Lower Street, Kettering, drove a Voi scooter after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in breath, namely 46 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeded the prescribed limit.
Plea: Guilty. Disqualified from driving for 12 months. Fined £415, costs of £85 and a £166 surcharge.
Dean Walker
Whiteman Lane, Rothwell. Age 55.
On 25/02/26 at Stoke Albany Road, Desborough, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, had with him in a public place, a hammer.
Plea: Guilty. Community order including 30 rehabilitation activity days. Fined £600, costs of £85 and a £114 surcharge.
Jake McShane
Weymouth Close, Corby. Age 28.
On 20/01/26 at Corby, assaulted a man by beating him; criminally damaged a hi-vis jacket.
Plea: Guilty. 12 month conditional discharge, to pay £100 compensation and £85 costs.
Jardine Dewar
Steyning Close, Corby. Age 34.
On 30/05/26 at Kettering, Co-op, stole laundry products to the value of £20; On 14/05/26 at Poundland, Kettering, stole laundry products to the value of £200; on 12/06/26 at Boots, Kettering, stole Yankee Candles to the value of £180; on 16/06/26 at Sainsbury’s, Kettering, stole Lego to the value of £162.60.
Plea: Guilty. Community order including 10 rehabilitation activity days. To pay £570.85 in compensation.
Martins Kozurs
HMP Peterborough. Age 31.
On 19/01/26 at Kettering, stole a motor vehicle; had in his possession an unknown quantity of amphetamine; drove with no insurance.
Plea: Guilty. Disqualified from driving for twelve months. Fined £440, costs of £85 and a £176 surcharge.
Rio McGowan
Leicester Close, Corby. Age 18.
On 12/06/26, had in his possession a quantity of cannabis.
Plea: Guilty. 12 month conditional discharge, to pay £85 costs and a £26 surcharge.
Frazer Williams
Poreham Road, Thrapston. Age 52.
On 07/06/26 at Wellingborough drove a Nissan Quasqai on the A45, at Wellingborough, while disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence; drove with no insurance.
Plea: Guilty. Community order including 200 hours of unpaid work. Disqualified from driving for 12 months. Fined £633, costs of £85.
Harminder Dhillon
Pennine Way, Kettering. Age 46.
On 21/11/2025 at Kettering, used threatening or abusive words or behaviour or disorderly behaviour, and the offence was racially aggravated.
Plea: Guilty. Fined £110, £85 costs.
Luke Kerti
Gloucester Close, Kettering. Age 33.
On 06/03/26 at Kettering, made a call that conveyed a threat of death intending an individual encountering the message would fear that the threat would be carried out.
Plea: Guilty. Community order including 6 months of mental health treatment and 30 rehabilitation activity days. Fined £80, costs of £85 and a £114 surcharge.
Darren Wesby
Hollywood Road, Burton Latimer. Age 57.
On 15/11/25, drove a Ford on the A14, J12 Eastbound, at Thrapston at a speed in excess of 40mph in contravention of a temporary speed restriction. The speed recorded was 71 miles per hour.
Plea: Guilty. Fine £288. Driving record endorsed with six penalty points. To pay £120 costs and a £115 surcharge.