Who's been sentenced featuring Wellingborough, Rothwell, Corby, Kettering, Great Oakley, Rushden, Cottesmore, Rothwell and Higham Ferrers

Carl Harris

Market Hill, Rothwell. Age 52.

On 04/06/24 at Wellingborough, unlawfully and maliciously inflicted grievous bodily harm upon a woman.

Plea: Guilty.22 months in prison suspended for 2 years. To complete 50 rehabilitation activity days. Costs of £150 and a £187 surcharge.

Desmond Jones

Sandby Road, Corby. Age 70.

Between 19/08/25 and 22/08/25 at Corby, being a relevant offender, failed without reasonable excuse to comply with the notification requirements of the Sex Offenders’ Register in that he failed to sign on at the police station within three days after his release from prison; on 08/09/2025 at Corby, without reasonable excuse, failed to notify police of a mobile phone, in breach of a sexual risk order made by Northamptonshire Magistrates’ Court on 25/06/24.

Plea: Guilty. Community order including 25 rehabilitation activity days.

Lauris Puntuzis

Keld Close, Corby. Age 41.

On 16/07/25 drove a Vauxhall Insignia on the A43 at Kettering without due care and attention in that he overtook a lorry, lost control of his vehicle and drove into a ditch.

Plea: No plea entered. Found guilty. Driving licence endorsed with nine penalty points. Fined £660, costs of £400 and a £264 surcharge.

Preet Singh

Balmoral Avenue, Rushden. Age 20.

On 14/08/25 at Chelveston Road, Rushden, drove a motor vehicle when the proportion of delta-9-tetracannibonol in blood, namely 2.4 microgrammes of drug per litre of blood, exceeded the specified limit; was in possession of a quantity of cannabis and a quantity of cocaine.

Plea: Guilty. Disqualified from driving for 12 months. Fined £1,045, to pay costs of £85 and a £418 surcharge.

Raffaele Parente

Little Meadow, Great Oakley. Age 59.

On 09/12/24 at Corby intentionally obstructed a man who was lawfully acting as an enforcement agent; assaulted a man by beating him.

Plea: Not guilty. Found guilty after trial. 12 month conditional discharge, fined £180, costs of £650 and a £72 surcharge.

Romero Smith

Totnes Close, Corby. Age 30.

On 27/07/25 at Weekley Glebe Road, Kettering, drove a motor vehicle when the proportion of benzoylecgonine in blood, namely 1200 microgrammes per litre of blood, exceeded the specified limit; when the proportion of cocaine blood, namely 111 microgrammes per litre of blood, exceeded the specified limit.

Plea: Guilty. Community order including 20 rehabilitation activity days and 150 hours of unpaid work. Disqualified from driving for 30 months. To pay £100 compensation, £85 costs and a £114 surcharge.

Tendayi Masawi

Devon Walk, Cottesmore. Age 32.

On 19/07/25 at Northampton Road, Rushden, drove a motor vehicle after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in urine, namely 174 milligrams of alcohol (ethanol) per 100 millilitres of urine, exceeded the prescribed limit.

Plea: Guilty. Disqualified from driving for 12 months. Fined £392, costs of £85 and a £157 surcharge.

Valentina Sprintaroiu

Conyger Close, Corby. Age 25.

On 23/11/25 at Sower Leys Road, Corby, drove a black Mercedes after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in breath, namely 60 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeded the prescribed limit.

Plea: Guilty. Disqualified from driving for 20 months. Fined £150. To pay costs of £85 and a £64 surcharge.

Andrew Wright

Dahlia Road, Kettering. Age 45.

On 12/05/25 at Kettering, assaulted a shopworker by beating him; attempted to steal goods to the value of £100 belonging to Tesco; on 18/04/25 at Sainsbury’s, Kettering, stole bottles of alcohol; on 24/06/25 at Kettering had in his possession a quantity of cannabis; on 31/10/25 at Northampton Magistrates’ Court failed without reasonable cause to surrender to custody having been released on bail in criminal proceedings on 01/10/25.

Plea: Guilty. 12 weeks in prison suspended for 12 months. To complete 10 rehabilitation activity days and 40 hours of unpaid work. To pay £200 compensation and £200 costs.

Dawid Baczek

Holly Road, Higham Ferrers. Age 33.

On 28/09/25 at the A14 Eastbound, J1-2 had with him, without good reason or lawful authority, in a public place, a lock knife; drove after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in his breath, namely 47 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeded the prescribed limit.

Plea: Guilty. 16 weeks in prison suspended for 12 months. To complete 10 rehabilitation activity days and 70 hours of unpaid work. Fined £800, costs of £85 and a £320 surcharge.

James Campbell

Ford Street, Kettering. Age 23.

On 04/04/25 at Kettering used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause attending police officers to believe that immediate unlawful violence would be used against them; 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, and the offence was racially aggravated; resisted a police constable in the execution of her duty.

Plea: Guilty. Community order including 30 rehabilitation activity days and 100 hours of unpaid work. Fined £293, costs of £85 and a £117 surcharge.

Jordan Watts

Spring Gardens, Rothwell. Age 25.

On 19/11/25 at Kettering assaulted a police officer by beating him; was guilty, while drink, of disorderly behaviour.

Plea: Guilty. Eight weeks in prison suspended for 12 months. To pay £50 compensation and costs of £85.