Who's been sentenced from Corby, Earls Barton, Market Harborough, Kettering, Weldon and Wellingborough
A round-up of court sentencings from North Northamptonshire
The following people have recently been sentenced at Northamptonshire Crown and Magistrates’ Courts:
Leon McKenna
Carey Street, Kettering. Age 53.


On 03/08/24 at Newlands Shopping Centre, Kettering, had without good reason or lawful authority, in a public place, a Stanley knife; was in possession of class C-drugs; 14 tablets of Zopiclone and 165 tablets of Alprazolam.
Plea: Guilty. 12 months in prison suspended for two years. To pay a £187 surcharge.
Stuart Carlson
Thurso Walk, Corby. Age 28.
On 20/01/25 at Shetland Way, Corby, being the driver of a vehicle, failed to stop the vehicle on being required to do so by a constable in uniform; drove after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in blood, namely 118 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood, exceeded the prescribed limit; drove with no insurance.
Plea: Guilty. Disqualified from driving for 13 months. Fined £800, costs £85 and a £640 surcharge.
Lukasz Nuszkiewicz
Eydon Drive, Weldon. Age 43.
On 13/03/25 at Corby Road, used a motor vehicle with no insurance; drove while disqualified.
Plea: Guilty. Disqualified from driving for 18 months, 100 hours of unpaid work. Fined £765, to pay costs of £86 and a £114 surcharge.
Paul Wilson
Tennyson Road, Kettering. Age 61.
On 14/03/25 at St Mary’s Road, Kettering, drove a vehicle after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in breath, namely 76 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeded the prescribed limit.
Plea: Guilty. Disqualified from driving for 17 months. Fined £600, to pay costs of £85 and a £240 surcharge.
Jake Gibson
No fixed abode. Age 29.
On 26/03/25 at Kettering stole a grey backpack containing personal items.
Plea: Guilty. Seven weeks in prison. To pay compensation of £15 and £85 costs.
Reece Whitlock
Haddon Close, Wellingborough. Age 33.
On 19/04/24 at Autocraft Machining Solutions, without lawful excuse damaged two car tyres to the value of £340 by slashing them; was in possession of a knife.
Plea: Not guilty. Found guilty. Six months in prison suspended for 12 months. 15 rehabilitation activity days, 100 hours of unpaid work. To pay compensation of £340 and costs of £650.
Thomas Finnigan
Sargent Road, Corby. Age 38.
On 13/01/25 at Corby damaged a windowsill to a value of £1,000.
Plea: Guilty. Fined £220, to pay compensation of £150, costs of £200 and an £88 surcharge.
Pawel Peciak
John Clare Way, Corby. Age 40.
On 05/02/25 at Corby took, without the consent of the owner, a Volkswagen Passatt.
Plea: Guilty. 24 month conditional discharge.
Benjamin Hunt
Cranoe Road, Market Harborough. Age 26.
On 15/03/25 at Elizabeth Street, Corby, drove a motor vehicle after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in breath, namely 46 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeded the prescribed limit.
Plea: Guilty. Disqualified from driving for 12 months. Fined £500, £85 costs and a £200 surcharge.
Neil Russell
Cheddar Walk, Corby. Age 46.
On 16/09/24 attended Grace & Co, Willow Place, as a trespasser with intent to steal.
Plea: Guilty. Community order including 10 rehabilitation requirement days. To pay £1,500 compensation.
Matthew White
Dahlia Road, Kettering. Age 44.
On 24/01/25 at Kettering, assaulted a man by beating him; on 08/02/25 at Kettering, used threatening or abusive words or behaviour within the hearing or sight of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress; on 22/03/25 at Warkton was found in an enclosed garden for an unlawful purpose, namely theft.
Plea: Guilty. 12 months in prison. To pay costs of £85 and a £154 surcharge.
Lyndsay Melville
Leighton Road, Corby. Age 37.
On 12/02/25 at Corby stole items worth £192 belonging to Next; on 09/02/25 at Corby stole items worth £192 belonging to Next; on 25/02/25 at Corby stole items worth £205 belonging to Next; on 08/02/25 at Corby stole items worth £318 belonging to Next; on 04/04/25 stole 2 detergent items to the value of £11 belonging to Co-op; on 13/03/25 at Corby stole items worth £170 belonging to Next.
Plea: Guilty. Community order including a six month drug rehabilitation order and 20 rehabilitation activity days.
Andrei Radu
Farndale Avenue, Corby. Age 26.
On 28/05/23 at Corby assaulted a police officer acting in the exercise of his functions as such a worker, by beating him.
Plea: Not guilty. Found guilty. Community order including 120 days of alcohol abstinence monitoring, 10 rehabilitation activity days, )and 100 hours of unpaid work. To pay compensation of £100, costs of £650 and a £114 surcharge.
Daniel Knapp
Clarke Court, Earls Barton. Age 49.
On 25/10/24 used a Vauxhall Astra in Northampton Road when there was no insurance in force.
Plea: Guilty. Driving licence endorsed with six points. Fined £700, to pay £110 costs and a £128 surcharge.