King’s Lynn Magistrates’ Court deals with naked coffee drinker, carrot oil thief, and violent assault
Whether it was for stealing carrot oil or jumping on cars, magistrates in Lynn were forced to lay down the law last week. But a case that perhaps gained the most attention from our readers involved Edward Excell, who claimed he had forgotten his clothes when he pulled into a Costa drive-thru completely naked. The 44-year-old appeared in the dock last week for exposing himself to the young female staff who were working on Wednesday, June 25.
Man shocked young drive-thru staff by ordering a coffee while naked[1]
Edward Excell, of London Road, pleaded guilty to outraging public decency after he appeared completely nude at the coffee chain window. Mitigating, solicitor Damian Willatt explained the 44-year-old had gone swimming that day and forgot to take a change of clothes, so was trying to dry off on his way home. Magistrates fined Excell GBP120, and have ordered him to pay a GBP48 victim surcharge as well as GBP45 in court costs.
Drink-driver banned after five-vehicle crash saw victim need facial reconstruction[2]
Daniel Edge, 25, of Langland in Gaywood, appeared at Lynn Magistrates' Court today to be sentenced, having pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by careless driving and drink-driving at an earlier hearing. He was sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for 12 months, disqualified from driving for two years and one month, and ordered to complete 180 hours unpaid work. The sentence follows an incident at around 9am on March 20, when Edge was travelling on the A10 and approaching the Bexwell Road roundabout at Downham in a white Ford Transit van and was involved in a five-vehicle collision.
Prosecutors said that Edge "did not notice" the cars in front of him had stopped upon approaching the roundabout,. When his van slammed into the back of one of the vehicles, the victim's head smashed into the steering wheel, and no airbags deployed. As a result, the victim lost blood and suffered injuries so serious that he was transported to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge for treatment - and later needed facial reconstruction.
Teen told to 'keep out of trouble' after police found cannabis in home[3]
Kyran George-Cook, 18, of Dobby Drive in North Lynn, pleaded guilty to the possession of the Class B drug when he appeared in court. Police carried out a search of his home on Wednesday, September 4 last year, during which they seized three bags containing 3.43g, 0.53g and 4.3g of cannabis - as well as an iPhone, GBP65 in cash, bags of change and a money box. He has been handed a six-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of GBP26, as well as court costs of GBP45.
Magistrates said to George-Cook: "I want you to take away from this today, 'If I keep out of trouble, that's the end of the matter for me.'"
House boat argument led police to discover an ounce of cannabis[4] Anthony Schorfield, who lives on a cruiser in Downham, pleaded guilty after police found him in possession of 28g of cannabis on October 11 last year. At the time of the offence, he had someone come to see him who he was "not particularly friendly with" and the pair got into an argument.
The visitor called the police, saying he was being threatened by Schorfield and when officers arrived at the premises in search of a weapon, they came across the drugs.
Magistrates handed Schorfield a six-month conditional discharge, and he will have to pay a victim surcharge of GBP26 as well as GBP45 in court costs. The cannabis will be forfeited and destroyed. 22-year-old caught with nine canisters of laughing gas claims he just 'found them'[5]
Rudolf Simkuns, of Tinkers Drove in Wisbech, pleaded guilty after having multiple canisters of laughing gas in his uninsured car.
The factory worker had been stopped in a BMW on St James Street, in Lynn, after continuously sounding the horn on Wednesday, April 2. Simkuns, who has three previous drug-related offences, claimed he had found the items and put them in his car, but "can't explain" why he did it. Magistrates fined him GBP292 for each offence, and will have to pay a victim surcharge of GBP234 as well as GBP85 in court costs.
The destruction of the drugs has also been ordered.
'Fool' avoids jail after handing fake Bulgarian licence to police[6] Todor Todorov, of Prince Street in Wisbech, pleaded guilty after giving a counterfeit Bulgarian driver's licence, which he bought on Facebook, to officers. The 26-year-old was stopped on Lynn Road in Walton Highway, and after looking at the documentation, police suspected it was fake due to its poor quality.
Magistrates explained to Todorov that the maximum punishment for this offence is six months in prison, which he has avoided.
Instead, he has been ordered to pay an GBP833 fine, a victim surcharge of GBP30 and GBP85 in court costs. He will also have six points automatically put on his licence if he chooses to obtain one, and it will be endorsed to show he was driving without proper insurance. The court also ordered the forfeit and destruction of the fake Bulgarian licence.
Drunk driver swerved across the road with nine-year-old in car on way to birthday party[7] Nijo mon Kallukadan Poulouse, a fish factory worker from Grimsby in Lincolnshire, pleaded guilty to failing to complete a breath test, driving without insurance and driving without a licence. Police stopped the 38-year-old on Lynn's Hardwick roundabout on Saturday, July 5, when he was on his way to a friend's birthday party in Hunstanton.
When pulled over, officers noticed that Kallukadan Poulouse was slurring his words, had bloodshot eyes, and had a child in the back seat. He was unable to complete a breath test but police suspected it was due to a language barrier. Magistrates handed him 17-month driving ban, which may be reduced by 17 weeks if he completes a drink-driving awareness course.
He will also have to pay a GBP583 fine, a victim surcharge of GBP230, and court costs of GBP85. Drug-driving father-of-five caught with cannabis in glove box[8] Connor Meads, of Recreation Drive in Southery, pleaded guilty to drug-driving and possession of the Class B drug.
The 28-year-old attracted the attention of officers in an unmarked vehicle when he gained speeds of up to 80mph to overtake a car in front of him on Thursday, January 30. Tests showed Meads had 3.3mcg of cannabis per litre of blood in his system - the legal limit to drive is 2mcg. Magistrates called the act "stupid" and handed Meads a 12-month driving ban.
He will also have to pay a fine of GBP461, a victim surcharge of GBP184 and court costs of GBP85. 22-year-old jumped on nightclub bouncer's car and kneed police officer's eye[9] Thomas Lidgey, of Hilgay Road in West Dereham, appeared in court, pleading guilty to four offences.
Each crime, which included criminal damage, common assault, assault on an officer and resisting police, related to an incident which took place in the early hours of Sunday, July 6. In mitigation, solicitor Damian Willatt said that Lidgey suffers from autism and this behaviour was "very out of character for him". "He was in a very bad place mentally and had far too much to drink," he said.
Magistrates handed the 22-year-old a 12-month conditional discharge as he showed "genuine remorse". He will have to pay GBP109 for the broken windscreen, as well as compensation of GBP50 to the doorman and GBP150 to the police officer. Both the victim surcharge and court costs were waived.
Mother caught stealing sports balls, carrot oil and candle from bargain shop[10] Marisa Brown, 52, of Edinburgh Way in Dersingham, pleaded guilty to stealing GBP23.12 worth of goods from Home Bargains on June 5. She was seen on camera entering the Lynn store, filling a basket with some items while placing others in a black bag.
Brown proceeded to the checkout, where she paid for the items in the basket but not the ones in the bag. Her haul, which was not recovered, included sports balls, towel clips, carrot oil and a citronella candle. Magistrates gave her a six-month conditional discharge, and she will have to pay Home Bargains GBP23.12 for the stolen goods.
On top of this, she will pay court costs of GBP45 and a victim surcharge of GBP26. Bricklayer knocked victim's teeth out in rage-filled pub attack[11] Harry Fysh, 24, of Marsh Lane in Gaywood, sat in the dock saying he was "petrified of custody".
He pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm without intent after he smacked the victim in the mouth while watching a football game on November 22, last year. The victim felt the roof of his mouth with his tongue and realised his front two teeth were only held in by his braces. Magistrates told Fysh that he "acted recklessly".
He has been given nine months in prison, but had the sentence suspended for 12 months.
He will also have to complete 100 hours of unpaid work and give the victim GBP5,000 in compensation for the damage caused.
References
- ^ Man shocked young drive-thru staff by ordering a coffee while naked (lynnnews.co.uk)
- ^ Drink-driver banned after five-vehicle crash saw victim need facial reconstruction (lynnnews.co.uk)
- ^ Teen told to 'keep out of trouble' after police found cannabis in home (lynnnews.co.uk)
- ^ House boat argument led police to discover an ounce of cannabis (lynnnews.co.uk)
- ^ 22-year-old caught with nine canisters of laughing gas claims he just 'found them' (lynnnews.co.uk)
- ^ 'Fool' avoids jail after handing fake Bulgarian licence to police (lynnnews.co.uk)
- ^ Drunk driver swerved across the road with nine-year-old in car on way to birthday party (lynnnews.co.uk)
- ^ Drug-driving father-of-five caught with cannabis in glove box (lynnnews.co.uk)
- ^ 22-year-old jumped on nightclub bouncer's car and kneed police officer's eye (lynnnews.co.uk)
- ^ Mother caught stealing sports balls, carrot oil and candle from bargain shop (lynnnews.co.uk)
- ^ Bricklayer knocked victim's teeth out in rage-filled pub attack (lynnnews.co.uk)