Recent proceedings at Oxford Magistrates’ Court included the following matters:
A 34-year-old woman from Oxford Road in Bicester admitted to three offenses of assaulting a police officer in Bicester on June 19 last year. She also confessed to one charge of employing threatening, abusive, or insulting language or behavior intended to cause harassment, alarm, or distress during the same incident. The court imposed a requirement to attend appointments as directed by a supervising officer for up to 15 days, along with compensation totaling £225.
A 39-year-old man with no fixed address acknowledged possession of a class A controlled substance, specifically cocaine, along with stealing goods worth £147.95 from a retail establishment and assaulting an emergency worker through beating in Aylesbury and High Wycombe on March 14 this year. He received a custodial sentence of 16 weeks, and the seized drugs were ordered to be destroyed.
A 36-year-old woman from Ayres Drive in Bloxham, Banbury, pleaded guilty to driving while over the legal alcohol limit on Barford Road in Bloxham on December 25 last year. She was driving a Vauxhall Safira with 120 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath. The court mandated payment of £85 in costs and a £114 victim surcharge. She was also ordered to refrain from consuming alcohol for 90 days and to attend appointments as directed by a supervising officer for up to six days. Her driving privilege was suspended for 30 months, though this period may be reduced by 30 weeks upon completion of an approved course by November 5 next year.
A 26-year-old woman with no fixed address admitted to using threatening, abusive, or insulting words or behavior with the intention of causing fear or provoking unlawful violence in Oxford on February 16 this year. She received a three-month exclusion from George and Danvers on St Aldates and was ordered to pay £50 in compensation.
A 44-year-old man with no fixed address pleaded guilty to using threatening, abusive, or insulting words or behavior with the intention of causing fear or provoking unlawful violence in Oxford on February 16 this year. He was subject to a three-month exclusion from George and Danvers on St Aldates and was ordered to pay £50 in compensation.
A 58-year-old man from Saunders Road in Oxford admitted to one count of fraud through false representation in Oxford on February 24 this year. He was ordered to pay £85 in costs and a fine of £120.
A 47-year-old man from Shipton Road in Ascott-Under-Wychwood, Chipping Norton, pleaded guilty to drink driving on High Street in Chipping Norton on December 21 last year. His breath analysis showed 125 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres. The court ordered payment of £85 in costs and a £114 victim surcharge. He must comply with appointments arranged by a supervising officer for up to five days and complete 120 hours of unpaid work within 12 months. His driving disqualification lasts 30 months but may be reduced by 30 weeks if he completes an approved course by November 6 next year.
A 31-year-old man with no fixed address admitted to one count of assault through beating in Oxford on March 15 this year. He was ordered to pay a £114 victim surcharge and received a nine-month exclusion from The Grapes public house.
A 20-year-old man from Lister Close in Walsall pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicle taking and dangerous driving involving a Volkswagen Golf on the A452, Banbury Road, and Kenilworth Road in Banbury on November 19 2023. He was ordered to pay £40 in costs and a £114 victim surcharge. He received a 12-month driving ban and was ordered to complete 120 hours of unpaid work within 12 months.