Portsmouth Magistrates' Court - latest update

Tayo Adekoya, 19, of Andrew Close, Kingston, admitted using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour causing harassment, alarm or distress on March 19 in Tesco Extra in Fratton Way, Southsea.

He admitted having three tablets of Xanax, a class C drug.

Magistrates imposed a 12-month conditional discharge with £20 compensation and £50 costs to pay.

Brwa Ali, 21, of Manchester Road, Fratton, admitted having an offensive weapon - a broomstick - in Peterborough on July 21 last year.

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Portsmouth Magistrates' Court. Picture: Chris Moorhouse

He admitted assault by beating on the same day.

Magistrates imposed a 12-month community order with 60 hours' unpaid work.

He must pay a £90 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Andrew Ide, 22, of no fixed address, admitted failing to comply with supervision requirements and was fined £50.

Lee White, 39, of Ibis Hotel, Fratton Way, Southsea, admitted stealing meat worth £59 on October 21 in Co-op.

He admitted two charges of causing fear of violence.

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He must pay £100 compensation and was banned for six months from going to the Co-op opposite South Parade Pier.

Magistrates imposed a six-month community order.

Anthony Bryant, 59, of Portland Road, Southsea, admitted having cocaine, a class A drug, on May 13 in Southsea.

He admitted failing to surrender to custody on August 11 at court.

Magistrates fined him £100 with a £34 victim surcharge and six-month conditional discharge.

Barry Carter, 30, of Jervis Drive, Gosport, admitted damaging a dressing table, stool and mirror in Gosport on February 5.

Magistrates imposed a 12-month community order with 25 days' rehabilitation activities.

Magistrates imposed a restraining order for six months.

He must pay £129 compensation, a £90 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

He also admitted damaging a top door bolt.

Abdul Ali, 31, of no fixed address, admitted stealing two sets of bedding worth £50 from Wilko in Portsmouth on September 4.

Magistrates jailed him for eight weeks with a £128 victim surcharge to pay.

Nobby Joseph, 54, of Jarvis Fields, Bursledon, admitted drink-driving in Portsmouth on April 27 while in a silver VW Polo.

A test revealed he had 84 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.

The legal limit is 35.

Magistrates fined him £120 with a £34 victim surcharge and £85 costs to pay.

He was banned from driving for 20 months.

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