HERE are the latest Magistrates' Court results including a drug driver who was banned for more than two years.
Carvel Raynor, 43, of Launcelot Close, Andover, appeared in court charged with driving a motor vehicle while over the prescribed alcohol limit. The offense occurred on December 1, 2024, on Newbury Road, Andover.
A blood test revealed Raynor had 107 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood, exceeding the legal limit of 80 milligrams.
Raynor pleaded guilty to the offense. The court imposed a fine of £550, with an £85 contribution to prosecution costs and a £220 victim surcharge. He was also disqualified from driving for 14 months, with the option to reduce the ban by 14 weeks upon completing a drink driving awareness course by November 17, 2025.
Raynor must pay the full amount by June 27, 2025, in line with a collection order issued by the court.
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Nigel Evans, of Tiberius Road, Andover, has been sentenced to ten months in prison for breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO).
Evans, 38, appeared in court on February 28, 2025, where he admitted to disposing of two internet-enabled devices without reasonable excuse. This action violated the terms of a SHPO imposed by Mold Crown Court in August 2022. The breach occurred between August 13 and December 23, 2024, in Andover.
The court deemed the offense serious enough to warrant a custodial sentence, citing Evans’ “flagrant disregard for court orders.” The SHPO had been put in place to limit his access to internet-enabled devices, among other restrictions, to prevent further offending.
Harry Barber, 25, of North Acre, Longparish, has been banned from driving for 29 months and sentenced to a community order after being caught driving with multiple controlled drugs in his system.
Barber appeared before Basingstoke Magistrates' Court following a traffic stop on September 11, 2024, on the M3 near Winchester. Blood tests revealed he was driving a white Fiat Panda with levels of three controlled substances far exceeding the legal limits:
Benzoylecgonine (BZE): 496 micrograms per litre of blood (legal limit: 50 micrograms).
Cocaine: 22 micrograms per litre of blood (legal limit: 10 micrograms).
Ketamine: 200 micrograms per litre of blood (legal limit: 20 micrograms).
Barber pleaded guilty to all charges. The court imposed a 12-month community order requiring him to complete 150 hours of unpaid work. In addition, he was disqualified from driving for 29 months and ordered to adhere to the terms of his supervision until February 26, 2026.
An Andover man has been fined after being caught speeding.
Darren John Booth, 55, of Wolversdene Gardens, was recorded driving a Volvo motor car, at 79mph on the A35 Tolpuddle Bypass dual carriageway on December 11, 2023. The speed limit for the road is 70mph.
Appearing in court, Booth was fined £160 for the offence. He was also ordered to pay a £64 surcharge and £85 in costs. His driving record has been endorsed with three penalty points.
A collection order was made, and disqualification is pending until a test is passed.
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