A round-up of cases at Weymouth Magistrates Court

DANIEL REYNOLDS, aged 18, of Camedown Close, Weymouth. Proved in absence of travelling on a railway without having previously paid a fare of £2.60 and with intent to avoid payment. Fined £400. To pay compensation of £2.60 and costs of £140.

DANIEL MARK ANTHONY STEVENS, aged 18, c/o Albany Road, Weymouth. Admitted travelling on a railway without having previously paid a fare of £4.20 and with intent to avoid payment. Fined £95. To pay compensation of £4.20 and costs of £110.

JASON DEREK ARNOLD, aged 35, of Sunnyside Road, Weymouth. Admitted handling stolen goods, namely a fishing rod and fishing reel to the value of £200. Discharged conditionally for six months.

CARLA BERNADETTE BROWN, aged 44, of Dorchester Road, Weymouth. Admitted stealing eight cans of cider to the value of £11 belonging to Asda Stores. Discharged conditionally for six months.

ROBERT CLEMENTS, aged 41, of Links Road, Weymouth. Admitted stealing a Blaupunkt car stereo from a vehicle. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. To pay costs of £10. Also admitted trespassing on land with an air weapon. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. Air rifle to be forfeited and destroyed.

JASON DAVID LLOYD, aged 24, of Tatton, Weymouth. Admitted being drunk and disorderly in a public place, namely Weymouth Esplanade. Fined £160. To pay costs of £85.

ALLAN JAMES GOODALL VERNON, aged 52, of no fixed abode. Admitted at Weymouth being an offender within the terms of the Sexual Offences Act and failed without reasonable excuse to comply with the notification requirements. Committed to prison for 12 weeks consecutive. Committed a further offence during the operational period of a suspended sentence order. It is ordered that the suspended sentence be activated in full. For original offence of failing without reasonable excuse to comply with the notification requirements within terms of Sexual Offences Act, suspended sentence of imprisonment of 12 weeks suspended for 12 months implemented. Overall length of sentence is 24 weeks.

ROBERT DAVID BELL, aged 33, of Norfolk Road, Weymouth. Admitted attempted arson of a post box. Fined £300. To pay costs of £85.

DEAN TROY DISSON, aged 31, of no fixed abode. Admitted at Westham Road, Weymouth, stealing food and alcohol to the value of £23.32, belonging to Londis Stores. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. To pay compensation of £23.32.

JUSTIN LEE HOWARD, aged 40, of no fixed abode. Admitted failing without reasonable excuse to surrender to custody at Weymouth Magistrates Court. To be detained in courthouse. Detention deemed served by reason of time already spent in custody.