Magistrates Court results for the Eastbourne area for January 28 - February 3

Results from Eastbourne Magistrates’ Court, sitting at Hastings, for January 28 - February 3
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January 28:

Yosief Hyabu, 50, of Willow Avenue, Birmingham, pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly in a public place at Church Street, Seaford, on October. He was found guilty of assaulting a police officer at Seaford on the same date. He pleaded guilty to causing damage to a custody cell mattress at Eastbourne on October 10. 
The court made a community order with a requirement of 100 hours of unpaid work. He was fined £100 and ordered to pay £100 in compensation.

January 29:

Alfie Curtis, 19, of Windmill Place, Polegate, pleaded guilty to driving a Ford vehicle on Hailsham Road, Stone Cross, on August 3, while over the drink drive limit. He gave a blood alcohol reading of 103 milligrams. The legal limit is 80 milligrams. He was fined £221 and banned from driving for 13 months.

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John Smalley, 65, of York Road, Eastbourne, pleaded guilty to driving a Nissan vehicle on Cavendish Place, Eastbourne, on December 22, while more than twice over the drink drive limit. 
He gave a breath alcohol reading of 82 micrograms. The legal limit is 35 micrograms. He was fined £420 and banned from driving for 20 months.

Steven Chatfield, 43, of Jevington Gardens, Eastbourne, pleaded guilty to failing to provide a specimen of urine for analysis when required to do so by police under the Road Traffic Act 1988. The offence took place at Kings Drive, Eastbourne on December 29. He also pleaded guilty to using a Renault vehicle on Southborne Road, Eastbourne, on December 28, with no insurance. He was fined a total of £200 and banned from driving for 26 months.

Sebastian Samborski, 20, of Sorrel Drive, Eastbourne, pleaded guilty to driving a Vauxhall vehicle on Sorrel Drive, on December 28, while twice over the drink drive limit. He gave a breath alcohol reading of 74 micrograms. The legal limit is 35 micrograms. He was fined £230 and banned from driving for 19 months.

Paul Ferguson, 33, of no fixed address, indicated a plea of guilty to being in possession of a quantity of cocaine at Oak Tree Lane, Eastbourne, on December 1. He was fined £120.

February 3:

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Luke Hollis, 19, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to causing damage to the front door of a property at Salehurst Road, Eastbourne, on October 2. He also pleaded guilty to sending a message that was grossly offensive, or of an indecent, obscene, or menacing character. The offence took place at Eastbourne on October 29. He pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer at The Beacon, Eastbourne, on December 9. He was committed to detention in a young offenders institution for six weeks.