HM Courts Service: These are the magistrates' court results for the Worthing area from August 27 to September 1, 2025

Robert Hunter, 52, of Foundry Road, Yapton: Fined £660, given a community order and must carry out 300 hours' unpaid work after being found guilty of harassment without violence, persistently making contact via Messenger and Facebook in Yapton between July 1 and September 11, 2024. Must pay £650 costs, £114 victim surcharge, and also given a restraining order.

Adam El-Asar, 36, of Sompting Road, Worthing: 12-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, with rehabilitation activity requirement and must carry out 100 hours' unpaid work after admitting driving while disqualified in Church Lane, Sompting, on August 15, 2025. Must pay £85 costs and disqualified from driving for 25 months. Also admitted driving without insurance and driving while not wearing a seat belt, no separate penalty.

Davis Metal Recycling Ltd, of Chartwell Road, Lancing: Fined £146 and must pay £35 back duty, £50 costs, after admitting keeping a vehicle without a valid vehicle licence on January 25, 2025, the previous licence having expired on November 30, 2024.

Evan Bankhead, 21, of Franklin Road, Shoreham: Community order and must carry out 100 hours' unpaid work after admitting driving while disqualified in Franklin Road, Shoreham Must pay £85 and disqualified from driving for 21 months. Also admitted driving while not wearing a seat belt and driving without insurance, no separate penalties.

Gary Parsons, 48, of The Oval, Findon: Six-month conditional discharge and must pay £85 costs, £26 victim surcharge, after admitting criminal damage to a mobility scooter in Worthing on November 29, 2024.

Dylan Hampson, 48, of Mendip Road, Worthing: 13 concurrent 16-week prison sentences, suspended for 24 months, with drug rehabilitation and rehabilitation activity requirements, after admitting 13 charges of theft from a shop, stealing laundry products worth £77 from The Co-op, Manor Parade, Worthing, on March 19, 2025; steak worth £60 from Sainsbury's, Littlehampton Road, Worthing, on June 26, 2025; meat worth £65 from Sainsbury's, Littlehampton Road, Worthing, on July 7, 2025; meat and detergent worth £100 from The Co-op, Ham Road, Worthing, on July 13, 2025; laundry items worth £58 from Sainsbury's, Littlehampton Road, Worthing, on July 14, 2025; meat and drinks worth £57.35 from The Co-op, Manor Parade, Worthing, on July 14, 2025; meat worth £138.50 from Sainsbury's, Littlehampton Road, Worthing, on July 30, 2025; various grocery items worth £38.10 from The Co-op, Manor Parade, Worthing, on July 31, 2025; various grocery items worth £78.15 from The Co-op, Manor Parade, Worthing, on August 3, 2025; food and cleaning items worth £24 from Sainsbury's, Littlehampton Road, Worthing, on August 7, 2025; a basket full of grocery items worth £40.70 from Sainsbury's, Littlehampton Road, Worthing, on August 8, 2025; meat and other groceries worth £94 from Sainsbury's, Littlehampton Road, Worthing, on August 10, 2025; and packs of batteries worth £34.50 from Sainsbury's, Littlehampton Road, Worthing, on August 14, 2025. Three-year Criminal Behaviour Order banning entry to any Co-op, Sainsbury's and Sainsbury's Local in Sussex, and must pay a total of £975.30 compensation.

Mark Coop, 37, of Ringmer Road, Worthing: Fined £100 and must pay £85 costs after admitting threatening to damage property, by telling a police sergeant and detention officer he would smash the windows at Worthing Custody Centre if released on August 30, 2025.

Matt Coughlan, 28, of Hawthorn Road, Littlehampton: Community order with rehabilitation activity requirement and must carry out 100 hours' unpaid work after admitting possessing cannabis, a class B drug, in East Preston with two others on May 29, 2022, with intent to supply. Must pay £85 costs, £95 victim surcharge.

Daniel Howlett-Aston, 35, of Worthing Road, East Preston: Community order with rehabilitation activity requirement and must carry out 80 hours' unpaid work after admitting possessing cannabis, a class B drug, in East Preston with two others on May 29, 2022, with intent to supply. Must pay £85 costs, £95 victim surcharge.

Harry Cuthbert, 22, of Roman Way, Southwick: Community order with rehabilitation activity requirement and must carry out 60 hours' unpaid work after admitting possessing cannabis, a class B drug, in East Preston with two others on May 29, 2022, with intent to supply. Must pay £85 costs, £95 victim surcharge.