RECENT cases dealt with by Taunton Magistrates’ Courts include.

Martin Andrew Barnfield, 40, of King George Road, Minehead, possession of cannabis, £215 fine, £21 victim surcharge, £85 costs. (G).

Simon Andrew Birchall-Mann, 53, of Fowler Street, Taunton, dishonestly produced or furnished a document or information with a view to obtaining benefit, £275 fine, £15 victim surcharge, £1,350.60 costs.

Steven Hatwell, 57, of Sainsbury Close, Minehead, sent a grossly offensive message, four weeks prison suspended for six months, eight weeks curfew, £80 compensation; used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, assaulted a police constable in the execution of his duty, no separate penalty. (G).

Edward Frank Michael Soames, 21, of East Reach, Taunton, theft, breached a suspended sentence for three counts of theft, 12 weeks prison, £30 compensation. (G).

Darren Keith Barnes, 37, of Howard Road, Wellington, theft as a trespasser, failed to surrender to bail, community order, two months curfew, £60 victim surcharge. (G).

Katie Pockett, 24, of Howard Road, Wellington, theft, six weeks prison, £300 compensation; three counts of theft, two counts of failed to surrender to bail, three weeks prison (concurrent) on each count, £89.46 compensation. (G).

Clinton Charles Williams, 31, of Meare Green, Warntage, driving while disqualified, 12 weeks prison (consecutive); drink driving, four weeks prison (concurrent), £85 costs, five years driving ban; driving without insurance, no separate penalty; breached a suspended sentence for theft, four weeks prison (concurrent), for drink driving, eight weeks prison (concurrent), for driving while disqualified, eight weeks prison, for wilfully obstructing a police constable, one week prison (concurrent). (G).

(G) denotes guilty plea or admits offence. Names and addresses are supplied by the courts.