RECENT cases dealt with by Taunton Magistrates' Courts include:

Aaron Leonard Cryer, 28, of East Reach, Taunton, drunk and disorderly, £50 fine, £32 victim surcharge, £85 costs; damaged a custody cell wall, £120 compensation. (G).

Stephen Paul John Williams, 24, of no fixed address, two counts of assault by beating, £80 fine, £32 victim surcharge, restraining order. (G).

Richard Anthony Ward Coombes, 43, of no fixed address, three counts of used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, four weeks prison (concurrent) on each count, £115 victim surcharge. (G).

Wayne Leslie O'Docherty, 50, of Minehead Road, Norton Fitzwarren, two counts of damaged a door, £200 compensation, £85 costs; breached a conditional discharge order, no action taken. (G).

Jack Paul Rance, 23, of Winchester Street, Taunton, possession of skunk cannabis, damaged a door and corridor, one year conditional discharge, £50 compensation. (G).

(G) denotes guilty plea or admits offence. Details supplied by the court.