A TAUNTON man has been fined after appearing in court charged with drunk and disorderly behaviour in a public place. 

Kestutis Andrijaitis, of Allington Close, was ordered to pay a total of £472 after pleading guilty to the offence at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court in Essex.

The court heard that Andrijaitis, 49, was behaving in a disorderly manner while drunk in College Square in Harlow, Essex. 

He committed the offence on March 29. 

Andrijaitis appeared in court on October 11. 

His total amount to pay of £472 includes a £333 fine, a £34 surcharge to fund victim services, and costs of £105 to the Crown Prosecution Service. 

His guilty plea was taken into account when the sentence was imposed. 

He has until November 8 to pay his balance.