HERE are some of the latest offenders from Taunton and across Somerset who appeared at Magistrates’ Court this week.
Tiger Cosens, 22, of Blagdon Hill, Taunton, admitted to drink-driving a vehicle along Honiton Road, Trull, on July 16 of this year.
Cosens has been ordered to pay a fine of £346, £85 in costs, and a surcharge of £138.
Cosens is also disqualified from driving for 12 months, which can be reduced by three months if a driving course is completed by March 20 of next year.
Harvey Shipway, 20, of Dorchester Road, Taunton, pleaded guilty to drink-driving a Lexmoto motorcycle along Taunton Road in Bridgwater on July 20 of this year.
Shipway has been ordered to pay a fine of £120, a surcharge of £48 and £85 in costs.
Shipway is also disqualified from driving for 17 months, which can be reduced by 17 weeks if a driving course is completed by July 23 of next year.
Chy Tazwar, 27, of Bossington Drive, Taunton, pleaded guilty to drink-driving a motorbike along Cheddon Road on July 18 of this year.
Tazwar has been ordered to pay a fine of £992, £85 in costs, and a surcharge of £397.
Tazwar is also disqualified from driving for 26 months, which can be reduced by 26 weeks if a driving course is completed by February 21, 2028.
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Zoe Gilbert, 53, of Rowan Drive, Taunton, admitted to assaulting a police constable in the execution of his duty in Taunton on April 29 of this year.
Gilbert has been ordered to complete a community order entailing 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days.
Gilbert must also pay £300 in compensation and a fine of £50.
Kian Keirle, 18, from Devon, admitted to having 1.9g of cannabis, a Class B drug, in their possession and driving a white Audi Q3 without insurance in Wellington on July 24 of this year.
Keirle must pay a surcharge of £64 and a fine of £160.
Keirle’s driving record has been endorsed with six penalty points.
The court ordered the forfeiture and destruction of the cannabis.
Christoph Cole, 39, of Exeter, Devon, pleaded guilty to dishonestly taking or assisting in the retention, removal, disposal or realisation of stolen goods in Taunton on May 7, 2026.
Cole also pleaded guilty to driving without insurance and whilst disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence along the M5 northbound from Junction 26 (Wellington) to Junction 25 (Taunton) on May 7 of this year.
Cole has received a total custodial sentence of 16 weeks and is disqualified from driving for five years and 56 days.
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