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Two dangerous drivers were among defendants sentenced recently at York Magistrates Court.
George Nicholson, 40, of Market Place, Masham, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving in Hambleton and elsewhere.
He also pleaded guilty to failure to provide a specimen of breath when suspected of drink driving, failure to stop when required to by a police officer, and threatening words or behaviour towards a police officer.
He was given a 24-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months on condition he does 15 days’ rehabilitative activities.
He was banned from driving for 18 months and told to take an extended driving test before driving unsupervised again.
Cameron Stoyle, 27, of Stanks Drive, Stanks, Leeds, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving of a Mercedes Benz and drink driving at three times the legal alcohol limit on Tadcaster Road, York, and A64.
He was given an eight-month prison sentence suspended for 18 months on condition he does six months’ alcohol rehabilitative treatment and 15 days’ rehabilitative activities.
He was banned from driving for 25 months and must take an extended driving test before driving unsupervised again.
He was ordered to pay £85 prosecution costs and a £187 statutory surcharge.
Craig Wilkinson, 47, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to two offences of breaching the requirements of the sex offenders’ register by not keeping the police informed of his accommodation status.
He was jailed for 38 weeks.
Bailey Birmingham, 29, of Freer Gardens, Louth, pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm to a woman, assaulting a second woman and criminal damage to a property in a village near Thirsk.
He was given a 52-week prison sentence suspended for two years on condition he does 16 days’ rehabilitative activities and a 16-day rehabilitative programme, and must pay £500 compensation to the first woman.
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Lee McDonald, 43, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to stealing washing detergent worth £30 from Tesco Express in Brayton and was jailed for a week.
He must also pay £30 compensation.
The court heard he is already serving a prison sentence for other crimes.