Assaulting women and damaging museum windows - the latest Sunderland court cases

The following cases from the Sunderland area were dealt with at South Northumbria Magistrates’ Court, which sits at both Sunderland and South Shields, recently:
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Gareth John McManus, 34, of Conway Road, Castletown, Sunderland, was fined £40 and ordered to pay £200 compensation, a £34 victim surcharge and £85 prosecution costs after admitting stealing an Amazon fire tablet and causing criminal damage on November 1.

Brandon Douglas Agar, 21, of Proctor Square, Sunderland, was ordered to complete 130 hours unpaid work as part of a community order, to pay £90 compensation, a £90 victim surcharge and £85 costs after admitting stealing a motorbike on March 2.

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Dylan Thomas Robinson, 26, of Hylton Road, Sunderland, was fined £80 and ordered to pay £150 costs after he admitted breaching a supervision order by failing to keep a telephone appointment on April 21.

A yob has appeared in court after causing criminal damage to windows at Sunderland Museum and Art Gallery, in Burdon Road, Sunderland.A yob has appeared in court after causing criminal damage to windows at Sunderland Museum and Art Gallery, in Burdon Road, Sunderland.
A yob has appeared in court after causing criminal damage to windows at Sunderland Museum and Art Gallery, in Burdon Road, Sunderland.

Stacey Burnett, 29, of Moreland Street, Roker, Sunderland, received a 12-month jail term, which was suspended for 18 months, was banned from driving for a year and ordered to pay a £125 victim surcharge and £85 costs after admitting taking a vehicle without consent on August 15, 2019, which was later damaged before it was recovered.

Martin Andrew Hoggarth, 32, of Princess Street, Sunderland, received a 28-day curfew as part of a community order and was ordered to pay £200 compensation after admitting causing criminal damage to windows at Sunderland Museum and Art Gallery on July 20 and breaching a restraining order on November 3.

Keith Johnson, 39, of South Durham Court, Sunderland, received an eight-week jail term, which was suspended for two years, after he admitted assaulting a woman on June 11.

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Rhys Pandeles, 30, of Cotherstone Court, Easington Lane, received three penalty points on his driving licence, was fined £300 and ordered to pay a £32 victim surcharge and £85 costs after admitting speeding at 53 miles per hour through the 40 miles per hour Testo’s Roundabout roadworks on October 15 last year.

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