A HIGH-speed motorcyclist who was chased through Romsey by police has been warned he will be sent to jail if he is brought back before the courts.

The Echo previously reported in June 2013 how Dean Stockwell, of Irving Road, Southampton, was caught speeding 15 times in just two months – which resulted in him being forced off the road with a driving ban – but only for 12 months. The reckless driver was snapped by cameras on 14 separate occasions in the city.

The 27-year-old appeared at Southampton Magistrates' Court yesterday and pleaded guilty to driving whilst disqualified, without insurance and for failing to stop for police.

For his crimes he was disqualified from driving for a year and was handed a 12-month community order to run alongside one he is already subject to. He was also ordered to pay £685 in fines and court costs and told to abide by a curfew to last from 7pm until 7am everyday for 12 weeks.

Stockwell – who has had a cocaine addiction since the end of last year – was also given a 12-month community order on Monday with a drug rehabilitation requirement which was imposed after he was found in possession of an offensive weapon – a diver's knife.

Yesterday, the court heard Stockwell was spotted by two police officers, in a marked car, speeding on a £4,000 Yamaha motorcycle on Palmerston Road, Romsey on June 5.

Prosecuting, Miss Natalie Angel said the officers followed the motorcycle and used their blue lights. Motorists on either side of the road spotted the police car and pulled over.

The court heard Stockwell then overtook the slowing vehicles, seeming to have not noticed the police.

Miss Angel added the motorcycle, which was then travelling down the A27, started to slow down near the junction with Lee Lane, which is when officers signalled for him to pull over.

The officers then saw the motorcyclist look over his shoulder and make eye contact before dropping his bike into a low gear and speeding off down the A27, towards North Baddesley.

The officers were unable to keep up with the motorcyclist and lost sight of him. A pedestrian stood on the corner of Firgrove Road signalled to the police where he had turned before a man sat in a pub garden indicated to them that the biker had turned in there.

The police pulled into the public house and found the defendant crouched beside his motorcycle, he attempted to run but then stopped.

The court was told Stockwell believed he was insured through his job and that he may have been disqualified in his absence, while he was travelling in India for three months.

In mitigation, Stephen Piercy said Stockwell was handed a community order on Monday for an incident where he was spotted carrying a diver's knife.

Police were called and he was located in a garden he had no place being. He put the knife down in the garden and went out to meet police.

The court heard the defendant was having drug-induced delusions and believed his girlfriend had been kidnapped but actually she was safe at home.

Mr Piercy said the defendant had become very concerned about himself, especially since he had had to give up his job in December because of his addiction, which started at the end of last year.

He added since Monday he had been showing willingness and enthusiasm towards the drug rehabilitation order placed on him.

The court heard Stockwell had previous convictions for drink-driving and for driving without insurance in 2007.

Chairing the bench, Colin Wyatt said he did not accept that Stockwell did not know he was banned from driving and said the offence was aggravated by him thinking it was funny to slow down and speed off.

"If you are brought back again the starting point will be a custodial sentence," he added.