In the Dock - Latest cases from Southampton Magistrates' Court

JORDAN LATIMER, 28, of Elizabeth Road, Stamford, Southampton. Admitted stealing a garden tap in Hythe on October 8, 2024, and causing £250 in criminal damage to a window. Given a conditional discharge of 12 months. Must repay £250 in compensation. Must pay court costs of £85.

DAVID O'BRIEN, 41, of Burgess Road, Southampton. Admitted harassment without violence in Eastleigh between June and August of this year, and criminal damage of a driveway and front door on August 19. Remanded on conditional bail to be sentenced at the same court on October 22.

GAVIN MACEY, 43, of Coates Road, Sholing, Southampton. Admitted eight thefts from shops in Southampton between June and August of this year. This includes once stealing £186.25 in chocolate and whiskey from the Sainsbury’s in Bitterne Precinct, and on another occasion stealing £79.95 from a Superdrug. Remanded on conditional bail to be sentenced at the same court on September 22.

JOAO TEIXEIRA-JOAQUINA, 48, of Winchester Road, Southampton. Admitted drug driving a Freeboy e-scooter on Stafford Road in Southampton on January 18, 2026. Teixeira-Joaquina had THC in their blood at seven micrograms per litre, exceeding the legal limit of two. Also admitted to using the scooter without third-party insurance. Must pay court costs of £85 and a surcharge of £48. Disqualified from driving for 12 months and fined £120.

DARREN BROWN, 55, of Millbrook Road, Southampton. Admitted carrying a hammer and a kitchen knife in Portswood Road, Southampton on March 20, 2025. He assaulted two police constables in the execution of their duties and assaulted two other members of the public on July 7, 2025. Breached a restraining order by standing in the doorway of Charcoal Grill, used threatening and abusive behaviour, intentionally caused harassment, alarm or distress to a person, and committed racially aggravated harassment against them on July 16, 2025. Breached a community protection notice by entering a prohibited exclusion zone in Westridge Road, Southampton, on July 20, 2025. Given a prison sentence of 12 months, suspended for two years. Must complete a maximum of 25 rehabilitation activity requirement days.