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4:00pm Friday 14th August 2009 in News By Alison Cridland
A taxi driver was punched in the face after he asked a woman who had been sick in his cab to pay extra.
Her boyfriend Trevor Cheesman lashed out when the driver said he wanted more money to clean up the mess.
Yesterday the 37-year-old was jailed for six weeks after admitting assault and causing damage to garden railings.
Brighton Magistrates’ Court was told that Cheesman, of Old Shoreham Road, Hove, his girlfriend and a friend, who had all been drinking, were in a taxi on the night of June 7.
When the woman vomited, the driver pulled over and asked his passengers to pay an extra fee.
Suzanne Soros, prosecuting, said the two men ran off leaving the drunken woman in the cab. But Cheesman returned and attacked the driver.
She said there was a struggle between Cheesman and the driver before he ran off again.
The same night Cheesman, who has 19 previous convictions, had wrecked garden railings at a house in Hove.
The court was told that after his arrest Cheesman was recalled to prison to serve the remainder of a two year jail sentence imposed in October last year for drug dealing.
Cheesman, who had been released early on licence, is now due to stay behind bars until October.
Ray Papp, defending, said Cheesman and the two other passengers had drunk too much that night. He said an argument started over the cost of clearing up the vomit after Cheesman offered to pay £25 but believed the driver wanted £80.
He said: "There was some abuse. The defendant was not happy at the manner in which the taxi driver was having a go at his girlfriend. He accepts there was a scuffle which resulted in a minor injury to the ear of the taxi driver."
Mr Papp said Cheesman's girfriend was now 12 weeks pregnant.
Cheeseman was also ordered to pay the cabbie £100 compensation and £50 towards the cost of repairs to the railings.
Comments(28)
Finbar 1
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4:18pm Fri 14 Aug 09
kfirette
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4:23pm Fri 14 Aug 09
Made In Sussex
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4:23pm Fri 14 Aug 09
Osama bin there
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4:29pm Fri 14 Aug 09
Fercri Sakes
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4:42pm Fri 14 Aug 09
John Steed
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5:09pm Fri 14 Aug 09
cakes
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6:48pm Fri 14 Aug 09
bibble
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8:04pm Fri 14 Aug 09
g1mp
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8:14pm Fri 14 Aug 09
Lawson-land
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8:31pm Fri 14 Aug 09
ooer
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8:41pm Fri 14 Aug 09
Harry Callahan
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8:48pm Fri 14 Aug 09
cakes wrote:I have to deal with scum like this every night when I work the doors, the answer is simple, if you can't handle your drink, DON'T drink.
to be honest i think it's wrong to involve the child, and to call it a mistake is uncalled for.
i know trevor and he has tried to contribute not being the most successful but is misunderstood.
and his girlsfreind is a good contributor to society and does alot for people.
and for people to say *lashed out, scumbag* is like calling half the population scumbags cos' i know plenty of people that would lash out if someone was to be so rude to their other half and they would lash out even more so after a few drinks , most men become way over comfident and bulshy after a few beverages.
he wasnt right doing it but people can never say they havent felt like belting someone after a few drinks.
but people are being quite harsh not to him but to the unborn child that hasnt done anything wrong cannot defend itself and hasnt had the chance to contribute.
Osama bin there
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9:23pm Fri 14 Aug 09
cakes wrote:"he wasnt right doing it but people can never say they havent felt like belting someone after a few drinks."
to be honest i think it's wrong to involve the child, and to call it a mistake is uncalled for. i know trevor and he has tried to contribute not being the most successful but is misunderstood. and his girlsfreind is a good contributor to society and does alot for people. and for people to say *lashed out, scumbag* is like calling half the population scumbags cos' i know plenty of people that would lash out if someone was to be so rude to their other half and they would lash out even more so after a few drinks , most men become way over comfident and bulshy after a few beverages. he wasnt right doing it but people can never say they havent felt like belting someone after a few drinks. but people are being quite harsh not to him but to the unborn child that hasnt done anything wrong cannot defend itself and hasnt had the chance to contribute.
Psycho Bob
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9:28pm Fri 14 Aug 09
Psycho Bob
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9:32pm Fri 14 Aug 09
couldbeakiller
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11:33pm Fri 14 Aug 09
g1mp wrote:thats probably the most sensible or worthy comment on this page.
The judge didn't do it because he wanted to read what nonsense you post on The Argus online.
Pebbles
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12:27am Sat 15 Aug 09
Lawson-land wrote:The "standard" is not £25. It is £50 enforceable by law.
Taxi drivers have receipt books and are supposed to provide you with a recipt on request. If a taxi driver indeed asks for more than the standard £25 for cleaning a 'soiling incident' - get a receipt for what has been paid - then take it up with his company after. Not all taxi drivers are honest - but running off or giving them a smack when you've had a few bevvies is not the way to go...
Tye
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8:05am Sat 15 Aug 09
bibble wrote:usual blah blah - cops fault,
So, he was sentenced to 2 years in October but was out and about being a pain in the butt in June. I make that about 8 months out of the 24 he was sentenced to. But I'm a bit puzzled. He wasn't paroled, he was released on licence. One (of many) of the standard conditions for these licences is that the released offender does not commit any offence. A breach of the licence can mean the offender is recalled to prison. Simple question: why wasn't he recalled? Until the case is heard, of course, he is not considered not guilty of having committed the offence, but there is case law which backs up the recall in such circumstances. Recalls are handled by the probation service or the prison, not the parole board. So where were they in this case? Also, the judge could have ordered that the remainder of the previous sentence, i.e. the one the offender was released early from, to be served as he commited another offence while that sentence was still "live". So why didn't the judge do that?
dolphy
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10:08am Sat 15 Aug 09
Bebble
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10:19am Sat 15 Aug 09
bibble wrote:Drone, drone, drone, drone... bad police... drone... drone... drone...zzzzzzzzzzzz
So, he was sentenced to 2 years in October but was out and about being a pain in the butt in June. I make that about 8 months out of the 24 he was sentenced to. But I'm a bit puzzled. He wasn't paroled, he was released on licence. One (of many) of the standard conditions for these licences is that the released offender does not commit any offence. A breach of the licence can mean the offender is recalled to prison. Simple question: why wasn't he recalled? Until the case is heard, of course, he is not considered not guilty of having committed the offence, but there is case law which backs up the recall in such circumstances. Recalls are handled by the probation service or the prison, not the parole board. So where were they in this case? Also, the judge could have ordered that the remainder of the previous sentence, i.e. the one the offender was released early from, to be served as he commited another offence while that sentence was still "live". So why didn't the judge do that?
snerper
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11:05am Sat 15 Aug 09
cakes wrote:Can I ask, is it nice on that cloud of yours? and is there any room for poor Trev and his ilk?
to be honest i think it's wrong to involve the child, and to call it a mistake is uncalled for. i know trevor and he has tried to contribute not being the most successful but is misunderstood. and his girlsfreind is a good contributor to society and does alot for people. and for people to say *lashed out, scumbag* is like calling half the population scumbags cos' i know plenty of people that would lash out if someone was to be so rude to their other half and they would lash out even more so after a few drinks , most men become way over comfident and bulshy after a few beverages. he wasnt right doing it but people can never say they havent felt like belting someone after a few drinks. but people are being quite harsh not to him but to the unborn child that hasnt done anything wrong cannot defend itself and hasnt had the chance to contribute.
Tye
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2:07pm Sat 15 Aug 09
lastgasp
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5:16pm Sat 15 Aug 09
Osama bin there
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9:12pm Sat 15 Aug 09
lastgasp wrote:Why? He doesn't.
Could the people picking on Bibble please learn to read at an adults level since he does n't mention the police once in his article but has simply stated a few facts. x
Page the Oracle
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9:00pm Mon 17 Aug 09
scoomber
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12:43pm Tue 18 Aug 09
caterking
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1:43pm Mon 7 Sep 09
cakes wrote:i agree that bringing an unborn child into this is unfair and uncalled for.
to be honest i think it's wrong to involve the child, and to call it a mistake is uncalled for. i know trevor and he has tried to contribute not being the most successful but is misunderstood. and his girlsfreind is a good contributor to society and does alot for people. and for people to say *lashed out, scumbag* is like calling half the population scumbags cos' i know plenty of people that would lash out if someone was to be so rude to their other half and they would lash out even more so after a few drinks , most men become way over comfident and bulshy after a few beverages. he wasnt right doing it but people can never say they havent felt like belting someone after a few drinks. but people are being quite harsh not to him but to the unborn child that hasnt done anything wrong cannot defend itself and hasnt had the chance to contribute.
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Tye says...
4:16pm Fri 14 Aug 09