Here is a round-up of those who have appeared in court before magistrates in Sussex.

JONATHAN FINCH

Aged 26, of Roundstone Crescent, East Preston, admitted drug driving and driving without insurance in Worthing. Tested positive for cannabis in his system. Fined £240, with a £30 surcharge and £85 costs. Banned from driving for one year.

MAHIN ALI

Aged 21, of Poynings Drive, Hove, admitted drug driving with cannabis in his system. Fined £200, with a £30 surcharge and £85 costs. Banned from driving for one year.

MASON KING

Aged 18, of no fixed address, admitted assaulting a man in McDonald’s restaurant in Western Road, Brighton, and breaching a community order for previous assaults on emergency workers. To complete 25 rehabilitation sessions and pay £50 compensation

with an £85 surcharge and £50 costs.

FIONA NEWSOME

Aged 50, of Eaton Place, Brighton, admitted possessing a kitchen knife in public. Given conditional discharge and to pay a £20 surcharge with £85 costs.

LESLIE REDMOND

Aged 52, of no fixed address, admitted obstructing a police officer in Brighton. Given a conditional discharge and to pay a £20 surcharge with £20 costs.

BRADLEY SIMMONETTE

Aged 24, of Grand Parade, Brighton, admitted assaulting a police officer. Ordered to pay £50 compensation and fined £80 with a £30 surcharge and £50 costs.

MICHAEL MERCER

Aged 24, of Hawkhurst Road, Coldean, admitted drink driving. Tested positive for 94 microgrammes (mcg) of alcohol per 100 millilitres (ml) of breath. The legal limit is 35mcg per 100ml. Ordered to complete 50 hours of unpaid work, with an £85 surcharge and £85 costs. Banned from driving for three years.

SHELLEY PAYTER

Aged 29, of Carlton Hill, Brighton, admitted drug driving. Tested positive for cocaine and cannabis in her system. Fined £120, with a £30 surcharge and £85 costs. Banned from driving for one year.

JOSEPH STILL

Aged 18, of Thompson Road, Newhaven, admitted drink driving. Tested positive for 58mcg of

alcohol per 100ml of breath. Fined £113, with a £30 surcharge and £85 costs. Banned from driving for one year.

LUKE JACKSON

Aged 25, of Livingstone Road, Hove, admitted driving without due care and attention. Fined £350, with a £35 surcharge and £200

costs. Six points added to his licence.

VICTORIA SCOTT

Aged 29, of Manor Way, Brighton, admitted drink driving. Tested positive for 61mcg of alcohol per 100ml of breath. Fined £120, with a £30 surcharge and £85 costs. No ban because of short distance driven under pressure from abusive ex-partner. Six points added to her licence.

AARON BARRETT

Aged 28, of North Street, Brighton, found guilty of failing to provide a blood sample after being suspected of a road traffic offence. Fined £180, with a £30 surcharge and £620 costs. Ten points added to his licence.

CATHERINE HAMBROOK

Aged 37, of Williams Road, Shoreham, admitted drink driving. Tested positive for 49mcg of alcohol per 100ml of breath. Fined £309, with a £32 surcharge and £85

costs. Banned from driving for one year.

SHAH RAHMAN

Aged 43, of Guildford Road, West Tarring, admitted breaching a restraining order and breaching a suspended sentence for assault. Fined £280, with a £30 surcharge and £85 costs.