The following cases were heard at magistrates courts in Swindon and Salisbury.

TROWBRIDGE: On Monday, September 23, James Swainson, of no fixed abode, was sentenced for two counts of theft from a shop and other offences.

The 47-year-old pleaded guilty to stealing £25 worth of vapes and a bottle of gin from Morrisons in Warminster between August 26 and September 11.

He also admitted using threatening, abusive, or insulting words likely to cause fear of “immediate unlawful violence” in Warminster, and threatening or abusive words or behaviour likely to cause alarm or distress on the town’s High Street.

Swainson also pleaded guilty to causing £650 in damage to a police custody cell in Melksham.

He was jailed for eight weeks and was ordered to pay £748 in compensation and £255 in costs.

DEVIZES: On Tuesday, September 24, a 15-year-old who cannot be named for legal reasons was sentenced for possession of a knife.

The teenager pleaded guilty to carrying a folding, locking knife in Bristol on June 3.

He was slapped with a youth rehabilitation order and must obey a 9pm curfew for six months, which will be monitored by an electronic tag.

WARMINSTER: On Tuesday, September 24, Alexander Singleton, of Bell Close, was sentenced for speeding in Somerset.

The 45-year-old was convicted of breaking the 30mph speed limit on Prestleigh Road in Evercreech, on January 26.

He was fined £70, received six penalty points on his driving record, and must pay a £28 surcharge.

DEVIZES: On Tuesday, September 24, a 15-year-old who cannot be named for legal reasons was sentenced for aggravated vehicle taking and dangerous driving.

The teenager pleaded guilty to allowing himself to be carried in a Jaguar taken from Shrewton without consent on August 26, which was driven dangerously on the A350.

He was slapped with a youth rehabilitation order and must obey a 9pm curfew for six months, which will be monitored by an electronic tag.

DEVIZES: On Tuesday, September 24, a 17-year-old who cannot be named for legal reasons was sentenced for aggravated vehicle taking, dangerous driving, and failing to pay for fuel.

The teenager pleaded guilty to taking a car without consent on August 26 and driving it dangerously on the A350.

He also admitted making off without paying for £56 worth of fuel in Devizes, failing to stop for police, and driving without the correct licence and insurance on the same date.

He was slapped with a youth rehabilitation order and must obey a 7pm curfew for six months, which will be monitored by an electronic tag.

WARMINSTER: On Tuesday, September 24, Luke Harper, of Westleigh, was sentenced for assault, theft from a shop, and criminal damage.

The 29-year-old admitted assaulting a man by beating him in Warminster on March 22 and causing £2,833.97 worth of damage to the same victim’s van.

He also pleaded guilty to causing harassment, alarm or distress by using threatening or abusive words or behaviour and stealing a packet of beef jerky from Tesco Express.

Harper was ordered to pay £850 in compensation and was slapped with a community order.

SUTTON VENY: On Tuesday, September 24, Tommy Hitt, of Springhead, was sentenced for assaulting an emergency worker.

The 46-year-old pleaded guilty to assaulting a health care professional at Salisbury District Hospital on March 22.

He was slapped with a community order and must undergo 12 days of mental health treatment as well as paying £100 in compensation.