A man who swung a Staffordshire Bull Terrier by the neck has been ordered to pay £230 after he admitted causing unnecessary suffering. Wayne Warren Collins, aged 49, of Oldbury Road, Rowley Regis, was also ordered to carry out 180 hours unpaid work. Other recent cases at the local magistrates courts included: An
Oldbury woman has been issued with a restraining order and given a suspended jail sentence after admitting harassing a man with persistent calls and voice messages on his mobile phone. Standhor Khan, aged 50, of Newbury Lane, Sandwell, also admitted driving while disqualified and was in breach of a community order imposed for failing to provide a breath test. She was sentenced to a total of 24 weeks in prison, suspended for 18 months, and put on a supervision order to undergo mental health treatment. She was ordered to pay £1,563 in costs. Magistrates the suspended prison sentence was imposed because of the continued offending and lack of response to previous sent
John Boampong agrees to plea deal after authorities say he fired 11 shots at police during June protests in Boston
Updated Jan 25, 2021;
A Dorchester man, who was once facing 21 counts of armed assault with intent to murder, agreed to plead guilty to lesser counts related to the protests in Boston in June of 2020 that turned violent, authorities said on Monday.
The charges against John Boampong stem from events on June 1, 2020, when peaceful protests erupted into violence and authorities said the 37-year-old fired 11 shots at officers.
Boampong agreed to plead guilty to one count each of interfering with a law enforcement officer during the commission of a civil disorder, receipt of a firearm by a person under indictment for a felony offense, and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees, the U.S. Attorney’s office said on Monday.