Philip Lewis, 44, of Tolpuddle, Dorset sent naked photos of himself and sexually chatted to a person he believed was a 13-year-old girl. Picture: Dorset Echo/PA A PERVERT believed he was sending nude photographs of himself and sexually chatting to a 13-year-old girl’, but was actually being caught in a police sting, a court heard. Philip Michael James Lewis, aged 44, was caught in a police operation into sexual crime in Dorset after he used the Kik messaging service to sexually communicate with who he thought was a teenager called Holly. Prosecuting, Siobhan Oxley, explained to Weymouth Magistrates’ Court how police officers had set up a decoy and began communicating with Lewis between September 13 and October 29, 2020.
A DRINK driver who got behind the wheel following a catch-up with friends at a pub has been given a 20-month ban from the roads. Jonathan Woodley, aged 53, was behind the wheel of a Ford Focus driving to the address of his estranged wife in Wilson Road, Dorchester on Sunday, June 20. Police officers investigating a tip-off from a concerned member of the public attended the address and breathalysed him after he claimed he had just drunk some beer indoors. Prosecuting, Richard Oakley, told Weymouth Magistrates’ Court how Woodley answered the door at the address. He said: “At about 6.20pm on June 20, police received information that the defendant was believed to have driven whilst drunk to an address in Dorchester.
The list below includes some of the offenders that were put behind bars by judges during June. Two offenders who are currently serving prison sentences were also given further sentences. The offenders names and a summary of what led to them appearing in the dock are as follows:
Thief stole charity collection box in ‘unacceptable’ crime A THIEF who stole a charity collection box and burgled a property in Dorset has been jailed. Dylan Leslie Brewer, aged 39, of Orchard Court in Gillingham, appeared at Poole Magistrates’ Court on Friday June 18 and pleaded guilty to burglary and theft. He was sentenced to 32 weeks in prison.
A354 in Weymouth. Picture: Google A MAN caught driving a vehicle on a key Weymouth route after taking cocaine has been banned from driving. Connor Duncan, aged 25, was behind the wheel of a Renault Captur on the A354 between Jurassic Roundabout and Veasta Roundabout on Sunday, October 11, 2020. He was stopped by police officers who discovered he was without a driving licence or insurance. Duncan also underwent a drugs test, which saw he had cocaine in his blood. A reading saw he had 129 microgrammes in his blood, which exceeded the legal limit. Duncan, of Waterford Road, Liverpool, pleaded guilty to driving a vehicle without a valid insurance and driving licence, as well as driving a vehicle under the influence of a drug above the legal limt at Weymouth Magistrates’ Court.
Lewis Ball-Smith, 22, is a serving prisoner at HMP Portland. Picture: Hampshire Police/Dorset Echo A PRISONER serving time for stalking and assault hid a phone in his cell in order to contact his family during the pandemic, a court heard. Serving inmate at HMP Portland, Lewis Ball-Smith, aged 22, was escorted to a room for a search following a tip-off that he had a mobile phone at 8.45am on August 14, 2020. Prosecuting, Richard Oakley, explained the ‘serious offence’ to Weymouth Magistrates’ Court. He said: “The defendant entered a cell and asked for a tissue and bag and he provided a mobile phone and handed this over to the prison officers.