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JAMES Honeywell, 19, whose anti-social behaviour has made life misery for his neighbours in Longlevens, was jailed for two years yesterday. Honeywell, who now lives in Sherwood Green, Longford, has been offending regularly ever since an Anti-Social Behaviour Order was made in June 2005, said prosecutor Julian Kesner at Gloucester Crown Court. Honeywell has repeatedly flouted the order banning him from his home area of The Leazes in Longlevens, the barrister said. He has regularly returned to the area to commit more offences and live with his mother in breach of the ban. Yesterday, Honeywell admitted four sets of offences and Asbo breaches on July 8, July 19, August 18 and September 17. Sentencing him to a total of 24 months custody, Judge Mark Horton said: "You are a young man with an appalling record which reflects not only your lack of self control but a lack of desire for self control. "Your flouting of the court's orders on a regular basis which have led to your appearance here are testimony to that fact. "You have become at 19 one of those young men who have made yourself a person from whom the public must be protected. You are out of control. "The probation service and everyone else and your family have gone out of their way to try to help you but you have ignored everyone. "Society will not tolerate the kind of racial hatred you demonstrated and it will not tolerate people who think they can walk into other people's houses at night and help themselves to things including vehicles which they then drive while uninsured and disqualified causing damage and danger to every person on the road." For burglary Honeywell was jailed for eight months plus six months consecutively for racially aggravated behaviour and four months consecutive for aggravated vehicle taking. For three breaches of his Asbo Honeywell received one, two and three months custody respectively, all consecutive. The judge imposed concurrent sentences of one month for possessing cannabis, one month for theft and two months for driving while banned. Honeywell had admitted all the offences at magistrates court hearings in September and was committed for sentence. Mr Kesner said yesterday was the 18th time Honeywell had to be sentenced for breaching his Asbo. Dermot Clarke, defending, said there was a psychological report on Honeywell and he was concerned the court should consider it before sentence. But the Judge refused to delay the hearing. The solicitor described Honeywell's record as 'unenviable', but said he was a man of limited abilities Judge Horton refused to consider a suspended sentence saying immediate imprisonment was inevitable http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/ |
