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Two men charged following high value farm thefts
15 April 2021 |
The charges follow an operation to tackle organised rural and farm crime in Somerset
Two men have been charged following a series of high value agri machinery thefts from farms across Somerset last year.
Jeffery Hughes, 44, and Gareth Hayward, 20, were both charged on 30 March with conspiracy to steal in connection with a number of thefts of quad bikes and trailers between 17 June and 12 July 2020.
The pair were additionally charged with the theft of a 4×4 vehicle from a garage in Williton on 3 January 2020.
Individually, Hayward was also charged with theft of an Ifor Williams trailer from a farm in Chilton Polden on 11 July 2020.
CHARGED: The men face multiple counts of theft TWO men have been charged after a series of thefts in West Somerset. Jeffrey Hughes, 44, and Gareth Hayward, 20, were both charged on March 30 2021 with conspiracy to steal, in connection with a number of quad bike and trailer thefts between June 17 and July 12 2020. They were also charged with the theft of a 4x4 vehicle from a garage in Williton on January 3 2020. Other charges include theft of a trailer from a Chilton Polden farm on July 11 2020 for Hayward, as well as theft and handling of a cattle box trailer from a farm in Puckington on June 7 2020 for Hughes.
9 recent convictions at Taunton Magistrates Court
The latest from the courts
Updated
Here are details of people recently convicted at Taunton Magistrates Court.
Magistrates deal with more than 90 per cent of criminal cases including low level offences such as minor assaults and motoring charges.
The details published below are from the official court register.
Callan John Foster, 31, of Kendale Road, Bridgwater, pleaded guilty to the charges of, on September 14 at North Petherton:
Driving while disqualified
Driving without insurance
Foster was disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 12 months, fined £80 and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £34 and £85 costs.