LATEST results from Taunton Magistrates' Courts include:

Simon Kirkland-Smith, 40, of no fixed address, possession in a public place of a kitchen knife, four months prison, £115 victim surcharge; two counts of assault by beating, four months prison (both concurrent), restraining order. (G).

John Robert Larcombe, 57, of Meadow Court, Minehead, destroyed bar stools, £60 compensation; destroyed a microwave, £100 compensation; assault by beating, 12 months conditional discharge. (G).

Jorge Humerto Arboleda Ortiz, 26, of Oak Close, Minehead, used threatening or abusive words or behaviour, community order, 60 hours unpaid work, £85 victim surcharge; two counts of used threatening or abusive words or behaviour, no separate penalty.

Stuart Duheaume, 62, of Wedlands, Taunton, kept an unlicensed vehicle, £120 fine, £129.17 back duty, £50 costs. (G).

(G) denotes guilty plea or admits offence. Details supplied by the courts.