A man who struck a Commercial Hotel staff member in the face as he attempted to continue a fight with another patron has been placed on a two year Community Corrections Order.
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Jed Michael Williams, 30, from Speers Point, was found guilty of common assault and assault occasioning actual bodily harm in Lithgow Local Court.
The court heard Williams had been drinking in the Wallerawang pub the morning of July 25, 2018. Early in the afternoon, in the smoking area, it was reported he touched another patron on the back of the ear. The other patron was annoyed and went inside.
Later in the afternoon, once again in the smoking area, words were exchanged between the two men before Williams punched the man in the face and a fist fight began.
Williams was evicted from the pub. Employees, concerned he may try to sneak back into the premises, blocked his way. As Williams pushed his way back into the pub, the court heard he struck one staff member in the face, causing her immediate pain, and she fell to the ground.
The fight between Williams and the other patron resumed, before it was broken up by staff.
High range
A Vale of Clwydd woman has been found guilty of high range drink driving in Lithgow Local Court.
Melissa Gay Creasy, 43, returned a positive breath test as she drove south towards Hampton on the Jenolan Caves Road on June 10 at about 8am.
She was taken to Lithgow Police Station, where she returned a blood alcohol level of 0.153.
Creasy was fined $400, disqualified from driving for six months and ordered to install an interlock device in her car for 24 months.
No ID
A man who refused to identify a woman suspected of shoplifting from a store was fined in Lithgow Local Court on September 12.
John McKinnon, 35, from Cobar Park was fined $450 for not disclosing the identity of his passenger when asked to by police.
The court heard an unknown woman was reported to have stolen an unknown item from Lithgow's Bunnings store by placing it under her jumper. A staff member approached her, but the woman climbed into the passenger seat of a vehicle, which drove away.
Police were given statements from staff at the store who identified McKinnon as the driver.
When approached by police, McKinnon said he did not know the woman, but had merely offered her a lift to the store from Coles supermarket.
Drug charge
A visitor to Lithgow Correctional Centre has been fined $500 for possession of a prohibited drug.
Nick Adelino, 38, from Shalvey was charged after 1.3 grams of methamphetamine was found behind the radio fascia plate of the motor vehicle he drove into the jail's grounds. Cannabis (55 grams) was discovered under the driver's front seat.
Desistone man Adam Daniel Spark, 41, was fined $400 after a search of his vehicle at a random breath test at Hartley on July 20 uncovered 19 grams of cannabis.
Disqualified
A Kellyville Ridge man was fined $770 and disqualified from driving for six months for driving while banned.
Marvin Dale Bake, 32, was pulled over from a random breath test on the Castlereagh Highway at Lidsdale.
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