A MAN has appeared in court for sentencing following a series of driving offences that included aggravated vehicle taking and drink driving.

Jake Samuel Ormerod, aged 31, of no fixed address, appeared in front of magistrates at Truro Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, September 21 on one count of taking a motor vehicle without the owners consent, one count of aggravated vehicle taking and vehicle damage under £5000, two counts of driving a motor vehicle when alcohol level above limit, two counts of driving whilst disqualified, and two counts of using a motor vehicle on a road or public place without third party insurance.

The offences took place in July and September of 2022 and started in Falmouth when Ormerod, without the consent of the owner, or other lawful authority, took a Citroen C1 car between July 7 and 8 2022.

Then, on July 8 in Penryn, Ormerod drove that same car on the A39 at Penryn, after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in your breath, namely 79 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeded the legal limit.

Ormerod was also disqualified at the time and was also without third-party insurance.

Later on that year, between September 18 and 21, Ormerod again, without the consent of the owner or other lawful authority, took a mechanically propelled vehicle.

This time, Ormerod took a Volkswagen Transporter and, after the vehicle was unlawfully taken and before it was recovered, damage of less than £5,000 was caused to the vehicle.

It was noted that additional aggravating factors to this offence were that the vehicle was found crashed on its side in a gateway on the side of the road.

Ormerod pleaded guilty to all of the charges.

During his sentencing, Ormerod was handed down a total of 24 weeks imprisonment and was disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 5 years and 84 days.

He was also made to pay a surcharge to fund victim services of £122 and pay costs of £85 to the Crown Prosecution Service.

The court also noted how Ormerod's guilty pleas had been taken into account when imposing the sentence.