Defendants sentenced recently at York Magistrates Court

Edward Ackford, 28, of no fixed address, was jailed for eight weeks after he admitted carrying garotte wire designed for strangulation on a Sunderland to York train.  He was ordered to pay £85 prosecution costs and a £154 statutory surcharge.

In unconnected cases:

Lewis Oakland, 28, of Cecilia Place, off Holgate Road, pleaded guilty to stealing work tools from a car and was jailed for 16 weeks. He must pay a £154 statutory surcharge.

Matthew Dodson, 50, of Sirocco Court, Heworth, was jailed for two weeks after he admitted assaulting a police emergency worker. He must pay the victim £150 compensation.

Richard Jones, 36, of Parliament Street, Norton, pleaded guilty to cannabis driving in Norton and was disqualified from driving for three years. He was also fined £250 and ordered to pay £85 prosecution costs and a £100 statutory surcharge.

Liam Dawson, 19, of Glen Close, Melbourne, East Yorkshire, pleaded guilty to using threatening words or behaviour towards a man in York and criminal damage to a car in Bishophill.  He was given a 12-month community order with 40 hours’ unpaid work. He must pay £150 compensation and a £114 statutory surcharge.