Bristol Live covers court cases at both crown court and magistrates' court nearly every day.

Crown court is where the most serious cases are dealt with whereas magistrates' courts generally deal with lower-level crimes.

Every person who goes through the courts will start with a hearing at magistrates, but serious crimes then get sent to the crown court.

This list is everyone sentenced to time behind bars from August 12 onwards, cases include a finance officer who defrauded the Bristol branch of a multi-national company to the tune of £530,000.

Christopher Carpenter

 

Christopher Carpenter

He was described as a colleague as "very much a do things by the book guy".

Yet for six years, while helping to build a Bristol branch of a multi-national company, Christopher Carpenter creamed off £530,000 to inject into his own business - which failed anyway.

And now the 40-year-old father-of-two, from Hardwicke in Gloucester, is starting a four-and-a-half jail term after admitting fraud.

The recorder Mr Casey told him: "It was a gross abuse of your position of trust."

Andrew Adamson

Andrew Adamson

When Andrew Adamson walked into McColls in Lockleaze, with a knife, he told staff: "I've got nothing."

He then loaded his bag with groceries, told them to keep back, and left - thanking someone who held the door for him.

Adamson, 39, of Auden Mead in Horfield, pleaded guilty to robbery and threatening with a knife on June 17 last year.

Judge Euan Ambrose jailed him for three years and eight months.

He told Adamson: "The offences are borne out of a desperation to steal food from McColls to sell on to feed your (drug) habit."

Jody Coyle

Coast Resource Centre, Weston-super-Mare

A man with a gun asking for help at a health centre told staff: "If police turn up there will be shots fired."

Such was the concern at Coast Resource Centre in Weston-super-Mare that 12 staff locked themselves in the building.

Police called in spent two-and-a-half hours outside negotiating with Jody Coyle before he dropped the pistol.

The 41-year-old, of Hampton Hargate in Peterborough, denied wrongdoing but was convicted of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear on November 15 last year.

Judge Michael Longman jailed him for two years.

The weapon, a Walther CP88 CO2 powered air pistol categorized as a firearm due to its power, was forfeited for destruction.

Aimee Grady

Aimee Grady jailed for two years, 11 months

A judge conceded that prison wouldn't help mum-of-two Aimee Grady.

But after breaching "chance after chance" it was she who forced his hand into sending her down.

Grady, 41, of Clayfield Road in Bristol, committed offences and was handed community orders in May and August last year.

But Bristol Crown Court heard she breached them by re-offending, stealing from shops and attacking a security guard.

Grady pleaded guilty to four thefts from shops and assault.

Judge James Patrick jailed her for two years and 11 months.

He told Grady: "You won't benefit from prison.

"You apologised for failing and I hear that apology.

"I hear you want structure.

"The court has bent over backwards to encourage you to rid yourself of addiction.

"I have no other option.

"You have demonstrated an inability and unwillingness to cooperate with community orders."

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