Round-up of recent Watford residents taken to court

Magistrates have been busy dealing with a range of cases, including a 17-year-old accused of having a "Rambo" knife in a public place.

A 40-year-old man accused of bombarding a woman with over 800 messages and a 50-year-old charged with burglary were also brought before judges in recent days.

Read the full list below:

Watford 17-year-old

A Watford teenager appeared at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (August 22) where he admitted having a "Rambo" knife in Akerman Road in south London on August 21.

The 17-year-old was released on conditional bail and banned from entering the borough of Lambeth before his sentencing hearing at St Albans Magistrates’ Court on September 9.

Ayman Zanati 

Ayman Zanati, 18, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (August 22) charged with assault by beating of an emergency worker, failing to provide a specimen for analysis and failing to appear in court.

Zanati, of The Avenue in Watford, admitted assaulting a police officer in Slough High Street on July 13, but did not enter a plea for refusing to provide a sample at Wexham Park Hospital in Slough on the same day, as well as not turning up to Slough Magistrates’ Court on August 13.

Zanati was remanded on conditional bail ahead of his next hearing at Slough Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, August 29.

Zanati was admitted assaulting a police officer in Slough High Street. (Image: Google Maps)

Jordan Bull

On Wednesday (August 21), St Albans Magistrates’ Court heard allegations that Jordan Bull did not turn up to an unpaid work session on June 16 which was required by a community order.

The 30-year-old, of Grasmere Close, admitted the breach and was ordered to pay £165, of which there was a £88 fine.

Asif Shaikat

Asif Shaikat appeared at Luton and South Bedfordshire Magistrates’ Court on Monday (August 19) where he denied stalking without fear or distress.

The 40-year-old, of St Albans Road, was accused of calling his female victim in Luton over 100 times and sending her over 800 messages between July 24 and August 11.

He was remanded into custody before his bail application hearing at Luton Magistrates' Court on October 7.

Nickolas Laurie Gard 

Watford man Nickolas Laurie Gard was ordered to pay £444 and given three points on his licence by Weymouth Combined Court on Monday (August 19) after he pleaded guilty to speeding.

The 50-year-old from St Albans Road was accused of driving at 61mph in a 50mph zone on the A338 near Bournemouth on September 15, 2023, and pleaded guilty via the single justice procedure, a system which allows magistrates to deal with cases on paper.

Scott Morris

Scott Morris, of no fixed abode, was brought before Hatfield Magistrates’ Court on Monday (August 19) charged with two burglaries on the same day in Watford.

Police arrested the 50-year-old on Saturday (August 17) after a shed was broken into and a bike was stolen in Ridge Lane, while another shed in nearby Nascot Wood Road was also targeted, where two leaf blowers and a chainsaw were taken.

Morris was released on bail before he next appears to enter a plea in court on January 14, 2025.

Pietro Aru

Pietro Aru, of Rickmansworth Road, appeared at St Albans Magistrates' Court on Monday (August 19) charged with stealing a Volkswagen Golf from the Europcar branch at 247 Lower High Street on November 24, 2023.

The 42-year-old denied the charge and was released on unconditional bail ahead of his trial at St Albans Magistrates’ on December 10.

Aru was accused of stealing a car from the Europcar in Lower High Street. (Image: Google Maps)

Mateusi Miranda

Mateusi Miranda, of Marlborough Road, was due to appear at St Albans Magistrates’ Court on August 20 to enter a plea over possessing a kitchen knife in Market Street on March 19 without a good reason.

The 29-year-old had previously admitted stealing a parcel worth £6 in Watford on the same day.

Magistrates found Miranda guilty of possessing a knife in public in his absence after he failed to turn up to court, and a warrant was issued for his arrest.