Morecambe man, 21, given community order for cannabis supply
Charlie Williams, 21, was sentenced at Chester Magistrates' Court on 26 October 2026 to a community order with 100 hours of unpaid work for possessing cannabis with intent to supply. His phone and cash were taken under a court order, the cannabis was forfeited and ordered destroyed, and he was ordered to pay £85 in costs and a £114 surcharge.
🇬🇧 Chester, Cheshire · United Kingdom
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Charlie Williams, 21, admitted possessing cannabis with intent to supply at
Chester Magistrates’ Court on 25 September and returned to the same court on 26
October 2026 to be sentenced.[1] The court imposed a community order running
until 25 October 2027, with 100 hours of unpaid work.[1]
His phone and cash were taken from him under an order made by the court.[1]
The cannabis was forfeited and ordered to be destroyed.[1] Williams was
ordered to pay £85 in costs and a £114 surcharge.[1] He possessed cannabis, a
Class B drug, in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, on 23 February.[1] Prosecutor Mark
Baker told the court that officers in Ellesmere Port stopped and searched him
that day and found snap bags of cannabis, cash and a phone.[2] Baker said the
cannabis had a street value of between £2,000 and £3,300.[2] He added that
Williams had a previous conviction for drug dealing.[2]
Stevie Bate, defending, said Williams had pleaded guilty at the earliest
opportunity and was afforded full credit.[2] She accepted that his previous
convictions were an aggravating factor.[2]
Sources
- Morecambe man given community order for cannabis supply. Lancashire Telegraph, 30 October 2026.
- Chester Magistrates Court to sentence Ellesmere Port dealer. Chester and District Standard, 25 September 2026. Archived copy.
Open questions the AI reported
- The two reports give different addresses for Williams: Reedmace Walk, Morecambe, in the sentencing report and Crofters Heath, Great Sutton, at the earlier plea hearing.
- The Chester and District Standard headline says the cannabis was worth up to £3,000, while its text gives a street value of £2-3,300; the report uses the range.
- No weight for the cannabis was published.
- The reports do not say whether Williams was arrested at the February stop or charged later.
- The sentencing itself was reported by the Lancashire Telegraph only; the Chester and District Standard report covers the earlier plea hearing.
- The only images on the two pages show Chester Magistrates' Court, not the offence or sentencing, so no media is linked.
- Left out, as its quotation was not found in Chester and District Standard: Magistrates said the next sentencing bench could send him to the crown court after an all-options report if it wished.