A notorious Torquay troublemaker is now on the run from police again after jumping bail when failing to turn up for sentencing on burglary and criminal damage charges.
Graham Shoebridge, 37, (pictured) formerly of Old Torwood Road was recently made subject to a court-imposed restraining order after making a series of nuisance phone calls to the Key West Hotel, Meadfoot Sea Road, Torquay.
He received seventy days imprisonment in June for calling the hotel fifty times in just three days and has a history of similar offences, including restraining orders he did not obey.
Shoebridge, now of Sumatra Road, Camden, North London failed to appear at Blackfriars Crown Court after being committed there for sentencing by Highbury Corner Magistrartes’ Court.
Prosecutor Mr. Philip Jones’s application for a warrant without bail was immediately granted by Recorder Miss D Champion who announced: “Clearly he is not here.”
Shoebridge’s lawyer Miss Jenny McVeigh told the court: “I spoke to him yesterday and told him to be here so we could discuss the pre-sentence report.”
He previously jumped bail in Torquay when convicted of harassment after throwing a pizza box into a delivery woman’s face and hurling a torrent of abuse.
“His friend is here who spoke to Mr. Shoebridge on the phone and he made it clear he was not coming. I do not know what the reason is,” added the lawyer.
Later, a rambling fax sent by Shoebridge explaining his non-attendance arrived, but was intercepted by his lawyer who did not want Recorder Champion to read it.
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