This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/gloucestershire/8064189.stm

The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 1 Version 2
Huntsman Ferry fined over dispute Huntsman Ferry fined over dispute
(40 minutes later)
Otis Ferry has been given a one-year conditional discharge for causing "fear, stress and upset" to a woman who tried to film him riding with a hunt. Huntsman Otis Ferry has been fined £350 and given a one-year conditional discharge for causing "fear, stress and upset" to two hunt protesters.
Ferry, 26, was freed with a £350 fine by Gloucester Crown Court, as he had already spent four months on remand. Ferry, 26, was charged with affray, robbery and assault after a dispute with hunt monitors near Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire in November 2007.
The son of pop star Bryan was charged with affray and robbery after a dispute with hunt monitors near Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire in November 2007. Not guilty pleas to those charges were accepted at Gloucester Crown Court.
Ferry's not guilty pleas were accepted, as he admitted a public order offence. However, Ferry - the son of Roxy Music singer Bryan - admitted a public order offence in relation to the dispute.
Ferry, the joint master of the South Shropshire Hunt, denied robbing hunt monitors Helen Ghalmi and Susan Grima of a video camera, a sat-nav and a set of keys. Ferry, the joint master of the South Shropshire Hunt, had earlier been accused intimidating a witness in the case and spent four months on remand.
That charge was later dropped.
People have to peacefully co-exist no matter what their differing view and opinions Judge Martin PictonPeople have to peacefully co-exist no matter what their differing view and opinions Judge Martin Picton
Ferry, from Eaton Mascott in Shropshire, also denied charges of affray and assault relating to the same incident. The dispute with the hunt protesters happened when Ferry, from Eaton Mascott in Shropshire, was a guest of the Heythrop Hunt, which covers Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire.
The dispute took place when he was a guest of the Heythrop Hunt, which covers Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire.
Defence barrister George Cox QC, told the court that Ferry's Jack Russell had been taken by anti-hunting protesters two weeks before the incident.Defence barrister George Cox QC, told the court that Ferry's Jack Russell had been taken by anti-hunting protesters two weeks before the incident.
Mr Cox blamed the "distressing" theft of the pet for Ferry's involvement in a "tug of war" for his victims' car keys.
"Mr Ferry is somewhat in the public eye and a well-known supporter of hunting," he told the court."Mr Ferry is somewhat in the public eye and a well-known supporter of hunting," he told the court.
"He is therefore often the subject of attention from those who disagree with hunting on principle.""He is therefore often the subject of attention from those who disagree with hunting on principle."
No comment
Mr Cox also told the court that Ferry had already spent four months as a remand prisoner on a charge of intimidating a witness in the case. That charge was later dropped.
Sentencing Ferry, Judge Martin Picton said: "Those who object to hunting are entitled to go about that process of objection lawfully, just as much as someone engaged in hunting is entitled to practise it in a lawful way.Sentencing Ferry, Judge Martin Picton said: "Those who object to hunting are entitled to go about that process of objection lawfully, just as much as someone engaged in hunting is entitled to practise it in a lawful way.
"People have to peacefully co-exist no matter what their differing view and opinions.""People have to peacefully co-exist no matter what their differing view and opinions."
Fellow hunt supporter John Deutsch, 55, was also fined £350 after admitting affray. Both men were ordered to pay £100 costs.Fellow hunt supporter John Deutsch, 55, was also fined £350 after admitting affray. Both men were ordered to pay £100 costs.
After the case, which was held at Cirencester Magistrates' Court, sitting as Gloucester Crown Court, Ferry declined to comment.