In court for offences in Haverfordwest and Whitland

Western Telegraph

28-05-2025

The three defendants were accused of offences including sending offensive, indecent or obscene messages, refusing to identify a driver accused of a motoring offence, and driving an untaxed lorry whilst also not paying an HGV levy.
Their cases came before Llanelli Magistrates' Court.
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Here's a round-up of the cases.
STEVEN BUTLER, 39, of Douglas James Way in Haverfordwest, has admitted sending offensive, indecent, obscene, or menacing messages.
Butler was accused of causing the messages to be sent to a woman between October 23 and 29 with the intent of causing her distress or anxiety.
He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a 17-month community order, as part of which he must complete 200 hours of unpaid work and 25 rehabilitation activity requirement days.
He must also pay £85 in costs and a £114 surcharge, and his victim was granted an 18-month restraining order at Llanelli Magistrates' Court on May 16.
DAVID THOMAS, of Stanley Terrace in Gloucester, had been ordered to pay more than £1,000 after he was found guilty of refusing to identify a driver who committed an illegal overtake.
Llanelli Magistrates' Court heard that a Mercedes-Benz was driving along the A40 near the Llanboidy/Whitland roundabout at just after midday on January 31.
The driver was alleged to have crossed the solid white central line and overtaken four other vehicles.
Thomas was found guilty of an offence of failing to give information relating to the identification of a driver when required after it was proved in his absence on May 14.
He was ordered to pay a £660 fine, £110 in costs and a £264 surcharge. He also had six points added to his licence.
DIANA JONES, whose given address to the court was Waterston Industrial Estate in Waterston, was found guilty of using an HGV which had been declared off the road and without paying an HGV road user levy.
Jones was alleged to have used the untaxed DAF lorry on Dredgman Hill outside Haverfordwest on November 6 last year.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to both offences, but was found guilty of them both after they were proved in Jones' absence at Llanelli Magistrates' Court on May 16.
Jones was fined a total of £880, and must also pay £170 in costs and £175 in vehicle excise back duty.