In court for offences in Pembroke Dock and Haverfordwest
Their cases were heard at Haverfordwest Magistrates' Court.
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Here's a round-up of the cases.
ASHLEY RICKARD, 27, of Elizabeth Court in Pembroke Dock, has been charged with harassing a woman and assaulting a man.
Rickard was accused of harassment without violence between January 1 and December 30 last year, after he was alleged to have repeatedly phoned a woman, turned up at her address, made threats against her, and abused her at a Lidl supermarket.
The defendant was also charged with assault by beating, after he was accused of assaulting a man in Haverfordwest on October 30 last year.
He pleaded guilty to both offences at Haverfordwest Magistrates' Court on May 15.
Rickard was sentenced to a total of 21 weeks, suspended for two years. He must pay a total of £170 in costs, and the female victim was granted a two-year restraining order against him.
SHANNON CHARGE, 29, of Bush Street in Pembroke Dock, has been fined for damaging a man's phone and a window.
Charge was charged with criminal damage relating to a window pane and a man's mobile phone in Haverfordwest on March 20.
She pleaded guilty, and at Haverfordwest Magistrates' Court on May 12 was ordered to pay a £40 fine, £150 in compensation, and £85 in costs.
Charge had also been charged with common assault against the same man on March 20, however this charge was dismissed after the prosecution offered no evidence.
DANIEL WATSON, 36, of Rowan Drive in Heybridge, Essex, has admitted threatening two people and assaulting two police officers.
Watson was alleged to have used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour against two woman in Haverfordwest on April 24, with the intent to cause them harassment, alarm or distress.
He was also charged with two offences of assault by beating of an emergency worker, relating to two police constables in Haverfordwest on that same date.
At Haverfordwest Magistrates' Court on May 13, Watson pleaded guilty to all charges.
He was sentenced to an 18-month community order, as part of which he must complete a 90-day alcohol abstinence and monitoring requirement and 10 rehabilitation activity requirement days.
The court heard that the sentence was uplifted to an 18-month community order due tot the offences being committed against emergency workers.
Watson must pay £50 in compensation to each of the police officers, as well as £85 in costs and a £114 surcharge.
ELLIS RUDKIN, 21, of Heol Derwen in Merlin's Bridge, damaged a hotel window and the rear windscreen of a car.
Rudkin was charged with two offences of criminal damage after he was accused of damaging a window at The Mariners Hotel in Haverfordwest and the rear windscreen of a man's Volkswagen Golf in Haverfordwest – both on April 11.
He pleaded guilty to both offences on May 13 at Haverfordwest Magistrates' Court.
Rudkin must pay £998.40 in compensation to the hotel and £100 compensation to the owner of the Volkswagen. He must also pay a total of £166 in fines, £85 in costs, and a £66 surcharge.
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