Latest news with #LlanelliMagistrates'Court
Western Telegraph
28-05-2025
- Western Telegraph
In court for offences in Haverfordwest and Whitland
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. For the latest crime and court news for west Wales, you can join our Facebook group here. 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.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Mark Gordon assaulted police on maternity ward, court hears
Mark Gordon assaulted two female police officers on a maternity ward after the birth of his first child and had to be detained using leg restraints, a court has heard. Gordon, 50, and Constance Marten, 38, deny the manslaughter by gross negligence of daughter Victoria, their fifth child, whose body was found in a shopping bag in a Brighton shed in early 2023. They also deny causing or allowing the death of a child. The Old Bailey heard on Tuesday that Gordon left Det Sgt Delma Jones "cut and bruised" in the hours after Marten had first given birth, in 2017. Gordon later pleaded guilty at Llanelli Magistrates' Court to assaulting Det Sgt Jones and PC Sian Beynon. Giving evidence, Det Sgt Jones said they had been called to the postnatal ward of West Wales General Hospital after medical staff raised concerns about the identity of a newborn's parents. Jones said she and PC Beynon went to a separate room with the father and asked him several times for his name and date of birth. He eventually agreed to write it in her notebook and said he was called James Amer, giving his date of birth as 31 April 1987, the jury was told. "I asked him to confirm his date of birth and he replied yeah. At this time I realised there are only 30 days in April." Det Sgt Jones said. She described how Gordon started to rock "backwards and forwards in a chair", muttering under his breath that he was "confused". When Det Sgt Jones said she wanted to do some checks on him, Gordon shouted, jumped up from his seat and started pacing backwards and forwards. "He was clenching his fists and his behaviour completely changed," she said. He then tried to leave the room, but his path was blocked by PC Beynon, the court heard. Det Sgt Jones said Gordon put his hands on her colleague, pushing her to one side. The jury heard the officers tried to restrain him, but he got out of the room and begin running towards where Marten was with their new baby. Det Sgt Jones said she went to get her radio to alert other nearby officers, before Gordon ran back towards them. They took hold of him, but Det Sgt Jones said she fell to the floor during the incident. "We were telling him to calm down, to comply," she said. "Obviously we had concerns over where we were - there were babies and other people around. We were concerned what he was capable of." PC Beynon deployed her Pava incapacitant spray "at least twice", Det Sgt Jones said. With help from a father of another newborn, the two police officers were able to successfully restrain Gordon, before their colleagues arrived to arrest him. Gordon began kicking out at another officer, and leg restraints were then put on him, the court heard. Det Sgt Jones, who has 20 years' experience of policing, said the incident - which lasted about 10 minutes - left her bruised and with cuts on her hands, adding that she remembers it "very well". Gordon, who no longer has barristers in the trial and is representing himself, asked her: "Is it true that all police officers tell the truth all the time?" Judge Mark Lucraft KC intervened, saying the question was not appropriate. The court has heard how a high profile manhunt was launched for Gordon and Marten in January 2023 after they fled their burning car near Bolton, Greater Manchester, and went off grid with Victoria. The trial continues.
Western Telegraph
27-05-2025
- Western Telegraph
BMW driver admits careless driving with Cleddau Bridge crash
Brandon Sture, 26, of Cuckoo Wood, appeared at Llanelli Magistrates' Court charged with driving without due care and attention. Sture was alleged to have been driving a BMW 3 Series on the A477 over the Cleddau Bridge on November 13. It was alleged that when traffic in front of him slowed to a halt, Sture failed to react in time and crashed into the rear of the BMW in front of him. For the latest crime and court news for west Wales, you can join our Facebook group here. The court heard that the defendant sustained a 'slight injury' in the crash, whilst a passenger in the other vehicle sustained a head injury. Both vehicles sustained 'extensive damage'. Sture pleaded guilty to careless driving at Llanelli Magistrates' Court on May 15, and was hit with six points on his licence. He was also fined £512, and must pay £110 in costs and a £205 surcharge.
South Wales Guardian
18-05-2025
- South Wales Guardian
Four accused of assault, drug-driving, and 20mph speeding
The defendants were accused of offences including assault, drug-driving, and speeding. Their cases were heard at Llanelli Magistrates' Court. Here's a round-up of the cases. PETER HOWATSON, 46, of Quay Street in Ammanford, pleaded guilty to assaulting a man. Howatson was charged with assault by beating following an incident in Ammanford on April 16. He pleaded guilty at Llanelli Magistrates' Court on May 6, and he was ordered to pay a £120 fine, £85 in costs, and a £48 surcharge. DESMOND LACEY, 49, of Penuwch, has been ordered to pay £740 after being found guilty of speeding in a 20mph limit. Lacey was driving a Ford Transit on the B4309 Heol Llanelli in Pontyates on October 7. The speed limit is 20mph, but Lacey was caught by a manned speed camera doing 35mph. The defendant was found guilty after the charge was proved in their absence on May 7 at Llanelli Magistrates' Court. Lacey was fined £450, must pay £110 in costs and a £180 surcharge, and was handed five penalty points. JAMES HOLMES, 34, of Garden Suburbs in Trimsaran, was behind the wheel in Tumble whilst under the influence of cannabis. Holmes was driving a Ford Fiesta on Bethania Road on March 11. When tested, he recorded having no less than 13 micrograms of delta-9-tetahydrocannabinol per litre (µg/L) of blood. The legal limit – to exclude accidental exposure – is 2µg/L. Holmes pleaded guilty to drug-driving on May 8 at Llanelli Magistrates' Court, and was banned from driving for 16 months. He was also ordered to pay a £250 fine, £85 in costs, and a £100 surcharge. MONTGOMERY JENKINSON, 27, of Rhosmaen Street in Llandeilo, has been cleared of damaging a CCTV camera. It was alleged that Jenkinson damaged the camera in Llandeilo on January 29. He pleaded not guilty, and at Llanelli Magistrates' Court on May 7 the case was discontinued.
Western Telegraph
04-05-2025
- Western Telegraph
Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire motorists in court
The six defendants were accused of offences including drink and drug-driving, speeding, refusing to take a breathalyser test, and keeping an untaxed vehicle. Their cases were heard at Llanelli Magistrates' Court. For the latest crime and court news for west Wales, you can join our Facebook group here. Here's a round-up of the cases. SEAN AGNEW, 58, of Vetch Close in Pembroke, has been banned after driving whilst over the drug-drive limit. Agnew was behind the wheel of a Nissan Qashqai on Hywel Way in Pembroke on August 1. When tested, he recorded having more than 92 micrograms of benzoylecgonine – the main metabolite of cocaine – per litre (µg/L) of blood. The legal limit – to exclude accidental exposure – is 50µg/L. Agnew pleaded guilty to a charge of driving whilst unfit through drugs at Llanelli Magistrates' Court on April 3. He was banned from driving for three years, and has been ordered to pay a £180 fine, £400 in costs, and a £72 surcharge. HANNAH RAWLINGS, 30, of The Paddock in Penally, was caught speeding on the A48 in Carmarthenshire. Rawlings was clocked by a manned speed camera doing 79mph in a BMW on the 70mph limit A48 at Pensarn on October 5. She pleaded guilty, and was fined £170 at Llanelli Magistrates' Court on April 15. Rawlings must also pay £90 in costs and a £68 surcharge, and had three points added to her licence. JAMIE WATKINS, 44, of Woodfield Grove in Cosheston, has been disqualified after being caught at twice the drink-drive limit. Watkins was driving a Ford C-Max on the A484 in Llanelli on August 2 last year. When breathalysed, he recorded having 71 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35. Watkins pleaded guilty to drink-driving, and was banned from driving for three years at Llanelli Magistrates' Court on April 10. He was fined £345, and must pay costs of £85 and a £230 surcharge. BRENNAN FINDLAY, 31, of Isambard Gardens in Neyland, has been ordered to pay more than £1,000 after he was accused of using a phone at the wheel and driving without insurance. Findlay was charged with using a hand-held mobile phone whilst driving a Citroen Berlingo on the A477 Llanddowror to Red Roses bypass on November 24. He was also accused of driving without insurance on that date. The defendant failed to show up at Llanelli Magistrates' Court on April 9, and he was further charged with failing to give information relating to the identification of the driver of a vehicle when required. The previous offences were withdrawn by the prosecution, and Findlay was found guilty of the failing to give information charge after it was proved in his absence. Findlay was ordered to pay a £660 fine, £110 in costs and a £264 surcharge, and had six points added to his licence. HOLLY WILLIAMS, 40, of The Cross in Cosheston, has been banned from driving after refusing to take a breathalyser test. Williams was accused of driving without due care and attention after she was behind the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz X-Class on the A477 at Haverfordwest on November 22. She was also accused of failing to provide a sample for analysis, after it was alleged that she refused to take a breathalyser test when accused of having committed a driving offence on that date. Williams denied careless driving, but admitted failing to provide a specimen for analysis. She was sentenced at Llanelli Magistrates' Court on April 10 to a one-year community order. As part of this, she must complete 90 hours of unpaid work and 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days. Williams must also pay £400 in costs and a £114 surcharge, and was banned from driving for 17 months. The prosecution offered no evidence for the careless driving offence, and the court entered a formal not guilty verdict. SAIHOBA SUSSO, 60, of Cwmbach, admitted keeping an untaxed car. It was alleged that Susso kept or used an untaxed Vauxhall Corsa on the A40 at Abernant on November 20, when the tax had run out on August 27. Susso pleaded guilty at Llanelli Magistrates' Court on April 11. The defendant was sentenced to a £40 fine, and must pay £100 in costs and £40 in vehicle excise back duty.
