Aberystwyth Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Emma Jane Honey admitted breaching a community order imposed by Aberystwyth Magistrates' Court on 18 February by failing to attend planned supervision appointments on 23 and 30 September. She was fined £50 and ordered to pay £60 costs.

Shane Riley Griffiths appeared at Aberystwyth Magistrates' Court and admitted failing without reasonable excuse to comply with the requirements of a community order made on 13 May. He failed to attend planned unpaid work sessions on 24 June and 25 September. Magistrates ordered an extra 10 hours of unpaid work and £60 costs.

Lawrence Glaus admitted being in charge of a vehicle whilst unfit through drink on Penglais Hill in Aberystwyth on 5 July. He was fined £80 and handed 10 penalty points on his licence, and must also pay £85 costs and a £32 surcharge.

Hannah Hopkinson failed without reasonable excuse to comply with the requirements of a community order made by Aberystwyth Magistrates Court on 9 September, by missing three planned probation induction appointments on 10, 17 and 23 September. She admitted the breach and was fined £40 with £60 costs.

Aled Nicholas sent unwanted and repeated messages and voicemails to a woman over a three-month period between 1 March and 9 June this year. He was convicted of harassment without violence.

Robert Bradley exposed his genitals at a campsite in Clarach on August 26, 2026. Other campers complained and asked him to keep his clothes on, but he continued to wander about naked and later entered the female toilets. Police were called and he gave a no-comment interview. He admitted intentional exposure.

Warren Sunderland was stopped by police while driving a Ford Fiesta on Portland Street in Aberystwyth on 19 September this year. Roadside and police station breath tests showed he had 117 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, more than three times the legal limit of 35 microgrammes. Checks also showed he was driving without insurance.

Callum Matthewson used a gill net to fish in Aberaeron Harbour on 25 February 2026, without a licence. NRW fisheries officers observed him hauling the net from the water at around 1am and seized the net, which was about 25 metres long. Two live flatfish were recovered and returned to the water.

Steffan Evans, 26, appeared before Aberystwyth Magistrates' Court on 23 September and admitted failing without reasonable excuse to comply with the requirements of a community order by failing to attend planned unpaid work sessions on 28 August and 4 September this year. Magistrates handed him an extra 20 hours of unpaid work for the breach and ordered him to pay £60 costs.

Ceredin Jones manoeuvred his Massey Ferguson tractor into a neighbouring farmer's Fiat Fullback pickup truck on August 9 last year, then used the tractor's front loader to lift and move the vehicle about 20 yards along a rural lane. The pickup was written off with damage estimated at £5,000.

Stacey Thompson harassed a man in Aberystwyth between 21 July and 1 October last year by messaging, calling, sending WhatsApp messages, sending money, and contacting family members to try to make contact with him. She was found guilty following a trial and was also made subject to a restraining order.

Stuart Jones sent persistent offensive and abusive emails to a woman in Aberystwyth over the course of a month between 31 May and 29 June. The court heard that the emails were persistent, offensive and abusive in nature. He pleaded guilty to harassment without violence and was sentenced at Aberystwyth Magistrates Court on 19 August.

Ryan Passenger failed to provide a breath specimen to police in Aberystwyth on 28 June. He was found guilty following a trial, and was also found guilty of driving without a licence and admitted driving without insurance. The 46-year-old was sentenced on 19 August.

Samuel Ward caused £2,413.20 worth of damage to a property in Aberystwyth on 6 December 2025. He pleaded guilty at Aberystwyth Magistrates' Court on 12 August 2026 and received a 12-month conditional discharge.

Alexander Manluctao stalked a woman in Aberystwyth and Swansea between 1 April and 11 August last year. He admitted attending the victim's home address, sending multiple text messages and phone calls, posting a letter through her door, and approaching her friends to make contact with her. He also admitted threatening to share a photograph of the victim in an intimate state in Aberystwyth between 31 October 2024 and 31 December last year.

Alex Coupe-Jones used threatening or abusive behaviour with intent to cause fear of violence in Aberystwyth on 27 June 2026. He was sentenced to a community order including an alcohol abstinence and monitoring requirement and unpaid work.

John Howarth, 61, of no fixed abode, failed to provide a specimen of blood for analysis in Aberystwyth on 9 April 2026. He had also pleaded guilty to failing to attend an assessment and failing to surrender to bail. On 1 July 2026, Aberystwyth Magistrates Court imposed a community order including 80 hours of unpaid work, banned him from driving for 17 months, and ordered him to pay £85 costs.

On 25 March, Gary Harvey was stopped while driving on Bridge Street in Aberystwyth. Tests showed he had alcohol in his system exceeding the prescribed limit. He initially denied the charge but changed his plea to guilty ahead of a planned trial. He was also driving without insurance.

Callum Rouget-Lyell was drunk and disorderly at Pier Pressure nightclub on the Royal Pier in Aberystwyth on 17 May 2026. He pleaded guilty to the offence.

Benjamin Joseph Goodchild, of Killay, Swansea, pleaded guilty to possession of 64 grams of cannabis in Aberystwyth on 29 April. He appeared before Aberystwyth Magistrates’ Court on 20 May and was fined £80, plus £85 costs and a £32 surcharge.

Leigh Ward, of Penparcau, was caught carrying a 4.5 inch serrated knife on Penparcau Road in Aberystwyth on 1 May 2026. He appeared before Aberystwyth Magistrates’ Court on 20 May 2026 and pleaded guilty to possession of the knife, which he claimed was for his own protection.

David Price, 52, of Penparcau, was stopped on Min Y Ddol on 29 April 2026. Tests showed 44 micrograms of alcohol in 100ml of breath (legal limit 35). He admitted drink driving and driving without insurance at Aberystwyth Magistrates Court.

Shane Griffiths, of Lampeter, was found guilty of possessing a lock knife on Park Avenue in Aberystwyth on 24 January 2026. He appeared for sentencing at Aberystwyth Magistrates’ Court on 13 May 2026 after being found guilty in his absence at a hearing in April. He had missed his trial date on 30 April.

Ashley Hobbs, 39, of Pantyclawdd, was stopped while driving on the B4577 at Cross Inn near Aberystwyth on 28 March 2026. Roadside and police station breath tests showed 95 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.

Joes Fernandez, a 46-year-old foreign national, was driving a Mercedes Sprinter van that collided with a Triumph motorbike ridden by the victim on the B4333 Maudlands stretch of road in Capel Iwan on 8 April 2026, causing serious injury to the motorcyclist.

Dylan Phillips stalked a woman involving serious alarm or distress between 11 June and 26 August 2025 by following her, attending her home address and sending her abusive letters. He also committed criminal damage.

Roman Albiniak stalked a woman by sending her an excessive amount of messages and following her in Llanybydder between 1 December 2025 and 22 January 2026.

Nicola Rice drove a Ford Puma at 48mph on a 20mph speed limit stretch of the A485 at Llanilar on 1 August 2025.

Kathryn Lucas drove a car while disqualified and without insurance on the A487 at Penparc on 20 December 2025. She also drove the car without an MOT. She appeared before court on 3 March 2026 after initially pleading not guilty but changing her pleas to guilty ahead of a planned trial.