Aberystwyth Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 137 verdicts at Aberystwyth Magistrates' Court (Trefechan, Aberystwyth). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Diane Lees

Owning a dog dangerously out of control

May 15, 2024

Sentence: 18-month community order, 5-year ban from owning dogs, £40 fine, £85 costs, and £300 compensation

Diane Lees' dog, Satan, was dangerously out of control and injured a police officer on the A485 New Inn on January 4, 2024. Additionally, the dog had been dangerously out of control on North Road in Lampeter on October 15, 2023, although no injuries occurred. The court determined the dog posed a danger to the public due to its temperament and Lees' inability to control it, leading to the order for its destruction.

Pleaded guilty to being the owner of a dog dangerously out of control causing injury and being the owner of a dog dangerously out of control. Must complete a nine-month alcohol treatment programme and 20 rehabilitation activity requirement days.

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Benjamin Packer

Possession of cannabis

May 8, 2024

Sentence: Fined £307 and £85 costs

Benjamin Packer was found in possession of 31.29 grams of cannabis, a Class B drug, in Llangybi on February 11. He pleaded guilty at court.

Samuel Evans

Drug driving

April 24, 2024

Sentence: £120 fine, £85 costs, £48 surcharge, and one-year driving ban

Samuel Evans was driving a Volkswagen Golf on Aberystwyth Road in Cardigan on November 8, 2023, when he was found to have 6.9 micrograms of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol per litre of blood, exceeding the legal limit of 2 micrograms per litre.

Rowan James White

Criminal damage

April 23, 2024

Sentence: £160 fine, £85 costs, £64 surcharge, and full compensation for damages

Rowan James White caused £525 worth of damage to a Mercedes-Benz V-Class and £150 worth of damage to a Citroen C3 in Llandysul on January 25, 2024.

Lewie Cox

Causing serious injury by careless driving

April 23, 2024

Sentence: One-year community order, 120 hours unpaid work, £85 costs, £114 surcharge, 12 months driving disqualification

Lewie Cox was driving a Mazda 2 in the Pentregat area on July 14, 2023, and caused serious injuries to a woman at the junction of the B4321 and A487 due to careless driving.

Lee Mcgeorge

Drink-driving

April 23, 2024

Sentence: 14 months driving ban, £276 fine, £85 costs, and £110 surcharge

Lee McGeorge was driving a BMW 1 Series on the A486 at Llandysul on April 8, 2024, while over the legal alcohol limit of 35 micrograms per 100 millilitres of breath, recording 54 micrograms, and without insurance.

Michael John Brown

Breach of supervision requirements

April 23, 2024

Sentence: £200 fine and £60 costs

Michael John Brown failed to attend an appointment with his probation service on April 8, 2024, following his release from custody.

Daniel Saunders

Shoplifting

April 23, 2024

Sentence: One-year community order including a two-week alcohol abstinence and monitoring programme and 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days, plus £60.10 compensation to Tesco, £170 costs, and £114 surcharge, and a 12-month ban from Tesco

Daniel Saunders, 27, of Golwg Y Castell in Cardigan, stole £18.55 worth of food and alcohol from Tesco in Cardigan on April 12 and £41.55 worth on April 21. He also used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour towards a police officer in Cardigan on April 7.

Richard Brosnan

Obstructing Police

April 18, 2024

Sentence: Fined £40

Richard Brosnan obstructed two police officers at an address in Llandysul on March 27.

Harry Wakeman

Malicious Communications

April 17, 2024

Sentence: 12-month conditional discharge

Harry Wakeman persistently used a public communication network to cause annoyance, inconvenience or anxiety on March 29.

Lawrence Jones

Drug-driving

April 17, 2024

Sentence: Fined £120 and banned from driving for 1 year

Lawrence Jones was caught drug-driving while operating a Citroen Dispatch on Cambrian Street in Drefach Felindre on December 4. He recorded 8 micrograms of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol per litre of blood, exceeding the legal limit of 2 micrograms per litre.

Elanor Hughes

Using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour

April 16, 2024

Sentence: Community order with 80 hours of unpaid work, 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days, £85 costs, and a two-year restraining order

Elanor Hughes was accused of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour against a woman in Aberaeron on November 3, with the intent of causing harassment, alarm, or distress.

Barry Phillips

Assault by beating of an emergency worker

April 16, 2024

Sentence: Two-year community order including 150 hours of unpaid work, Building Choices programme, 25 rehabilitation activity requirement days, £100 fine, and £85 costs

Barry Phillips used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour against a man in Aberarth on March 16, breaching a community protection notice, and assaulted two police officers in Aberystwyth on March 27.

Pleaded guilty to using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, assault by beating of an emergency worker (two counts), and breaching a community protection notice.

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Liam Edmonds

Drink-driving

April 16, 2024

Sentence: Disqualified from driving for 20 months, £120 fine, and £85 costs

Liam Edmonds was caught drink-driving while driving a Toyota Aygo on the A484 at Cenarth on March 16, recording 84 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35.

Peter Gilmore

Drug-driving

March 27, 2024

Sentence: Banned from driving for three years, fined £120, £85 in costs for drug-driving, and additional £60 fine and £60 in costs for breaching community order

Gilmore drove a Mercedes van on High Street in Aberystwyth on February 1 with 3.1 micrograms of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol per litre of blood, exceeding the legal limit of 2 micrograms per litre. He also failed to attend required probation appointments on December 13 and February 21.

Pleaded guilty to drug-driving and failing to comply with the requirements of a community order imposed on April 24 of the previous year.

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Samuel Moore

Common Assault

March 27, 2024

Sentence: Fined £300, £300 in compensation, £500 in costs, and £120 surcharge

Moore assaulted a woman in Llandysul on September 26, involving a violent incident.

Found guilty of common assault; a five-year restraining order was granted to the victim.

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Thomas Gwilym Rees

Driving without due care and attention

March 27, 2024

Sentence: Fined £100, £150 in costs, £40 surcharge, and 5 points added to licence

Rees was driving a Ford Fiesta southwest on the B4570 at Llangoedmor in the direction of Cardigan. He overtook a vehicle into the path of an oncoming Ford Focus, causing both drivers to take evasive action and resulting in a crash that hit the passenger side of his car. The incident occurred while he was in a queue of traffic.

Michael Brown

Breaching post-custodial supervision requirements

March 26, 2024

Sentence: Jailed for seven days

Brown failed to reside as instructed on February 20 and March 2, following his release from custody, in breach of his supervision requirements.

Admitted breaching post-custodial supervision requirements due to a deliberate and continuous failure to comply.

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Daniel Smith

Using threatening and abusive behaviour

March 20, 2024

Sentence: £80 fine, £100 costs, and £100 compensation

Daniel Smith used threatening, abusive or disorderly words or behaviour on Alexandra Road in Aberystwyth on December 13, and committed criminal damage by urinating over his cell and spitting on the door at Aberystwyth Police Station on December 14.

Pleaded guilty to using threatening and abusive behaviour and criminal damage.

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Paul Mcintyre

Drug-driving

March 19, 2024

Sentence: 12 months driving disqualification, £120 fine, £85 costs, and £48 surcharge

Paul McIntyre was caught driving a Fiat Panda on Croes-Y-Llan in Llangoedmor on November 5, whilst under the influence of cannabis, with 3.4 micrograms of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol per litre of blood, exceeding the legal limit of 2µg/L.

Thomas Kingham

Drug-driving

February 26, 2024

Sentence: Fined £120 for each offence, £85 costs, £96 surcharge, and banned from driving for two years

Thomas Kingham was caught driving under the influence of cannabis on two occasions. On October 16, he was driving an Audi A3 on Penparcau Road and tested positive with 5.5 micrograms of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol per litre of blood, exceeding the legal limit of 2 micrograms per litre. On November 22, he was driving on the A487 at Bow Street and tested positive with 3 micrograms per litre of blood.

Connor Heaney

Drug driving

February 26, 2024

Sentence: Disqualified from driving for 17 months, a one-year community order, and 50 hours of unpaid work

Connor Heaney was driving a BMW 1 Series on Bryn Road in Lampeter on October 19, and tested positive for 93 micrograms of benzoylecgonine per litre of blood, exceeding the legal limit of 50 micrograms per litre.

Gerwyn Michael

Speeding

February 26, 2024

Sentence: £307 fine, £90 in costs, £123 surcharge, and three points added to his licence

Gerwyn Michael was driving an Audi A6 at 73mph on the Newtown Bypass, which has a 60mph limit, on June 11.

Jack Williams

Breach of suspended sentence

February 26, 2024

Sentence: £50 fine and £60 in costs

Jack Williams was subject to a suspended sentence imposed on December 5 for assault by beating, possession of a knife, and criminal damage. He breached it by failing to attend an appointment with the probation service on December 30 and not attending unpaid work on January 21.

Admitted breaching the terms of a suspended sentence order for assault by beating, possession of a knife, and criminal damage.

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James Rolfe

Drink-driving

February 26, 2024

Sentence: £120 fine, £85 in costs, £48 surcharge, and disqualified from driving for 14 months

James Rolfe was driving a Volkswagen on the A44 between Capel Banger and Cwmrheidol on February 11, and breathalysed at 46 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35 micrograms per 100 millilitres.

John Jones

Causing serious injury by careless or inconsiderate driving

February 21, 2024

Sentence: £400 fine and 12 months driving ban, plus £85 costs and £160 surcharge

John Jones was driving a Nissan Qashqai without due care and attention on the A487 between Penparc and Tremain on July 29, 2023, when he crashed, causing serious injury to a woman. Emergency services were called, and the road was closed for several hours.

Pleaded guilty to the offence. It was not deemed necessary for him to pass an extended retest to regain his licence.

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Danielle Jones

Assault by beating of an emergency worker

February 20, 2024

Sentence: £320 fine

Danielle Jones assaulted two male police officers on Bingham Lane in Cardigan on May 17, 2023, resulting in injuries to one of the officers.

Pleaded guilty to two offences of assault by beating of an emergency worker. Offences were against emergency workers, and she must pay £100 in compensation and £85 in costs.

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William Nickson

Failing to provide a specimen

February 20, 2024

Sentence: 1 year driving disqualification and £140 fine

William Nickson failed to provide a urine sample to police on November 9 in Cardigan during an investigation into whether he had committed a driving offence.

Mark Brook

Criminal damage

February 20, 2024

Sentence: £80 fine

Mark Brook caused criminal damage to a CCTV camera valued at £52.99 at H.D. Prichard & Co on Priory Street in Cardigan on August 9, 2023.

Pleaded guilty to criminal damage. He must pay £85 in costs and £52.99 in compensation.

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Rhys Smith

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm

February 19, 2024

Sentence: 24 weeks imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, 200 hours unpaid work, and 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days

Rhys Smith launched an unprovoked attack on two male police officers on Bro Cranog in Llangrannog on March 13, 2023, which involved a headbutt and resulted in injuries to one of the officers. The attacks were described as serious and unprovoked.

Pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and assault by beating of an emergency worker. Offences were against emergency workers, and he must pay £250 in compensation, £350 in court costs, and a £154 surcharge.

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Tina Howard

Fraud by false representation

February 19, 2024

Sentence: One-year community order including a 56-day alcohol abstinence and monitoring programme, 12 sessions of a mental health treatment programme, and 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days, plus costs of £85 and a surcharge of £114

Tina Howard, 31, of Glan Nant in Llechryd, impersonated a woman to defraud her out of over £1,000 by making false representations to conduct banking transactions and withdraw money from the victim's HSBC account on High Street in Cardigan. The offences included withdrawing £100 on June 28, £300 on July 1, £500 on July 2, and £200 between June 27 and July 15, as well as attempting to withdraw cash on July 3.

Ricky Harrison

Drug-driving

February 19, 2024

Sentence: 12 months driving disqualification and £400 fine

Ricky Harrison was caught driving a Vauxhall Corsa on Priory Street in Cardigan on August 3 with 5.4 micrograms of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol per litre of blood, exceeding the legal limit of 2µg/L.

Damian Jones

Driving whilst disqualified

February 19, 2024

Sentence: One-year community order including 180 hours of unpaid work and 20 rehabilitation activity requirement days, and 18 months driving ban

Damian Jones was driving a Subaru Legacy on Lewis Street in Llandysul on January 10 whilst disqualified from driving and without insurance.

Colin Stock

Drink-driving

February 7, 2024

Sentence: £333 fine, £85 costs, £133 surcharge, and one-year driving ban

Colin Stock drove a Fiat Punto on the A487 at Llanrhystud on January 20, where a breathalyser test showed 44 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35 micrograms.

Benjamin Mattocks

Drug driving

February 7, 2024

Sentence: 12-month driving ban, £120 fine, £85 costs, and £48 surcharge

Benjamin Mattocks was driving an Audi A4 on the A487 at Tan-Y-Groes on September 14 while under the influence of cannabis, recording 8 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood, which exceeded the legal limit of 2 micrograms.

Carl Rago

Assault by beating and criminal damage

June 18, 2023

Sentence: One-year community order, 50 hours of unpaid work, 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days, £85 costs, £114 surcharge, and £200 compensation

Assaulted a man and damaged a couple’s patio window in Newchapel on May 3, and failed to surrender to bail on May 21.

Pleaded guilty to assault by beating, criminal damage, and failing to surrender to bail.

Sources: westerntelegraph.co.uk

James Millener

Drug-driving

June 12, 2023

Sentence: Disqualified from driving for 12 months, £256 fine, £85 costs, and £102 surcharge

Driving a Renault Master on the A44 in Llangurig on November 28, 2022, with 2.2 micrograms of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol per litre of blood, exceeding the legal limit of 2µg/L.

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