Haverfordwest Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 78 verdicts at Haverfordwest Magistrates' Court (Haverfordwest). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Lisa Stewart

Theft

October 28, 2025

Sentence: 12-month community order, £100 fine, £75 compensation, £85 costs, £114 surcharge

Lisa Stewart stole three bottles of Jamesons Whiskey, worth £75, from ASDA in Pembroke Dock.

Pleaded guilty to theft. Ordered to comply with instructions of responsible officer, attend appointments, and participate in required activities up to 15 days.

Sources: pembroke-today.co.uk

Arkan Ullah

Displaying invalid food hygiene rating sticker

October 17, 2025

Sentence: £660 fine, £800 costs, £264 surcharge (total £1,724)

Arkan Ullah, 44-year-old owner of Seven Spice on London Road, Pembroke Dock, displayed an invalid food hygiene rating sticker.

Pleaded guilty to displaying an invalid food hygiene rating sticker. Ordered to pay by November 13, 2025.

Sources: tenby-today.co.uk

Kamuran Babahan

Displaying invalid food hygiene rating sticker

October 17, 2025

Sentence: £1,000 fine, £800 costs, £400 surcharge (total £1,800)

Kamuran Babahan, owner of USA Fried Chicken on Charles Street, Milford Haven, displayed an invalid food hygiene rating sticker.

Case proved in absence for displaying an invalid food hygiene rating sticker. Ordered to pay by November 13, 2025.

Sources: tenby-today.co.uk

Jack Morgan

Drug Driving

October 14, 2025

Sentence: £120 fine and 12-month driving ban

Jack Morgan drove an Isuzu D-Max on the A478 Penblewin to Clynderwen on April 3, 2025, when the proportion of Benzoylecgonine in his blood was 86, exceeding the specified limit.

Pleaded guilty. Costs of £85 added. Obligatory disqualification for drug driving.

Sources: pembroke-today.co.uk

Gavin James

Breach of Criminal Behaviour Order

October 14, 2025

Sentence: 12-month community order with 15 Rehabilitation Days and a 12-month mental health treatment requirement, £120 fine, £113 victim surcharge, £437 costs

Gavin James of 18 Vicary Crescent, Milford Haven, repeatedly refused to clear piles of waste and rubbish from his home despite requests from Pembrokeshire County Council starting from 2020. The waste attracted rats and posed a public health risk and nuisance to neighbours. A Community Protection Notice was served on 10 April 2024, but he failed to comply, leading to prosecution and a Criminal Behaviour Order. He breached the CBO by continuing to ignore requests, resulting in this sentencing.

Pleaded guilty to breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO). Aged 47. The CBO was imposed following conviction for non-compliance with a Community Protection Notice served on 10 April 2024. Case dates back to 2020 with repeated interventions ignored. Waste accumulation attracted rats.

Sources: tenby-today.co.uk

Matthew White

Drug Driving

September 16, 2025

Sentence: 20-month driving ban and 12-month community order with 100 hours unpaid work

Matthew White drove a motor vehicle on the A478 at Narberth when the proportion of Ketamine in his blood was not less than 96 micrograms per litre, exceeding the specified limit.

Pleaded guilty to the offense. A collection order was set up for Crown Prosecution Service costs of £85 and a surcharge of £114.

Sources: pembroke-today.co.uk

Kyran Salmon

Drink driving

September 9, 2025

Sentence: 14 months driving disqualification and £400 fine

On August 22, 2025, Kyran Salmon drove a Ford Fiesta on the A4076 in Johnston with a breath alcohol level of 47mcg per 100ml, exceeding the prescribed limit.

Pleaded guilty. Disqualification reducible by 14 weeks if a course is completed by June 2, 2026, plus £85 costs and £160 surcharge.

Sources: pembroke-today.co.uk

Michael Rees

Assault

September 2, 2025

Sentence: community order with 80 hours unpaid work

Michael Rees, a 35-year-old from Trecynon, Aberdare, perpetrated an assault in Tenby on August 16, 2025, and was also drunk and disorderly on South Parade the same day.

Pleaded guilty to assault and being drunk and disorderly. No separate penalty for being drunk and disorderly. Compensation £50, costs £85, surcharge £114. Supervised by Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates’ Court.

Sources: tenby-today.co.uk

Phillip Procter

Drink Driving

September 2, 2025

Sentence: Disqualified from driving for 20 months and fined £740 (including £500 for drink-driving and £240 for no insurance), plus £85 costs and £300 surcharge

Phillip Procter drove a VW Golf on the road between Tavernspite and Llanteg on August 17, 2025, after consuming alcohol, with a breath alcohol level of 66mcg per 100ml, exceeding the legal limit. He was also driving without third-party insurance.

Harry Smyth

Drink-driving

September 2, 2025

Sentence: 40 months driving disqualification and £350 fine

On August 16, 2025, Harry Smyth drove a VW Fox on the B4332 to A478 junction at Boncath after consuming alcohol, with 80 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the prescribed limit of 35 micrograms.

Pleaded guilty. Fined £350, plus £85 costs to Crown Prosecution Service and £140 surcharge.

Sources: pembroke-today.co.uk

Liam Roberts

Breach of restraining order

August 18, 2025

Sentence: 12 weeks imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, and 200 hours unpaid work

Liam Roberts breached a restraining order by walking into a prohibited zone without reasonable excuse on June 11, 2025. The restraining order had been imposed by Llanelli Magistrates’ Court following a conviction for harassment.

Changed plea to guilty for breaching the restraining order. The order, originally imposed for harassment, was varied to expire on August 18, 2028. Costs amounted to £400.

Sources: tenby-today.co.uk

Danny Cameron

Drug driving

August 12, 2025

Sentence: 12 months driving disqualification, 12 months conditional discharge, £85 costs, and £20 surcharge

Danny Cameron was stopped by authorities while riding a Motorini JJ 125 motorcycle on Cilgerran Road in Penbryn on 15 February 2025. Roadside and laboratory tests confirmed he had cannabis in his system exceeding the legal limit, leading to his court appearance and sentencing.

Admitted riding a motorcycle with cannabis in his system; appeared in court and was ordered to pay costs and surcharge.

Sources: cambrian-news.co.uk

Raymond Batchelor

Driving with alcohol level above limit

August 5, 2025

Sentence: 20 months driving disqualification (reduced by 20 weeks upon completion of a course), fined £1,923, costs of £85, and victim services surcharge of £769, totalling £2,777

On Sunday, April 6, 2025, Raymond Batchelor drove a BMW 5 Series on the A477 Milton to Pembroke Dock road in Pembrokeshire with an alcohol level of 223 milligrams per 100 millilitres of urine, which exceeded the legal limit.

Elisha Callen

Assault

July 28, 2025

Sentence: 26 weeks imprisonment

Elisha Callen assaulted two police constables while they were acting in the exercise of their functions on April 21 at Haverfordwest. She was originally given a suspended sentence of 26 weeks on May 20, but breached the order by missing required appointments on July 1 and July 14, resulting in the custodial sentence being implemented on July 28.

Admitted breaching a suspended sentence order imposed on May 20 for assaulting two police constables. Failed to attend planned office appointments on July 1 and July 14.

Sources: tenby-today.co.uk

Nathan Goffin

Using threatening abusive words or behaviour

July 17, 2025

Sentence: Community order requiring alcohol abstinence until October 14, compensation of £200, surcharge of £114, and costs of £85

Nathan Goffin, 41, of Woodbine Way, Hakin, pleaded guilty to two charges of using threatening abusive words or behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress at Carmarthen Railway Station on March 21, 2025. The community order ends on July 16, 2026, and requires him to abstain from alcohol and comply with monitoring equipment.

Leonardo Tarnovetchi

Drink Driving

July 15, 2025

Sentence: 165 hours of unpaid work and 30-month driving disqualification, reduced by 30 weeks with course

On February 17, 2025, at Tanners Lane, Templeton, Leonardo Tarnovetchi drove a Renault Megane after consuming alcohol, with a blood alcohol level of 196 milligrams per 100 millilitres of blood, exceeding the legal limit. He also failed to provide a specimen for analysis on July 10, 2025, at Newport.

Pled guilty to driving while over the limit and failing to provide a specimen for analysis.

Sources: tenby-today.co.uk

Zack Fecci

Dangerous driving

July 15, 2025

Sentence: 2 years driving ban and 200 hours of unpaid work

On November 30, 2024, Zack Fecci drove an Audi TT SW16 XGX dangerously on the A478. He was not licensed to drive the vehicle and was not covered by third party insurance.

Pleaded guilty to all charges on July 1, 2025. Costs to CPS were £85, plus a surcharge of £114. The community order ends on July 14, 2027.

Sources: tenby-today.co.uk

Brett Iles

Drug Driving

July 8, 2025

Sentence: 14 months driving disqualification and fines of £800 for drug driving plus £400 for no insurance

Brett Iles was driving on the A477 at Kilgetty on March 22 with cocaine (39 microgrammes) and benzoylecgonine (240 microgrammes) in his blood, and without third-party insurance.

Abraham Mahovo

Drug driving

July 8, 2025

Sentence: 15 months driving disqualification and £400 fine

Abraham Mahovo drove a Vauxhall car on the A477 at Johnston while having a proportion of the controlled drug cannabis in his blood above the specified limit. He appeared in court on July 8, 2025.

Pleaded guilty to the offence. The offence carries an obligatory disqualification. Additional costs of £85 to the Crown Prosecution Service and a £160 surcharge were imposed.

Sources: tenby-today.co.uk

Luke Steele

Possession of a Class B drug and an offensive weapon

April 21, 2025

Sentence: 6 months imprisonment, suspended for 24 months

Luke Steele was found in possession of 2.4g of herbal cannabis, a Class B drug, and a lock knife, considered an offensive weapon, in a public place at Johnston on February 28, 2025.

Sentenced based on a realistic prospect of rehabilitation and strong personal mitigation. Rehabilitation activity includes 100 hours of unpaid work. The lock knife was confiscated and the cannabis was ordered for forfeiture and destruction. Costs to CPS were set at £85 with a surcharge of £154.

Sources: tenby-today.co.uk

Ashley Mardon

Assault

April 7, 2025

Sentence: 10 weeks imprisonment for each of two assaults, consecutive, and 8 weeks concurrent for unlawful entry, all suspended for 18 months

Ashley Mardon assaulted a woman by beating at Pembroke Dock on July 28, 2024, and assaulted her again on September 8, 2024, accompanied by threats of damage to her address. He also used violence to secure entry into premises, knowing someone present opposed the entry. Additionally, he committed a series of thefts from shops including Home Bargains in Pembroke Dock, Monkton Spar, Pembroke Londis, and Haverfordwest Iceland, and was found drunk in a public place in charge of a child under 7, though no separate penalties were issued for these offences. His actions demonstrated flagrant disregard for court orders, with multiple breaches and offences committed while under the order.

Admitted breaching a community order made on February 10. Engaging with probation since last breach. Required to complete a 26-day accredited programme, comply with up to 20 days of activities as instructed, and carry out 200 hours of supervised unpaid work within 12 months.

Sources: tenby-today.co.uk

Adam Williams

Assault on emergency workers

March 31, 2025

Sentence: Remanded in custody

Adam Williams assaulted three emergency workers, including two police constables and a police sergeant, while they were acting in the exercise of their duties. He was also guilty of possessing an offensive weapon in a public place and using a motor vehicle without third party insurance on March 16, 2025. The incidents occurred in Milford Haven.

Found guilty of possessing an offensive weapon in a public place, using a motor vehicle without third party insurance, and assaulting three emergency workers; case adjourned for pre-sentence reports; bail refused due to previous record and likelihood of reoffending.

Sources: tenby-today.co.uk

Ricky Price

Threatening Behaviour and Criminal Damage

March 11, 2025

Sentence: 12-month Community Order

Ricky Price engaged in threatening, abusive, and insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause fear of or provoke unlawful violence towards a female at Kilgetty on or around November 24, 2024. He also committed criminal damage to the victim's property, which was valued under £5,000.

Pleaded guilty to using threatening, abusive, or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause fear of or provoke unlawful violence, and criminal damage to property. Compensation of £50, fine of £40, costs of £85, and a £114 surcharge.

Sources: tenby-today.co.uk

Kyle Allerton

Harassment

February 18, 2025

Sentence: 8 weeks imprisonment

On June 14, 2024, Kyle Allerton pursued a course of conduct amounting to harassment against a female victim, which included sending unwanted text messages and phone calls, emptying her bins onto her front garden, and being verbally abusive.

Admitted breaching a community order by failing to keep in touch with the Probation Practitioner and not attending a DDAS appointment on January 17. The community order was revoked and he was dealt with for the original offence.

Sources: tenby-today.co.uk

Simon Roblin

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm

February 18, 2025

Sentence: 100 hours of unpaid work and a community order including up to 10 days of rehabilitation activities

Simon Roblin assaulted a man in Tenby on October 28, 2024, causing actual bodily harm. He appeared in court and was sentenced following his guilty plea.

Pleaded guilty. Subject to a community order ending on February 17, 2026. Ordered to pay £85 in costs to the Crown Prosecution Service and a £114 surcharge to fund victim services.

Sources: tenby-today.co.uk

Lacey Sharp

Possession of a bladed article

February 11, 2025

Sentence: 26 weeks imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, and abstain from alcohol for 120 days

Lacey Sharp possessed a knife with a blade over 7.62cm at Bush Street on January 24, 2025. This incident involved an unprovoked attack, and Sharp was under the influence of alcohol and already serving a community order, leading to the court's decision.

Pleaded guilty. Sentence imposed due to an unprovoked attack of a serious nature, while under the influence of alcohol and on a community order at the time. Suspension based on realistic rehabilitation prospects.

Sources: tenby-today.co.uk

Shane Patrick Thomas

Assault

January 28, 2025

Sentence: 24 weeks imprisonment

Shane Patrick Thomas assaulted two police constables by beating them on Fishguard High Street on May 29, 2024. He was originally given a community order at Carmarthenshire Magistrates Court on May 31, 2024, but failed to attend two required office appointments in November 2024, leading to his sentencing for the original assaults.

Pleaded guilty to failing to comply with a community order. The sentence was uplifted from 16 weeks because the offences were committed against emergency workers.

Sources: tenby-today.co.uk

Reece Cookson

Cultivating cannabis and possessing a controlled drug

January 21, 2025

Sentence: Remanded in custody

Reece Cookson was involved in cultivating a quantity of cannabis plants and possessing cannabis resin on or around January 19, 2025. He has been remanded in custody following convictions for these drug-related offences. The incident occurred at Milford Haven, and he denies an additional charge of assaulting a female, causing actual bodily harm, at the Mount Estate on the same date.

Pleaded not guilty to assault charge. Offences include cultivating cannabis plants and possessing cannabis resin.

Sources: tenby-today.co.uk

Joseph Lewis

Assault and Harassment

January 21, 2025

Sentence: 16 weeks imprisonment suspended for 24 months, £200 compensation, and restraining order until 2030

Joseph Lewis assaulted a female by beating at Pembroke Dock on March 9, 2024, and pursued a course of conduct amounting to harassment between March 10 and April 4, 2024. It was an unprovoked attack and he had assaulted the same person before.

Pleaded guilty to assault and harassment. It was an unprovoked attack and not the first time on the same victim. Suspended due to realistic prospect of rehabilitation.

Sources: tenby-today.co.uk

Kelly Rees

Theft from a shop

January 20, 2025

Sentence: 18 weeks imprisonment

Kelly Rees, aged 35, of Precelly Place, stole chocolate and sweets worth £26.71 from Morrisons Daily in Pembroke Dock on September 2, 2024, and groceries worth £12.60 from Mount Stores in Milford Haven on January 17, 2025. She appeared in court and the sentences for the two charges are to be served concurrently.

Pleaded guilty to two charges of theft from a shop. Was on a suspended sentence. Ordered to pay compensation for the stolen goods plus £85 costs.

Sources: tenby-today.co.uk

Evan James

Drink-driving

August 19, 2024

Sentence: One-year community order including 140 hours of unpaid work, three-year driving ban, and £114 surcharge

Evan James, 25, of Glangrwyney near Crickhowell, drove a Ford Fiesta on the A487 at Solva on July 29 while over the drink-driving limit, recording 96 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35 micrograms, and without a valid insurance policy.

Daniel Pearce

Threatening and abusive behaviour

August 19, 2024

Sentence: £80 fine, £85 costs, £32 surcharge, and 18-month restraining order

Daniel Pearce, 40, of Winch Lane in Haverfordwest, used threatening or abusive words or behaviour in the Camrose area on February 8, likely to cause harassment, alarm, or distress.

Nicholas Macphee

Drink-driving

August 19, 2024

Sentence: £500 fine, £85 costs, and 17-month driving disqualification

Nicholas MacPhee, 51, of Elm Park in Crundale, drove a Mini on the A487 at Simpson Cross on August 1 while over the drink-driving limit, recording 78 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35 micrograms.

Cobin Dooner

Criminal damage

August 12, 2024

Sentence: One-year community order including 20 rehabilitation activity requirement days, £300 compensation, £45 fine, and £114 surcharge

Cobin Dooner, 19, of Station Road in Pembroke, damaged the front door of an address in Monkton on June 27.

George Mcbeth

Drug-driving

August 12, 2024

Sentence: £150 fine, £85 costs, £60 surcharge, and three-year driving disqualification

George McBeth, 30, of Picton Road in Hakin, drove a Vauxhall Insignia on Milford Road in Johnston on February 28 while under the influence of cocaine, recording more than 32 micrograms per litre of blood, exceeding the legal limit of 10 micrograms per litre.

Henri Pritchard

Drug-driving

August 12, 2024

Sentence: £200 fine, £400 costs, £80 surcharge, and 12-month driving ban

Henri Pritchard, 31, of North Close in Saundersfoot, drove a Mini on the A478 near Templeton on December 23 while under the influence of ketamine, recording more than 80 micrograms per litre of blood, exceeding the legal limit of 20 micrograms per litre. He also failed to surrender to court on bail.

Gareth Richards

Intentional Strangulation

August 4, 2024

Sentence: 72 weeks imprisonment and ordered to pay £940 in compensation and £400 in costs

Gareth Richards strangled a woman in Haverfordwest in April 2023 in an unprovoked and serious attack, then harassed her between June 4 and 15, 2023, by continually calling, messaging, and e-mailing her. He also damaged a TV, a vase, and a globe on June 6, 2023. At the time, he was subject to a suspended sentence.

Pleaded guilty to intentional strangulation, harassment without violence, and criminal damage. Had a prior suspended sentence activated for assaulting a man at a train station.

Sources: westerntelegraph.co.uk

Madeleine Young

Drink-driving

July 29, 2024

Sentence: Disqualified from driving for 13 months, fined £392, costs £85, and surcharge £107

Madeleine Young was driving a Hyundai i10 on Church Street in Newport on July 13, with 55 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35 micrograms per 100 millilitres.

Philip Jenkins

Drug-driving

July 29, 2024

Sentence: Disqualified from driving for 3 years, fined £120, costs £85, and surcharge £48

Philip Jenkins was driving a Volvo V60 on Pembroke Road in Haverfordwest on January 17, under the influence of cannabis, with 4.2 micrograms of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol per litre of blood, exceeding the legal limit of 2 micrograms per litre.