Llanelli Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Cerith Rees, 26, of no fixed abode, admitted failing without reasonable excuse to attend an approved police station to make a required notification within three days of his release from prison. The court said he had shown a flagrant disregard for court orders and had committed the same offence on numerous previous occasions. He was sentenced to 18 weeks in prison and ordered to pay £85 prosecution costs.

Ethan Dennis admitted sending a letter containing a message described as indecent or grossly offensive, intended to cause distress or anxiety, and damaging property belonging to the same woman. Both offences were committed in Llanelli on 4 March. He received ten weeks' detention for the communication offence and a consecutive four weeks for criminal damage, making 14 weeks in total, suspended for a year. He must complete 250 hours of unpaid work and pay £1,045.97 compensation, £85 prosecution costs and a £154 surcharge.

Paul Owen admitted stealing groceries worth £33.20 belonging to Co-op Retail Services Ltd in Carmarthen on 9 September. The court imposed an 18-month conditional discharge and ordered him to pay £33.20 compensation and £85 prosecution costs.

Benjamin Roach was caught drink driving twice in Carmarthen. On 31 July he drove a Citroen Nimo van on Blue Street, Carmarthen, while over the limit. On 17 October he again drank and drove the same van on the A484 Tywi Bridge, Carmarthen. He was disqualified from driving for 18 months and given a community order with six months of alcohol treatment.

Geraint Jones took a Vauxhall Crossland without the owner's consent at Bronwydd on 8 October this year. Before the vehicle was recovered, an accident occurred and Jones rolled the car, causing extensive damage. He drove while disqualified and without insurance.

Gela Tsintsadze drove a Vauxhall Zafira in Llandrindod Wells on February 22 without insurance and otherwise than in accordance with a licence. Police checks established that he did not hold a driving licence. He also failed to provide information identifying the driver of a Vauxhall Vivaro when required by South Wales Police on February 19 and March 4.

Chantelle Smith drove a Peugeot 207 on the B4317 in Pontyberem on April 20 with a defective handbrake and insufficient tread on its front offside tyre. The vehicle was used in a condition likely to cause danger to others. She also drove without wearing a seat belt and carried a child in a rear seat without a seat belt.

Sean Agnew admitted driving a Vauxhall Insignia on Vetch Close, Pembroke, on 17 August while disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence. He also pleaded guilty to using the vehicle without insurance and failing to answer bail after a scheduled court appearance on 8 September. Magistrates imposed a 24-month driving ban, fined him £120, and ordered £85 prosecution costs and a £48 surcharge, bringing the total financial penalty to £253.

Nick Sayers drove a silver Nissan 350Z dangerously on Station Road, Llangadog, on 14 December 2025. He was sentenced to 24 weeks' imprisonment suspended for 12 months, with 150 hours of unpaid work, up to 15 days of rehabilitation activity, and a 12-month mental health treatment requirement. He was also disqualified from driving for 12 months and must pass an extended driving test before driving again, and he was ordered to pay £85 prosecution costs and a £154 surcharge.

Jamie Hennessey failed without reasonable excuse to attend unpaid-work appointments on June 8 and August 3, breaching a community order imposed in October 2025. The original order followed his convictions for assaulting a man and damaging two vehicles in Newport on December 8, 2024. Magistrates revoked the previous order and imposed a replacement community order lasting until September 3, 2027, requiring 200 hours of unpaid work and up to ten rehabilitation activity days.

Rachel Hurford was clocked by police laser driving a Vauxhall Astra at 77mph on the A487 Cardigan bypass, where the speed limit is 40mph, on 25 September 2025. She pleaded guilty to a charge of speeding.

Rhys Ebenezer failed to obtain veterinary treatment for three dogs at a property in Llangeitho. RSPCA officers attended on 29 September 2025 after reports of injured dogs being kept in kennels. One dog was lethargic with a bandaged front leg; another was underweight and covered in scars and wounds of varying ages; a third dog had been taken to a vet and euthanised, and after its body was exhumed a vet found a severe chin injury at least two weeks old that would have caused chronic pain. Ebenezer claimed the scarring was from ratting. The court heard he had worked with animals and gave him credit for his early guilty pleas.

Peter Clarke was caught fishing at the River Teifi near Dol Wyber, Newcastle Emlyn on 18 September 2025. The area has a private right of fishery, and Clarke did not have permission.

David Rhydian Thomas was convicted of conveying children on a school run on five occasions between 1 October and 8 October 2025. He drove a licensed private hire vehicle without holding the required Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Dual Driver’s Licence. He had received a formal warning on 15 October 2024 for similar conduct yet committed further offences. He pleaded guilty by post.

Martin Evans failed to provide driver identification information to Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to a vehicle involved in a speeding incident on Hendre Road, Llangennech on 9 May 2025, where the vehicle was recorded at 48mph in a 30mph zone. The speeding charge was dismissed after no evidence was offered.

On February 23, 2026, at around 2am, Liam Williams from Station Road in Llanelli was driving a black Jaguar XF along New Dock Road without a valid licence and under the influence of cocaine. He failed to stop for Dyfed-Powys Police officers and accelerated away, reaching speeds of up to 80mph in a 20mph residential area, over speed bumps, and on the wrong side of a bollard on a 40mph coastal road. He sped through a stinger device, lost control at the Sandpiper roundabout with a deflated tyre and overheating brakes, and continued evading police through side streets at 50mph in 20mph zones before being boxed in and arrested.

Nathan Newman, of Pantgwennol, Llwynygroes, damaged a garage door and a vehicle on Church Street in Cardigan on 22 May 2025.

Valerie Wood was clocked driving at 43mph in a 20mph limit zone on the A484 in Cenarth on 1 September.

Adam Zamorowski, of New Quay, failed to provide a specimen of blood to police in New Quay on 16 August 2025. He initially pleaded not guilty but changed his plea to guilty. He also admitted possession of 1.7g of amphetamine at Llanarth on 11 May 2025. He appeared for sentencing at Llanelli Magistrates’ Court on 29 January 2026.

Dorian Williams breached a restraining order by contacting the victim via social media on 15 January 2026. This follows his previous conviction for harassing and stalking the same woman between 12 December 2024 and 1 February 2025.

On 17 July 2025, Daniel Titley was driving on the A489 at Caersws when he overtook a vehicle and in doing so travelled very close to an oncoming cyclist. The incident was captured on video camera footage from the cyclist.

Matthew Keil, of Llanidloes, was driving on the A470 at Llanidloes on 23 August 2025 when he overtook a car on a blind bend into the path of an oncoming vehicle and continued to overtake a further three vehicles on a long bend. The incident was captured on dashcam footage.

Gareth Joseph, of Tangaer, Llangwyryfon, possessed 0.28g of cocaine on Portland Street in Aberystwyth on 11 October 2025. On the same day, he drove without insurance in Aberystwyth.

Geoffrey Lionel Russell, of Rhiw Forest, was driving a van on the road between Ponthirwaun and Newcastle Emlyn on 19 August 2025. He was seen driving on the wrong side of the road on several occasions, forcing oncoming vehicles to take evasive action. The incident was captured on mobile phone footage from a passenger in another vehicle.

Gwynfryn Hughes Pendle, of Gwyddgrug, was driving a VW Caddy on the B4459 at Pencader on 13 August, obstructing the highway while a car tried to pass, pulling out to prevent passing, slowing down and driving extremely slowly, and turning into a junction on the left to carry out a U turn directly in front of the car, nearly causing a collision. The incident was caught on dashcam.

Thomas Raymond Jones of Penygraig Farm, Whitland, was sentenced for 17 offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 involving causing, permitting or failing to prevent unnecessary suffering to domestic and agricultural animals, including cattle and a dog. Investigations began in February 2024 following an anonymous complaint about a cow carcass not properly disposed of. Officers found cattle in poor conditions with no dry lying areas, inedible forage, lameness, overgrown hooves, skin conditions, and improper carcass disposal. An elderly dog was kept in a small, rubbish-filled enclosure, underweight, blind with cataracts, with overgrown nails and penile prolapse, leading to its euthanasia. Improvement notices were issued but not adequately followed; further visits revealed ongoing issues including a lame pregnant cow, untagged/unregistered cattle, thin animals, and another calf carcass. Previous complaints in 2022 noted similar problems with poor conditions, missing tags, and by-product offences.

Geraint Purton damaged a Dyfed-Powys Police vehicle by kicking it on Priory Street in Carmarthen on 29 November 2025.

Alice Fox was riding a Honda CBR motorbike on the A486 at Llandysul on 26 July. A police officer observed her overtaking across a solid white line and accelerating harshly. A pacing check recorded speeds between 90 and 110 mph. She failed to stop when blue lights and sirens were activated, continued at excessive speeds including 95 mph in a 50 mph zone, and was later found to have no licence and no insurance.

Ian Phillips, of Llanybydder, failed to give information to police relating to the identification of the driver of a Mitsubishi car on 18 April 2025.

Shaun Robert Ferguson left his Rottweilers, Prince and Trixie, starving for at least three to four months while living in Plymouth. The dogs were extremely thin, with body conditioning scores of one, Prince weighing 27.7kg and Trixie 26kg. They suffered mild to severe ligament or tendon laxities. Prince had plastic and foreign substances in his faeces, indicating he ate anything available. Trixie had not eaten for a long period prior to seizure. The dogs were seized by police following RSPCA investigation and concerns about their treatment. Both were signed over to RSPCA for rehoming.

Michael Smith breached a suspended sentence order by failing without reasonable excuse to comply with community requirements, specifically by not attending a planned office visit on 24 June 2025 and unpaid work sessions on 10 August 2025 and 17 August 2025.

Peter Halls, a 42-year-old from Ty Cerrig, Bedw Hirion Farm, sent a message that was grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character in Pencader on 29 June 2025. He appeared in court and changed his plea to guilty at the hearing.

On Oct 18, 2025, Oliver Lycett possessed a knuckleduster in a private place, contrary to the Criminal Justice Act 1988, and possessed pepper spray without the authority of the Secretary of State, an offence under the Firearms Act 1968. The weapons were found at his address in Penygroes.

Alan Griffiths tormented his ex-partner with unwanted messages, calls, social media posts, and appearances around her hometown after their relationship ended around October last year. He violated bail conditions by contacting her and was involved in an unprovoked physical assault where he grabbed her by the hair and dragged her, as well as incidents of harassment including false accusations about her dogs and common assault between June or July last year.