Llanelli Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 129 verdicts at Llanelli Magistrates' Court (Llanelli). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Daniel Davies

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm

May 7, 2024

Sentence: 42 weeks imprisonment

Daniel Davies, 38, of Maes Y Bedol in Garnant, committed an unprovoked assault on a woman on Cwmamman Road on February 22, causing actual bodily harm. The attack was described as serious and unjustified.

Pleaded not guilty but was found guilty of assault. The court deemed the offence serious enough to warrant custody, and he was ordered to pay costs and compensation.

Sources: westerntelegraph.co.uk

Peter Howatson

Assault by beating

May 6, 2024

Sentence: £120 fine, £85 costs, and £48 surcharge

Peter Howatson assaulted a man in Ammanford on April 16, 2024.

Rodney Kendrick

Careless Driving

April 30, 2024

Sentence: £80 fine, £110 costs, £32 surcharge, and 5 points added to licence

Rodney Kendrick was driving on the A478 Providence Hill in Narberth on January 5 when his vehicle crossed over the central white line and crashed into an oncoming Citroen Berlingo, causing whiplash-type injuries, sprains, strains, bruising, and shock to the other driver, as well as damage to the front offside, front, and offside bodywork of the Citroen and the front offside of his vehicle.

Carl Rago

Threatening or Abusive Behaviour

April 15, 2024

Sentence: Fined £80, £85 costs, and £32 surcharge

Carl Rago was accused of using threatening or abusive words or behaviour at Travelodge in St Clears on November 9, which was likely to cause harassment, alarm, or distress. He was originally accused of causing a public nuisance after allegedly taking drugs, but that charge was withdrawn.

Pleaded guilty to the charge. Original charge of causing a public nuisance was withdrawn.

Sources: westerntelegraph.co.uk

Claire Daly

Assault by beating of an emergency worker

April 15, 2024

Sentence: Six-month conditional discharge

Claire Daly attacked a female police officer by beating in Ammanford on March 27.

Pleaded guilty to the offence. Ordered to pay £85 in costs and a £26 surcharge. The sentence was uplifted due to the offence being against an emergency worker.

Sources: southwalesguardian.co.uk

Hannah Rawlings

Speeding

April 15, 2024

Sentence: £170 fine, £90 costs, £68 surcharge, and 3 points on licence

Hannah Rawlings was caught speeding at 79mph in a 70mph zone on the A48 at Pensarn on October 5 in a BMW.

Kelly Quill-Lowe

Assault by beating of an emergency worker

April 15, 2024

Sentence: £120 fine

Kelly Quill-Lowe assaulted a police officer by beating in Pontyates on March 24.

Pleaded guilty to the offence. Ordered to pay £85 in costs and a £48 surcharge. The fine was uplifted due to the offence being against an emergency worker.

Sources: southwalesguardian.co.uk

Saihoba Susso

Keeping an untaxed vehicle

April 11, 2024

Sentence: £40 fine, £100 costs, £40 vehicle excise back duty

Saihoba 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.

Sonia Gibbon

Using a vehicle without a valid vehicle licence

April 11, 2024

Sentence: £220 fine, £140 costs, and £35 vehicle excise back duty

Sonia Gibbon was found guilty of having a Mitsubishi L200 on College Street in Lampeter on August 23 when its tax had run out on May 31.

Thomas Williams

Driving whilst under the influence of drugs

April 10, 2024

Sentence: Banned from driving for three years, 12-month community order with 80 hours of unpaid work and 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days

Thomas Williams was driving a Ford Transit at Croeslan on October 16 with 191 micrograms of benzoylecgonine per litre of blood, exceeding the legal limit of 50 micrograms per litre.

Jamie Watkins

Drink-driving

April 10, 2024

Sentence: 3 years driving ban, £345 fine, £85 costs, £230 surcharge

Jamie Watkins was driving a Ford C-Max on the A484 in Llanelli on August 2, with 71 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35.

Holly Williams

Failing to provide a specimen for analysis

April 10, 2024

Sentence: One-year community order (90 hours unpaid work and 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days), 17 months driving ban, £400 costs, £114 surcharge

Holly Williams was accused of driving without due care and attention in a Mercedes-Benz X-Class on the A477 at Haverfordwest on November 22, and failing to provide a sample for analysis.

Admitted failing to provide a specimen for analysis; denied careless driving (not guilty verdict).

Sources: westerntelegraph.co.uk

Gareth Jones

Driving without due care and attention

April 9, 2024

Sentence: £111 fine, £110 costs, £44 surcharge, and 3 points on driving licence

Gareth Jones was driving a tractor and trailer on the A485 at Llangybi on September 24, where he overtook a cyclist extremely closely without leaving enough room, as captured on the witness's camera, falling well below the standard of a careful and competent driver.

Liam Bowie

Careless driving

April 9, 2024

Sentence: Fined £80, £110 in costs, £32 surcharge, and 5 points added to his licence

Liam Bowie was driving a Volkswagen Golf on Sheltery Hill in Camrose when he braked suddenly upon spotting an oncoming vehicle, causing the car to lock up, skid across the road, and crash head-on with the other vehicle on September 19, 2023. This resulted in extensive front-end damage to both vehicles and slight injuries, including bruising and shallow cuts, to both drivers.

Brennan Findlay

Failing to give information

April 9, 2024

Sentence: £660 fine, £110 costs, £264 surcharge, and 6 points on licence

Brennan Findlay was charged with using a hand-held mobile phone while driving a Citroen Berlingo on the A477 on November 24, driving without insurance on the same date, and failing to give information relating to the identification of the driver.

Found guilty in absence of failing to give information; other charges withdrawn.

Sources: westerntelegraph.co.uk

Alayne Board

Assault by beating

April 9, 2024

Sentence: £519 fine

Alayne Board assaulted a man by beating during a violent incident at an address in Llandybie on October 18.

Denied the offence but was found guilty. Ordered to pay £650 in costs, £50 in compensation, and a £208 surcharge. A one-year restraining order was granted to the victim as it was deemed necessary and proportionate.

Sources: southwalesguardian.co.uk

Bernard Mongan

Fraud by false representation

April 8, 2024

Sentence: One-year community order, 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days, £50 compensation to each business, £85 costs, and £114 surcharge

Bernard Mongan used counterfeit cash at shops in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire. On May 7, he used it at two businesses on Pensarn Retail Park in Carmarthen and at Marks & Spencer on Red Street in the town. On May 9, he used it at Aldi in Haverfordwest and the former Waterloo garage on the A477 in Pembroke Dock.

Craig Darrell

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm and assault by beating

April 8, 2024

Sentence: One-year community order with 150 hours of unpaid work and 25 rehabilitation activity requirement days

Craig Darrell attacked a man and a woman in Tycroes on September 22. He was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm against the man and assault by beating against the woman after throwing a mat at her.

Pleaded guilty to both offences. Ordered to pay £85 in costs and a £114 surcharge. Both victims were granted one-year restraining orders.

Sources: southwalesguardian.co.uk

Stephen Mcgann

Breaching a restraining order

April 4, 2024

Sentence: £200 fine and £85 costs

Stephen McGann breached a restraining order by asking a third party at the Saddlers Arms in Cardigan on March 24 to pass a message to the victim, whom he was banned from contacting. This followed an initial assault by beating against a woman on May 1 at an address in St Dogmaels.

Sean Agnew

Driving whilst unfit through drugs

April 3, 2024

Sentence: 3 years driving ban, £180 fine, £400 costs, £72 surcharge

Sean Agnew was driving a Nissan Qashqai on Hywel Way in Pembroke on August 1, with more than 92 micrograms of benzoylecgonine per litre of blood, exceeding the legal limit of 50µg/L.

Oscar James

Speeding

April 2, 2024

Sentence: £300 fine and six penalty points

Oscar James was caught driving at 102mph on the 70mph A40 by Nantyci Showground on October 4.

Lochana Ranasinghe

Driving without a valid licence and without insurance

April 2, 2024

Sentence: £323 fine and six penalty points

On December 18, Lochana Ranasinghe, a provisional licence holder, drove a Volkswagen Polo on the A4076 at Pope Hill without appropriate supervision or displaying L plates, rendering his provisional licence and insurance invalid.

Admitted driving otherwise in accordance with a licence and using a vehicle without a valid insurance policy.

Sources: westerntelegraph.co.uk

Kristian Jenkins

Speeding

April 2, 2024

Sentence: £323 fine and five penalty points

Kristian Jenkins was driving a Peugeot Expert panel van on the B4314 Station Road on September 18, exceeding the 20mph speed limit at 34mph.

Admitted speeding and avoided a driving ban due to the impact on his employment and family members.

Sources: westerntelegraph.co.uk

Godknows Maphosa

Driving without a licence and without insurance

April 2, 2024

Sentence: Fined £370, £110 costs, £148 surcharge, eight penalty points, and disqualified from driving for six months

Godknows Maphosa, a 24-year-old learner driver from North Road in Lampeter, was caught driving a BMW 3 Series without appropriate supervision on the A482 in Lampeter on December 19, violating his provisional licence conditions and invalidating his insurance. He was charged with the offences and appeared in court.

Pleaded guilty to driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence and driving without a valid policy of insurance.

Sources: tivysideadvertiser.co.uk

Thomas Morris

Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm

April 1, 2024

Sentence: 24 weeks imprisonment suspended for 12 months, 200 hours of unpaid work

Attacked his victim at an address in Ammanford on February 12, 2023, and caused £300-worth of damage to a door at a woman’s home in Ammanford.

Found guilty after trial of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and criminal damage. Ordered to pay £500 compensation to the victim, £300 for damage, £650 in costs, and a £154 surcharge, with two-year restraining orders granted.

Sources: southwalesguardian.co.uk

Daniel Brown

Drug-driving

March 28, 2024

Sentence: Banned from driving for 12 months, fined £120, plus £85 costs and £48 surcharge

Daniel Brown, 19, of Chestnut Way in Milford Haven, was caught driving a BMW on the A4067 Steynton Road on October 21 with 5.9 micrograms of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol per litre of blood, exceeding the legal limit of 2 micrograms per litre.

Pleaded guilty to the offence. The case involved driving under the influence of cannabis.

Sources: westerntelegraph.co.uk

David Nicklin

Shoplifting

March 28, 2024

Sentence: jailed for four weeks and ordered to pay £108 in compensation

David Nicklin, 35, of High Street in Ammanford, stole four bottles of spirits worth £108 from Co-op in Ammanford on March 17, 2024. He appeared at court on March 28, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced despite his recent release from prison for similar offences.

Pleaded guilty. Recently released from prison for similar offences and not complying with the probation service.

Sources: southwalesguardian.co.uk

Gareth Hallett

Speeding

March 26, 2024

Sentence: 3 points on driving licence, fined £173, plus £110 costs and £69 surcharge

Gareth Hallett, 58, of Morien Crescent in the Rhydyfelin area of Pontypridd, was caught driving a Mercedes Sprinter van at 57mph on the A477 Llanddowror to Red Roses bypass on May 3, where the speed limit for that vehicle class was 50mph.

Pleaded guilty to the offence. The case involved exceeding the speed limit for the vehicle class.

Sources: westerntelegraph.co.uk

John Poulson

Careless Driving

March 26, 2024

Sentence: £333 fine, £110 in costs, £133 surcharge, and 5 points added to driving licence

Drove a Nissan Navara on Church Road in Llangadog without due care and attention on November 2, leading to a crash that caused damage to a Ford Fiesta, and failed to stop.

Thomas Davies

Exceeding a 20mph limit

March 26, 2024

Sentence: £80 fine, £110 costs, £32 surcharge, and 5 points on driving licence

Thomas Davies, 68, of Parcmaen Street in Carmarthen, was caught driving at 40mph in a Ford Focus in a 20mph zone on the B4333 at Hermon on September 10.

Rhydian Thomas

Speeding

March 26, 2024

Sentence: 14-day driving ban, £500 fine, £110 costs, and £200 surcharge

Rhydian Thomas was caught by a manned speed camera driving at 43mph in a Ford Fiesta in a 20mph zone on the B4333 at Hermon on September 17.

Tracey Sargeant

Assault by beating

March 26, 2024

Sentence: 1 year community order, including 9-month alcohol treatment programme and 25 rehabilitation activity requirement days, plus £85 costs and £114 surcharge

Tracey Sargeant, 47, of Marsh Road in Pendine, was charged with assault by beating following a violent incident in Pendine on November 2, where she attacked a man. She pleaded guilty at court.

Pleaded guilty to the charge. Additional details include the requirement to complete the specified programmes.

Sources: westerntelegraph.co.uk

Samuel Studley

Speeding

March 26, 2024

Sentence: 28-day driving disqualification, £415 fine, £110 in costs, and £166 surcharge

Caught driving a BMW at 41mph in a 20mph limit on the A482 through Llanwrda on August 31, 2023.

Marcus Lockhart

Criminal Damage

March 25, 2024

Sentence: Fined £80 and ordered to pay £85 costs

Marcus Lockhart damaged a CCTV camera lens at an address in Taliaris, Carmarthenshire, on August 6, 2023.

Sam Holloway

Keeping a vehicle without a valid vehicle licence

March 21, 2024

Sentence: £60 fine

Sam Holloway was found guilty of keeping a vehicle where its tax had run out in September 2021.

Pleaded not guilty but found guilty; must pay £140 in costs and £3.34 in vehicle excise back duty.

Sources: westerntelegraph.co.uk

Dominic Mills

Handling stolen goods

March 20, 2024

Sentence: Six-month conditional discharge and £26 surcharge

Dominic Mills dishonestly handled stolen goods, including a Nintendo Wii console and accessories, Nintendo DS, and a mobile phone, and was in possession of two grams of cannabis in Rhydafon on August 26, 2022.

Pleaded guilty to handling stolen goods and cannabis possession. No costs ordered due to significant delay in the case.

Sources: tivysideadvertiser.co.uk

Jane Sharp

Driving whilst under the influence of alcohol

March 13, 2024

Sentence: 18 months driving ban and £200 fine

Jane Sharp was driving an Isuzu D-Max in St Clears on February 5 and recorded 71 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35.

Ieuan Jones

Failing to comply with a traffic sign

March 12, 2024

Sentence: £40 fine

Ieuan Jones was driving a Citroen Relay van on the A40 near Narberth on October 11 and overtook another vehicle in contravention of a ‘No overtaking’ sign.

Tomos Wood

Criminal Damage

March 12, 2024

Sentence: Fined £369 and ordered to pay £85 costs

Tomos Wood damaged a woman's property on multiple occasions at an address in Cross Hands. The incidents included damaging items between December 31, 2023, and February 1, 2024, on two occasions between January 1 and September 30, 2023, and on September 17, 2023, and November 17, 2023.

Richard Mathias

Speeding

March 12, 2024

Sentence: £40 fine and 3 points on licence

Richard Mathias was caught speeding on the A40 at Nantyci Showground, exceeding the 60mph speed limit on July 19.

Steffan Lay-Mcphillips

Failing to comply with sex offender notification requirements

March 11, 2024

Sentence: 12-month community order, 60 hours of unpaid work, and £85 costs

Steffan Lay-McPhillips failed to complete the annual registration required under the sex offender notification requirements on December 21.

Pleaded guilty to failing to comply with the sex offender notification requirements.

Sources: southwalesguardian.co.uk

Peter Sands

Failing to provide driver information

March 5, 2024

Sentence: 6 penalty points and fined £761, £110 costs, and £304 surcharge

Peter Sands failed to provide information to the police about the driver of a Citroen C4 that was caught on dashcam driving on the wrong side of the road on the A485 near Carmarthen on October 25, nearly causing a head-on collision.

Pleaded guilty to failing to provide information relating to the identity of an alleged careless driver.

Sources: tivysideadvertiser.co.uk

Phillip Williams

Criminal damage

March 5, 2024

Sentence: £80 fine, £85 costs, and £32 surcharge

Phillip Williams damaged a woman’s Samsung mobile phone in Milford Haven on January 28.

John Jones

Driving without insurance

March 5, 2024

Sentence: Fined £384, £110 costs, and 6 penalty points added to licence

John Jones was driving an uninsured Fiat Sedici in Tregaron on June 27.

Lewis Heath

Speeding

March 5, 2024

Sentence: £364 fine, £110 costs, £146 surcharge, and six points on licence

Lewis Heath was caught driving a Volkswagen Golf at 96mph on the A4076, which has a 60mph limit, on August 16.

Gethin Thomas

Careless driving

February 26, 2024

Sentence: £220 fine, £110 costs, £88 surcharge, and four points on licence

Gethin Thomas was driving a Ford Ranger on the A40 adjacent to Haverfordwest Airfield on August 16, where he overtook a cyclist at a close and unsafe distance, putting the cyclist’s safety at risk.

Thomas Ryan Evans

Drug-driving

February 25, 2024

Sentence: Disqualified for 17 months, fined £750, £85 costs, and £300 surcharge

Thomas Ryan Evans was driving a Seat Ibiza on the A485 on September 8 and tested positive for 97 micrograms of benzoylecgonine per litre of blood, which exceeded the legal limit of 50 micrograms per litre.

Benjamin Beasley

Driving with SORN in force

February 21, 2024

Sentence: £120 fine, £140 costs, and £138.24 in vehicle excise back duty

Benjamin Beasley was driving an Audi TT on July 3 on Freemens Way in Haverfordwest whilst a Statutory Off Road Notification was in force, as the car’s tax ran out on March 31 of the previous year.

Philip Findlay

Drug-Driving

February 18, 2024

Sentence: Banned from driving for three years and fined £400

PHILIP FINDLAY was driving a Vauxhall Movano on High Street in St Clears on August 16, 2024, when he was found to have benzoylecgonine in his blood above the legal limit of 50 micrograms per litre.