Newport (Iow) Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 45 verdicts at Newport (Iow) Crown Court (Newport, Newport). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Graham Price

Possession with intent to supply class A drugs

September 14, 2025

Sentence: 4 years and 4 months imprisonment

Police raided Graham Price's home in Newport on June 3, 2025, discovering 1.5 kilograms of cocaine with a wholesale value between £24,000 and £31,000, £81,245 in cash, and a Rolex watch worth £40,000. He claimed he was holding these items on behalf of others. The cocaine was found next to weighing scales and mobile phones, with additional evidence including empty packaging consistent with 1kg blocks of cocaine.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply class A drugs and two counts of possessing criminal property. Described as an intelligent man living a secret life with no previous convictions. His 14-year-old son provided a reference to the court.

Sources: walesonline.co.uk

Hamza Hardy

Supplying Class A drugs

September 11, 2025

Sentence: 2,045 days imprisonment

Hamza Hardy, 29, was involved in facilitating the supply of cocaine in the Grangetown area of Cardiff. He was observed supplying drugs to users on June 12, 2025, and a search of his home on Corporation Road revealed heroin, cocaine, burner phones, and drug paraphernalia. He claimed he had no option but to engage in drug dealing to manage debts and keep his late mother's property, having previously been her full-time carer.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply Class A drugs, being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs, and supplying Class A drugs. Has numerous previous convictions for drug offences, including supplying and possession with intent to supply heroin in 2017, and possession with intent to supply cocaine in 2019. Turned to crime due to grief over his late mother's death and to retain her home.

Sources: walesonline.co.uk

Nathaniel Armani

Supply of cocaine and cannabis

September 7, 2025

Sentence: 15 years imprisonment

Nathaniel Armani acted as a courier for a London-based organised crime group, transporting 11kg of cocaine, 603kg of cannabis, and £1.7m in cash across the UK. He was stopped by police on the M6 in October 2023, where £200,000 in cash and incriminating messages, photos, and videos on his phone were found, revealing his involvement in the wholesale supply of Class A and B drugs as part of an investigation codenamed Operation Tender.

Pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine, being concerned in the supply of cannabis, and transferring criminal property. Had benefited £40,000 from his offending but was ordered to pay back £1,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

Sources: walesonline.co.uk

James Bufton

Breaching Serious Crime Prevention Order

September 4, 2025

Sentence: 10 months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months; 180 hours unpaid work; 10-day rehabilitation activity requirement; £150 costs

James Bufton, a former stockbroker, conned family and friends out of £253,000 between 2013 and 2019 by posing as a successful investor and promising large returns, instead using the funds for an opulent lifestyle including private helicopters, lap dancing clubs, and gambling. He also committed VAT fraud, obtaining £750,000 from HMRC. Previously sentenced in 2020, he breached his Serious Crime Prevention Order in 2024 by applying for additional credit cards without permission.

Breached a Serious Crime Prevention Order by taking out unauthorised credit cards; judge commented that he should live within his means; now employed transporting seating units and supporting his parents financially.

Sources: walesonline.co.uk

Alexander Dale

Sexual Assault

September 4, 2025

Sentence: 23 months imprisonment

Alexander Dale engaged a 15-year-old girl in conversation on a bus in Barry in October of the previous year, then showed her a message asking for a sexual act, making her feel trapped and distressed. Two days later, he approached an 11-year-old girl in a Cardiff park, asked for directions, kissed her, and pushed her to the ground, after which she fled and reported the incident. The offences had profound impacts on the victims, including increased vulnerability and anxiety.

Pleaded guilty to inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and sexual assault of a girl under 13. Has no previous convictions and reported mental health issues, including hearing voices. Judge Carl Harrison imposed the sentence with discounts for guilty pleas.

Sources: dailypost.co.uk

Nathan Jones

Being concerned in the supply of cocaine

September 1, 2025

Sentence: 18 years imprisonment

Nathan Jones, 32, from Derwent Drive, Kearsley, Bolton, supplied Robert Andrews Jr with 50kg of cocaine, for which Andrews paid £1.1 million. His courier, Rahail Mehrban, delivered 25kg of cocaine worth £593,750 as part of the conspiracy that ran from March to December 2023, flooding streets with industrial levels of drugs.

Pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine. He has four convictions for 15 offences, including supplying cannabis. He operated at a higher tier of the drug network.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Rahail Mehrban

Being concerned in the supply of cocaine

September 1, 2025

Sentence: 10 years and nine months imprisonment

Rahail Mehrban, 32, from Francis Street, Farnworth, Bolton, served as a courier for Nathan Jones, delivering 25kg of cocaine worth £593,750 to Robert Andrews Jr on multiple occasions, including on May 29 and June 19, 2023. He was part of a larger conspiracy involving the supply of wholesale quantities of drugs from March to December 2023.

Pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine. He has no previous convictions and acted as a courier in the drug network.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Robert Andrews Jr

Conspiracy to supply cocaine

September 1, 2025

Sentence: 14 years and eight months imprisonment

Robert Andrews Jr, 34, from Colston Place, Newport, led an organised crime gang that purchased and supplied heroin and cocaine. The conspiracy operated from March to December 2023, involving the supply of 85kg of cocaine and 22kg of heroin with a wholesale value over £2 million. He maintained detailed records of transactions, made payments exceeding £650,000 to suppliers, and used his mother's bank account and his father's address for drug operations. Police seized drugs and cash linked to his activities during investigations.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine and being concerned in the supply of heroin and cocaine. He has five previous convictions for six offences, including production of cannabis. He ran an organised crime gang and used family members in drug deals.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Samuel Takahashi

Conspiracy to supply cocaine

September 1, 2025

Sentence: 8 years imprisonment

Samuel Takahashi, 34, from Preston Avenue, Newport, was responsible for purchasing three and a quarter kilograms of cocaine worth £90,750 and brokering the supply between Robert Andrews Jr and Aaran Sargeant. He handled the transfer of weighted carrier bags containing half a kilogram of cocaine during the conspiracy, which involved wholesale drug supplies from March to December 2023.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine. He has eight convictions for 19 offences, including supplying class C drugs. He acted as a broker in the drug network.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Lloyd Davis

Aiding and abetting dangerous driving

August 26, 2025

Sentence: 9 months imprisonment for the current offences and an additional 3 years and 9 months for unrelated drug offences

Lloyd Davis was the passenger in the vehicle who used a high-powered light to dazzle the pursuing officers by shining it into their eyes and threw objects from the vehicle during the pursuit on the M4.

Admitted to causing danger to road users, aiding and abetting dangerous driving, and obstructing a police officer.

Sources: wiltshire999s.co.uk

Jordan Jones

Dangerous driving

August 26, 2025

Sentence: 16 months imprisonment and disqualified from driving for four years and two months

Jordan Jones was spotted speeding in a grey Vauxhall Astra on the M4 westbound near junction 18 at around 1am on 22 December. He was driving while disqualified and without insurance, failed to stop for police, led a pursuit reaching speeds of up to 120mph, repeatedly drove at police vehicles, and came close to causing multiple collisions. The pursuit ended when the vehicle's engine failed near junction 23 for Magor.

Admitted to dangerous driving, driving without insurance, and driving while disqualified.

Sources: wiltshire999s.co.uk

Claire Rands

Breach of Tree Preservation Order

August 23, 2025

Sentence: £16,000 fine and £100,000 in prosecution costs

Claire Rands had a 100-year-old lime tree in her back garden at Mons Close in Allt-yr-Yn, Newport, chopped down around 2012 by a tree surgeon due to concerns about grass fires posing a hazard. The tree was protected by a Tree Preservation Order (TPO), and despite her claims of ignorance, she was found guilty of causing or permitting its destruction. The incident involved neighbours' complaints and failed attempts to lift the TPO, with the council pursuing the case over a decade later, noting potential property value increase as a result.

Judge Hughes sentenced her on the basis that she 'caused or permitted' the destruction of the tree. She has no prior convictions and believed she was acting appropriately at the time.

Sources: dailypost.co.uk

William Rutter

Grooming and sexual communication with a child

August 3, 2025

Sentence: Five years and four months imprisonment with an extended licence period of three years

William Rutter, 31, from Cardiff, groomed a 14-year-old boy online, encouraging him to perform sexual acts and sending pornographic images. He also communicated with an undercover officer posing as a 14-year-old boy, sending explicit content. Police seized devices containing 547 Category A, 253 Category B, and 244 Category C indecent images, including videos of babies being raped. Additionally, he discussed obtaining indecent images with another paedophile.

Groomed a 14-year-old boy online; possessed and distributed indecent images; will serve at least two-thirds of the sentence in custody.

Sources: walesonline.co.uk

Zayyan Khan

Engaging in controlling/coercive behaviour

August 1, 2025

Sentence: 3 years imprisonment and a restraining order indefinitely

Zayyan Khan, 25, of Cardiff, subjected his ex-partner to a prolonged campaign of physical and verbal abuse over several years while they were in a relationship and shared a child. Incidents included hitting her with a nitrous oxide canister in a car, strangling her to the point of unconsciousness, pushing her down stairs in September 2023 breaking her ribs, suffocating her by placing his hand over her mouth and pinching her nose while she was barricaded in a bathroom in June 2024, headbutting her on February 15, 2025, punching her twice in the face and once in the ribs on March 16, 2025, causing a severe wound to her forehead, and engaging in coercive control such as verbal aggression, financial control, threats involving social services, and breaking into her home. He also made threatening calls and left abusive letters.

Pleaded guilty to intentional suffocation, two counts of assault by beating, and engaging in controlling/coercive behaviour. Has six previous convictions for public order offences, driving matters, and drug offences. Judge noted that the defendant showed no remorse and represented an ongoing danger.

Sources: walesonline.co.uk

Jemma Lewis

Fraud by abuse of position

July 25, 2025

Sentence: 5 years imprisonment

Jemma Lewis, a 40-year-old accountant on a £200,000 salary, stole over £2.4 million from a group of companies owned by James Davies between 2018 and 2023. She abused her position by disguising fraudulent payments to herself as legitimate third-party transactions while working for companies such as Daisy Vale Limited, Charnwood Accounts, Edward Davies Construction, and Fastnet Properties Ltd. The theft funded her gambling addiction, with at least £1.4 million going to gambling companies, plus expenditures on crypto, holidays, and cruises. Her actions led to financial downturns, staff resignations, and impacts on company taxes and employee pensions.

Pleaded guilty to five counts of fraud by abuse of position. Suffered from a gambling addiction and used the stolen funds for gambling and other expenditures. Her actions had a ruinous effect on victims, including causing stress to staff and preventing access to pensions.

Sources: dailypost.co.uk

Tymon Turner

Causing death by careless driving

July 15, 2025

Sentence: 4 years and 8 months imprisonment and disqualified from driving for 5 years

Tymon Turner, after spending the night drinking and taking drugs at a rave, drove a silver Ford Fiesta along the A4136 Staunton Road in Monmouth on 12 November 2023. Travelling downhill through bends at approximately 26mph, he failed to negotiate a right-hand bend, braked, and oversteered, causing the vehicle to lose control and roll onto its roof. This resulted in the death of his friend, Jac Walters, a 19-year-old backseat passenger from Ceredigion, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

Pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving while over the prescribed limits for alcohol, ketamine, and MDMA, and to possession of a controlled drug (cocaine). The defendant expressed regret, remorse, grief, and guilt, and apologised to the victim's family.

Sources: cambrian-news.co.uk

James Hussey

Assault

July 14, 2025

Sentence: Fined £1,661 and ordered to pay £200 in compensation

James Hussey was involved in a fight at Caldicot Rugby Club on November 9–10, 2024, where he assaulted a third party, resulting in the victim being hospitalised.

Martyn Reed

Actual Bodily Harm

July 14, 2025

Sentence: Fined and ordered to pay compensation totalling over £1,500

Martyn Reed punched a woman at Caldicot Rugby Club on November 9–10, 2024, knocking her unconscious, and also assaulted a third party during the incident.

Paul Harris

Conspiracy to supply Class A and B drugs

July 1, 2025

Sentence: eight years and eight months imprisonment

Paul Harris, 28, led a organised crime group based in southeast Wales that supplied commercial quantities of cocaine and ketamine. The gang was investigated by Gwent Police, leading to a raid in Chepstow in February 2021 where 28g of cocaine was seized. Mobile phones revealed messages linking Harris to drug supply. He fled to Spain in June 2021 and continued operations there, later moving to Venezuela and Colombia. Further arrests of associates in October 2021 uncovered more drugs worth over £30,000. Harris was extradited back to the UK, involving his mother and stepfather in the enterprise before abandoning them.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply Class A and B drugs. Judge Lucy Crowther noted his involvement in buying and selling on a commercial scale with expectation of substantial financial advantage. At a separate Proceeds of Crime Act hearing, he was ordered to pay £1 as he had no available assets and benefited £115,265 from the offending.

Sources: walesonline.co.uk

Janine Cable-May

Drug supply

July 1, 2025

Sentence: 25 months imprisonment

Janine Cable-May was exploited in a drug operation supplying heroin and crack cocaine from her home in Cyncoed, following the arrest of a linked dealer in Cardiff.

Ricky Perkins

Causing death by dangerous driving

December 28, 2024

Sentence: 5 years imprisonment

Ricky Perkins, 32, was driving eastbound on the A4063 Aberkenfig bypass at 89mph on January 20, 2021, when his vehicle aquaplaned due to heavy surface water, striking and killing 49-year-old pedestrian Byron Jeanes who was waiting in a lay-by.

Travelling at 89mph in a 50mph zone in poor weather, causing a fatal crash. He was disqualified from driving for 5 years and 6 months.

Sources: walesonline.co.uk

Roger Jones

Causing death by dangerous driving

December 28, 2024

Sentence: 6 months imprisonment suspended for 12 months

Roger Jones, 60, was moving his Mitsubishi Outlander on the forecourt of Brooklands Garage in Nelson, Caerphilly on April 19, 2023, when he reversed at speed and struck 64-year-old Sandra Diplock, who suffered a traumatic brain injury and died on August 31, 2023, after her condition deteriorated.

Failed to see a pedestrian while reversing on a garage forecourt. He was ordered to complete 150 hours of unpaid work and disqualified from driving for 15 months.

Sources: walesonline.co.uk

Terrence Bunnett

Causing death by dangerous driving

December 28, 2024

Sentence: 6 months imprisonment suspended for 18 months

Terrence Bunnett, 84, was turning right at the junction of St Julian's Avenue and Caerleon Road in Newport on New Year's Day 2024 when he drove into the side of cyclist Martin Skinner, 61, trapping him under his Vauxhall Astra. Skinner died at the scene despite efforts to free him.

Failed to see a cyclist at a junction, causing a fatal collision. He was banned from driving for 2 years and must pass an extended test.

Sources: walesonline.co.uk

Morris

Child sexual offences

December 23, 2024

Sentence: Life imprisonment with a minimum term of 14 years

Morris was sentenced after admitting to more than 10 child sexual offences, as heard in court.

Kayla Grubb

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs

September 17, 2024

Sentence: 6 years imprisonment

Kayla Grubb was part of an organised crime gang based at a Newport hotel, involved in the supply of class A drugs such as heroin, cocaine, and MDMA. The gang stored drugs at two hotels and used couriers for distribution across the UK. Police operations led to the seizure of drugs and vehicles.

Benefited £19,391 from the conspiracy but has no available assets. Ordered to pay back £1 or serve an additional one day imprisonment.

Sources: walesonline.co.uk

Kelly Balchin

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs

September 17, 2024

Sentence: 10 years imprisonment

Kelly Balchin was involved in an organised crime gang that supplied class A drugs, including heroin, cocaine, and MDMA, stored at hotels in Newport. The gang used drug couriers to travel throughout the UK, delivering and collecting large quantities of drugs and cash. Police seized drugs with a significant street value during raids.

Benefited £1,245,437 from the conspiracy but only has assets worth £1,700. Ordered to pay back £1,700 within three months or serve an additional two months imprisonment.

Sources: walesonline.co.uk

Jamie Germaine

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs

September 17, 2024

Sentence: 7 years and 4 months imprisonment

Jamie Germaine was involved in an organised crime gang that supplied class A drugs, including being found in possession of thousands of MDMA tablets. The gang stored drugs at hotels in Newport and used couriers to transport drugs and cash throughout the UK. Police raids resulted in the seizure of drugs and other items.

Benefited £586,114 from the conspiracy but has no available assets. Ordered to pay back £1 or serve an additional one day imprisonment. Found in possession of thousands of MDMA tablets.

Sources: walesonline.co.uk

Callum Pascoe

Supplying Class A Drugs

August 26, 2024

Sentence: 4 years and 8 months imprisonment

Callum Pascoe, 22, from Graig-y-Rhacca, was involved in running a Class A drugs line in the Caerphilly area. He and others were part of an organised crime gang supplying Class A drugs. Police raids in January targeted five addresses in Newport and Caerphilly, where Class A and B drugs, mobile phones, cash, and a weapon were seized.

Lloyd Davies

Supplying Class A Drugs

August 26, 2024

Sentence: 3 years and 9 months imprisonment

Lloyd Davies, 23, from Newport, was involved in running a Class A drugs line in the Caerphilly area. He and others were part of an organised crime gang supplying Class A drugs. Police raids in January targeted five addresses in Newport and Caerphilly, where Class A and B drugs, mobile phones, cash, and a weapon were seized.

Cornel Ionita

Speeding

August 19, 2024

Sentence: £230 fine

Cornel Ionita was driving at 60 miles per hour in a 50 miles per hour zone on the M4 on October 13, 2024, while heading to work. He did not realise the speed limit had been reduced and was detected by a speed camera. This incident added points to his licence, and he was fined after pleading guilty.

Pleaded guilty to speeding. Had seven points on his licence from a previous offence, bringing total to 10 points.

Sources: southwalesargus.co.uk

Steven Jones

Possession of a kitchen knife in public

July 15, 2024

Sentence: six months imprisonment

Steven Jones was caught carrying a kitchen knife in a McDonald’s in Blackwood. The incident led to his arrest, and he pleaded guilty to the offence on July 15, 2024. He was of no fixed abode at the time and had a history of similar offences.

Pleaded guilty to possession of a kitchen knife in public. Has previous convictions for similar offences and was subject to a community order. Must pay £85 costs following release.

Sources: southwalesargus.co.uk

Tammy Hardwick

Shoplifting

July 9, 2024

Sentence: 6-month community order, 5 rehabilitation activity requirement days, £60 fine, and £85 costs

Stole perfume valued at £209.97 from TK Maxx in Cwmbran on June 23, and had a knife in the B&M car park in Cwmbran on the same date.

Graham Marshall

Failing to stop at a red light

July 9, 2024

Sentence: £138 fine, £85 costs, £54 surcharge, and three points on driving licence

Ran a red light while driving a Vauxhall Corsa on the Southern Distributor Road in Newport on December 15.

Barrie Morgan

Racially aggravated harassment

July 9, 2024

Sentence: £270 fine, £400 costs, and £108 surcharge

Engaged in racially aggravated harassment in Abertillery on November 22 with intent to cause alarm or distress.

Kieran Mckenzie

Assault by beating of an emergency worker

July 9, 2024

Sentence: Six weeks imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, and £100 compensation to each of two officers

Kieran Mckenzie assaulted two police officers in Newport on February 3, 2024, and used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour against one officer on February 4, 2024, with intent to cause harassment, alarm or distress.

Matthew Jenkins

Possession of a knife

July 9, 2024

Sentence: Six months imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, 150 hours of unpaid work, 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days, £650 in costs, and £154 surcharge

Matthew Jenkins was accused of having a three-inch blade in Newport on October 16, 2023. He denied the charge but was found guilty on June 11, 2024, and sentenced on July 9, 2024.

Matthew Johns

Speeding

July 9, 2024

Sentence: £60 fine, £650 in costs, £24 surcharge, and three points on driving licence

Matthew Johns was driving a Peugeot Partner at 36mph on the B4245 in Caldicot on June 22, 2024, exceeding the speed limit, and was caught by a manned speed camera.

Mohialdin Alrehead

Failing to provide driver information

July 9, 2024

Sentence: £540 fine, £400 in costs, £216 surcharge, and six penalty points

Mohialdin Alrehead failed to give information to police on December 5, 2023, relating to the identification of the driver of a Toyota Prius suspected of committing a driving offence.

Richard Pugh

Speeding

June 19, 2024

Sentence: £54 fine, £85 costs, £22 surcharge, and three points on licence

Richard Pugh, 56, of Tower View in Marloes, was speeding in a Porsche Cayman at 58mph in a 50mph limit on the westbound A465 between Clydach and Brynmawr on November 6, 2023.

Dylan Sussex

Possession of cocaine

June 10, 2024

Sentence: £160 fine, £85 costs, and £32 surcharge

Attempted to damage a woman’s car on June 2 and was found in possession of cocaine on June 8.

Kane Rudge

Supply of cocaine

May 1, 2024

Sentence: four years imprisonment

Kane Rudge was involved in drug trafficking, supplying cocaine and cannabis across South Wales. He profited £37,744.81 from these activities and was caught with drugs, cash, and designer items. Police raids on his home on Yewberry Lane uncovered 25g of cocaine worth £2,500, 137.5g of cannabis valued at £1,710, and nearly £6,000 in cash. The offences occurred between September 12, 2024, and March 14, 2024, with evidence from CCTV, Snapchat, and phone records linking him to a drugs line.

Pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine, possession with intent to supply cocaine, possession with intent to supply cannabis, and possession of criminal property. Previous convictions for robbery and possession with intent to supply cannabis were considered. Judge Carl Harrison noted the offences were aggravated by prior convictions and the lavish lifestyle enjoyed.

Sources: southwalesargus.co.uk

Robert Andrews

Supplying class A drugs

September 2, 2023

Sentence: 14 years and eight months imprisonment

Robert Andrews, 34, from Colston Place, Newport, was a leading member of a drugs gang that supplied industrial amounts of cocaine and heroin, worth around £2 million, to Newport and surrounding areas. The group was highly active and faced setbacks, such as the arrest of a courier.

Pleaded guilty to supplying class A drugs. Had a previous conviction for the production of cannabis, for which he was imprisoned for 15 months in 2013.

Sources: theboltonnews.co.uk

Francy Mcdonagh

Assault by beating

August 25, 2023

Sentence: Imprisonment and £154 surcharge and £85 costs

Francy McDonagh, 36, from Newport, carried out an unprovoked attack on a woman by assaulting her on April 19.

Pleaded guilty to assault by beating. Formerly of Newport, now of Parc Prison, Bridgend.

Sources: southwalesargus.co.uk

Wesley Davies

Causing grievous bodily harm

May 1, 2023

Sentence: 13 months imprisonment

Wesley Davies punched Kevin Randall, a consultant emergency nurse, outside an Esso petrol station on Newport Road in Cardiff on July 31, 2021, following an argument over a taxi. The victim was knocked unconscious, sustaining a deep wound to the back of his head that required 21 surgical staples to close. He suffered ongoing memory loss, psychological harm, missed work for four weeks, and had to cancel a family holiday. The assault was captured on CCTV and had significant consequences for the victim.

Pled guilty to causing grievous bodily harm. The defendant has a history of violence with 83 previous convictions for 164 offences, including assault occasioning actual bodily harm and possession of a machete in public. Judge Recorder David Warner described the offence as cowardly and unpleasant, noting the defendant's problems with alcohol and efforts to become sober.

Sources: southwalesargus.co.uk

Joshua Soal

Burglary

October 1, 2019

Sentence: 9 years imprisonment

Joshua Soal, a 30-year-old from Crosskeys, was sentenced for burglary offenses after being convicted earlier. He had been released from prison recently but is now wanted back behind bars for violating his release terms.

Was handed the sentence in October 2019 and has been released from prison, with Gwent Police now seeking him for breaching conditions.

Sources: caerphilly.observer

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