Newport (South Wales) Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 8 verdicts at Newport (South Wales) Magistrates' Court (Newport). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

April 2026 1 case

Ryan Price

Shoplifting *

Sentence

eight months in prison

Ryan Price, a 30-year-old man from Monmouth, committed 13 counts of shoplifting across the town, targeting local businesses. His chaotic lifestyle contributed to the offending.

Pleaded guilty to 13 counts of shoplifting. Handed a two-year criminal behaviour order prohibiting entry to five named businesses: Co-op, Rockfield Road Marks & Spencer, Monnow Street Overmonnow Garage, Cinderhill Street Iceland, Agincourt Square Waitrose.

20 Apr 2026

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Samuel Reardon

Shoplifting and threatening to kill *

Sentence

40 weeks imprisonment

Between April 1 and April 19, Reardon carried out thefts at two shops in Newport. He stole six boxes of protein bars valued at £219.60 from Sainsbury’s and perfume worth £140 from the Fragrance Shop. He also admitted to threatening to kill a member of staff during the same period.

Pleaded guilty to all three charges. Was already subject to a suspended prison sentence at the time of offending, breaching that earlier order. 37-year-old man of no fixed abode from Newport.

1 Jan 0001

Calum Edwards

Theft *

Sentence

18 weeks imprisonment

Calum Edwards, 35, of Fairoak Avenue, Newport, carried out 16 counts of theft from shops in Newport between February and April 2026, stealing goods worth more than £900 including chocolate, steaks, coffee, meat and washing products from Tesco, Spar and B&M. Specific incidents at Tesco: February 18 (£51 chocolate), March 15 (£48 chocolate), March 17 (£57.80 food and washing), March 31 (£100 chocolate and £100 washing), April 4 (£100 meat), April 5 (£150 chocolate and £31.50 steaks/washing), April 6 (£50 steaks), April 11 (£40 steaks), April 12 (£66 steaks), April 13 (£40 steaks), April 14 (steaks unknown value). Also from Spar: March 3 (£32.29 coffee/steaks), March 10 (£21 meat); B&M: March 25 (£38 coffee/chocolate).

Pleaded guilty to 16 counts of theft. Ordered to pay compensation on release. Criminal behaviour order until April 15, 2028, prohibiting entry to Tesco, Spar stores, M&S Foodhall, Maesglas Retail Park and Industrial Estate in Newport. Previously imprisoned for six months in December 2025 for similar offences.

1 Jan 0001

Joe Cory

Making indecent images of a child *

Sentence

12-month community order requiring 100 hours unpaid work and 20-day rehabilitation activity requirement

Joe Cory, of North Road, Newbridge, pleaded guilty to making 217 category C indecent images of a child. The offending took place on 24 March 2025.

Pleaded guilty. Sexual harm prevention order for five years. Must sign sex offenders' register for five years. Ordered to pay £114 surcharge and £85 costs.

1 Jan 0001

Jordan Jones

Assault by beating of an emergency worker *

Sentence

24-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months

Jordan Jones, of Bryn Dolwen, Bedwas, spat at a police officer in Ystrad Mynach on March 19.

Pleaded guilty. Ordered to complete 120 hours of unpaid work, 10-day rehabilitation activity requirement, and 90-day alcohol abstinence and monitoring requirement. Ordered to pay £300 in compensation, £154 surcharge, and £85 in costs.

1 Jan 0001

Michaela Johnson

Outraging public decency *

Sentence

12-month community order with 20-day rehabilitation activity requirement, eight-week electronically monitored curfew (8pm-6am), £85 costs

Michaela Johnson, of Ogmore Crescent, Bettws, Newport, exposed her breasts and genitals in an act that outraged public decency on March 6. She was also drunk and disorderly on the same date and failed to surrender to court bail on March 23.

Pleaded guilty to outraging public decency, being drunk and disorderly, and failing to surrender to court bail.

1 Jan 0001

Peter Rowell

Breaching sex offender notification duties *

Sentence

29 weeks in prison

Peter Rowell broke strict sex offender notification laws by illegally staying with a child under 18 for more than 12 hours at one address, moving 30 miles from his Abergavenny home to Pontypridd without notifying police, and failing to report another residence where he stayed a week or longer between November last year and March.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of breaching his sex offender notification duties.

1 Jan 0001

Robert Grovell

Failing to comply with Rent Smart Wales and operating unlicensed HMO *

Sentence

Fined £4,400 and ordered to pay £1,000 costs and £170 victim surcharge

Robert Grovell of Cwmbran operated a dangerous, unlicensed house in multiple occupation in Newport. An inspection in December uncovered serious problems with design, layout, and a blocked escape route with furniture, posing fire risks to tenants. He failed to apply for the necessary HMO licence from Newport council and was registered but not licensed under Rent Smart Wales despite carrying out management activities. Prosecuted under Section 7(5) of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 for non-compliance.

Pleaded guilty. First person in Wales prosecuted for failing to become licensed with Rent Smart Wales. Has since completed training and applied for licence.

1 Jan 0001

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About Newport (South Wales) Magistrates' Court

Newport (South Wales) Magistrates' Court, located in Newport, is a Magistrates' Court that deals with summary offences, some either-way offences, and preliminary hearings for more serious cases. With 8 sentencing records in our database, it serves the Newport area and surrounding communities. Magistrates' Courts handle the majority of criminal cases in England and Wales, with cases heard by a bench of magistrates or a district judge.

The court can be found at Usk Way, Newport NP20 2GE, NP20 2GE.

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