Crime

Repeat offender jailed after Narberth violence

Published

4 months ago

August 22, 2025

A NARBERTH man has been jailed after two violent incidents just days apart in which he threatened members of the public and assaulted police officers.

Joshua Spicer, aged 38, of Castle Terrace, faced a series of charges arising from incidents on June 20 and June 23.

On June 20, Spicer persistently misused a public communications network to cause annoyance, inconvenience or anxiety, and later assaulted a police officer who had attended his home.

Just three days later, on Narberth High Street, he used threatening, abusive or insulting words towards three people with intent to cause fear of or to provoke unlawful violence, before assaulting a police officer.

Spicer admitted two counts of assault by beating of an emergency worker, three counts of threatening or abusive behaviour, and one offence of misusing a communications network.

At Llanelli Magistrates’ Court on August 1, he was sentenced to 24 weeks in prison – 12 weeks for each incident – with the sentences uplifted because the assaults were committed against emergency workers.

He was also ordered to pay £85 in costs and £50 compensation to each of the three people he threatened on the High Street.

This was not Spicer’s first appearance before magistrates. A year earlier, on August 20, 2024, he was fined £80 after admitting to using threatening and abusive language in Haverfordwest just days before. That offence, committed on August 28, 2024, involved disorderly conduct under the Public Order Act 1986. The court at the time also ordered him to pay £85 in prosecution costs.

Magistrates then warned him about the importance of maintaining public order and the impact such behaviour can have on others — a warning that has now been followed by a jail term after his repeated offending.

Crime

Man charged with strangulation and assault offences after October incident

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3 hours ago

December 14, 2025

Court Reporter

A MAN recorded in court as having no fixed abode has appeared before magistrates charged with intentional strangulation and two further assault offences.

Michael Sudbury, 50, whose address was not read out in court, but in Herald records is Glan Hafan, Llangwm, appeared before the bench facing multiple charges.

The charges relate to an incident on 22 October 2025 and include:

Intentional strangulation, contrary to section 75A of the Serious Crime Act 2015
Common assault
Assault by beating

No further details of the alleged incident were opened in court, and no plea was entered at this stage.

Sudbury was remanded on conditional bail, with the case listed to return to magistrates later this month.

Crime

Haverfordwest man sent to Crown Court on multiple serious charges

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3 hours ago

December 14, 2025

Court Reporter

Defendant remanded in custody

A HAVERFORDWEST man has been sent to Swansea Crown Court to stand trial on a series of A 49-year-old Haverfordwest resident has been committed to Swansea Crown Court to face trial on multiple serious charges deemed too grave for magistrates to handle.

David Guy, of Market Street, Haverfordwest, appeared before Haverfordwest magistrates facing a series of allegations stemming from a single case. The charges, which were not detailed in open court, include:

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH)
A second count of assault
Criminal damage
An additional allegation of interpersonal violence
A public order offence

Magistrates declined jurisdiction, determining that the matters exceeded their sentencing powers, and sent the case in its entirety to Swansea Crown Court.

Guy was remanded in custody pending his next appearance. The court register notes: “Sent to Crown Court for trial in custody – next hearing at Swansea Crown Court.”

A date for the initial Crown Court hearing will be set administratively. Guy will remain in custody until then.

The Pembrokeshire Herald will provide further updates as the case progresses in the Crown Court.

Crime

Castlemartin man back before magistrates over multiple alleged assaults

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3 hours ago

December 14, 2025

Court Reporter

Defendant remanded on conditional bail ahead of further hearing

A CASTLEMARTIN man has appeared repeatedly before magistrates this month over a string A 40-year-old man from Castlemartin has made repeated appearances before magistrates this month in connection with a series of serious alleged offences, including assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH), intentional non-fatal strangulation, common assault, and criminal damage.

Anthony Alcock, of Pwll Street, Castlemartin, is facing six linked charges stemming from incidents said to have occurred earlier this year. These appear to relate to the same complainant in what is understood to be a single ongoing domestic abuse prosecution.

During recent administrative hearings at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court, Alcock did not enter pleas while matters of bail and case management were addressed.

Charges Include:

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH)
Intentional non-fatal strangulation
Common assault on a woman
Criminal damage in a domestic context
Additional assault allegations involving the same complainant
Breach of bail conditions

Alcock was initially granted conditional bail but was subsequently brought before the court on two occasions for alleged breaches. On those instances, magistrates remanded him in custody ahead of further hearings. He was later re-granted conditional bail, subject to strict conditions such as no contact with the complainant and exclusion from specified locations.

Magistrates have now declined jurisdiction, ruling that the case—particularly the more serious charges involving non-fatal strangulation—is too grave for summary trial. It has been committed to Swansea Crown Court for plea, trial, or sentencing.

No detailed evidence has been presented in open court at this preliminary stage. Alcock remains on conditional bail pending his next appearance at the Crown Court.