Crime

Milford man banned from roads after driving with drugs in system

Published

10 months ago

April 8, 2025

A MILFORD HAVEN man has been banned from driving after being found with cannabis and a cocaine derivative in his system.

Joshua Stephens, 34, was stopped by police on October 1 while driving along Thornton Road in Steynton.

“There were no aggravating features with his driving—this was simply a routine check,” Crown Prosecutor Sian Vaughan told Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week.

A roadside drugs wipe tested positive, and further blood tests at the police station showed Stephens had 6.2 micrograms of Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol and 551 micrograms of benzoylecgonine in his system. The legal limits are 2 and 50 respectively.

Stephens, of Marble Hall Road, pleaded guilty to both charges of driving over the drug-driving limit. He was represented in court by solicitor Tom Lloyd.

“This is a person with extreme personal difficulties,” said Mr Lloyd. “He’s autistic and would use his car to go out whenever he was feeling low. On this particular day, he had taken the Class A drug some time before, so it wasn’t an immediate decision to drive.”

Mr Lloyd added that Stephens uses cannabis to manage his health issues but “realises that it’s illegal.”

Probation officer Julie Norman told the court that Stephens is a regular user of cocaine.

“He has used it since the death of his mother in 2020,” she said. “He’s tried to access local support, but it’s not been available. He now needs additional help from probation services, particularly with DDAS (the Dyfed Drug and Alcohol Service).”

Stephens was handed a 12-month community order with ten rehabilitation activity requirement days, including work with DDAS. He was also disqualified from driving for 17 months and ordered to pay an £80 fine, £85 in costs, and a £114 court surcharge.

Crime

Pembroke Dock woman admits breaching community order

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2 hours ago

February 3, 2026

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Magistrates revoke sentence after missed appointments

A PEMBROKE DOCK woman has admitted breaching the terms of a community order.

Shannon Charge, aged 30, of Pater Court, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Monday (Feb 2).

She admitted failing to attend a scheduled probation appointment and a drug dependency appointment.

Magistrates revoked the existing community order and ordered her to pay £60 in court costs.

The court heard the order related to earlier offences, for which she had been made subject to rehabilitation and drug treatment requirements. A further review hearing is listed for March 2.

Crime

Milford Haven man given extra unpaid work after breaching court order

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3 hours ago

February 3, 2026

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Magistrates add hours after missed appointments

A MILFORD HAVEN man has been ordered to complete extra unpaid work after breaching the terms of a community order.

Peter Jones, aged 33, of Precelly Place, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Monday (Feb 2).

He admitted failing to attend scheduled unpaid work and a probation appointment earlier this month.

Magistrates varied the order, imposing an additional 10 hours of unpaid work. Jones was also ordered to pay £60 in court costs.

The court heard the original community order followed an earlier conviction.

Crime

Dorset man stopped at Fishguard ferry given domestic violence order

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3 hours ago

February 3, 2026

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Magistrates told of 13 prior incidents as protection order imposed

A DORSET man was stopped by police at Fishguard Harbour while attempting to travel to Ireland and has now been made subject to a Domestic Violence Protection Order.

Nathaniel Cruickshank, aged 22, of Gillingham, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Monday (Feb 2).

The court heard he had travelled to Pembrokeshire on January 30 and was intercepted at the ferry port while planning to board a sailing to Ireland with his partner, prompting police intervention.

Magistrates were told Cruickshank has a lengthy history of domestic violence and abusive behaviour, with officers having attended 13 separate incidents involving him.

Prosecutors outlined a number of previous allegations, including an incident in which he punched his mother in the face and another where he smashed a family television with a guitar after being refused money.

The court also heard that on January 29 a protected person attended their GP surgery expressing fear of him, triggering safeguarding measures.

Police subsequently served a Domestic Violence Protection Notice, and Cruickshank was later arrested at Fishguard.

Magistrates granted a 28-day Domestic Violence Protection Order preventing him from threatening or using violence, making any direct or indirect contact with the protected person, or returning to her address.

Issuing a warning in court, magistrates told him any breach would have serious consequences.