Magistrates hear Pembroke Dock man threatened worker and was later banned from the store

A MAN has been banned from Tesco in Pembroke Dock after hurling abuse at a female security guard and shoving her in the chest, magistrates have heard.

Alexander Clark, 49, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week, where CCTV footage of the incident on February 5 was shown.

Prosecutor Linda Baker said Clark strode up to the security guard, poked her in the chest and nudged her with his left shoulder.

“He also began shouting at her, calling her a stupid c***,” she told the court.

“He said, ‘Your dad’s a rapist and you know what we do to them? We kill them.’”

In mitigation, Clark’s solicitor, Alaw Harries, said the defendant did not know the security guard and described the assault as being at the lower end of the scale.

“The CCTV footage demonstrates this was a very low-level assault and no injuries were caused to the complainant,” she said.

“It was a poke and a shove and the force used was very limited.

“But the defendant is extremely sorry for his behaviour that day.”

The court heard that Clark, who is of no fixed abode, has since been banned from the Tesco store as a result of the incident.

Clark pleaded guilty to assaulting the security guard by beating and to using threatening and abusive words and behaviour.

He was fined £120 and ordered to pay £50 compensation to the security guard, £85 in court costs and a £48 surcharge.

Sentencing him, the presiding magistrate said: “What you said to that lady was completely inappropriate, particularly when she was at work doing her job.

“Don’t do it again.”

Solicitor tells court Pembroke Dock driver was under severe stress over wife living and working in Qatar

A PEMBROKE DOCK man who was more than twice the legal drink-drive limit blamed his actions on mounting fears over the situation in the Middle East, a court has heard.

Mykhaylo Omelchuk, 41, was stopped by police shortly before 11:00pm on March 29 after a member of the public reported concerns about his manner of driving.

Officers found him driving a Vauxhall Astra near his home in Front Street, Pembroke Dock. After he gave a positive roadside breath test, he was taken to the police station where a further test showed he had 83 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35.

Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court heard this week that Omelchuk’s solicitor, Michael Kelleher, said the defendant had been under significant strain because his wife is currently living and working in Qatar.

“It’s hardly surprising that, given what’s happening in the Middle East, Mr Omelchuk is extremely stressed,” he told the court.

“On this occasion, he allowed the stress to get to him and this led to him drinking and driving.”

The court was told that Omelchuk has one previous drink-driving conviction, imposed in October 2023.

Mr Kelleher said his client “deeply regrets” his actions and submitted a number of references for the magistrates to consider before passing sentence.

“The references show a very different person to the person who is appearing in court today,” he said.

After the mitigation was completed, Omelchuk asked if he could address the magistrates personally from the dock.

“I deeply regret my actions and I’m taking steps to ensure that this will never happen again,” he said.

Omelchuk pleaded guilty to the charge of drink-driving.

Magistrates disqualified him from driving for 20 months. He was also fined £480 and ordered to pay a £192 court surcharge and £85 in costs.

Simon Wayt, 55, admitted possessing cocaine, ketamine, crystal meth and LSD, along with 35 knives, three axes and a shotgun cartridge

A 55-YEAR-OLD electrical engineer has admitted possessing a cocktail of illegal drugs, including cocaine, ketamine, crystal meth and LSD, along with 35 knives and three axes.

A search of Simon Wayt’s property, carried out after he told police officers he was a drug user, uncovered 2.326 grams of cocaine, 2.83 grams of crystal meth, an unspecified quantity of MDMA, 22 doses of LSD, five 2CB tablets, 21.9 grams of amphetamine, 8.32 grams of ketamine, 14.42 grams of cannabis resin, an undisclosed quantity of THC edibles, and five tablets of the psychedelic drug methallyscaline.

Haverfordwest magistrates heard this week that Wayt was stopped by officers in Green Park, Pentlepoir, because of the manner of his driving.

A search of his vehicle uncovered nine throwing knives, 26 further knives and three axes. A further search of his home also revealed a shotgun cartridge, despite Wayt not holding a firearms certificate. The drugs were also found at the property.

Wayt, of Wentworth Crescent, Mayals, Swansea, pleaded guilty to two charges of possessing an offensive weapon, one charge of possessing ammunition for a firearm without a certificate, and ten charges of possessing a controlled drug.

He was represented by solicitor Lucas Edwards, who said the drugs were for the defendant’s “recreational use”.

“He’s disappointed and ashamed to find himself before the courts, and these offences are definitely something which he will not repeat,” he said. “The drugs were for his own personal recreational use, but he’s not addicted to drugs in any way.”

Mr Edwards went on to describe Wayt as “an avid collector of bladed articles”.

“He’s been collecting them for 35 years, and normally keeps them in his office,” he said. “But he’d been working in Pembroke Dock for a period of time and brought the knives with him to sharpen and for camping purposes. But he shouldn’t have had them on his person or inside his vehicle.”

Mr Edwards said the shotgun cartridge was a memento dating back to the 1990s, when his father kept a small number of cartridges following a firearms amnesty.

The solicitor added that Wayt, a qualified mechanical and electrical engineer, is currently unemployed as a result of the offences.

After considering the facts, magistrates sentenced Wayt to four months in custody, suspended for 11 months. He was also ordered to complete ten rehabilitation activity requirement days to address his drug use.

A forfeiture and destruction order was imposed on the bladed articles and the drugs. Wayt was also ordered to pay a £154 surcharge.