A PEMBROKESHIRE man with a known fondness for Jack Daniels has been sentenced after stealing more alcohol from local shops.

Dylan Newton, aged 26, was caught on CCTV taking two bottles of Jack Daniels worth £51 from the Co-op store in Pembroke on December 30.

Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court heard this week that Newton was again caught stealing alcohol on April 3—this time two bottles of wine worth £14 from the Bush Hill service station in Pembroke.

Newton, of Colley Court, Monkton, pleaded guilty to both charges of theft.

“When you consider his previous convictions, Jack Daniels seems to be his preferred favourite,” said Crown Prosecutor Sian Vaughan. “He takes it on a regular basis.”

After reviewing a detailed probation report, magistrates imposed an 18-month community order. Newton must complete ten rehabilitation activity requirement days and a nine-month alcohol treatment programme.

He was also fined £40 and ordered to pay £170 in costs, a £114 victim surcharge, and £65 in compensation for the stolen alcohol.

A 25-YEAR-OLD woman from Pembroke Dock has admitted assaulting two police officers after being arrested for being drunk and disorderly over the Easter weekend.

Elisha Callen, of Glenview Avenue, was arrested on Easter Sunday after police found her heavily intoxicated in Milford Haven.

While in custody at Haverfordwest police station, she assaulted two emergency workers.

“She bent one of the officer’s fingers back, and spat in the face of the other,” said Crown Prosecutor Sian Vaughan, during a hearing at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week.

Callen pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly in a public place and to two counts of assaulting an emergency worker by beating.

Magistrates adjourned sentencing for four weeks following a request from the probation service, in order for a detailed psychiatric report to be prepared.

Callen was released on conditional bail. She must not be found drunk in a public place before sentencing and must cooperate fully with the probation service.

She will be sentenced on May 20.

A COCAINE dealer from Milford Haven has been locked up after he and an accomplice crashed during a high-speed police chase with thousands of pounds’ worth of drugs in their car.

Dylan Brown, aged 20, was sentenced to 18 months in detention after he admitted being involved in the supply of cocaine and cannabis.

He had been a passenger in a Mercedes driven by Harrison Billing, which failed to stop for police at around 10:50pm on December 27 in Milford Haven.

Prosecutor Ashanti-Jade Walton told the court that Billing sped through a junction at high speed and attempted to turn from Hamilton Terrace onto Francis Street. However, he lost control of the vehicle, crashing into the side of a Grade II listed building where a family with three young children were inside.

The impact caused over £6,000 of damage to the property’s brickwork and wrought iron railings.

Both men ran from the vehicle but were arrested shortly afterwards.

Officers searched the car and found approximately 70 grams of high-purity cocaine, estimated to be worth over £4,000, as well as four mobile phones and £925.31 in cash.

Analysis of one of the phones, which belonged to Brown, revealed messages showing he was actively involved in dealing both cocaine and cannabis. These included enquiries from customers such as “You active?” and “What’s your prices?”, and messages from Billing reprimanding him, including one that read: “You need to be serious about this s*** because you’re losing me money.”

Brown, of Chestnut Way, Milford Haven, admitted possession with intent to supply cocaine, being concerned in the supply of cocaine and cannabis, and possession of criminal property. He told the court he was acting under the direction of Billing.

Billing has also pleaded guilty to similar charges but will be sentenced at a later date due to separate offences.

In mitigation, defence solicitor Jon Tarrant said Brown had shown immaturity and had not reoffended since the incident, expressing a desire to turn away from criminal activity.

Judge Geraint Walters noted that Brown had no previous convictions for drug offences and described him as “not a typical dealer type.” He referred to messages from Billing that labelled Brown as “dopey” and complained he was costing him money.

A Proceeds of Crime hearing will follow once Billing has been sentenced.