A TEENAGER has been handed a conditional discharge after admitting damaging windows at a Pembroke pub last year.

A 17-year-old boy from Pembroke Dock, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (Nov 13).

The court heard that on April 10, 2024, he damaged several windows at a premises owned by Marston’s PLC, causing £1,002 worth of damage.

He received a six-month conditional discharge and was ordered to pay £500 compensation. Magistrates made no order for costs, noting that compensation should take priority.

A MILFORD HAVEN man has been fined after admitting failing to attend an initial assessment following a positive Class A drug test.

Mark Brummitt, 45, of Robert Street, Milford Haven, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (Nov 13).

The offence took place on September 4 at Dyfed Drug and Alcohol Services in Haverfordwest, where Brummitt failed to attend the required appointment.

He pleaded guilty and was fined £80, with £85 prosecution costs. Magistrates took the guilty plea into account.

A MILFORD HAVEN man has been fined after admitting possessing a police-style baton in a private address.

Wayne Whatling, 39, of Howarth Close, Milford Haven, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (Nov 13) charged with possessing an offensive weapon in a private place.

The court heard that officers discovered the police-style baton at his home on Wednesday, November 12. The weapon falls under section 141 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988, which prohibits certain offensive weapons even when kept privately.

Whatling entered a guilty plea at the first opportunity. Magistrates imposed an £80 fine, taking the guilty plea into account. He must also pay £85 prosecution costs and a £32 surcharge.

The court made a collection order for deductions from benefits and ordered that the baton be forfeited and destroyed under the Sentencing Act 2020.