Crime

Repeat offender jailed after Narberth violence

Published

10 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

Spittal man to stand trial accused of ABH

Published

2 days ago

June 20, 2026

Court Reporter

A SPITTAL man is to stand trial accused of assaulting a man and causing actual bodily harm.

Robert Hedley, 41, of Wesley Way, Spittal, Haverfordwest, is charged with assaulting Liam Morley-Trivett at St Clears on August 30, 2025.

The case was before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (Jun 18).

Hedley was granted unconditional bail and is due to stand trial at the same court on Monday, June 29.

The trial is listed for 10:00am and has been given a time estimate of twenty minutes.

Crime

Milford Haven woman spared jail despite string of shop thefts

Published

2 days ago

June 20, 2026

Court Reporter

Repeat offender stole from Tesco, Home Bargains, Food Warehouse and petrol stations in wave of offences

A MILFORD HAVEN woman who admitted a series of shop thefts committed over a matter of weeks has been handed a suspended prison sentence by magistrates.

Marion Picton, aged 46, of Hawthorn Path, Milford Haven, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (Jun 18) and pleaded guilty to eight theft offences and a drugs-related offence.

The court heard that Picton carried out a string of thefts at stores across Milford Haven between April and June this year.

Among the offences, Picton admitted stealing meat from Food Warehouse on Apr 23, food worth £60 from Victoria Filling Station on May 29, groceries from Home Bargains on Jun 7 and Jun 8, food from Victoria Filling Station on Jun 7 and Jun 9, groceries and non-food items worth £51.09 from Tesco on Jun 16, and food worth £32.50 from Food Warehouse on the same day.

She also admitted failing to attend an initial drugs assessment after testing positive for Class A drugs, including cocaine and opiates.

Magistrates were told the offences represented persistent repeat offending and had been committed while Picton was already subject to a court order.

The bench imposed an eight-week prison sentence, suspended for 18 months.

As part of the order, Picton must complete up to 15 rehabilitation activity days under the supervision of the Probation Service.

The court ordered her to pay compensation to several of the businesses affected, including Tesco, Home Bargains, Food Warehouse and Victoria Filling Station.

In sentencing, magistrates said the offences were serious enough to justify immediate custody but suspended the sentence because there was a realistic prospect of rehabilitation and Picton appeared motivated to address her addiction issues.

Picton was warned that any further offending during the 18-month suspension period could see the prison sentence activated.