Castlemorris man denies affray and criminal damage charges

A PEMBROKESHIRE man has appeared before magistrates accused of threatening enforcement officers with a knife during an incident at his home near Mathry.

Simon Coll, 59, is charged with affray and two counts of criminal damage following the incident at Pant y Blodau, Castlemorris, in the early hours of February 26.

Prosecutor Sian Vaughan told Haverfordwest magistrates this week that three Excel enforcement officers had attended the property to secure vehicles.

“The officers had a conversation about securing some of the vehicles at the property, and then knocked on the door wearing body worn cameras,” she said.

“The defendant opened the door and immediately became aggressive towards them, brandishing a knife, and asking, ‘Do you want some?’”

Body worn camera footage was shown to the magistrates, in which the enforcement officers could be seen running away while shouting at Coll to put down the knife.

Coll is further accused of causing £387 worth of damage to a windscreen and wheel clamp belonging to Excel Enforcement.

He denies all three charges.

Although magistrates agreed to retain jurisdiction, Coll elected for trial by jury.

The case has now been sent to Swansea Crown Court, where proceedings are due to begin on Friday (May 8). Coll was released on unconditional bail.

A PEMBROKESHIRE scaffolder has been banned from driving after being caught with cocaine in his system while on his way to work.

Alex Williams, 41, was stopped by police on the morning of November 3, 2025, as he drove his Peugeot 207 along the A4076 at Dredgemans Hill, Haverfordwest.

A roadside drug swipe proved positive. Subsequent blood tests showed he had 133 micrograms of benzoylecgonine in his system. The legal limit is 50.

The court heard other drugs were also detected, but all were below the legal limit.

Probation officer Julie Norman told magistrates: “He’d been to a party the weekend before where he’d consumed some cocaine.

“He was stopped by officers on Monday morning as he drove to his place of work in Waterston. But now, as a result of the offence, he is unsure whether he will be able to remain in his employment.”

Williams, of Summerhill, Keeston, was represented by solicitor Fenn Richards, who said the offence came at a time of increasing anxiety over his health.

“There’s a defective gene in his family which increases the risk of gastric cancer,” said Ms Richards.

“The defendant found out he had this gene just a few months before the offence. Several of his family members have passed away as a result of the gene, and naturally this has had a great impact on his mental health, which is why he consumed the cocaine.”

Williams was sentenced to a 12-month community order. He must complete ten rehabilitation activity requirement days and 100 hours of unpaid work.

He was also disqualified from driving for 17 months and ordered to pay a £114 surcharge and £85 costs.

Paul Davies, 64, pleaded guilty to threatening behaviour, sending menacing messages and causing £500 damage to a woman’s television in Pennar

A 64-YEAR-OLD man has appeared before magistrates charged with threatening and abusive behaviour towards a woman in Pennar.

Paul Davies, aged 64, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week by video link from HM Swansea Prison, where he has been remanded in custody since his arrest.

Davies admitted using threatening, abusive and insulting words and behaviour towards the woman. He also pleaded guilty to sending indecent, offensive, obscene and menacing messages by an electronic communications network, and to causing £500 of criminal damage to her television.

The offences took place between March 31 and April 2.

Sentencing was adjourned until April 28 to allow the probation service to prepare a pre-sentence report.