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Man assaulted for wearing crucifix

Published

9 years ago

February 3, 2017

A DRUNK insulted and then assaulted a man because he wore a crucifix, a judge heard today (Feb 3).

Joe Philip Herring, aged 19, of Curlew Close, Haverfordwest, head butted Kristian Ewers and then insisted on shaking his hand.

And when a police officer arrested him he struggled free and ran away.

Herring admitted racially aggravated assault and escaping from lawful custody. He was jailed for 24 weeks, suspended for 12 months, and ordered to complete 160 hours of unpaid work and to pay Mr Ewers £200 in compensation.

Brian Simpson, prosecuting, told Swansea Crown Court how CCTV cameras filmed Herring as he approached Mr Ewers near Eddies nightclub.

Herring mocked him and as Mr Ewers tried to push him away he head butted his nose.

Afterwards, he told Mr Ewers: “Fair play, you took that like a man. It usually knocks them out.”

A police sergeant standing nearby was alerted and arrested Herring. But before he could handcuff him he struggled free and ran down Quay Street.

Herring was identified by the CCTV footage and later arrested for a second time.

He told police he had been so drunk he could not remember being in Haverfordwest let alone assaulting anyone.

Judge Paul Thomas told Herring that both offences were serious enough to warrant a jail sentence.

“These sort of offences will not be tolerated. Police officers have a difficult enough job to do without drunken idiots like you wandering about,” he added.

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Hakin motorist banned after driving 14 times over drug limit

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13 hours ago

June 9, 2026

Sarah-Jane Absalom

A HAKIN motorist has been banned from driving for three years after being caught behind the wheel with cocaine and benzoylecgonine in his system.

Mark Briskham, 53, of Waterloo Square, Wellington Road, Hakin, was stopped by police on January 5 as he drove a Ford Kuga along Steynton Road, near Milford Haven.

Blood tests carried out at the police station showed he had 800mcg of benzoylecgonine in his system. The legal limit is 50mcg.

He also had 64mcg of cocaine in his system. The legal limit is 10mcg.

Briskham pleaded guilty to two drug-driving charges when he appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week.

Magistrates disqualified him from driving for three years, taking into account a previous drug-drive conviction from 2020.

He was also fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £48 surcharge.cr

Crime

Begelly man remanded over alleged May Day assault

Published

13 hours ago

June 9, 2026

Sarah-Jane Absalom

A PEMBROKESHIRE man has been remanded in custody following an alleged May Day assault against a woman in Begelly.

Tomas Baker, 34, of Ty Dee, New Road, Begelly, is accused of assaulting the woman, causing actual bodily harm, at an undisclosed location in Begelly on May 1.

Baker appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week by video link from Swansea Prison.

He pleaded not guilty to the charge.

His trial will take place at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on June 22.

Crime

Waterston man denies child rape and sexual assault charges

Published

14 hours ago

June 9, 2026

Tom Sinclair

A WATERSTON man has appeared before magistrates charged with 13 sexual offences against children, including three allegations of raping a girl under the age of 13.

Chaisee Price, 25, of Biggins Hill, Waterston, Milford Haven, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week.

He faces three charges of raping a girl under 13, eight charges of sexually assaulting girls aged between five and eight, and two charges of intentionally inciting girls under 13 to engage in sexual activity.

The offences are alleged to have taken place between 2014 and 2019.

Price denied all charges.

Because of the seriousness of the allegations, magistrates declined jurisdiction and the case will now proceed to Swansea Crown Court on July 10.

Price was released on conditional bail.

The conditions include a daily electronically monitored curfew between 6:00pm and 6:00am, no contact with the prosecution witness, no unsupervised contact with children under 18, and a requirement to surrender his passport to police.