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Found guilty of two incidents

Published

12 years ago

June 2, 2014

A PEMBROKE DOCK man was fined £280 for two separate incidents by Haverfordwest Magistrates on Tuesday.

Brad Harwood, aged 21, of Elizabeth Court, pleaded guilty to possessing 3.5 grams cannabis and breaking a window. Prosecuting, Ellie Morgan said: “On December 9, 2013, Harwood at been at his friend’s house, he had left some stuff there and said he would be back later to pick them up. “At 3am the following morning the occupant, Gemma Quinn, was woken by a crashing noise. She thought it was the wind blowing against the gate and went back to sleep. “At around 9am she went downstairs to find that the window had been put out and there was also glass on the floor. “Harwood says he did drink alcohol that night but added that he has no recollection of the incident”. In relation to the second incident, Ellie Morgan said: “On May 1 the police were called to an incident involving a large number of people. “Police asked Harwood if he had anything on his person that he shouldn’t have, he said no but when they searched him they found two wraps of cannabis down his trouser leg and a further wrap in his coat pocket”. Defending, Mark Layton said: “He does not remember breaking the window, but there is scientific evidence that tells us he was the person who smashed the window. Glass fragment were found on Harwood’s trousers that matched the glass particles of the smashed window”. Harwood was told to pay £100 for the damage to the window, £40 for the possession of cannabis as well as court costs of £120

Crime

Sexual assault allegation to be tried

Published

18 minutes ago

February 18, 2026

Tamsin Mathias

Accused granted conditional bail

A SEXUAL assault allegation has been listed for trial following a hearing before magistrates.

David Fletcher, 45, of Chestnut Way, Mount Estate, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, appeared before magistrates in Llanelli on Thursday (Feb 12) charged with sexual assault, contrary to section 3 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.

The charge alleges that on March 16, 2025, at Johnston, Pembrokeshire, he intentionally touched a woman aged 16 or over and that the touching was sexual when she did not consent and he did not reasonably believe that she was consenting.

The matter was adjourned for trial and Fletcher was remanded on conditional bail.

The trial is listed for March 9, 2026 at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court. Bail conditions prohibit him from entering a specified premises in Johnston, from contacting directly or indirectly the complainant or any prosecution witnesses, and from posting any information relating to the investigation on social media. The conditions were imposed to prevent further offending and to prevent interference with witnesses or obstruction of justice.

Crime

Drink drive allegation denied

Published

1 hour ago

February 18, 2026

Tamsin Mathias

Trial date fixed by magistrates

A MOTORIST has denied a drink-driving allegation when the case came before magistrates.

Michael Miles, 39, of Milford Road, Johnston, Haverfordwest, appeared before Llanelli Magistrates’ Court charged with driving a motor vehicle when the alcohol level was above the prescribed limit.

The court heard that on January 24, 2026, it is alleged that Miles drove a Ford Transit on the A477 at Jordanston after consuming so much alcohol, that the proportion in his breath was 52 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35.

Miles entered a not guilty plea on February 10, 2026.

The matter was adjourned for trial on May 21 at Llanelli Magistrates’ Court. He was remanded on unconditional bail.

Crime

Repeat drug-driver banned for three years after Pembroke stop

Published

10 hours ago

February 18, 2026

Sarah Jane Absalom

Motorist was over legal limits for both cannabis and cocaine metabolite, court hears

A 35-YEAR-OLD Pembrokeshire motorist has been disqualified from driving after being caught behind the wheel while over the legal drug-drive limit.

Police received information on November 11 that David Webb had been driving a Kia Sorento along Buttermilk Lane, Pembroke, after taking drugs.

When stopped by officers, Webb admitted he had smoked cannabis the previous night. A roadside drug swipe tested positive, and subsequent blood analysis at the police station revealed 101 micrograms of benzoylecgonine — a cocaine metabolite — per litre of blood, along with 2.3 micrograms of Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The legal limits are 50 and 2 micrograms respectively.

Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court heard this was Webb’s second drug-driving conviction, following a previous offence in October 2023.

Webb, of Strongbow Walk, Pembroke, was sentenced to a 12-month Community Order requiring him to complete 15 Rehabilitation Activity Requirement days and 100 hours of unpaid work.

He was disqualified from driving for three years and ordered to pay a £114 surcharge and £85 costs.