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Swansea stalker jailed after harassing ex within weeks of release

Jordan Jones 8 May 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Matthew Samuel, 35, was sentenced to three years at Swansea Crown Court after admitting stalking and breaching a restraining order against the same woman he had previously been imprisoned for harassing.

Man stole friend’s wedding ring while she was in hospital

Jordan Jones 8 May 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Kevin Bowles, 55, of Gorseinon, was sentenced to 22 months at Swansea Crown Court after admitting stealing 16 rings and £1,000 from a woman he had been caring for while she was a hospital in-patient.

Port Talbot brothers jailed over separate cocaine operations

Jordan Jones 8 May 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Ryan Tucker, 27, has been sentenced to five years at Swansea Crown Court after admitting drug supply offences. His brother Nathan is already serving six years and eight months for running his own cocaine operation from the same family home.

Judge rules drug gang boss owns Rolex smuggled into prison

Jordan Jones 3 May 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

A woman has lost a court fight over a £13,000 Rolex watch after a judge ruled it belongs to her jailed ex-partner, a convicted drug gang leader serving 16 years for conspiracy to supply cocaine.

Man sentenced for stalking ex-partner and sexual assault

Jordan Jones 3 May 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Steve Price, 49, of Pontardawe, was sentenced to 16 months at Swansea Crown Court after admitting harassment, stalking, and sexual assault.

Man threatened to slice jurors’ throats after guilty verdict

Jordan Jones 2 May 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Ceri Gibson, 38, has been jailed for 12 months after directing violent threats at jury members who convicted him of robbery at Swansea Crown Court. The sentence will run consecutively to the nine-year extended sentence he is already serving.

Burglar with 42 aliases jailed after targeting 10 businesses

Jordan Jones 30 April 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Anthony Maughan, 43, was sentenced to 27 months in prison at Swansea Crown Court after admitting to a spree of commercial burglaries across south Wales. The court heard he had 42 different names and 26 dates of birth recorded on criminal justice systems.

Drug dealer who fled raid ordered to pay back £2,374

Jordan Jones 29 April 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Dominic Jeary, 41, of Milford Haven, has been ordered to pay back £2,374 under the Proceeds of Crime Act after being jailed for two-and-a-half years for cocaine dealing offences.

Burglar caught drinking stolen milk after Swansea raid

Jordan Jones 29 April 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

A 48-year-old serial burglar was caught walking through Mount Pleasant drinking milk stolen from a family home. Stephen Tarling has been jailed for more than three years.

Drug pair ordered to repay proceeds of crime

Jordan Jones 29 April 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

A former couple jailed for running a cocaine supply network in Swansea and the Amman Valley have been ordered to pay back criminal proceeds and made subject to serious crime prevention orders.

Man jailed after tyre iron attack on woman in Swansea garage

Jordan Jones 26 April 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Brian Nicol, 58, was sentenced to 16 months at Swansea Crown Court after admitting assaulting a woman he accused of spiking his wife.

Gang boss had £13k Rolex smuggled into prison

Jordan Jones 26 April 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

The head of a cocaine trafficking gang which moved drugs from the West Midlands to south west Wales was found with a £13,000 Rolex in prison that was not among his possessions when he was arrested. A proceeds of crime hearing heard the watch’s ownership is now in dispute.

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