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Man jailed after weapons stockpile found at ex’s home

Jordan Jones 22 May 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Maximin Carter, 51, has been sentenced to five and a half years after police discovered an air rifle, ammunition, four telescopic truncheons, a ninja sword, and a knuckleduster at a property in Abergwynfi.

Newport paedophile jailed after abduction fantasy

Jordan Jones 22 May 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Serial sex offender Gordon Walbridge, 56, has been jailed for 32 months at Cardiff Crown Court after breaching a sexual harm prevention order, engaging in online conversations about abusing children, and possessing indecent images.

Merthyr man jailed for cocaine supply across mid Glamorgan

Jordan Jones 20 May 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Leon Jones, 24, was sentenced to two years and six months at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting involvement in cocaine supply and possession with intent to supply crack cocaine.

Canton landlord fined after pleading guilty to 19 offences

Jordan Jones 20 May 2026Cardiff Magistrates Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

John Hitchman Small was ordered to pay almost £1,000 at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court after inspectors found serious safety failings at a property on Cowbridge Road East.

Newport drug gang to repay under £1,000 of £250k profits

Jordan Jones 20 May 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Three Newport drug dealers who made more than £250,000 from supplying cocaine and cannabis will hand back less than £1,000 after a proceeds of crime hearing at Cardiff Crown Court found their assets had been almost entirely spent or hidden.

Neath murderer found dead in prison cell after weeks of chaos

Jordan Jones 20 May 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Emmett Morrison, 40, took his own life at HMP Long Lartin less than two years into a life sentence for the murder of neighbour Timothy Dundon. A prisons ombudsman report has revealed the disturbing details of his final weeks in custody.

Serial shoplifter jailed for 44 weeks after Blackwood area theft spree

Jordan Jones 20 May 2026Crime & Court, Newport Magistrates Court Leave a Comment

Andrew Wyatt, 36, of no fixed abode, was sentenced at Newport Magistrates’ Court after admitting six thefts from businesses across the Caerphilly county borough totalling more than £1,500.

Ebbw Vale flasher put on sex offenders register

Jordan Jones 20 May 2026Crime & Court, Newport Magistrates Court Leave a Comment

Philip Drake, 38, was handed a suspended sentence at Newport Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty to exposure and breaching a non-molestation order.

Three jailed over Swansea cocaine supply operation

Jordan Jones 20 May 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

The leader of a cocaine dealing network in Swansea has been jailed for four years after police traced the operation back to him through the phone of another dealer. Two associates were also sentenced at Swansea Crown Court.

Ebbw Vale man fined for sharing intimate image without consent

Jordan Jones 20 May 2026Crime & Court, Newport Magistrates Court Leave a Comment

Mackenzie Bennett, 21, of Pennant Street, Ebbw Vale, pleaded guilty at Newport Magistrates’ Court and was ordered to pay £971.

Man smashed vase into friend’s face after she offered him a bed

Jordan Jones 20 May 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Robert Smith, 35, attacked a woman who had invited him to stay the night at her Aberystwyth home. He has been sentenced to 15 months in prison at Swansea Crown Court.

Swansea pensioner jailed for harassing neighbour

Jordan Jones 18 May 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Michael Matthews, 70, was sentenced to 20 months at Swansea Crown Court after admitting five breaches of a restraining order. A judge also imposed a 10-year restraining order.

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