Jack Heard, 28, wrote off a disabled man’s Motability car during a 90mph pursuit in Pontypool, leaving the owner housebound. He was caught driving dangerously again in Cwmbran seven months later and has been jailed for two years.
Man jailed decades on for 1980s child sex offences
Mohammad Haddad, 70, of Fields Park Road, Newport, was convicted at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court of offences including attempted rape and indecent assault dating from the 1980s. He was handed an extended sentence of seven years and will sign the sex offenders’ register for life.
Newport dealer jailed after gang ‘threat’ to his parents
Ryan Smith, 33, was caught with cocaine and a burner phone in his Range Rover on Lliswerry Road just months after leaving prison for the same offence. A court heard he had been sent a photograph of his parents by men demanding he work off a drugs debt.
Man admits crack cocaine supply, remanded in custody
Matthew Ahern, 47, of Moorland Park in Newport, admitted possessing crack cocaine with intent to supply at Cwmbran Magistrates’ Court. He was refused bail and will be sentenced on August 24.
Cocaine dealer must repay £4,860 of £545k benefit
Lee Scarfe, 38, of Aberdare, was found to have benefited by £545,935.89 from his role in a Rhondda Cynon Taf cocaine line. A Proceeds of Crime Act hearing at Cardiff Crown Court ordered him to repay £4,860 – all he has left.
Man jailed after filming derailed Swansea murder trial
Christopher Ponting, 37, filmed the jury and judge from the public gallery at Swansea Crown Court, causing a murder trial to collapse and restart. He has been jailed for eight months.
Pembrokeshire cocaine dealer jailed for 28 months
Callum Chadwick, 26, of Barn Street, Haverfordwest, was sentenced at Swansea Crown Court after using mass advertising texts to sell cocaine over a period of nearly two years. A judge said he had been “less than honest” about the scale of his dealing.
Newport man jailed over assault and bail failure
Craig Thompson, 42, of Albert Street, has been handed four weeks in custody at Newport Magistrates’ Court after admitting assault by beating, failing to surrender to bail and breaching a community protection notice. The bench found the assault too serious for anything other than a prison term.
Newport drug dealer must repay £475,000 crime profits
Graham Price, 36, was caught with 1.5kg of cocaine, £81,000 in cash and a £40,000 Rolex at his Newport home. A judge has now ordered him to hand over the full £475,000 he made from crime or serve four more years.
Caerphilly pensioner admits sex assault on girl, 15
Brian Hammond, 71, of Vere Place, Gilfach, has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl last summer. He was granted conditional bail and will be sentenced at the crown court on 21 August.
Man admits burglaries at Newport pubs and hardware store
Kieron Davies, 39, of no fixed abode, has pleaded guilty to three counts of burglary at Newport Magistrates’ Court after champagne, spirits, vapes and cash were stolen from two pubs and a hardware shop. He will be sentenced on August 13.
Man jailed after stamping attack on wife in Powys
Darren Lewis, 52, pushed his wife to the floor and stamped repeatedly on her chest and torso after a row that began at a pub in Knighton. Neighbours who heard her screams called police fearing for her life.