A Solva man has been charged in court after admitting an offence of resisting a police officer in the execution of their duty in St Davids.

Twenty-five-year-old Max William Young, of Maes Ewan, pleaded guilty to the charge when he appeared at Haverfordwest Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

Prosecutor Sian Vaughan told the court that the incident occurred in St Davids during the early hours of July 2.

“It was shortly before 2 am and police officers dealing with a matter spoke to Mr. Young and another male at the time and there were no issues,” she said.

On returning to their vehicle, the officers discovered that somebody had urinated on the car and had a strong suspicion that it was the two males they had just spoken to.

“There was no evidence that it was them, but there was nobody else around at that time,” continued Ms Vaughan.

Mr. Young who appeared to be intoxicated was approached and told the female officer who was questioning him, not to touch him before using foul and abusive language towards her, when denying the allegation.

He told the female officer ‘I know all your baby cousins and I’m going to get them all’ before running away from the scene when he was told that he was going to be arrested.

Defence solicitor Mark Layton told the court that Mr. Young had written a full apology to the court and police for his behaviour.

“He was making his way home with his friend when he was approached by the officers, one of which he knew from school.

“The conversation was initially humorous and good-natured until he was approached again by the officer and told that he was going to be arrested for urinating on the police vehicle,” he explained.

Mr. Layton said that the frustration and anger of being falsely accused of this action led Mr. Young to be abusive and then run away.

“He was annoyed that he was being accused of urinating over the handles of the police car and his demeanour changed. Mr. Young felt it was an unfair suggestion and he became argumentative,” added Mr. Layton.

Magistrates fined the defendant £125 for the offence and ordered him to pay prosecution costs of £85 and a £30 victim surcharge.