A homeless man from Tenby charged with using disorderly conduct in public has been fined in court.
Cheyne Lloyd, who told Haverfordwest Magistrates Court on Tuesday, that he was of no fixed abode when he appeared for a hearing, pleaded guilty to being charged with using threatening and disorderly behaviour in Saundersfoot on October 6.
Prosecutor Sian Vaughan told the court that the incident occurred during the early hours of the morning at a restaurant and bar situated on a local caravan park in Saundersfoot.
“Police were contacted to say that Mr. Lloyd was on site and going crazy. When officers arrived on the scene and tried to engage with the defendant, he started using foul language and was in the vicinity of the caravans. He received a warning from officers, but was arrested due to his language and behaviour.
“When being put in the back of the police van, Mr. Lloyd also threatened one officer, stating that he was going to ‘slice them’ when off duty,” she continued.
Magistrates heard that Mr. Lloyd had been previously handed a 12 month community order back in July, after admitting an incident that took place in February where he caused criminal damage to a betting shop in Tenby, and used threatening, and abusive behaviour towards a family, and damaged the vehicle they were travelling in.
Defence solicitor Jonathan Webb told the court that the incident in Saundersfoot had stemmed from Mr. Lloyd who was currently homeless, and ‘sofa-surfing’ himself phoning the police as he had felt that he was the victim of a matter.
“He accepts that he shouldn’t have behaved the way he did, especially in the vicinity of the caravans, and he apologises for that,” he said.
When sentencing, magistrates told Mr. Lloyd that this matter hadn’t been a very ‘pleasant experience’ for the police involved or the public that witnessed it, before fining him £80 for the offence.
He was also ordered to pay prosecution costs of £85 and a £32 victim surcharge.