Cwmfelinfach man shocked by Asbo breach arrest (From Campaign Series)
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Cwmfelinfach man shocked by Asbo breach arrest
3:20pm Tuesday 19th March 2013 in Campaign news
A VALLEYS man thought police were investigating an alleged assault against him, but was shocked when they arrested him instead for breaching an ASBO, a court heard.
John Glyn Jones, 37, of Maindee Road, Cwmfelinfach, was given an anti-social behaviour order in August 2012, preventing him from drinking alcohol or being drunk in a public place.
Caerphilly Magistrates’ Court heard that officers were called to Woodbine Road, Blackwood, to investigate an alleged assault on March 13.
Prosecutor Mark Salter said: “Officers arrived to find Jones unsteady on his feet, slurring his words, with significant bleeding from his nose. He began ranting about the police and was arrested.”
Defence solicitor Llyr Williams said: “He was ranting as he believed police were going to help him following the assault, not arrest him.
“He thought they were there to investigate the incident, but seemed to be more interested in his ASBO.”
Mr Williams said Jones had been drinking in the Blackwood Workingmen’s Club, in Woodbine Road, not in public, which he was entitled to do. He added that no statement has been taken regarding the complaint he made about an alleged assault.
Jones, who has 39 convictions for 65 previous offences, pleaded guilty to the breach and was fined £50, and ordered to pay £50 costs and a £20 victim surcharge.
Comments(3)
Llanmartinangel
says...
6:12pm Tue 19 Mar 13
Billybong41 wrote:That can't be true. There are loads of contributors on here who tell me you can't even survive on benefits let alone keep getting drunk on them. Some mistake surely?
" Jones, who has 39 convictions for 65 previous offences, pleaded guilty to the breach and was fined £50, and ordered to pay £50 costs and a £20 victim surcharge. "
I know of this outstanding pillar of the community , why didn't he get a bigger fine ? he must be able to afford it as he's constantly drunk.
Maybe stop his benefits and make him work for the right to have a few beers ? the thought of hard graft would kill the workshy *******
whatintheworld
says...
9:27am Wed 20 Mar 13
Llanmartinangel wrote:My sarcasm detector is twitching?
Billybong41 wrote: " Jones, who has 39 convictions for 65 previous offences, pleaded guilty to the breach and was fined £50, and ordered to pay £50 costs and a £20 victim surcharge. " I know of this outstanding pillar of the community , why didn't he get a bigger fine ? he must be able to afford it as he's constantly drunk. Maybe stop his benefits and make him work for the right to have a few beers ? the thought of hard graft would kill the workshy *******That can't be true. There are loads of contributors on here who tell me you can't even survive on benefits let alone keep getting drunk on them. Some mistake surely?
Benefits alone could not sustain this lifestyle unless something else is taking a hit e.g. food, clothes, heating.
If this guy chooses to spend his benefits on alcohol rather than his heating, it's his own problem.
Regarding the actual story, it's far easier for the police to convict this guy for breaching his ASBO, than actually try to investegate the assault. With police targets under so much scrutiny, its hardly suprising they took the easier conviction...
Billybong41 says...
4:10pm Tue 19 Mar 13
I know of this outstanding pillar of the community , why didn't he get a bigger fine ? he must be able to afford it as he's constantly drunk.
Maybe stop his benefits and make him work for the right to have a few beers ? the thought of hard graft would kill the workshy *******