Jason Evans

Swansea

Court and Crime Reporter at South Wales Evening Post

Proud to be the court and crime newsmonger on my hometown paper, South Wales Evening Post @walesonline. Biscuits, tea, and Neath RFC.

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Articles

Judge tells teen criminal he is 'spending best years of his life' behind bars

3 weeks ago | walesonline.co.uk | Jason Evans

A judge told 19-year-old Liam Devois it had been down his 'stupidity' that he returned to dealing drugsA teenager who was released from a custodial sentence for dealing heroin and cocaine returned to mixing with the "old crowd" and resumed supplying drugs, a court has heard.
Trusted shop worker spent £100 a week on lottery tickets and scratch cards as she stole £40,000 from tills

3 weeks ago | dailypost.co.uk | Jason Evans

A trusted shop worker and mum-of-two, stole more than £40,000 from the store tills in a brazen campaign of theft. Rebecca Hanford said the money went on household bills - however she admitted she spent £100 a week on scratch cards and lottery tickets, a court heard A judge said it seemed she had just squandered her employer's money, while the defendant's account "simply does not add up".
The highly-rated restaurant hidden in a petrol station on dual carriageway

4 weeks ago | walesonline.co.uk | Jason Evans

The food is so good people book way aheadYou've probably driven passed it many times. You may even had stopped for petrol or diesel. But there is far more to this garage than meets the eye. I was tipped off about the place by a friend who raved about its brilliant breakfasts. I must confess when he told me about his breakfasts at a petrol station on a busy dual carriageway I had in mind an Alan Partridge-like image of someone warming a pasty in a microwave (no offence to my friend).
Man with knife and electric drill 'shouting and screaming' in street smashed up his own flat

4 weeks ago | walesonline.co.uk | Jason Evans

Carl Pascoe's behaviour caused a neighbour to suffer a panic attack. He told police after he was arrested that he had taken £100 worth of cocaineA man suffering with cocaine-induced paranoia started smashing the doors and windows of his own flat, a court has heard. Carl Pascoe's behaviour was so concerning it caused a neighbour to suffer a panic attack.
Van driver caught drug-driving got back behind wheel same day

4 weeks ago | walesonline.co.uk | Jason Evans

Peter Gilmore was reported to police by a number of drivers after alarming people with the nature of his driving, then crashed head-on into another car after taking a bend on the wrong side of the roadA van driver who took a bend on the wrong side of the road and slammed into an oncoming car had been caught drug-driving earlier the same day, a court has heard.
Shop worker who stole £40,000 from tills was spending £100 a week on lottery

4 weeks ago | walesonline.co.uk | Jason Evans

Jailing mum-of-two Rebecca Hanford a judge said she had "squandered" her employer's moneyA trusted shop worker stole more than £40,000 from the store tills in a brazen campaign of theft, a court has heard. Mum-of-two Rebecca Hanford says the money went on household bills - though admitted to spending £100 a week on lottery tickets and scratch cards. A judge said the defendant's account "simply does not add up" and said it seemed she had just squandered her employer's money.
Unlicensed dog breeder made £100,000 selling puppies online

4 weeks ago | walesonline.co.uk | Jason Evans

Marc Jones has now been ordered to pay back every penny he made from the illegal tradeAn unlicensed dog breeder made £100,000 selling puppies online, a court has heard. Marc Jones ran the dog dealing business while working as a driver for a well-known food wholesaler. Jones has now been ordered to pay back every penny he made from the illegal trade and been handed a conditional discharge. His barrister said the defendant wished to apologise to the court.
Money launderer refuses to attend court as he is ordered to surrender tens of thousands of pounds in frozen assets

4 weeks ago | walesonline.co.uk | Jason Evans

Robert Norris is currently serving a lengthy sentence for laundering dirty moneyA money launderer has been ordered to hand over tens of thousands of pounds of his ill-gotten gains. Robert Norris is currently serving a lengthy sentence for laundering £125,000 of criminal-obtained money, much of which the authorities believe came from his connections with the drugs world. Norris came to the attention of police in May, 2021, after masked men robbed a van at Dyfatty traffic lights in Swansea.
Cannabis dealer caught outside student accommodation

4 weeks ago | walesonline.co.uk | Jason Evans

Aadil Abdi said he had 'moved on' since being caught and is now working as a delivery driverA cannabis dealer was caught after police saw a group of people acting "suspiciously" outside student accommodation, a court has heard. While officers were speaking to Aadil Abdi they noticed his phone was continually receiving calls from unsaved numbers and was receiving text messages.
Painter and decorator turned to selling cocaine 'to make quick and easy money'

1 month ago | walesonline.co.uk | Jason Evans

A judge told Jack Arran: "You have been a fool unto yourself"A painter and decorator who lost his job turned to selling drugs as a way of making what he thought would be "quick and easy money", a court has heard. Jack Arran had taken up the decorating trade after leaving prison and was "passionate" about the job until contracts dried up and he lost his employment. Sending the 29-year-old back to prison a judge told him he had been "a fool unto yourself".