Alan Newton, 61, was drinking in public and making sexual comments to people passing by
Alan Newton, 61 has been jailed for 36 weeks after he was found making inappropriate sexual comments while drinking from a wine bottle(Image: Google Maps)
A Newtown man who repeatedly annoyed people in a Welsh town has been jailed, after police officers found him acting in breach of a previous Criminal Behaviour Order. Alan Newton, 61, has been put behind bars for 36 weeks after officers discovered he was making inappropriate sexual comments while drinking from a wine bottle in Newtown on Sunday, October 5.
Newton was already subject to a Criminal Behaviour Order following a series of alcohol-fuelled incidents in the town, according to Dyfed-Powys Police.
This order consisted of six individual prohibitions which meant that it would be illegal for Newton to drink or be drunk in public, or engage in inappropriate sexual comments or behaviour against any member of the public, the force said.
While conducting patrols, Dyfed-Powys Police officers from the Neighbourhood Policing and Prevention Team came upon Newton, who was found behaving in a direct breach of his order. For the biggest stories in Wales first, sign up to our daily newsletter here
Following the incident, he was arrested, quickly charged and remanded into police custody.
He pleaded guilty to breaching his Criminal Behaviour Order and was jailed for 36 weeks.
Newton’s order was due to expire at the end of October, but it has now been extended for an additional 12 months.
Sergeant Charlotte Jennings, of Newtown’s Neighbourhood Policing and Prevention Team, said: “We will not tolerate anti-social behaviour within our communities and we are committed to working with our partners to ensure we take a firm stance on this behaviour.”
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