A Pembroke man who used threatening behaviour during an incident on the town’s Main Street during the early hours of the morning has been fined in court.

Twenty-one-year-old Macauley Dennis Richard Breen, of Shoulder of Mutton, appeared at Haverfordwest Magistrates Court on Tuesday to plead guilty to a charge of using threatening, abusive, insulting words or behaviour towards another person, with intent to cause that person to believe that immediate unlawful violence would be used.

Prosecutor Sian Vaughan told the court that the incident occurred just after 3 am on February 4, when police officers attended an incident on Pembroke’s Main Street, following reports of around 20 people fighting.

Magistrates heard how some of those involved were scuffling on the floor with door staff from a club when officers arrived.

Mr. Breen was shouting ‘come on let’s go, I’ll have you’ to another male, who was goading him with hand gestures.

Officers then saw the defendant take something out of his pocket which they believed to be a weapon, but turned out to be a lighter.

The male walked towards Mr. Breen again and his arms were flailing and he was attempting to punch the male, and was arrested for his behaviour.

Defence solicitor Mike Kelleher told the court that Mr. Breen was subject to a suspended sentence imposed a fortnight ago, for an offence which predated this matter.

“He went through a very bad period when his relationship ended and began using drugs. This offence occurred on the first night he had been out drinking for nearly two years.

“There were a large number of people involved in the fracas. Mr. Breen said several things and lashed out at the male who approached him.

“Earlier in the evening the group had a go at a friend who was with Mr. Breen in Paddles nightclub, so he stood up for him. As a result, this group went looking for them afterwards

“Mr. Breen has really changed things around recently, he told me he has made a list of priorities, for housing, driving, getting a job and getting his girlfriend back. This is the most positive I’ve seen him for some time, and this was a blip,” added Mr. Kelleher.

Magistrates fined the defendant £80 and ordered him to pay prosecution costs of £85 and a £30 victim surcharge.