Man who rammed stolen bulldozer into local village pub in cocaine-fuelled rage jailed

"Morgan had recently moved out of his marital home, growing increasingly paranoid and mistakenly suspecting his former partner of an affair, the court heard. Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court heard Morgan, a frequent visitor to he pub, "saw red" after being taunted over his marriage breakdown. Morgan, who had been drinking and taking cocaine on the day of the incident in December last year, stormed out of the pub after being taunted about his relationship breakdown."

"Morgan texted the landlord, Christopher Common, saying be careful, you can't stop a dozer and it will be a drive-thru, before stealing the vehicle from his father's nearby farm and setting off back towards the pub. Judge Hughes said: Your father, quite heroically in my opinion, reached the pub before you did and warned the publican to get his customers out. You deliberately drove it into the front porch of the pub, causing significant damage and, more importantly, great fear to those who had been inside."

"The court heard Morgan caused over 22,000 of damage to the building before heading towards his estranged wife's home, driving straight over another vehicle in the process. His rampage was only halted once his father, who had already tried to cut the diesel pipe, mounted a digger and used the bucket to smash the dashboard. Morgan, of Aberdare, previously pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicle taking, dangerous driving and criminal damage recklessly endangering life."

"On Thursday, Judge Celia Hughes sentenced Morgan to 40 months in prison and disqualified him from driving for three years and three months. Judge Hughes said: What you did on the night of this incident will ha"

A 35-year-old man drank at a village pub and became enraged after being taunted about his marriage breakdown. He had recently moved out, grew increasingly paranoid, and mistakenly suspected his former partner of an affair. After storming out, he texted the landlord a warning, stole a bulldozer from his father’s farm, and drove back toward the pub. He deliberately rammed the front porch, causing significant damage and great fear to people inside. He also caused further harm while driving toward his estranged wife’s home. His father stopped the vehicle by cutting the diesel pipe and using a digger bucket to smash the dashboard. The court sentenced him to 40 months in prison and disqualified him from driving for three years and three months.

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