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'Personal mugshot' man is jailed | 'Personal mugshot' man is jailed |
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A man on the run who sent a newspaper a photo of himself standing in front of a police van has been jailed. | A man on the run who sent a newspaper a photo of himself standing in front of a police van has been jailed. |
Matthew Maynard, 24, had been living at home with his parents all along, Swansea magistrates were told. | |
Maynard, of Penlan, Swansea, was jailed for 16 weeks for breaching conditions of a 12-month suspended sentence imposed for handling stolen goods. | Maynard, of Penlan, Swansea, was jailed for 16 weeks for breaching conditions of a 12-month suspended sentence imposed for handling stolen goods. |
He sent the photo to the South Wales Evening Post after it carried a police "mugshot" of him on its front page. | He sent the photo to the South Wales Evening Post after it carried a police "mugshot" of him on its front page. |
The photo had appeared, along with seven others, as part of a police campaign. | The photo had appeared, along with seven others, as part of a police campaign. |
Home visit | Home visit |
But Maynard phoned the newspaper, claiming to be unhappy with the photo used, and sent them one of his own instead. | But Maynard phoned the newspaper, claiming to be unhappy with the photo used, and sent them one of his own instead. |
A week after it appeared on the front page again, he was arrested in Swansea having a haircut at a city barber's shop after officers visited his home for the first time. | A week after it appeared on the front page again, he was arrested in Swansea having a haircut at a city barber's shop after officers visited his home for the first time. |
Andrew Evans, defending, told the court that Maynard regretted the way he had handled things. | Andrew Evans, defending, told the court that Maynard regretted the way he had handled things. |
"With hindsight, he acknowledges that he could have dealt with matters in a different way," he said. | "With hindsight, he acknowledges that he could have dealt with matters in a different way," he said. |
"Even though it has been suggested that he kept up a game of cat and mouse with the police, he never left the area. | "Even though it has been suggested that he kept up a game of cat and mouse with the police, he never left the area. |
"It was only on 11 November that the police visited his parents' house, which was where he was all along." | "It was only on 11 November that the police visited his parents' house, which was where he was all along." |
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